The Untethered Soul

This book by Michael Singer has been genuinely recommended 2 times across 2 different shows: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Naval Ravikant, guest. It comes up in conversations about anxiety & stress, consciousness, meditation & mindfulness, relationships. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Oct 2020 and the most recent from May 2022. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

What would it be like to be free from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can you do each day to find this kind of inner peace and freedom? The Untethered Soul offers a simple, profoundly intuitive answer to these questions. Whether this is your first exploration of inner space or you've devoted your life to the inward journey, this book will transform your relationship with yourself and the world around you.

• “one of the books somebody sent me was um the untethered soul by michael singer and it's very much about like observing your mind”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “that kind of helped take it to next level”
  guest · Lex Fridman Podcast · May 202202:55:30

  Said during "Sarma Melngailis: Bad Vegan, Fraud, Prison, and Sociopathy | Lex Fridman Podcast #288". The episode features Sarma Melngailis: Chef and restaurateur behind NYC raw-vegan restaurant Pure Food and Wine and the One Lucky Duck brand. She became the subject of Netflix's Bad Vegan after pleading guilty to fraud and serving four months at Rikers Island. Sarma Melngailis tells Lex Fridman her side of the Bad Vegan story, framing the fraud and prison as the result of psychological capture by a manipulator.

• “the crazy roommate analogy which i originally picked up from michael singer by the way he has a good book called the untethered soul”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “he has a good book called the untethered soul”
  Naval Ravikant · The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 202000:53:39

  Said during "Naval Ravikant on Happiness, Anxiety, and More". The episode features Naval Ravikant: Co-founder and chairman of AngelList and a prolific angel investor in over 100 companies including Twitter, Uber, Notion, and Postmates. He is widely known for his writing and podcast on wealth and happiness. Naval Ravikant returns to discuss happiness, anxiety, meditation, true science, building wealth without luck, and cryptocurrency as sovereign money.