This Is Your Mind on Plants
by Michael Pollan
Three essays on opium, caffeine and mescaline: the history and law, Pollan's own experiments (including quitting caffeine), and the question of why some plant drugs are sanctioned and others criminalized. The caffeine essay is the most relatable and may change how you see your morning cup.
Read it if…
you want to think about your relationship with caffeine and the lines society draws around drugs.
Skip it if…
you want his psychedelic book; see How to Change Your Mind.
Three things you will actually use
- Caffeine is a drug we have normalized; notice its hold.
- The legal lines around plants are historical, not scientific.
- Self-experiment carefully and legally.
Do this first
Go without caffeine for a week and observe; Pollan's account will keep you company.
Our verdict
Literate and relatable.
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