Alcoholics Anonymous (The Big Book)

This book by Alcoholics Anonymous was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Jason Portnoy. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, relationships. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “i wound up reading the blue book of alcoholics anonymous and that was amazing i've been meaning to read that for some time”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “that was amazing”
  Jason Portnoy · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 202201:59:10

  Said during "Porn Addiction, The Corrosiveness of Secrets, and Books to Change Your Life | Jason Portnoy". The episode features Jason Portnoy: Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author of Silicon Valley Porn Star. Early PayPal financial analyst, first CFO of Palantir Technologies, and founder of the VC firm Subtraction Capital (formerly Oakhouse Partners). Holds engineering degrees from the University of Colorado and Stanford. PayPal-era finance leader Jason Portnoy candidly traces his secret porn and sex addiction, marriage near-collapse, and the inner work that healed him.