The Perfect Summary Podcast
Every summary, narrated: the GIST of great conversations and books in minutes, so you can decide if you want the REST.
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Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar shares tools for unwanted change: possible selves, reframing, self-distancing and betting on your future self.
Shaolin master Shi Heng Yi explains the five mental hindrances, the RAIN method, and how to turn a vision into a real skill.
Donald Knuth on how he writes The Art of Computer Programming, why P may equal NP, faith, mortality, and being happy enough.
Mel Robbins shares research and five true stories showing how saying hello to strangers can boost happiness, health and change your life.
John Grisham tells Mel Robbins how drifting, rejection and one page a day at 5 a.m. turned a small-town lawyer into a bestselling novelist.
Harvard happiness teacher Tal Ben-Shahar explains why chasing happiness backfires and how the SPIRE model and tiny daily actions make you happier.
Mel Robbins replays five fan-favorite expert moments: a 10-day food reset, an anxiety trick, a money list, confidence body language and a purpose lesson.
Mel Robbins uses four stages of Joseph Campbell's hero's journey to help you recognize your call to adventure and keep going through the hard middle.
Adam Sandler and Joe Rogan swap stories on early bombs, Boston comedy, SNL, NewsRadio, rock legends and how to prepare a great special.
Mel Robbins shares seven truths about confidence and authenticity, from accepting that you'll disappoint people to having it all, just not at once.
Legendary programmer John Carmack tells Lex Fridman how id Software's games were built and why he now thinks AGI may be within reach.
NYU psychologist Adam Alter shares research on how nature, colors, mirrors, clutter and screens quietly shape how we feel and behave.
Russell Crowe tells Joe Rogan about wild film sets, training with Angelo Dundee, humane cattle farming, injuries and a moving night in Rome.
Harvard physician Dr. Aditi Nerurkar explains how stress hijacks the brain and shares five free, science-backed resets to calm it.
Sam Morril and Joe Rogan talk touring Europe, writing a new hour, AI fears, JFK theories, true crime and comedy greats.
Andrew Huberman's toolkit for focus: 90-minute sessions, meal and caffeine timing, cold exposure, a 13-minute meditation and a few supplements.
David Bach tells Lewis Howes why budgets fail, how saving one hour of pay a day builds wealth automatically, and why owning a home matters.
Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke explains why chasing pleasure leaves us in pain, and how abstinence, self-binding and honesty restore balance.
Gregg D. Jacobs's six-week, drug-free CBT program retrains thoughts and habits to end chronic insomnia.
Andrew Huberman explains how dopamine drives motivation, why pleasure comes paired with pain, and how intermittent reward keeps you on track.
David Choe tells Joe Rogan why he gave up chasing money and sex for a spiritual quest, plus the Hadza, Beef, iboga and AI.
3Blue1Brown's Grant Sanderson on learning deeply, exponential intuition, commoditizing explanation, neural networks, Manim and meaning.
Tom Segura and Joe Rogan on lasting fitness, carnivore and cold plunges, taking the leap in comedy, and a 303-show tour.
Mel Robbins shares the fresh start effect and three simple steps she used to reinvent her life after a painful 52nd birthday.
Mel Robbins makes the science-backed case for high fiving yourself in the mirror, and her husband Chris shares why he couldn't look himself in the eye.
Mel Robbins and her research lead Tracey unpack eight new studies: kindness, three-second exercise, birdsong, mindfulness, smell and self-kindness.
Mel Robbins shares her five-step Million Dollar Morning routine, from beating the snooze button to making progress before checking your phone.
David Blaine tells Joe Rogan about kissing king cobras, breath-holding, his Vegas injury, marked decks and legendary card cheats.
Country singer Charles Wesley Godwin tells Joe Rogan how a failed football dream, a lingerie show gig and a loyal band built his career.
Harvard sleep scientist Dr. Rebecca Robbins shares free, research-backed habits for consistent, restorative sleep, from wind-down rituals to light and caffeine.