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Every book Daniel Amen recommended on podcasts
Daniel Amen appears on health and leadership podcasts dedicated to optimizing brain function, overcoming negative thinking patterns, and building sustainable daily routines for mental well-being. As a psychiatrist and brain health expert, Amen frequently recommends practical psychological and behavioral resources. He highlights BJ Fogg's Tiny Habits as a wonderful guide for understanding how people can successfully alter their routines through Stanford-backed persuasive technology principles. Amen also expresses deep admiration for Byron Katie's Loving What Is, describing it as a brilliant fusion of cognitive therapy and contemplative traditions that he frequently turns to when dealing with stress or negative emotions. In the realm of purpose and resilience, he ranks Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning among his top favorite books, valuing its profound insights into human endurance and finding significance amidst suffering. Additionally, Amen engages with other prominent self-help and mindfulness literature, offering praise for the content within Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now while humorously critiquing its title. He also discusses collaborative frameworks like The Daniel Plan, illustrating his broader commitment to a holistic approach to health that unites physical nutrition, mental discipline, spiritual grounding, and neurological wellness into a unified lifestyle program.
Books recommended by Daniel Amen
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Loving what is
Loving What Is by Byron Katie presents a method of self-inquiry designed to help individuals identify and question the stressful thoughts that cause suffering and emotional pain.
Recommended“and i got this technique from my friend byron katie she wrote a brilliant book called loving what is brilliant”
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Recommended“my favorite book or at least it's in the top five is man's search for meaning by victor franklin”
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Tiny Habits
Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg is a self-improvement guide that outlines a practical framework for building consistent daily routines through small, manageable behavior changes rather than overwhelming lifestyle overhauls.
Recommended“and um I worked with my friend BJ fog who wrote a wonderful book called tiny habits and he's the um director of Stanford's persuasive technology lab”
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Life After Life
Life After Life by Raymond A.
Discussed“as 1977 i read a book called life after life by ray moody and it was about people who had near-death experiences”
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Man's Search For Ultimate Meaning
Man's Search For Ultimate Meaning by Viktor Frankl is a profound psychological and philosophical exploration of human resilience, detailing the author's harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps and outlining his framework for finding purpose amidst extreme suffering.
Discussed“my favorite book or at least it's in the top five is man's search for meaning by victor franklin”
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The Daniel plan
Discussed“in fact i had one woman we should talk about the daniel plan at some point it's this massive program i did at saddleback church”
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The Power of Now
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle is a popular spiritual self-help guide that teaches readers how to find liberation from suffering through mindfulness and presence in the current moment.
Discussed“and and a lot of people love the book the power of now and i actually love the book but i hate the title”
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Books Daniel Amen wrote
- Sermons on Special Occasions
- YOU, HAPPIER.
- Healing ADD
- Captain Snout and the Super Power Questions
- The brain in love
- Feel better fast and make it last
- The brain warrior's way
- The Daniel Plan
Appearances
Other mentions (9: passing, ad reads, own books)
“so there's an ex exercise I talk about in the book that I love so much that you know all the things I've recommended to my patients over the last 45 years when I decided to be a psychiatrist 45 years ago special time it's magic”
“I love it so much I wrote a book called you happier and I start with his idea that happiness is a moral obligation”
“um I I have a book called healing add and I write about my own personal experience being married to someone who has ADHD and having several of my kids who have it”
“i have a children's book that's relatively new i love called captain snap and the super power questions”
“i have a children's book that's relatively new i love called captain snap and the super power questions”
“i wrote another book called the brain in love and chapter six is how to have a first date from a neuroscience perspective”
“right because if you're always in the power of now you're screwed um because you need to be now and later which is why the title of the book feel better fast and make it last is so important”
“right because if you're always in the power of now you're screwed um because you need to be now and later which is why the title of the book feel better fast and make it last is so important”
“um one of my other books is called the brain warriors way because uh my wife and i wrote it together”