The Bible (Proverbs and Ecclesiastes)

This book has been genuinely recommended 2 times across 2 different shows: Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: George Mumford, Oliver Anthony. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, depression & mood, meditation & mindfulness, productivity & performance, trauma & ptsd. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Apr 2021 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.

The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it -- from garden seeds to Scripture -- is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

• “if people could just have enough open-mindedness to just read a little bit of Proverbs and just see what it has to say it would make the world a better place”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it would make the world a better place; there's a lot of Truth in those words”
  Oliver Anthony · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 202401:02:44

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2027 - Oliver Anthony". The episode features Oliver Anthony: Christopher Anthony Lunsford, Virginia singer-songwriter whose self-recorded 'Rich Men North of Richmond' became an overnight viral No. 1 hit. Viral 'Rich Men North of Richmond' singer Oliver Anthony tells Joe Rogan about sudden fame, his head injury, depression, and finding faith.

• “they asked me what book would I recommend and I was thinking about cuz there's tons of books... And I said the Bible.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “they asked me what book would I recommend ... And I said the Bible”
  George Mumford · The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 202100:27:43

  Said during "George Mumford - Mindfulness Coach to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features George Mumford: Globally recognized mindfulness teacher, speaker, and coach who has worked with Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, and the Chicago Bulls alongside Phil Jackson. A former college athlete whose injuries led to addiction, he got clean through meditation and now teaches mindfulness everywhere from locker rooms to prisons. Mindfulness coach George Mumford on how meditation transformed Michael Jordan, Kobe, and his own recovery from heroin addiction.