Sapiens

This book by Yuval Noah Harari has been genuinely recommended 5 times across 3 different shows: Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Derek Wolfe, Reed Hastings, Sebastian Junger, Tim Ferriss, guest. It comes up in conversations about exercise & strength, motivation & discipline, productivity & performance, trauma & ptsd. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Jun 2020 and the most recent from Jun 2024. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution, a 1 international bestseller, that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.” One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one, homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr.

• “have you read the book species yes yeah that book changed my life very very interesting right”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “that book changed my life”
  Derek Wolfe · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 202400:26:50

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #1950 - Derek Wolfe". The episode features Derek Wolfe: Former NFL defensive lineman and Super Bowl champion (Denver Broncos), now an obsessive bow hunter, podcaster and Denver sports-radio host. Former NFL lineman Derek Wolfe on football's brutality, microdosing mushrooms before games, bow-hunting a record mountain lion, and surviving a violent childhood.

• “I also recently read sapiens by a guy named Harari which is just phenomenal I'm going to give that thing over and over again to everyone I know”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “which is just phenomenal I'm going to give that thing over and over again to everyone I know”
  Sebastian Junger · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 202402:17:01

  Said during "Jocko Willink and Sebastian Junger, The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Jocko Willink and Sebastian Junger: Jocko Willink: retired US Navy SEAL officer, Silver and Bronze Star recipient, co-author of Extreme Ownership, host of the Jocko Podcast, and CEO of Echelon Front. Sebastian Junger: Peabody award-winning journalist, author of five New York Times bestsellers including The Perfect Storm and War, and documentarian behind Restrepo. Tim Ferriss revisits two favorite conversations: Jocko Willink on leadership and discipline, and Sebastian Junger on war, tribe, and PTSD.

• “on the more human side, Sapiens, Yuval Harari's book of sort of the meaning of life and understanding the big picture, is extraordinary”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “is extraordinary”
  Reed Hastings · The Tim Ferriss Show · May 202400:35:33

  Said during "How to Cultivate High Performance, Reed Hastings, Co-Founder of Netflix". The episode features Reed Hastings: Co-founder and former 25-year CEO of Netflix, now executive chairman; founder of Pure Software and owner of Powder Mountain ski resort; longtime education philanthropist. Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings unpacks culture, candor, the keeper test, and his uncrowded ski venture Powder Mountain.

• “yuval harari is just i think that can open your mind sapiens sapiens as the first one homo deuce is the second”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “yuval harari is just i think that can open your mind”
  guest · Lex Fridman Podcast · Aug 202002:29:18

  Said during "Russ Tedrake: Underactuated Robotics, Control, Dynamics and Touch | Lex Fridman Podcast #114". The episode features Russ Tedrake: Roboticist, MIT professor, and VP of robotics research at Toyota Research Institute. Known for underactuated robotics, control theory, MIT's DARPA Robotics Challenge team, and the Drake simulator. MIT roboticist Russ Tedrake on why robots should embrace contact, softness, and physics instead of fighting gravity.

• “rave reviews of the books sapiens poor Charlie's Almanac influence and man's search for meaning among others”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “rave reviews of the books sapiens”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 202000:12:35

  Said during "Tools of Titans, Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer: A compilation of three Tools of Titans profiles: Derek Sivers, the introverted musician-turned-philosopher who founded and sold CD Baby; BJ Miller, a triple-amputee palliative care physician who has guided roughly 1,000 deaths; and Christopher Sommer, a former US National Team gymnastics coach and founder of the Gymnastic Bodies strength-training system. Tim Ferriss narrates his Tools of Titans intro plus profiles of Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer.