Podbit · Huberman Lab
Andrew Huberman reveals his first book, Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body, will release September 15 — the product of decades of research compressed into a practical manual covering sleep, nutrition, exercise, neuroplasticity, and stress. Written for the person who wants the science without having to wade through it themselves.
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The episode opens with a cold-open clip of Andy Stumpf delivering his core philosophy about choosing the slightly harder path, immediately setting the episode's tone. Andrew Huberman then introduces Stumpf's background — Navy SEAL, Red Bull athlete, world-record wingsuiter — but emphasizes that today's conversation was prompted by his reading of Stumpf's book Drown Proof, which he describes as uniquely practical and emotionally powerful among the crowded genre of SEAL memoirs. Huberman previews several of the episode's key threads: the influence vs. concern exercise, micro-discipline, the most challenging experiences of Stumpf's personal life, and a frank discussion of suicide. He also takes a moment to announce his own first book, Protocols, summarizing it as a practical operating manual covering sleep, nutrition, exercise, neuroplasticity, and stress, available for preorder at protocolsbook.com with a September 15 release date.
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