The Teenage Liberation Handbook

This book by Grace Llewellyn was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Leo Babauta. It comes up in conversations about anxiety & stress, meditation & mindfulness, motivation & discipline. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

An estimated 700,000 American children are now taught at home. This book tells teens how to take control of their lives and get a "real life." Young people can reclaim their natural ability to teach themselves and design a personalized education program. Grace Llewellyn explains the entire process, from making the decision to quit school, to discovering the learning opportunities available.

• “There's the one called Teenage Liberation Handbook, which I highly recommend.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “which I highly recommend”
  Leo Babauta · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 202101:02:47

  Said during "Leo Babauta on Zen Habits, Antifragility, Contentment, and Unschooling | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Leo Babauta: Founder of Zen Habits, a website on simplicity and mindfulness with more than 2 million readers, named by Time among its top blogs and websites. A father of six who transformed his life starting in 2005 and now coaches others, studies Zen Buddhism, and unschools his kids. Zen Habits founder Leo Babauta on rebuilding his life one habit at a time, simplicity, contentment, unschooling, and befriending uncertainty.