The Molecule of More

Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long (2020)

100%

of reader questions named this book

2.38

average position when named

8/8

questions it appeared in

The questions it was named for

Each of these is a question a reader might ask an AI assistant, written from the subject of the book without reference to its title. The books listed underneath are the ones named in the same answer.

what are the best books about dopamine and how it drives motivation?

Named at position 1

1. The Molecule of More - Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
2. Dopamine Nation - Anna Lembke
3. The Compass of Pleasure - David J. Linden
4. Behave - Robert M. Sapolsky

I get obsessed with wanting things and then feel flat once I actually get them - what should I read?

Named at position 1

1. The Molecule of More - Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
2. Dopamine Nation - Anna Lembke
3. Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel Gilbert
4. The Happiness Hypothesis - Jonathan Haidt

book recommendations for understanding the brain chemistry behind desire and addiction

Named at position 4

1. The Compass of Pleasure - David J. Linden
2. Never Enough - Judith Grisel
3. Dopamine Nation - Anna Lembke
4. The Molecule of More - Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
5. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts - Gabor Mate

I want to understand why I keep chasing new goals instead of enjoying what I have - any books on that?

Named at position 1

1. The Molecule of More - Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
2. Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel Gilbert
3. Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver Burkeman
4. The Happiness Hypothesis - Jonathan Haidt

what should I read to understand the neuroscience of falling in love and why passion fades?

Named at position 4

1. Why We Love - Helen Fisher
2. Anatomy of Love - Helen Fisher
3. A General Theory of Love - Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannon
4. The Molecule of More - Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long

looking for a popular science book that explains what drives creativity, addiction and mental illness from one brain system

Named at position 1

1. The Molecule of More - Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
2. The Compass of Pleasure - David J. Linden

any books that explain why people on opposite sides of politics see the world so differently, from a brain science angle?

Named at position 4

1. The Righteous Mind - Jonathan Haidt
2. Predisposed - John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith and John R. Alford
3. Our Political Nature - Avi Tuschman
4. The Molecule of More - Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long

I want to stop being ruled by craving and actually feel satisfied - which books explain the science behind that?

Named at position 3

1. Dopamine Nation - Anna Lembke
2. The Craving Mind - Judson Brewer
3. The Molecule of More - Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
4. Unwinding Anxiety - Judson Brewer

What this measures

This is one reading, taken on 2026-07-30, of whether an AI assistant names this book when asked about its subject. It is not a judgement of the book. It measures how present the book is in what the assistant has read.

Across all 100 books we tested, the average was 51% and 23 were never named at all. See the full index.

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