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The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our br...

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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma cover

The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

Mentioned 3 weeks ago

Movement Practice to Strengthen Your Mind-Body Connection | Ido Portal

The book was highlighted as an outofdate yet influential work in psychology, noted for its catchy title and lasting impact.

the quite pioneering, although I would say somewhat outofdate book, The Body Keeps the Score, I think it was an important book. Best title of any book you could imagine in the psychology space because it's so catchy. And I want to give proper respect to Bessel for doing that book.

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Protocols

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succeed | Andy Stumpf

The host announced the upcoming release of his first book, describing it as an operating manual covering sleep, nutrition, exercise, learning, neuroplasticity, and stress management.

All right, my book is finally ready for release. Protocols, an operating manual for the human body is coming out in three months. It's my first book and I've been working on it for many years now. ... It covers the science and most effective protocols for sleep, nutrition, exercise, focused learning and neuroplasticity, stress management, and much more.

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The Secret Pulse of Time: Making Sense of Life's Scarcest Commodity cover

The Secret Pulse of Time

Stefan Klein

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succeed | Andy Stumpf

The host highlighted another intriguing book, noting it had no audio version and was about time perception.

There's a wonderful book in addition to yours. It turns out there's another great book out there. How dare someone? No audio version, but it's called The Secret Pulse of Time.

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The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life cover

The Art of Spending Money

Morgan Housel

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succeed | Andy Stumpf

The host referenced Morgan Housel's second book, describing it as a psychological guide to how people should assess and spend money.

Morgan Housel has a, he has a couple of really good books. I actually liked the second one more. They're both excellent. But the second one is called the art of spending money.

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Drownproof

Andy Stumpf

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succeed | Andy Stumpf

The host mentioned having read Andy Stumpf's book, noting it made him nervous but praising its content and practical exercises.

I read your book, Drown Proof, recently. Which makes me nervous, by the way. I tell you that before we start.

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Eat Better, Sleep Better: 75 Recipes and A 28-Day Meal Plan That Unlock the Food-Sleep Connection (A Cookbook) cover

Eat Better, Sleep Better

Dr Marie-Pierre St-Onge

Mentioned 1 month ago

Eating for Better Sleep & Foods that Improve Metabolic Health | Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge

The host pointed listeners to Dr. StOnge's book as a resource for tools on eating for sleep and metabolism, noting the link in the show notes.

...to find a link to her book, Eat Better, Sleep Better, please see the links in the show note captions.

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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds cover

Can't Hurt Me

David Goggins

Mentioned 2 months ago

Master Self Control & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Kentaro Fujita

The host recalled having David Goggins on the show and noted that Goggins is the author of Can't Hurt Me, a memoir about his extreme endurance feats and mental toughness.

We had David Goggins on this podcast, David, author of Can't Hurt Me, and famed for doing hard things all day long. He told a story about running 16 miles to the airport and how he literally ran to the airport with his luggage.

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The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong--and How Eating More Might Save Your Life cover

The Salt Fix

Dr. James DiNicolantonio

Mentioned 3 months ago

Essentials: Using Salt to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance

He noted that the book reviewed data showing that increasing salt intake while eating mostly unprocessed foods can dramatically reduce sugar cravings.

and indeed many people find, and it's reviewed a bit and some of the data are reviewed in the book, The Salt Fix, that when people increase their salt intake in a backdrop of relatively unprocessed foods, that sugar cravings can indeed be vastly reduced.

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Born to Flourish: How New Science and Ancient Wisdom Reveal a Simple Path to Thriving cover

Born to Flourish

Richard J. Davidson PhD

Mentioned 4 months ago

Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improve Your Brain & Health | Dr. Richard Davidson

The hosts highlighted Davidson's upcoming paperback that explores how scientific insights and ancient wisdom can help people thrive, noting its focus on nurturing innate qualities like kindness.

He has, of course, authored some of the most impactful research papers on these topics, but also popular books, including a new book coming out later this month entitled Born to Flourish, How to Thrive in a Challenging World, which I myself look forward to reading.

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Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body cover

Altered Traits

Daniel Goleman

Mentioned 4 months ago

Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improve Your Brain & Health | Dr. Richard Davidson

Davidson mentioned that he coauthored the paperback Altered Traits with Daniel Goleman, a book that originated from a paper they wrote two decades earlier.

There was a paper I wrote many, many years ago with my dear friend and colleague, Daniel Goleman, who I wrote the book Altered Traits with.

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The Case against Perfection

Michael J. Sandel

Mentioned 4 months ago

Avoiding, Treating & Curing Cancer With the Immune System | Dr. Alex Marson

Huberman suggested this short book as a meditation on the ethical pitfalls of pursuing genetic perfection, emphasizing the importance of embracing chance in human development. He described it as a thoughtful critique of genetic editing ambitions.

There's another book that I would recommend here that I read years ago and I actually am probably overdue to go back and reread this. This predates CRISPR technology but there's a Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel who years ago wrote a short book called The Case Against Perfection.

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Dopamine Nation

Anna Lembke MD

Mentioned 4 months ago

Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

Huberman praised Anna Lemke's book as amazing work and noted her as a pioneer in the field.

the great Anna Lemke, my colleague at Stanford, right, an MD and psychiatrist like you who wrote Dopamine Nation, has a book. Amazing work. She's an amazing woman at the level of clinician, human being, just all around, and such a pioneer.

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (Dsm-5-Tr(r)) Cover

American Psychiatric Association

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (Dsm-5-Tr(r))

The hosts described that participants undergo a screening with structured psychiatric interviews covering their history and symptoms across the DSM, referred to as the psychiatric Bible, to determine eligibility and rule out disqualifying disorders.

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First, there's screening. So it's kind of like a couple of days of both psychiatric, like structured psychiatric interviews about your whole--your past and symptoms across the DSM, the psychiatric Bib...

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The hosts described that participants undergo a screening with structured psychiatric interviews covering their history and symptoms across the DSM, referred to as the psychiatric Bible, to determine eligibility and rule out disqualifying disorders.

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First, there's screening. So it's kind of like a couple of days of both psychiatric, like structured psychiatric interviews about your whole--your past and symptoms across the DSM, the psychiatric Bible, to see if you might have various disorders that could disqualify you, like the main ones being the psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, and also including bipolar, so the manic side of bipolar.

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Andre Agassi

Open

An Autobiography

It was praised as a great sports memoir and highlighted as an inspiring story about his father's influence.

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I read Andre Agassi's book, Open, which is basically a story of his dad pushing him to play a game.

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It was praised as a great sports memoir and highlighted as an inspiring story about his father's influence.

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I read Andre Agassi's book, Open, which is basically a story of his dad pushing him to play a game.

That's maybe the best sports memoir ever. That's like - that's a great book.

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Robert Greene

The Laws of Human Nature

Robert Greene's books explore the interaction of psychology and human interaction.

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My guest today is Robert Green. Robert Green is an author who has written more than five best-selling books including the 48 laws of power, laws of human nature, and mastery.

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Robert Greene's books explore the interaction of psychology and human interaction.

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My guest today is Robert Green. Robert Green is an author who has written more than five best-selling books including the 48 laws of power, laws of human nature, and mastery.

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Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records 2024

The speaker mentioned that one of his favorite books as a child was the Guinness Book of World Records. He recalled a picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the book and that his record was listed as "perfectly developed man."

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When I was a kid growing up one of my favorite books was the Guinness Book of Worlds records.

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The speaker mentioned that one of his favorite books as a child was the Guinness Book of World Records. He recalled a picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the book and that his record was listed as "perfectly developed man."

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When I was a kid growing up one of my favorite books was the Guinness Book of Worlds records.

And there was a picture in there of Arnold Schwarzenegger and you know what his record was it said perfectly developed man.

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David Brooks

The Road to Character

The book was recommended for its focus on eulogy virtues. The speaker described it as a truly important book for everyone to listen to.

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Am I living my life more for my resume virtues or from my eulogy virtues to borrow from David Brooks' work The Road to Character, which I talk about as being one of the many aha momen...

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The book was recommended for its focus on eulogy virtues. The speaker described it as a truly important book for everyone to listen to.

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Am I living my life more for my resume virtues or from my eulogy virtues to borrow from David Brooks' work The Road to Character, which I talk about as being one of the many aha moments that I had during this journey.

I do an annual solo wilderness trip and I listen to it during the drive to that trip and on that trip. And it's a, I would just say it's a truly important book for everyone to listen to. It's really quite impressive.

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Henry Gray

B&N Grays Anatomy Leather Classic - O/P

The book mentions that the special blood vessels that act as shunts between arteries and veins are described in Grey's Anatomy, but their function wasn't understood.

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We didn't discover the blood vessels, they're described in Grey's Anatomy.

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The book mentions that the special blood vessels that act as shunts between arteries and veins are described in Grey's Anatomy, but their function wasn't understood.

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We didn't discover the blood vessels, they're described in Grey's Anatomy.

Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Cover

Lori Gottlieb

Maybe You Should Talk To Someone

A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

Lori Gottlieb referred to her own bestselling book, noting it contains a chapter on how humans change and serves as the basis for a companion workbook.

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There's a chapter in my book called How Humans Change.

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Lori Gottlieb referred to her own bestselling book, noting it contains a chapter on how humans change and serves as the basis for a companion workbook.

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There's a chapter in my book called How Humans Change.

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David Epstein

Range

Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

It was recommended for the message of range and how it is OK to have multiple tools in your toolbox and how it is OK to be kind and calm and gentle, not just tough or aggressive. It is important for a complete person.

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But for me in my life experience Andrew it's Range like to use David Epstein's book title right it's Range.

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It was recommended for the message of range and how it is OK to have multiple tools in your toolbox and how it is OK to be kind and calm and gentle, not just tough or aggressive. It is important for a complete person.

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But for me in my life experience Andrew it's Range like to use David Epstein's book title right it's Range.

Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive Cover

Marc Brackett Ph.D.

Permission to Feel

Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive

Dr. Brackett's book, "Permission to Feel," was highly recommended as it provides a structured approach to understanding and managing emotions. The podcast highlighted the book's value in providing a roadmap for navigating emotions and improving quality of life.

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I highly recommend [Dr. Brackett's book] Permission to Feel.

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Dr. Brackett's book, "Permission to Feel," was highly recommended as it provides a structured approach to understanding and managing emotions. The podcast highlighted the book's value in providing a roadmap for navigating emotions and improving quality of life.

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I highly recommend [Dr. Brackett's book] Permission to Feel.

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Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front (Signature Editions)

The podcast host mentioned a description in this World War I novel about the smell of skunk at a distance being somewhat pleasant, and noted that this aligned with his own olfactory experience.

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If you ever read the book, 'All's Quiet on the Western Front' about World War I', there's a description in there about the smell of skunk at a distance being mildly pleasant.

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The podcast host mentioned a description in this World War I novel about the smell of skunk at a distance being somewhat pleasant, and noted that this aligned with his own olfactory experience.

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If you ever read the book, 'All's Quiet on the Western Front' about World War I', there's a description in there about the smell of skunk at a distance being mildly pleasant.

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It: Unlock Your Persuasion Potential in Professional and Personal Life Cover

Chris Voss

Never Split the Difference

Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

The book "Never Split the Difference" was mentioned as a phenomenal bestselling book written by Chris Voss.

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Chris is also the author of a phenomenal bestselling book entitled Never Split the Difference.

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The book "Never Split the Difference" was mentioned as a phenomenal bestselling book written by Chris Voss.

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Chris is also the author of a phenomenal bestselling book entitled Never Split the Difference.

Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters Cover

Charan Ranganath

Why We Remember

Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters

Dr. Ranganath mentioned his book, referencing a chapter about curiosity and its effects on memory, and also discussing the importance of intention versus attention in remembering things and how to approach memory challenges.

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I have a little chapter in my book on this.

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Dr. Ranganath mentioned his book, referencing a chapter about curiosity and its effects on memory, and also discussing the importance of intention versus attention in remembering things and how to approach memory challenges.

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I have a little chapter in my book on this.

I talk about this a little bit in the book,

I mean, I talk about this a little bit in the book,

I talk about in the book about an example of how group therapy is so powerful as a means of memory updating

I talk about in the book is that memories are we all have plasticity as I said retrieving a memory can allow us to change the memory in certain ways and it can change

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Homer

The Odyssey

The host clarified that the name of his dog, Homer, was not taken from the classic epic poem.

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In case people are wondering which Homer I'm referring to. I'm not, you know. So there's a Not The Odyssey.

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The host clarified that the name of his dog, Homer, was not taken from the classic epic poem.

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In case people are wondering which Homer I'm referring to. I'm not, you know. So there's a Not The Odyssey.

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Michael Pollan

The Omnivore's Dilemma

A Natural History of Four Meals

The hosts cited Pollan's warning about the variety of traditional diets versus the problematic American diet, using his book as a reference point.

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You know, Michael Pollan has a great quote on this, the author of Omnivore's Dilemma.

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The hosts cited Pollan's warning about the variety of traditional diets versus the problematic American diet, using his book as a reference point.

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You know, Michael Pollan has a great quote on this, the author of Omnivore's Dilemma.

It's sort of Michael Pollan's old eat food, not too much, mostly plants.

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Ross Gay

The Book of Delights

Essays

Huberman highlighted the book as a favorite, noting that the author uses a daily delight practice that includes writing short essays. He described it as hilarious and one of his favorite books.

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There's a really lovely book by the author, Ross Gay, called The Book of Delights. And he used a delight practice where every day he not only had to find a delight, but write a short...

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Huberman highlighted the book as a favorite, noting that the author uses a daily delight practice that includes writing short essays. He described it as hilarious and one of his favorite books.

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There's a really lovely book by the author, Ross Gay, called The Book of Delights. And he used a delight practice where every day he not only had to find a delight, but write a short essay about it because he's an author. And it's just hilarious. It's like one of my favorite books.

Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Cover

Elizabeth Gilbert

Eat Pray Love

One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

The author mentioned her friend Liz Gilbert of "Eat, Pray, Love" fame, and how she had dressed as a man for a week and walked around. Her friend said to pull herself back six inches away from her own eyes to look like a man, and she felt her soul go dim.

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And she's tall and broad shouldered and has great chin. So she could look male. And she got herself all dressed up male and they faked a beard and everything.

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The author mentioned her friend Liz Gilbert of "Eat, Pray, Love" fame, and how she had dressed as a man for a week and walked around. Her friend said to pull herself back six inches away from her own eyes to look like a man, and she felt her soul go dim.

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And she's tall and broad shouldered and has great chin. So she could look male. And she got herself all dressed up male and they faked a beard and everything.

And she said it was the loneliest, saddest week she's ever experienced. Like, yeah, people gave her more respect in certain ways. But she said when they told me to back away from my own eyes, it was like my soul went dim.

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Steven Pressfield

Gates of Fire

Steven mentioned the historical novel Gates of Fire as one of his most recognized works, alongside The War of Art.

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It's either The War of Art or Gates of Fire.

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Steven mentioned the historical novel Gates of Fire as one of his most recognized works, alongside The War of Art.

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It's either The War of Art or Gates of Fire.

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Rich Roll

Finding Ultra

Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

It was mentioned as an example of an ultra-runner who was once an alcoholic and found healing through running. The book tells his story.

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my good friend and a podcaster who I have tremendous respect for is, you know, Rich Roll, amazing human being and also has an amazing story about addiction, it was an alcoholic I'm not sharing anythin...

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It was mentioned as an example of an ultra-runner who was once an alcoholic and found healing through running. The book tells his story.

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my good friend and a podcaster who I have tremendous respect for is, you know, Rich Roll, amazing human being and also has an amazing story about addiction, it was an alcoholic I'm not sharing anything that he hasn't already shared in this amazing book Finding Ultra

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