Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig · 1974
Mention timeline13 mentions
20202026
Where it's mentioned
2026
The Science of Happiness, Love & Human Connection with Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky #683
Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee · Sep 2026 · 4:04
“it's like in zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance i think robert persig writes ”
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Deep Questions with Cal Newport · Aug 2026 · 28:58
“zen in the r of motorcycle maintenance i want numbered subsections ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: Building Things
The Good Fight · Aug 2026 · 7:59
“how do you feel about some of the more philosophical takes you know zen in the art of motorcycle maintenance and so on there's a kind of whole niche of books that depict this as a personal virtue ”
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A Productive Conversation · Aug 2026 · 13:33
“kinda like persig's work uh in you know in his in zen and and and his other work ”
RWH070: Hunting For Hidden Treasures w/ Christopher Begg
The Investor's Podcast (We Study Billionaires) - The Investor’s Podcast Network · Jul 2026 · 8:19
“you like me uh uh somewhat obsessed with robert persig and zen and the art of motorcycle maintens ”
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The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2026 · 75:03
“prisc the zen in the art of motorcycle maintenance but certainly towards the end got one might argue pretty loopy ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
RWH068: How to Be Better in Work & Life w/ David Epstein
The Investor's Podcast (We Study Billionaires) - The Investor’s Podcast Network · May 2026 · 14:13
“who obviously wrote zed in the art of motorcycle maintenance who was obsessed with quality ”
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The Ezra Klein Show · Apr 2026 · 28:19
“and you quote quite a lot from zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance which is a classic book ”
2025
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Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Jun 2025 · 89:23
“zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance many people may know ultimately a philosophy book but it's about the concept of quality ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
2024
#364 Nick & Zak's Excellent Adventure: How Nick Sleep and Qais Zaharia Built Their Investment Partnership
Founders · Sep 2024 · 4:12
“when sleep was about twenty he read the book zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance an inquiry into values ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
2023
Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founder, designer, CEO)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Oct 2023 · 92:46
“the other the other book that i like is like the the zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance because it it's also like talks about the quality of things and and i think th that's one of the main themes of the book ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 12s
2020
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The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2020 · 100:50
“the air motorcycle maintenance is a book i think anybody who makes anything should read ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
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Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · May 2020 · 19:01
“i'm reminded of the book that got me into philosophy which was robert persig's xen and the art of motorcycle maintenance and he talks about this notion of quality a lot in that book as sort of the thing that does the job most efficiently ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 10s
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