Dreaming Yourself Awake

This book by B. Alan Wallace was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Josh Waitzkin. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, meditation & mindfulness, productivity & performance. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “which is a book you just mentioned to me that I know nothing about which is dreaming yourself awake can you talk about this”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I picked up and read and it was extraordinary it's just a phenomenal discussion very systematic discussion of the art of lucid dreaming”
  Josh Waitzkin · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 202400:39:06

  Said during "Anne Lamott and Josh Waitzkin, The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Anne Lamott and Josh Waitzkin: Anne Lamott is a New York Times bestselling author of 20 books including Bird by Bird and Operating Instructions; Josh Waitzkin is an eight-time National chess champion, two-time Tai Chi Push Hands world champion, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, and author of The Art of Learning. A 10-year anniversary combo episode pairing Anne Lamott on radical self-care with Josh Waitzkin on flow, learning, and presence.