Infinite Jest
1996 novel by David Foster Wallace
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Videos Mentioning Infinite Jest
Dopamine Expert: How TikTok Is Physically Rewiring Your Brain (Permanent Damage?)
The Diary Of A CEO
Book by David Foster Wallace mentioned in the context of excessive entertainment and societal decline.
Michael Schur — Lessons from "The Office" and SNL, Moral Philosophy, Storytelling, and More
Tim Ferriss
A book by David Foster Wallace that profoundly impacted Michael Schur, who considered adapting it into a limited series.
#15 – Paul Conti, M.D.: trauma, suicide, community, and self-compassion
Peter Attia MD
David Foster Wallace's novel, where a character finds marijuana no longer pleasurable, becoming self-conscious and anxious, reflecting the empty pursuit of pleasure.
George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with Neural Nets | Lex Fridman Podcast #132
Lex Fridman
A novel by David Foster Wallace, recommended by George Hotz for its themes of 'wireheading' and as an enjoyable, growth-inducing read.
Michael Kearns: Algorithmic Fairness, Privacy & Ethics | Lex Fridman Podcast #50
Lex Fridman
Michael Kearns's favorite novel, by David Foster Wallace, which significantly influenced him and is set near MIT.
Is Consciousness a Fundamental Building Block of the Universe? | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Closer To Truth
A novel by David Foster Wallace that vividly describes the experience of not being able to convince oneself that one matters, leading to suffering.