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Every book Guru Singh recommended on podcasts
Guru Singh is a yoga master, author, and musician. Appearing on The Rich Roll Podcast, he recommended Peter Wohlleben's The Hidden Life of Trees, citing the collaborative economic system of the forest as an instructive model for future human societies. He also referenced Ken Keyes's The Hundredth Monkey to illustrate how ideas or skills can spread exponentially across a species once a specific tipping point is reached, and mentioned Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run while discussing indigenous migrations and the Copper Canyon.
Books recommended by Guru Singh
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The Hidden Life of Trees
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben is a popular science book that explores the complex communication networks and collaborative ecological systems found within forests.
Recommended“The future is found in "The Hidden Life of Trees", which is the book about the economic system of the forest. And that economic system of the forest is where there's a need, the need will be met, because the need has a supply that will meet it.”
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Born to Run
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen and Michael Morpurgo is an introspective and critically acclaimed memoir that chronicles the legendary musician's working-class upbringing, struggles with mental health, and path to rock superstardom.
Discussed“well had that's the second migration there was the Born to Run mm-hmm yeah that's the second migration”
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The Hundredth Monkey
Discussed“And it was a little bit like the book "The Hundredth Monkey" by Ken Keyes, whereate a certain point, enough of humanity, or in that case, enough of the monkeys, had learned a particular skill that it became exponential across the species.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Guru Singh On Our Addiction To 'Normal' | The Rich Roll Podcast | 2021-06-10 | 2 |
| Good Grief: Guru Singh On Death & Loss | The Rich Roll Podcast | 2020-05-21 | 1 |