How to Change Your Mind

How to Change Your Mind

by Michael Pollan

16 mentors recommend this 480 pages

When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he de

ISBN: 9780735224155

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Naval Ravikant

Naval Ravikant

Business & Entrepreneurship
"There's a good book Michael Pollan wrote recently called How to Change your Mind, and I think it is a brilliant book everybody should read."
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"Naval Ravikant's answer to "do you have any advice for dealing with the death of a parent?"

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David Frum

David Frum

Politics & Government

"On the Italian front in WW1."

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"Meantime, greatly learning from Mark Thompson's book on the Italian front in WW1"

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Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher

Media & Journalism

"A terrific doc version of his wonderful book. More kudos for @michaelpollan much deserved."

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Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss

Media & Journalism

"One of my favorite books of the last five years."

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"One of my favorite books of the last five years."

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Stewart Butterfield

Stewart Butterfield

Business & Entrepreneurship

"A great overview of research into the therapeutic uses of psychedelics."

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"Two recent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ books from the last couple of weeks: 'How to Change Your Mind' by Michael Pollan (audiobook with him narrating was great) and 'The Courage to Be Disliked' by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga (also listened vs read; recommended)."

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Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

Entertainment

"Another trailblazer ?."

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"@herdyshepherd1 @michaelpollan Word up, Mr. Shepherd All of his books are excellent, and his latest (How To Change Your Mind) is another trailblazer 🍄"

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Amelia Boone

Amelia Boone

Sports

"@SanityOnTheRun @tferriss yup! Fantastic book."

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"Fantastic book."

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Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Entertainment

"An interesting discussion on how we view mental health and hallucinogenic drugs and the kind of ancient connection between those two things."

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"I love what he did for the food revolution, but he’s also just an incredible investigative thinker, It’s an interesting discussion on how we view mental health and hallucinogenic drugs and the kind of ancient connection between those two things."

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Aubrey Marcus

Aubrey Marcus

Media & Journalism

"Has done a better job than any I’ve read so far on this subject at rationally, calmly, and scientifically exploring just how impactful psychedelics can be for the individual and our culture."

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Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla

Finance & Investing

"A fun exploration of psychedelic drugs, especially for someone who has never tried them."

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Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari

Academia

"Changed my mind, or at least some of the ideas held in my mind."

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Michael Mauboussin

Michael Mauboussin

Finance & Investing

"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018."

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Hamilton Morris

Media & Journalism

"Hamilton Morris mentioned a passage from this book on Twitter."

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B.J. Novak

B.J. Novak

Entertainment

"Three wonderful books I recommend that pertain to drug reform and depression – two issues in our minds this week – and some important connections between them: • Lost Connections by Johann Hari • Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari • How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan"

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Paul Stamets

Science & Research

"Paul Stamets mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."

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