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Diary of a CEO · 2023-05-22

No.1 Habit & Procrastination Expert: We've Got ADHD Wrong! Break Any Habit & Never Be Distracted!

No.1 Habit & Procrastination Expert: We've Got ADHD Wrong! Break Any Habit & Never Be Distracted!

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The Mind Body Prescription

John Sarno (inferred)

“And it's incredible”
“I don't know if you've read Mind Body Prescription. Uh it's it's an old book, but it basically is is a lot of people read it for back pain. And it's incredible”— guest

The guest's own work

BookBy the guestISBN verified

Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products

Nir Eyal

“I left your first book, Hooked, in his bathroom. He picked that book up once I'd left, read it, understood habit loops”— Steven Bartlett
BookBy the guestISBN verified

Indistractable

Nir Eyal

“there's a whole section in the book Indistractable on how to raise indistractable kids”— guest

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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Mindset

Carol Dweck

“Carol Dweck, who you might know from she's probably been on your show, from her book Mindset, she decided to replicate these studies”— guest
BookReferencedISBN verified

The War of Art

Steven Pressfield

“Steven Pressfield talks about this in the the uh The War of Art. It's about putting your butt in the chair”— guest
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Bowling Alone

Robert Putnam

“Robert Putnam was talking about this in the 1990s in his book Bowling Alone. We don't have these regular social interactions”— guest
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How to Change Your Mind

Michael Pollan

“this is why we see uh Mike and Michael Pollan's book, How to Change Your Mind, where why psychedelics are so interesting for for treatment of depression”— guest
MediaReferenced

The Social Dilemma

Netflix (inferred)

“The Social Dilemma movie tells us that our brains are being hijacked. And uh they interviewed me for The Social Dilemma movie”— guest
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Ben & Jerry's

Ben & Jerry's

“Give me that pint of Ben & Jerry's. I'm going to sit on the couch and and eat my ice cream”— guest
ProductReferenced

Slack

Slack

“Slack was one of these products that a lot of people complained about when I was researching the book... what do you find most distracting”— guest