How to Increase Motivation & Drive

The Molecule of More

Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long (inferred)

“we're going to talk about all of those in the book The Molecule of More, wonderful book”— Andrew Huberman

Deep Work

Cal Newport (inferred)

“I'm a big fan of Cal Newport. He wrote the book Deep Work. He I believe he was the one who said context switching is terrible for the brain”— Andrew Huberman

Ashwagandha

“the potential benefits for some people, not all, of ashwagandha and its role in blunting cortisol... It's a supplement that I've benefited from”— Andrew Huberman

Wherever You Go, There You Are

Jon Kabat-Zinn (inferred)

“in the book Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn talks about this meditation practice that's different than most meditation practices”— Andrew Huberman

L-tyrosine

“L-tyrosine is the precursor to dopamine. You can supplement L-tyrosine if you like. You will get a big inflection in dopamine, but there is a crash”— Andrew Huberman

Mucuna pruriens

“I've talked about Mucuna pruriens, which is 99.9% L-dopa, the precursor to dopamine”— Andrew Huberman

Wellbutrin (bupropion)

“There are antidepressants like Wellbutrin, bupropion, which increase dopamine and epinephrine. It can increase risk of epileptic attacks”— Andrew Huberman

Vitamin B6

“Vitamin B6 is a fairly potent prolactin inhibitor, as is zinc”— Andrew Huberman

Zinc

“Vitamin B6 is a fairly potent prolactin inhibitor, as is zinc”— Andrew Huberman

Haloperidol

“in males that take these drugs, drugs like haloperidol and the other dopamine blockers, that they actually develop breast tissue”— Andrew Huberman

Phenylethylamine (PEA)

“it's phenylethylamine or PEA. PEA or beta-phenylethylamine releases dopamine at low levels, but also serotonin at low levels”— Andrew Huberman

Acetyl-L-carnitine

“last episode we talked about acetyl-L-carnitine, which there are several papers that report antidepressant effects as well as positive effects on other things”— Andrew Huberman

Adderall

“The drugs that are normally given to treat those conditions, ADHD and ADD, are things like Adderall, things that have very amphetamine-like qualities”— Andrew Huberman

Nicorette

Nicorette

“a very famous neuroscientist, Nobel Prize winning scientist, chews a lot of Nicorette. I know other people who chew Nicorette”— Andrew Huberman