Wherever You Go, There You Are

This book by Jon Kabat-Zinn has been genuinely recommended 3 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Andrew Huberman, Rick Rubin. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, brain health, consciousness, depression & mood, meditation & mindfulness. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Dec 2023 and the most recent from Sep 2025. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

The time-honored national bestseller, updated with a new afterword, celebrating 10 years of influencing the way we live.When Wherever You Go, There You Are was first published in 1994, no one could have predicted that the book would launch itself onto bestseller lists nationwide and sell over 750,000 copies to date. Ten years later, the book continues to change lives. In honor of the book's 10th anniversary, Hyperion is proud to be releasing the book with a new afterword by the author, and to share this wonderful book with an even larger audience.

• “I read the book by Jon Kabat-Zinn, "Wherever You Go, There You Are." It's a beautiful book, both physically and in what's written there”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “It's a beautiful book”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Sep 202501:30:13

  Said during "How to Expand Your Consciousness | Dr. Christof Koch". The episode features Dr. Christof Koch: A pioneering neuroscientist, investigator at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and chief scientist at the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, considered one of the great luminaries of modern consciousness research. He worked for decades with Francis Crick on the 'neural correlates of consciousness.'. Neuroscientist Christof Koch explains what consciousness actually is, how to expand your 'perception box,' and what 5-MeO-DMT taught him about death.

• “another one that's really nice is book about meditation called wherever you go there you are which is by John kabit sin it's a great book”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it's a great book if you've never meditated and if you've been meditating for 50 years if you read this book either way you'll care more about meditation”
  Rick Rubin · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 202400:23:55

  Said during "Rick Rubin and Mary Karr, The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Rick Rubin and Mary Karr: Rick Rubin is a nine-time Grammy-winning music producer and author of The Creative Act. Mary Karr is a poet and author of the bestselling memoirs The Liars' Club, Cherry, and Lit, and a longtime Syracuse writing professor. A 10-year-anniversary super combo: Rick Rubin on creativity and a 135-pound transformation, and Mary Karr on trauma, sobriety, and writing.

• “my favorite book about meditation is called wherever you go there you are I love it and I just got sent the 30th Anniversary Edition which is completely Rewritten”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “my favorite book about meditation”
  Rick Rubin · Huberman Lab · Dec 202302:04:42

  Said during "Protocols to Access Creative Energy and Process | Rick Rubin". The episode features Rick Rubin: World-renowned music producer who has worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, Adele, Eminem, Slayer and more. Author of 'The Creative Act: A Way of Being' and host of the Tetragrammaton podcast. Rick Rubin answers listener questions on creative blocks, daily routine, and why making honest work like a diary entry beats chasing outcomes.