The Garden of Forking Paths

This book by Jorge Luis Borges was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: L.A. Paul. It comes up in conversations about brain health, consciousness, psychedelics. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

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• “The Garden of Forking Paths is an excellent one if we're talking about possibilities. The Garden of Forking Paths is like it's a beautiful one.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “The Garden of Forking Paths is an excellent one”
  L.A. Paul · The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 202501:04:36

  Said during "Whether or Not to Have Kids, Transformative Experiences, and More, L.A. Paul". The episode features L.A. Paul: Yale philosopher working in metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of science; author of Transformative Experience, known for the 'transformative experience' framework about decisions like having children. Philosopher L.A. Paul explains why life-changing decisions like having kids can't be calculated rationally, and which books unlock philosophy.