Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

This book by Anna Lembke was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Andrew Huberman. The people who vouched for it on air: Andrew Huberman. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, brain health, focus & dopamine, motivation & discipline, supplements. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “She's head of the Addiction Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford. Has this amazing book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. If you haven't read the book, I highly encourage you to check it out.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “this amazing book... I highly encourage you to check it out. It's fantastic.”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Sep 202100:55:52

  Said during "Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction". The episode features Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, which translates neuroscience into practical tools for everyday life. Andrew Huberman explains how dopamine baselines and peaks really work, and how to harness them for lasting motivation, focus, and satisfaction.