The Perfect Summary Podcast

Rick Rubin on following feeling over formula, trusting your taste, the four phases of creative work, wrestling, and meditation.

Huberman explains the brain circuits behind creativity and tools to train it: open-monitoring meditation, mood calibration, NSDR, movement and narrative.

Huberman explains how THC and CBD hijack the endocannabinoid system, why effects vary so much, and the risks for pregnancy and young brains.

Dr. Layne Norton explains energy balance, protein, fiber, sugar, sweeteners, seed oils and supplements, and why the best diet is the one you can stick to.

Andrew Huberman lays out his seven-day fitness template covering endurance, resistance training, heat and cold, HIIT, stretching and real-world setbacks.

Andrew Huberman explains how nicotine boosts focus and mood, why smoking, vaping and dipping do the harm, and science-backed ways to quit.

Physical therapist Jeff Cavaliere on training splits, the mind-muscle connection, grip-strength recovery checks, smart stretching, shoulder health and eating.

Huberman's practical sleep toolkit: morning and evening light, temperature, caffeine timing, supplements, NSDR and fixes for jet lag and shift work.

Andrew Huberman explains bipolar I and II, the story of lithium, how treatments act on brain circuits, and the link between mood and creativity.

NYU psychologist Emily Balcetis explains how narrowing your visual focus, planning for obstacles and tracking real data help you reach goals.

Why low-stakes play is a lifelong portal to neuroplasticity, how it works in the brain, and how adults can use an hour of play a week.

Andrew Huberman explains the brain circuit behind goals and nine tools, from the 85% rule and visual focus to foreshadowing failure.

Andrew Huberman explains the neuroscience of habits and gives two programs to build them, plus a simple method for breaking bad ones.

Andrew Huberman's science-based checklist for a better workspace: lighting by time of day, screen height, ceiling height, 40 Hz binaural beats and standing.

Andrew Huberman explains how dopamine, serotonin and light-driven hormones shape how fast time feels, with ten tools for work and life.

Andrew Huberman explains how dopamine peaks and baselines shape motivation, and how cold water, intermittent rewards and effort itself keep drive high.

Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke explains the pleasure-pain balance, the 30-day dopamine reset, relapse, truth telling and social media.

Huberman explains the hunger and reward circuits behind anorexia, bulimia and binge eating, and why habit-based treatment works.

Andrew Huberman explains how vision works and shares simple protocols, from sunlight to eye exercises, to protect and improve eyesight.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas on training confidence, voicing insecurity, bouncing back from failure, and her memoir Unfinished.

A compilation of five School of Greatness guests on manifesting: heart coherence, beliefs about money, owning your emotions, discipline, and fear.

Andrew Huberman shares his daily routine for focused learning and creative work, built around alertness, circadian rhythms, food, light and rest.

Joe Dispenza explains his morning meditation method for breaking old emotional loops, rehearsing a future self and practicing gratitude.

Rich Roll on choosing the right goals, shrinking them to today's task, perfectionism, self-esteem, living lean and a marriage tested by money.

Former monk Jay Shetty on intentional living, stillness, three questions to ask daily, and how to handle both failure and success.

Lewis Howes and business partner Matt Cesaratto look back on 2020: the highlights behind the show and ten lessons on health, adapting and play.

Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman explains why strain triggers brain change, why deep rest finishes it, and how play and gratitude keep you going.