The Case Against Reality

This book by Donald Hoffman was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Henry Shukman. It comes up in conversations about consciousness, meditation & mindfulness, psychedelics. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “i just recently read his book the case against reality which is a sort of detailed dive it's not too long it's very readable he writes well”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it's not too long it's very readable he writes well”
  Henry Shukman · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 202201:54:48

  Said during "Zen Master Henry Shukman, 20 Minutes of Calm and The Powerful World of Koans | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Henry Shukman: An appointed teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage and guiding teacher of Mountain Cloud Zen Center, who teaches mindfulness and awakening practices. He is also an award-winning poet and author of the Zen memoir 'One Blade of Grass.'. Zen master Henry Shukman guides Tim Ferriss through a 20-minute somatic calming practice, then unpacks koans, kensho awakening, and how Zen training is verified.