What is Zen?: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind

This book by Norman Fischer 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 accessible and enjoyable introduction to Zen Buddhist practice-- in a reader-friendly question-and-answer format-- by two highly regarded teacher-writers. The question-and-answer format makes this introduction to Zen especially easy to understand-- and also to use as a reference, as you can easily look up just the question you had in mind.

• “if you read one book to start with, that What is Zen by Norman Fischer is a great intro.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “is a great intro”
  Leo Babauta · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 202100:46:07

  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.