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#452: Sia — The Alchemy of Blockbuster Songs, Billions of Views, and the Face You’ve Never Seen

Sia — The Alchemy of Blockbuster Songs, Billions of Views, and the Face You’ve Never Seen | Brought to you byAthletic Greens, LinkedIn Jobs, and Thrive Market.“I don’t think that I’m necessarily like a super-talented songwriter. I think I’m just really productive. One out of 10 songs is a hit. So where a lot of people will spend three weeks on one song, I will write 10 in three weeks.” — SiaSia(@sia) is an Australian singer, songwriter, director, screenwriter, and pop icon. Her current single,Together, is from her forthcoming album and motion picture,Music, due out later this year. In 2019, Sia partnered with Diplo and Labrinth to form the group LSD. Their debut album,Labrinth, Sia & Diplo Present…LSDhas one billion+ streams to date. She released the Grammy-nominatedThis Is Acting(Monkey Puzzle/RCA Records) in 2016 to much critical acclaim and cemented her role as one of today’s biggest stars and sought-after live performers with her sold-outNostalgic for the Presentheadline tour.Sia has more videos in YouTube’s Billion Views Club than any other female on the planet. Her massive singleCheap Thrillswas a multi-format global radio hit and one of the longest-running singles in the Top 40 in 2016. Along with her own successes, Sia has written global smashes for today’s biggest acts, including Beyoncé, Kanye West, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, and many more.Please enjoy!This podcast is brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D3/K2 Liquid Formula free with your first purchase—two vital nutrients for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free D3/K2 bundle with your first purchase! That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*This episode is also brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs. Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 690 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. You can pay what you want and get the first $50 off.Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byThrive Market,which saves me a ton of money and is perfect for these crazy times.Thrive Marketis a membership-based site on a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for everyone. You can find all types of food, supplements, nontoxic home products, clean wine, dog food—just about anything. Members earn wholesale prices every day and save an average of $30 on each order. I personally saved $39 on my most recent order.Go toThriveMarket.com/Timto give Thrive Market a try! You can choose the membership model that best fits your lifestyle.Choose a free gift, up to $22 in value,when you join todayand purchase the one-year membership.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. 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Ep 27: Kevin Kelly (Part 3) - WIRED Co-Founder, Polymath, Most Interesting Man In The World?

This is Part 3 of a 3-part interview with Kevin Kelly.Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine, which he co-founded in 1993.He also co-founded the All Species Foundation, a non-profit aimed at cataloging and identifying every living species on earth.And in all his spare times, he writes bestselling books, co-founded the Rosetta Project, which is Building an Archive of ALL documented human languages, and he serves on the board of the Long Now Foundation.As part of the latter, he's looking into how to revive and restore endangered or extinct species, including the Wooly Mammoth.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#495: David Rubenstein, Co-Founder of The Carlyle Group, on Lessons Learned, Jeff Bezos, Raising Billions of Dollars, Advising Presidents, and Sprinting to the End

David Rubenstein, Co-Founder of The Carlyle Group, on Lessons Learned, Jeff Bezos, Raising Billions of Dollars, Advising Presidents, and Sprinting to the End | Brought to you by ShipStationshipping software, Headspaceeasy-to-use appwith guided meditations, and Theragunpercussive muscle therapy devices. More on all three below. David M. Rubenstein(davidrubenstein.com) is co-founder and co-executive chairman ofThe Carlyle Group, a global investment firm with $230 billion under management.David is chairman of the boards of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Council on Foreign Relations, a fellow of the Harvard Corporation, and a regent of the Smithsonian Institution.David, an original signer of the Giving Pledge, has made transformative gifts for the restoration or repair of the Washington Monument, Kennedy Center, Smithsonian, National Archives, National Zoo, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.David is host ofThe David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversationson Bloomberg TV and the author ofThe American Story: Conversations with Master HistoriansandHow to Lead: Wisdom from the World’s Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers.David is a graduate of Duke University and the University of Chicago Law School.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byShipStation.Do you sell stuff online? Then you know what a pain the shipping process is.ShipStationwas created to make your life easier. Whether you’re selling on eBay, Amazon, Shopify, or over 100 other popular selling channels, ShipStation lets you access all of your orders from one simple dashboard, and it works with all of the major shipping carriers, locally and globally, including FedEx, UPS, and USPS.Tim Ferriss Show listeners get to tryShipStationfree for 60 daysby using promo code TIM.There’s no risk, and you can start your free trial without even entering your credit card info.Just visitShipStation.com, click on the microphone at thetopof the homepage, and type in TIM!*This episode is also brought to you byTheragun!Theragunis my go-to solution for recovery and restoration. It’s a famous, handheld percussive therapy device that releases your deepest muscle tension. I own two Theraguns, and my girlfriend and I use them every day after workouts and before bed. The all-newGen 4 Theragunis easy to use and has a proprietary brushless motor that’s surprisingly quiet—about as quiet as an electric toothbrush.Go toTheragun.com/Timright now and get your Gen 4 Theragun today, starting at only $199.*This episode is also brought to you byHeadspace!Headspace isyour daily dose of mindfulness in the form of guided meditationsin an easy-to-use app. Whatever the situation,Headspacecan help you feel better. Overwhelmed? Headspace has a 3-minute SOS meditation for you. Need some help falling asleep?Headspacehas wind-down sessions their members swear by. And for parents,Headspaceeven has morning meditations you can do with your kids. Headspace’s approach to mindfulness can reduce stress, improve sleep, boost focus, and increase your overall sense of well-being.Go toHeadspace.com/Timfor a FREE one-month trial with access toHeadspace’s full library of meditations for every situation.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#542: Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3, How to Pick the Right Hill to Climb, Finding the Right Amount of Crypto Regulation, Friends with Benefits, and the Untapped Potential of NFTs

Brought to you byUCANendurance products powered by SuperStarch®,Theragunpercussive muscle therapy devices, andTonalsmart home gym.Chris Dixon(@cdixon) is a general partner atAndreessen Horowitz, where for the past six years he has been an active seed and venture-stage investor.Previously, Chris co-founded and served as the CEO of two startups, SiteAdvisor and Hunch. SiteAdvisor was an internet security company that warned web users of security threats. The company was acquired by McAfee in 2006. Hunch was a recommendation technology company that was acquired by eBay in 2011.Chris has been a prolific seed investor, co-founding Founder Collective, a seed venture fund, and making a number of personal angel investments in various technology companies. Chris started programming as a kid and was a professional programmer after college at the high-speed options trading firm Arbitrade. He has a BA and MA in philosophy from Columbia and an MBA from Harvard.He has written about his theories and experiences as an entrepreneur and investoron Mediumand before that atcdixon.org. His a16z Podcast appearances can be foundhere.Naval Ravikant(@naval) is the co-founder and chairman ofAngelList. He is an angel investor and has invested in more than 100 companies, including many mega-successes, such as Twitter, Uber, Notion, Opendoor, Postmates, and Wish. You can subscribe toNaval, his podcast on wealth and happiness, onApple Podcasts,Spotify,Overcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find his blog atnav.al.For more Naval-plus-Tim, check outmy wildly popular interview with him from 2015—which was nominated for “Podcast of the Year”—attim.blog/naval. We also had a second long-form conversation in 2020, and you can find thathere. His most recent appearance was helping meinterview Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin here.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byUCAN.I was introduced toUCANand its unique carbohydrate SuperStarch® by my good friend—and listener favorite—Dr. Peter Attia, who said there is no carb in the world like it. I have since included it in my routine, using UCAN’s powders to power my workouts, and the bars make great snacks. Extensive scientific research and clinical trials have shown that SuperStarch providesa sustained release of energy to the body without spiking blood sugar.UCANis the ideal way to source energy from a carbohydrate without the negatives associated with fast carbs, especially sugar.You avoid fatigue, hunger cravings, and loss of focus.Whether you’re an athlete working on managing your fitness or you need healthy, efficient calories to get you through your day,UCANis an elegant energy solution.My listeners can save 30% on their first UCAN order by going toUCAN.co/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byTonal!Tonal is the world’s most intelligent home gym and personal trainer. It is precision engineered and designed to be the most advanced strength studio on the market today.Tonaluses breakthrough technology—like adaptive digital weights and AI learning—together with the best experts in resistance training so you get stronger, faster. Every program is personalized to your body using AI, and smart features check your form in real time, just like a personal trainer.TryTonal, the world’s smartest home gym, for 30 days in your home, and if you don’t love it, you can return it for a full refund. VisitTonal.comfor $100 off their smart accessories when you use promo code TIM100 at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byTheragun!Theragunis my go-to solution for recovery and restoration. It’s a famous, handheld percussive therapy device that releases your deepest muscle tension. I own two Theraguns, and my girlfriend and I use them every day after workouts and before bed. The all-newGen 4 Theragunis easy to use and has a proprietary brushless motor that’s surprisingly quiet—about as quiet as an electric toothbrush.Go toTherabody.com/Timright now and get your Gen 4 Theragun today, starting at only $199.*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#228: The Lion of Olympic Weightlifting, 62-Year-Old Jerzy Gregorek (Also Featuring: Naval Ravikant)

Jerzy Gregorek (@TheHappyBody) immigrated from Poland to the United States with his wife, Aniela, in 1986 as political refugees. He subsequently won four World Weightlifting Championships and established one world record. In 2000, Jerzy and Aniela founded UCLA's weightlifting team. As co-creator of The Happy Body Program, Jerzy has been mentoring people for more than 30 years. In 1998, Jerzy earned an MFA in writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. His poems and translations have appeared in numerous publications, including The American Poetry Review. His poem Family Tree was the winner of Amelia magazine's Charles William Duke Long Poem Award in 1998. Naval Ravikant (@naval) also joins us on this podcast, as he introduced me to Jerzy. Naval is the CEO and a co-founder of AngelList. He is an active angel investor and has invested inmore than 100 companies.His deals include Twitter, Uber, Yammer, Postmates, Wish, Thumbtack, andOpenDNS, which Cisco bought for $635 million in cash. As always, I hope you enjoy this episode! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. I have two to recommend: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Vagabonding by Rolf Potts All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose any of the endless options they offer. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It's that easy. Go toAudible.com/Tim and get started today. Enjoy. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is the future of financial advice. It's become especially popular among my friends in Silicon Valley and across the country because it provides the same high-end financial advice that the best private wealth managers deliver to the ultra wealthy -- but for any account size, at a fraction of the cost. Wealthfront monitors your portfolio every day across more than a dozen asset classes to find opportunities for rebalancing and harvesting tax losses, and now manages more than $5B in assets. Unlike old-fashioned private wealth managers, Wealthfront is powered by innovative technology, making it the most tax-efficient, low-cost, hassle-free way to invest. Go to wealthfront.com/tim to take the risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and it'll show you -- for free -- exactly the portfolio it would recommend. If you want to just take the advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it. Well worth a few minutes: wealthfront.com/tim. As a Tim Ferriss Show listener, you'll get your first $15,000 managed for free if you decide to go with its services.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#440: Rick Doblin — The Psychedelic Domino That Tips All Others

Rick Doblin — The Psychedelic Domino That Tips All Others | Brought to you by Helix Sleep and LinkedIn JobsRick Doblin, PhD,(@rickdoblin) is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, where he wrote his dissertation on the regulation of the medical uses of psychedelics and marijuana and his master’s thesis on a survey of oncologists about smoked marijuana vs. the oral THC pill in nausea control for cancer patients. Rick was also one of the early students under the legendaryDr. Stanislav Grof.Please listen to this entire episode, as there is a $10M surprise at the end.If you are interested in learning more about MAPS’s critical work and Phase 3 studies to make MDMA-assisted psychotherapy an approved treatment for PTSD, please visitmaps.org/capstoneThis podcast episode is brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 best overall mattress pick of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired, Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress for each and everybody’s unique taste. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, to my dear listeners, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/TIM.This episode is also brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs. Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn is an active community with more than 675 million members worldwide. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.WithLinkedIn, you can hire the right person quickly when you need them. And if you need to hire for healthcare or essential services, you can post your jobs for free.When it’s time to find and hire that right person, LinkedIn is here to help.Just visitLinkedIn.com/Timto get started!Terms and conditions apply.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#591: Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine Fame — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss

Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.You’ll get plenty of that in this special episode, which featuresmy interview with Tom Morellofrom my 2017 TV ShowFear{less}. The “less” is in parentheses because the objective is to teach you to fearless, not to be fearless.Fear{less}features in-depth, long-form conversations with top performers, focusing on how they’ve overcome fears and made hard decisions, embracing discomfort and thinking big.It was produced by Wild West Productions, and I worked with them to make both the video and audio available to you for free, my dear listeners. You can findthevideo of this episodeonYouTube.com/TimFerriss, and eventually you’ll be able to see all episodes for free atYouTube.com/TimFerriss.Spearheaded by actor/producer and past podcast guestVince Vaughn,Wild West Productionshas produced a string of hit movies includingThe Internship,Couples Retreat,Four Christmases, andThe Break-Up.In 2020, Wild West produced the comedyThe Opening Act, starring Jimmy O. Yang and Cedric The Entertainer. In addition toFear{less}, their television credits includeUndeniable with Joe Buck, ESPN’s30 for 30episodeabout the ’85 Bears, and the Netflix animated showF is for Family.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,”my very own email newsletter that every Friday features five bullet points highlighting cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and—of course—all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.*Tom shares what it’s like to try something musically for the first time and then present it to others — whether it’s to bandmates or an audience. [05:24]My first impressions upon hearing Tom’s work in Rage Against the Machine. [09:16]Where did Tom’s parents meet, and what was it like to grow up as an interracial child with a single mother in Libertyville, Illinois during the mid-1960s when they parted? [09:49]How did Tom’s mother encourage him to respond to the racism he would sometimes encounter in this otherwise idyllic Midwestern suburb? [12:46]What politicized Tom even more than reading Noam Chomsky in high school? [14:54]When did music enter the picture for Tom, and what precipitated his first band coming together? What experience really drove home the fact that making music was an accessible goal? [16:32]How did Tom learn guitar? [20:59]How did Tom become the first person from Libertyville, Illinois to ever go to Harvard, and what did he take away from his experience there? [22:24]After graduation, Tom drove his Chevy Astro van west to Hollywood with a thousand dollars and a dream. How long did the money last, how supportive was his mom of this endeavor, and what was his plan B if things didn’t go as intended? For that matter, how thought-out was plan A? [23:36]Exotic dancing as a makeshift plan B. [25:32]How did Tom become involved in the band Lock Up, and why was getting signed to a major record label more of a curse than a blessing? [26:32]How did Rage Against the Machine come together, and what kind of experimentalism did Tom bring to the band? [28:27]When did Tom know Rage Against the Machine was working, and how did his experience with Locked Up inform his approach to dealing with the music industry when it came knocking this time around? [30:51]Who finally succeeded in signing Rage Against the Machine, and to what does Tom credit the enthusiastic response of the fandom to the band’s live performances? [33:17]How performing as a solo acoustic act in front of eight people in a coffee shop can be a more vulnerable experience than playing as part of a band live on television for millions. [36:26]How Tom prepares for a gig. [39:01]What factors contributed to the end of Rage Against the Machine? [40:40]How did Tom’s father come back into his life? [41:42]If Tom weren’t a guitar player, what would he do for a living? [47:23]If Tom had to teach someone guitar in three months, what would the curriculum be? [47:44]What are the biggest wastes of time Tom sees novice musicians making? What are the wrong things to focus on? [48:58]As a teacher, what advice might Tom have for an aspiring young artist who can’t seem to make a connection with their audience? [50:14]What book has Tom gifted most? [51:12]An inspiring quote Tom ponders often. [51:56]An inexpensive purchase that has had a positive impact on Tom’s life. [52:44]How did Prophets of Rage come together? [53:30]What would Tom’s billboard say? [55:54]Advice for artists who might feel too intimidated to try changing the world. [56:22]*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#589: In Case You Missed It: March 2022 Recap of The Tim Ferriss Show

Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.This is a special inbetweenisode, which serves as a recap of the episodes from last month.It features a short clip from each conversation in one place so you can easily jump around to get a feel for the episode and guest.Based on your feedback, this format has been tweaked and improved since the first recap episode. For instance, @hypersundayson Twittersuggested that the bios for each guest can slow the momentum, so we moved all the bios to the end.See it as a teaser. Something to whet your appetite. If you like what you hear, you can of course find the full episodes attim.blog/podcast.Please enjoy!***Timestamps:Morgan Housel: 00:01:42Matt Mullenweg: 00:09:18Susan Cain: 00:15:35Mark Zuckerberg: 00:26:26Stewart Copeland: 00:30:35***Full episode titles:Morgan Housel — The Psychology of Money, Picking the Right Game, and the $6 Million JanitorTim Ferriss and Matt Mullenweg in Antarctica: Exploring Personal Fears, Bucket Lists, Facing Grief, Crafting Life Missions, and Tim’s Best Penguin ImpressionsSusan Cain on Transforming Pain, Building Your Emotional Resilience, Exploring Sufi Wisdom, Tapping into Bittersweet Songs, and Seeking the Shards of Light Mark Zuckerberg on Long-Term Strategy, Business and Parenting Principles, Personal Energy Management, Building the Metaverse, Seeking Awe, the Role of Religion, Solving Deep Technical Challenges (e.g., AR), and MoreRock and Roll Hall of Famer Stewart Copeland — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss***For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Balaji Srinivasan,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman,Dr. Michio Kaku, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#498: Josh Waitzkin and Tim Ferriss on The Cave Process, Advice from Future Selves, and Training for an Uncertain Future

Josh Waitzkin and Tim Ferriss on The Cave Process, Advice from Future Selves, and Training for an Uncertain Future | Brought to you byWealthfrontautomated investing, Vuori comfortable and durable performance apparel, and Tonal smart home gym. More on all three below. Josh Waitzkin, author ofThe Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance, is an eight-time national chess champion, a two-time world champion inTai Chi Chuan Push Hands, and the first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under nine-time world championMarcelo Garcia.For the past 13 years, Josh has been channeling his passion for the outer limits of the learning process toward training elite mental performers in business and finance and to revolutionizing the education system through his nonprofit foundation,The Art of Learning Project. Josh is currently in the process of taking on his fourth and fifth disciplines, paddle surfing and foiling, and is an all-in father and husband.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront willbuild you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetiteand manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byVuori clothing!Vuoriis a new and fresh perspective on performance apparel. Perfect if you are sick and tired of traditional, old workout gear. Everything is designed for maximum comfort and versatility so that you look and feel as good in everyday life as you do working out.Get yourself some of themost comfortable and versatile clothingon the planet atVuoriClothing.com/Tim.Not only willyoureceive 20% off your first purchase,but you’ll also enjoy free shipping on any US orders over $75 and free returns.*This episode is also brought to you byTonal!Tonal is the world’s most intelligent home gym and personal trainer. It is precision engineered and designed to be the world’s most advanced strength studio.Tonaluses breakthrough technology—like adaptive digital weights and A.I. learning—together with the best experts in resistance training so you get stronger, faster. Every program is personalized to your body using A.I., and smart features check your form in real time, just like a personal trainer.TryTonal, the world’s smartest home gym, for 30 days in your home, and if you don’t love it, you can return it for a full refund. VisitTonal.comfor $100 off their smart accessories when you use promo code TIM21 at checkout.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#133: Edward Norton on Mastery, Must-Read Books, and The Future of CrowdFunding

This episode, I sit down with Edward Norton (@EdwardNorton). Edward is an actor, filmmaker and activist. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for his work in Primal Fear, American History X, and Birdman. He has starred in scores of other films, including Fight Club, The Illusionist, and Moonrise Kingdom. Unbeknownst to most people, Edward is also a serial startup founder (e.g.CrowdRise; here’s my current campaign), aUN ambassador for biodiversity, a massively successful investor (e.g. earlyUber), a pilot, anddeeply involved with wilderness conservation. In this conversation, we cover a lot of ground, including: His beginnings in acting, and what early mentors taught him What separates great actors from mediocre actors, as illustrated through an early Marlon Brando storyEdward’s physical preparation for American History X (and camera trickery) The importance of surfing His favorite books, documentaries, underrated films and filmmakers, and essays (The Catastrophe of Success, etc.) His advice to his 20- and 30-year old self And much more... And here’s a bonus, another favorite book he remembered after we stopped recording:Buddhism Without Beliefs. Enjoy! This podcast is brought to you by99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them torapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfrontisa massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-itinvestingservice, led by technologists from places like Apple and world-famous investors. It has exploded in popularity in the last 2 yearsand now has more than $2.5B under management. In fact, some of my goodinvestorfriendsinSiliconValley havemillionsoftheir own moneyinWealthfront. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their riskassessmentquiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll showyou—for free–exactlytheportfolio they’d putyouin. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it.Well worth a few minutes: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#543: Legendary Investor John Doerr on Picking Winners — From Google in 1999 to Solving the Climate Crisis Now

Legendary Investor John Doerr on Picking Winners — From Google in 1999 to Solving the Climate Crisis Now | Brought to you byShipStationshipping software;Allformpremium, modular furniture; andAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement.More on all three below.John Doerr(@johndoerr) is an engineer, venture capitalist, the chair of Kleiner Perkins, and the author of the #1New York TimesbestsellerMeasure What Matters. His new book isSpeed and Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now.John was an original investor and board member at Google and Amazon, helping to create more than half a million jobs. A pioneer of Silicon Valley’s cleantech movement, John has invested in zero-emission technologies since 2006. He’s passionate about encouraging leaders to reimagine the future, from transforming healthcare to advancing applications of machine learning.Outside Kleiner Perkins, John works with social entrepreneurs who are tackling systemic issues across climate, public health, and education.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byShipStation.Do you sell stuff online? Then you know what a pain the shipping process is.ShipStationwas created to make your life easier. Whether you’re selling on eBay, Amazon, Shopify, or over 100 other popular selling channels, ShipStation lets you access all of your orders from one simple dashboard, and it works with all of the major shipping carriers, locally and globally, including FedEx, UPS, and USPS.Tim Ferriss Show listeners get to tryShipStationfree for 60 daysby using promo code TIM.There’s no risk, and you can start your free trial without even entering your credit card info.Just visitShipStation.com, click on the microphone at thetopof the homepage, and type in TIM!*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*This episode is also brought to you byAllform!If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They’ve launched a new company calledAllform, and they’re makingpremium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door—at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores. You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home.Allformarrives in just 3–7 days, and you can assemble it yourself in a few minutes—no tools needed.To find your perfect sofa,check out Allform.com/Tim. Allform is offering 20% off all orders to you, my dear listeners, atAllform.com/Tim.*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#431: Howard Marks on the US Dollar, Three Ways to Add Defense, and Good Questions

Howard Marks on the US Dollar, Three Ways to Add Defense, and Good Questions | Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs and "5-Bullet Friday."More on both below."Move forward but with caution." —Howard MarksHoward Marks (@HowardMarksBook) is co-chairman and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, a leading investment firm with more than $125 billion in assets under management. He is the author of the books Mastering the Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side and The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor, both critically acclaimed bestsellers.Warren Buffett has written of Howard Marks: "When I see memos from Howard Marks in my mail, they're the first thing I open and read. I always learn something." Marks holds a BSEc degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a major in finance and an MBA in accounting and marketing from the University of Chicago.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs. Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn is an active community with more than 675 million members worldwide. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.WithLinkedIn, you can hire the right person quickly when you need them. And if you need to hire for healthcare or essential services, you can post your jobs for free.When it’s time to find and hire that right person, LinkedIn is here to help.Just visitLinkedIn.com/Timto get started!Terms and conditions apply.This episode is also brought to you by "5-Bullet Friday," my very own email newsletter, which every Friday features five bullet points of cool things I've found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and -- of course -- all sorts of weird stuff I've dug up from around the world.It's free, it's always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep 50: Dr. Peter Attia on Ultra-Endurance, Drinking Jet Fuel, Human Foie Gras, and More

Peter Attia, MD, is the President and co-Founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). He is an ultra-endurance athlete, compulsive self-experimenter, and one of the most fascinating human beings I know. Peter also earned his M.D. from Stanford University and holds a B.Sc. in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. All show notes and links can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#518: Q&A with Tim — Current Morning and Exercise Routines, Holotropic Breathwork, Ambition vs. Self-Compassion, Daily Practices for Joy, Ontological Shock, and More

Q&A with Tim — Current Morning and Exercise Routines, Holotropic Breathwork, Ambition vs. Self-Compassion, Daily Practices for Joy, Ontological Shock, and More | Brought to you by Wealthfrontautomated investing, ButcherBoxpremium meats delivered to your door, andExpressVPNvirtual private network service. More on all three below.Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is usually my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types to tease out the habits, routines, favorite books, and so on that you can apply and test in your own life. This time, we have a slightly different format, and I’m the guest.As some of you know, I tested a “fan-supported model” in 2019, but I ended up returning to ads by request. That’s a long story, and you can read more about it attim.blog/podcastexperiment. I recently sat down with the supporter group for a fun and live Q&A on YouTube.I answered questions on my current morning and exercise routines, holotropic breathwork, ambition vs. self-compassion, diet, tools for assisting with ontological shock, what currently brings me a lot of joy, not caring what other people think, and much, much more.I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.*This episode is brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront willbuild you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetiteand manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byButcherBox!ButcherBoxmakes it easy for you to get high-quality, humanely raised meat that you can trust. They deliver delicious, 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef; free-range organic chicken; heritage-breed pork, and wild-caught seafood directly to your door.Bacon for Life is back!Right now, new members can get Bacon for Life when they signup atButcherBox.com/Tim. That’s one pack of FREE bacon in EVERY box for the life of your subscription when you go toButcherBox.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byExpressVPN.I’ve been using ExpressVPN to make sure that my data is secure and encrypted, without slowing my Internet speed. If you ever use public Wi-Fi at, say, a hotel or a coffee shop, where I often work and as many of my listeners do, you’re often sending data over an open network, meaning no encryption at all.A great way to ensure that all of your data is encrypted and can’t be easily read by hackers is by usingExpressVPN. All you need to do is download the ExpressVPN app on your computer or smartphone and then use the Internet just as you normally would. You click one button in the ExpressVPN app to secure 100% of your network data.Use my linkExpressVPN.com/Timtoday and get an extra three months free on a one-year package!*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#276: Terry Laughlin, The Master Who Changed My Life

This episode will forever have special meaning for me. While I didn't know it at the time, this ended up being the final long-form interview with Terry Laughlin (@TISWIM). Terry passed away from cancer complications on October 20, just two weeks after we recorded this interview.Terry was the founder of Total Immersion Swimming and co-author of Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier. He had a profound impact on me -- teaching me to overcome a lifelong fear of water and swimming (read all about it here). But more than that, he's been an inspiration for the way I've done anything since.Terry coached three college and two USA Swimming club teams from 1973 to 1988, improving each team dramatically. In that time, he developed 24 national champions at all strokes and distances -- the first national champions produced by four different teams.In 1989, Terry founded Total Immersion and turned his focus from working with young, accomplished swimmers to adults with little experience or skill (like me). But it's not just about swimming; Terry's elegant method of deconstruction and logical progression is the epitome of what I strive to do when I'm talking about learning any skill -- from investing to learning languages.It's with a heavy heart but much gratitude that I was able to interview Terry before he passed.Please enjoy, savor, and digest what Terry had to impart. Andbe sure to check out Terry's gift for listeners to this podcast: a free seven-day membership to the Total Immersion Academy online training center.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#437: Secretary Madeleine Albright — Optimism, The Future of the US, and 450-Pound Leg Presses

Secretary Madeleine Albright - Optimism, The Future of the US, and 450-Pound Leg Presses | Brought to you by Athletic Greens and Helix Sleep. “I’m an optimist who worries a lot.”—Secretary Madeleine AlbrightMadeleine K. Albright(@madeleine) is a professor, author, diplomat, and businesswoman who served as the 64th secretary of state of the United States. In 1997, she was named the first female secretary of state and became, at that time, the highest-ranking woman in the history of the US government. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Albright served as the US permanent representative to the United Nations and was a member of the president’s cabinet. She is a professor in the practice of diplomacy at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Dr. Albright is chair of Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategy firm, and chair of Albright Capital Management, LLC, an investment advisory firm focused on emerging markets.She also chairs the National Democratic Institute, serves as the president of the Truman Scholarship Foundation, and is a member of the US Defense Department’s Defense Policy Board. In 2012, she was chosen by President Obama to receive the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in recognition of her contributions to international peace and democracy.Dr. Albright is a seven-timeNew York Timesbest-selling author. Her most recent book,Hell and Other Destinations, was published in April, 2020. Her other books includeMadam Secretary: A Memoir, her autobiography;The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs;Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America’s Reputation and Leadership;Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box;Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937–1948; andFascism: A Warning.This podcast is brought to you by Athletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.As a listener ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, you’ll get a free 20-count travel pack (valued at $79) with your first order atAthleticGreens.com/tim.This podcast episode is also brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 best overall mattress pick of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired, Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress for each and everybody’s unique taste. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, to my dear listeners, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/TIM.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#298: Dr. Gabor Mate - New Paradigms, Ayahuasca, and Redefining Addiction

Dr. Gabor Maté (@DrGaborMate) is a physician who specializes in neurology, psychiatry, and psychology. He's well known for studying and treating addiction.Dr. Maté has written several books, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. His work has been published internationally in 20 languages, and he's received the Hubert Evans Prize for Literary Non-Fiction; an Honorary Degree (Law) from the University of Northern British Columbia; an Outstanding Alumnus Award from Simon Fraser University; and the 2012 Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award from Mothers Against Teen Violence. He is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Criminology, Simon Fraser University.I've wanted to invite Dr. Maté to this podcast for a while because he is not only an expert in the pathologies of addiction, but he's experimented with -- and used successfully -- tools that are perhaps outside the realm of traditional psychiatry. He is also a co-founder, along with Vicky Dulai, of Compassion for Addiction, a group that advocates for a new way to understand and treat addiction.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you byAscent Protein, the only US-based company that offers native proteins — both whey and micellar casein — directly to the consumer for improved muscle health and performance. Because the product is sourced from Ascent’s parent company, Leprino Foods — the largest producer of mozzarella cheese in the world — it’s entirely free of artificial ingredients and completely bypasses the bleaching process common to most other whey products on the market.If you want cleaner, more pure, less processed protein — which I certainly do —go to ascentprotein.com/tim for 20 percent off your entire order!I’m a big fan of all of their flavors — the chocolate, vanilla, and even their newest option, cappuccino. Enjoy!This podcast is also brought to you by99Designs,the world’s largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs.I used them torapid prototype the coverforThe Tao of Seneca, and I’ve also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you’re happy with or your money back.Click this linkand get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run…***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#78: How to Build a Large Audience from Scratch (and More)

In this episode, I answer questions submitted by you all.50% of this episodeis spentexplaining how -- if I had to start over today -- I would build an audience from scratch. For the movie picks I mention (shorts, documentaries, etc.), be sure to check out http://fourhourworkweek.com/vimeo All past episodes of the podcast, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rick Rubin, and others, can be found at http://fourhourworkweek.com/podcast Thanks for listening! Tim***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#115: Thinking About Extra Dimensions with Physicist Lisa Randall

Professor Lisa Randall (@lirarandall) researches particle physics and cosmology at Harvard, where she is a professor of theoretical physics. Professor Randall was the first tenured woman in the Princeton physics department and the first tenured female theoretical physicist at Harvard. In autumn 2004, she was the most cited theoretical physicist of the previous five years. In 2007, Randall was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People (Time 100) under the section for "Scientists & Thinkers". Randall was given this honor for her work regarding the evidence of a higher dimension. She has written several mind-expanding books, the newest of which is Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe.If you want a semi-psychedelic experience (viewing the world through a new lens) without imbibing substances, this is worth checking out. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Thrive Market. If you're anything like me, you care a lot about the food you put in your body. In fact, I think it's much more important than exercise. The problem is that good food can be extremely expensive...but it doesn't have to be. ThriveMarketislikeCostcoforeverythinghealthy-anonlineshoppingclubofferingthebestbrandsandgroceriesat25-50%offretailprices,shippednationallyforfree.TherearealotofSlowCarbDiet friendlyitemsthatIrecommendin The 4-Hour Body.Youcaneasilyfiltereverythingbyyourpreferences:paleo,gluten-free,vegan,raw,non-GMO,etc.Neverpayfullpriceforhealthyfoodagain.Gotothrivemarket.com/timtostartyourfree2-monthtrialandget25%offyourfirstorder.Whatdoyouhavetolose?Nothing.Socheckitout:thrivemarket.com/tim***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#107: The Scariest Navy SEAL I've Ever Met...And What He Taught Me

Jocko Willink(@jockowillink) is one of the scariest human beings imaginable. He is a lean 230 pounds. He is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert who used to tap out 20 Navy SEALs per workout. He is a legend in the Special Operations world. His eyes look through you more than at you. He rarely does interviews, if ever. But a few weeks ago, Jocko ended up staying at my house and we had a caffeinated mind meld. Here's some background... Jocko enlisted in the Navy after high school and spent 20 years in the SEAL Teams, first as an enlisted SEAL operator and then as a SEAL officer. During his second tour in Iraq, he led SEAL Task Unit Bruiser in the Battle of Ramadi--some of the toughest and sustained combat in the SEAL Teams since Vietnam. Under his leadership, Task Unit Bruiser became the most highly decorated Special Operations Unit of the entire war in Iraq and helped bring stability to Ramadi. Jocko was awarded the Bronze Star and a Silver Star. Upon returning to the United States, Jocko served as the Officer-in-Charge of training for all West Coast SEAL Teams, designing and implementing some of the most challenging and realistic combat training in the world. So why is Jocko opening up? Well, in part, we have mutual friends. Second, he is the co-author of an incredible new book — Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win -- which I've been loving. Trust me. Buy it. This is his first mainstream interview and one you won't want to miss. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfrontisa massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-itinvestingservice, led by technologists from places like Apple and world-famous investors. It has exploded in popularity in the last 2 years, and now has more than $2.5B under management. In fact, some of my goodinvestorfriendsinSiliconValley havemillionsoftheir own moneyinWealthfront. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their riskassessmentquiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll showyou—for free–exactlytheportfolio they’d putyouin. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it.Well worth a few minutes: wealthfront.com/tim. Mandatory disclaimer:WealthfrontInc.isanSECregisteredInvestmentAdvisor. Investing in securities involves risks, and there is the possibility of losing money. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please visit Wealthfront dot com to read their full disclosure. This podcast is also brought to you by99Designs, the world’s largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs to rapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body? Here are some of the impressive results.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade.Give it a test run...***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#167: Jamie Foxx Part 2 - Bringing the Thunder

Jamie Foxx (@iamjamiefoxx) returns to the show for a special role-reversal where he interviews me for his radio show. For those of you who didn't hear Jamie's first appearance on the podcast, which was voted 2015 Podcast of the Year byProduct Hunt, you can check it out here. In this episode, you'll hearmanystories and topics that haven't been discussed before -- including Jamie's exploration of past lives. It goes in many different directions, but I think you'll enjoy it. If you only have 5 minutes, listen to the first few minutes because Jamie is the consummate performer, which is what you'd expect from an Academy Award-winning actor, Grammy Award-winning musician, and famous standup and improv comedian. He has all the tools in the toolkit. Please enjoy this raucous romp! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you byMeUndies.Have you ever wanted to be as powerful as a mullet-wearing ninja from the1980’s, or as sleek as a black panther in the Amazon? Of course you have, and that’s whereMeUndiescomes in. I’ve spent the last sixmonths wearing underwear from these guys24/7,and they arethe most comfortable and colorful underwear I’ve ever owned.Their materials are 2x softer than cotton,as evaluated using theKawabata method. Check outMeUndies.com/Tim to see my current faves (some are awesomely ridiculous, like the camo) This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you -- for free -- exactly the portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#100: Brené Brown on Vulnerability and Home Run TED Talks

Dr. Brené Brown(@BreneBrown) is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Brené’s 2010 TEDx Houston talk,The Power of Vulnerability, has been viewed more than 20 million times and is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world. She has spent the past 13 years studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame.Brenéis the author of two #1New York Times bestsellers:Daring GreatlyandThe Gifts of Imperfection. Her brand-new book is titledRising Strong. In it, she writes, “If we are brave enough, often enough, we will fall. This is a book about what it takes to get back up.” She is also the Founder and CEO for The Daring Way™, an organization that brings her work on vulnerability, courage, shame and worthiness to organizations, schools, communities, and families. For all links, show notes, resources from this episode, please visithttp://fourhourworkweek.com/podcast This podcast is brought to you byVimeo Pro, which is ideal for entrepreneurs.In fact, a bunch of my start-ups are already usingVimeo Pro.WealthFrontuses it to explain how it develops personalized investment portfolios.TaskRabbituses it to tell the company’s story. Twitter uses it to showcasePeriscope. Why are they using it instead of other options out there?Vimeo Proprovides enterprise level video hosting that typicallycosts thousands of dollars for a tiny fraction of the cost. Features include: Gorgeous high-quality playback with no ads Up to 20 GB of video storage every week Unlimited plays and views A fully customizable video player, which can include your company logo, custom outro, and more You get all this for just$199 per year (that’s only $17 per/mo.)There are no complicated bandwith calculations or hidden fees. Just go toVimeo.com/businessto check it out. If you like it, you canuse the promo code “Tim” to get 25% off. This is the deepest discount you will find anywhere forVimeo Pro. This podcast is also brought to you byWealthfront.Wealthfrontisa massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-itinvestingservice, led by technologists from places like Apple and world-famous investors. It has exploded in popularity in the last 2 years, and now has more than $2.5B under management. In fact, some of my goodinvestorfriendsinSiliconValley havemillionsoftheir own moneyinWealthfront. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teamsCheck outwealthfront.com/tim, take their riskassessmentquiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll showyou—for free--exactlytheportfolio they'd putyouin. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it.Well worth a few minutes:wealthfront.com/tim.Mandatory disclaimer:WealthfrontInc.isanSECregisteredInvestmentAdvisor.Investinginsecuritiesinvolvesrisks,andthereisthepossibilityoflosingmoney.Pastperformanceisnoguaranteeoffutureresults.PleasevisitWealthfrontdotcomtoreadtheirfulldisclosure.Enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#205: Mark Bittman on Changing the Food Industry and Living Dangerously

Mark Bittman (@bittman) is the author of 20 acclaimed books, including the How to Cook Everything series, Food Matters, and his latest, How to Bake Everything -- which is on a coveted shelf in my own kitchen. For more than two decades, Mark's popular and compelling stories appeared in The New York Times, where he was ultimately the Lead Food Writer for the Sunday Magazine. He became the country's first food-focused op-ed columnist for a major news publication. He starred in four TV series including the Emmy Award-winning Years of Living Dangerously. He's been a distinguished fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, a fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists, and was recently appointed to the faculty of Columbia University'sMailman School of Public Health. Throughout his career, Mark has strived for the same goal: to make food and all of its aspects understandable -- and he also extends that to a brand-new podcast called Get Bitt. In this episode, we talk about: My fasting regimen -- why I do it the way I do itMark's favorite failures and what he's learned from them. Mark's first piece that broke him into the world of journalism. And much, much more. Please enjoy this episode with Mark Bittman! This podcast is brought to you by Vimeo Pro, which is the ideal video hosting platform for entrepreneurs.In fact, a bunch of my start-ups are already using Vimeo Pro. WealthFront uses it to explain how WealthFront works. TaskRabbit uses it to tell the company's story. There are many other names who you would recognize among their customers (including Airbnb and Etsy). Why do they use it? Vimeo Pro provides enterprise level video hosting for a fraction of the usual cost. Features include: Gorgeous high-quality playback with no ads Up to 20 GB of video storage every week Unlimited plays and views A fully customizable video player, which can include your company logo, custom outro, and more You get all this for just $199 per year (that's only $17 per month). There are no complicated bandwidth calculations or hidden fees. Try it risk-free for 30 days. Just go to†Vimeo.com/business to check it out. If you like it, you can use the promo code "Tim" to get 25% off. This is a special discount just for you guys. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront†is†a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple and world-famous investors. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. In fact, some of my good investor friends in Silicon Valley have millions of their own money in Wealthfront. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes two to five minutes, and they'll show you--for free exactly the portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it. Well worth a few minutes: wealthfront.com/tim.Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#112: The Nasty Icon of Retail, Sophia Amoruso

Sophia Amoruso (@Sophia_Amoruso) is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Nasty Gal, a global online destination for both new and vintage clothing, shoes, and accessories. Founded in 2006, Nasty Gal was named “Fastest Growing Retailer” in 2012 by Inc. Magazine, thanks to its 11,200% three-year growth rate. Sophia has been called "fashion's new phenom" by Forbes magazine, and she has become one of the most prominent and iconic figures in retail. She recently founded the #GIRLBOSS Foundation, which awards financial grants to women in the worlds of design, fashion, and music. Sophia's first book, #GIRLBOSS, is a New York Times bestseller published in fifteen countries. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Athletic Greens. I get asked all the time, “if you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is, inevitably,Athletic Greens. It is my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Bodyand did not get paid to do so. Get 50% off your order at Athletic Greens.com/Tim. This podcast is also brought to you by Vimeo Pro, which is ideal for entrepreneurs.In fact, a bunch of my start-ups are already using Vimeo Pro. WealthFront uses it to explain how it develops personalized investment portfolios. TaskRabbit uses it to tell the company’s story. Twitter uses it to showcase Periscope. Why are they using it instead of other options out there? Vimeo Pro provides enterprise level video hosting that typicallycosts thousands of dollars for a tiny fraction of the cost. Features include: Gorgeous high-quality playback with no ads Up to 20 GB of video storage every week Unlimited plays and views A fully customizable video player, which can include your company logo, custom outro, and more You get all this for just $199 per year (that’s only $17 per/mo.) There are no complicated bandwidth calculations or hidden fees. Just go to Vimeo.com/business to check it out. If you like it, you can use the promo code “Tim” to get 25% off. This is the deepest discount you will find anywhere for Vimeo Pro.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#204: Tools of Titans: Josh Waitzkin Distilled

Josh Waitzkin is an endlessly fascinating person who gets mentioned a lot on this show for good reason (and he's been a guest not just once, but twice). He was the basis for the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer. Considered a chess prodigy, Josh has perfected learning strategies that can be applied to anything, including his other loves of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (he's a black belt under phenom Marcelo Garcia) and Tai Chi push hands (he's a world champion). These days, he spends his time coaching the world's top athletes and investors, working to revolutionize education, and tackling his new passion for paddle surfing (and nearly killing me in the process). I initially met Josh through his incredible book, The Art of Learning, which I loved so much that I helped produce the audiobook (download hereon Audible). This episode is a highlight reel of sorts -- lessons I've learned from Josh and shared in my new book Tools of Titans. Please enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. I reached out to these Finnish entrepreneurs after a very talented acrobat introduced me to one of their products, which blew my mind (in the best way possible). It is mushroom coffee featuring chaga. It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It put me on fire for an entire day, and I only had half of the packet. People are always asking me what I use for cognitive enhancement right now, this is the answer. You can try it right now by going to foursigmatic.com/tim and using the code Tim to get 20 percent off your first order. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you'll be disappointed. This podcast is also brought to you byWealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you for free the exact portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#601: Jack Kornfield — How to Overcome Apathy and Find Beautiful Purpose

Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobsrecruitment platform with 770M+ users, Athletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement, and Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating. Jack Kornfield(@JackKornfield) trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded theInsight Meditation Societyin Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachersSharon SalzbergandJoseph Goldsteinand theSpirit RockCenter in Woodacre, California. Over the years, Jack has taught worldwide, led international Buddhist teacher meetings, and worked with many of the great teachers of our time. He holds a PhD in clinical psychology and is a grandfather, husband, and activist. Some of his current projects includeMMTCP, a worldwide mindfulness teacher training;Cloud Sangha, a site offering access to expert mindfulness teachers online; and a positive impactWisdom Venturesfund.His books have been translated into 22 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. They includeThe Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology;A Path with Heart;After the Ecstasy, the Laundry;Teachings of the Buddha;The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace;Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are; and his most recent book,No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs.Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 770 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. And now, you can post a job for free.Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Pro Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Pro Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Pro Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*[07:15] Apathy and polarization[08:44] Truth beneath anger[22:40] Ajahn Chah and contractor-ese[26:25] Retuning the tone of rage[33:24] Coping with trauma-induced hypervigilance[41:01] Making group therapeutic models work[47:15] In any effort to make the world better, put on your oxygen mask first[53:19] How can an aspiring Bodhisattva cut through widespread disengagement and apathy?[1:03:57] Thich Nhat Hanh and death[1:15:06] Out-of-body experiences[1:19:40] “A Brief for the Defense”[1:27:12] A guided meditation for recapturing the adventure and joy of childhood[1:38:47] The benefits of loving-kindness meditation[1:47:56] “Last year, foolish monk. This year, no change.”*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#251: How to Live Without Limits - Kyle Maynard

Kyle Maynard (@kylemaynard) is a motivational speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and ESPY award-winning mixed martial arts athlete, known for becoming the first quadruple amputee to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Aconcagua without the aid of prosthetics. Oprah Winfrey called Kyle "one of the most inspiring young men you will ever hear about." Arnold Schwarzenegger described him as "the real deal," "a champion human," and "one of the most inspiring people" he's ever met. Even the great Wayne Gretzky has spoken of Kyle's "greatness." Despite being born with a rare condition that left him with arms that end at the elbows and legs that end near his knees, he learned early on with the support of his family to live life independently and without prosthetics. Kyle thrives on physical challenges and, following a few rough middle school football seasons, he went on to become a champion wrestler, CrossFit Certified Instructor and gym owner, competitive MMA/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter, world record-setting weightlifter, and skilled mountaineer. This episode comes from my new television show Fear{less}, where I interview world-class performers on stage about how they've overcome doubt, conquered fear, and made their toughest decisions. You can watch the entire first episode with illusionist David Blaine for free at att.net/fearless. (To watch all episodes, please visit DIRECTV NOW.) We recorded three hours of material and only one hour was used for the TV show. This podcast episode is almost entirely new content that didn't appear on TV. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by WordPress, my go-to platform for 24/7-supported, zero downtime blogging, writing online, creating websites -- everything! I love it to bits, and the lead developer, Matt Mullenweg, has appeared on this podcast many times. Whether for personal use or business, you're in good company with WordPress -- used by The New Yorker, Jay-Z, FiveThirtyEight, TechCrunch, TED, CNN, and Time, just to name a few. A source at Google told me that WordPress offers "the best out-of-the-box SEO imaginable," which is probably why it runs nearly 30% of the Internet. Go to WordPress.com/Tim to get 15% off your website today! This podcast is also brought to you by 99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them to rapid prototype the cover for The Tao of Seneca, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run...***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#223: Calming Philosophies for Chaotic Times -- Krista Tippett

Krista Tippett (@KristaTippett) is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author. She created and hosts the public radio program and podcast On Being and curates The Civil Conversations Project, an emergent approach to the differences of our age. She received a National Humanities Medal in 2013 from President Barack Obama at the White House for "thoughtfully delving into the mysteries of human existence. On the air and in print, Ms. Tippett avoids easy answers, embracing complexity and inviting people of every background to join her conversation about faith, ethics, and moral wisdom." Krista was a journalist and diplomat in Cold War Berlin and holds a Masters of Divinity from Yale University. Her books are Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living, Einstein's God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit, and Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters -- and How to Talk About It. In this conversation, we cover many things, including: Krista's morning routines Zen versus striving -- compatible, incompatible, or other? Defining "spiritual" and "wise" The role of prayer for her, and what she focuses on Overcoming depression The skills of good interviewing Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them torapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service, which is non-spec. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run... This podcast is also brought to you by FreshBooks. FreshBooks is the #1 cloud bookkeeping software, which is used by a ton of the start-ups I advise and many of the contractors I work with. It is the easiest way to send invoices, get paid, track your time, and track your clients. FreshBooks tells you when your clients have viewed your invoices, helps you customize your invoices, track your hours, automatically organize your receipts, have late payment reminders sent automatically and much more. Right now you can get afree month of complete and unrestricted use.You do not need a credit card for the trial. To claim your free month and see how the brand new Freshbooks can change your business, go to FreshBooks.com/Timand enter "Tim" in the "how did you hear about us" section.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#465: Jamie Foxx on Workout Routines, Success Habits, and Untold Hollywood Stories (Repost)

Jamie Foxx on Workout Routines, Success Habits, and Untold Hollywood Stories (Repost) | Brought to you by Honey and Pique TeaJamie Foxx(@iamjamiefoxx) is an Academy Award-winningactor, a Grammy Award-winningmusician, and a famous standup and improvcomedian. He is, without a doubt, the mostconsummate performer and entertainer I have ever met.In the 2.5 hours we spent together in his home studio, he blew my mind.We cover a TON in this wide-ranging episode, including many never-before-heard stories. Here’s just a tinysample of what you’ll hear:Jamie’s workout routineJamie’s origin stories — how he used $400 to matcha $1,000,000party thrown by Puff Daddy; building up his network with Kanye, Jay Z, and Pharrell; expanding his fan base; and bombing horribly at the beginningWhat he learned during the magic of In Living ColorJamie playing live musicthroughout our interviewImpersonations (and lessons learned from many of the following) — Quincy Jones, Ed Sheeran, Ray Charles, Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Doc Rivers, Kermit the Frog, Sammy Davis, Jr., LeBron James, Bill Clinton, Tamara Rawitt, Shawn Wayans, Jim Carrey, Oprah Winfrey, Norman Lear, Mike Tyson, and othersThe key skills Jamie learned from his grandmotherJamie’s parenting styleCheck out the show notes for much, much more.Enjoy!This episode originally aired in 2015. You can find the show notes here:https://tim.blog/2015/12/06/jamie-foxx/This episode is brought to you byHoney!Honeyisa free browser extension that finds promo codes for you and automatically applies them to your shopping cart.Just shop at your favorite sites, click the Honey button that drops down at checkout, and wait a few seconds asHoneyscans its database of all the working coupons for that site. And watch the prices drop.Honeyhas found its 17+ million members over 2 billion dollars in savings. If you don’t already have Honey, you could be missing out on free savings.Get Honey for free at JoinHoney.com/TIM.*This episode is also brought to you byPique Tea!I first learned about Pique through my friends Dr. Peter Attia and Kevin Rose, and nowPique’s fermented pu’er tea crystals have become my daily go-to.I often kickstart my mornings with their Pu’er Green Tea and Pu’er Black Tea, and I alternate between the two. Their crystals are cold-extracted using only wild-harvested leaves from 250-year-old tea trees. Plus, they triple toxin screen for heavy metals, pesticides, and toxic mold—contaminants commonly found in tea. I also use the crystals for iced tea, which saves a ton of time and hassle.Piqueis offering15% off of their pu’er teasfor the first time ever, exclusively to my listeners.Simply visitPiqueTea.com/Tim, and the discount will be automatically applied.They also offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so your purchase is completely risk free. Just go toPiqueTea.com/Timto learn more.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#253: Morning Routines and Strategies

This is a special episode of the podcast. After more than 200 conversations with the world's top performers, you start to spot certain patterns. These are the shared habits, hacks, philosophies, and tools that are the common threads of success, happiness, health, and wealth. These commonalities were the premise of my most recent book,The New York Times#1 bestseller Tools of Titans -- a compilation of my favorite lessons, routines, and tips of many of my guests. In this episode, I've gathered some of the best advice from past guests about morning routines. This includes conversations with: Jocko Willink Seth Godin Jamie Foxx Scott Adams Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found attim.blog/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by 99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them to rapid prototype the cover for The Tao of Seneca, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run... This podcast is also brought to you byFour Sigmatic.I reached out to these Finnish entrepreneurs after a very talented acrobat introduced me to one of their products, which blew my mind (in the best way possible). It ismushroom coffee featuring chaga. It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It put me on fire for an entire day, and I only had half of the packet. People are always asking me what I use for cognitive enhancement right now -- this is the answer. You can try it right now by going tofoursigmatic.com/timand using the codeTimto get 20 percent off your first order. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you'll be disappointed.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

BONUS: Sam Harris Guided Meditations and Lessons

This is a companion episode to episode #342 ("Sam Harris, Ph.D. — How to Master Your Mind"), and it features guided meditations and lessons from Sam's meditation app Waking Up. Please note that it includes bonus content not found in the longer episode. Enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#574: Arnold Schwarzenegger on Psychological Warfare (And Much More) (Repost)

Arnold Schwarzenegger on Psychological Warfare (And Much More) | Brought to you byVuoricomfortable and durable performance apparel andAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement.In this episode, I interview the one and onlyArnold Schwarzenegger…athis kitchen table.In our conversation, we dig into lessons learned, routines, favorite books, and much more, including many stories I’ve never heard anywhere else.As a starting point, we cover:The Art of Psychological Warfare, and How Arnold Uses It to WinHowTwinsBecame His Most Lucrative Movie (?!?)Mailing Cow Balls to PoliticiansHow Arnold Made Millions — Fresh Off The Boat — BEFORE His Acting Career Took OffHow Arnold Used Meditation For One Year To Reset His BrainAnd Much More…This episode originally aired in 2015. You can find the show notes here:tim.blog/arnold*This episode is brought to you byVuori clothing!Vuoriis a new and fresh perspective on performance apparel, perfect if you are sick and tired of traditional, old workout gear. Everything is designed for maximum comfort and versatility so that you look and feel as good in everyday life as you do working out.Get yourself some of themost comfortable and versatile clothingon the planet atVuoriClothing.com/Tim.Not only willyoureceive 20% off your first purchase,but you’ll also enjoy free shipping on any US orders over $75 and free returns.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#82: Sam Kass on Trials by Fire and Cooking for The Obamas

Sam Kassalmost became a pro baseball player.Instead, he pivoted a history major into becoming the private chef for the Obamas in the White House.He then broke into national nutrition policyand was named #11 on Fast Company magazine's 2011 list of "100 Most Creative People" for his work, which focused on establishing private-sector partnerships to reduce childhood obesity to just 5% by 2030.His story is amazing, his career turns are unexpected, and his trials by fire are hilarious.In this conversation, we talk about:- Baseball and the art of fielding - His odd leap to the culinary world and his escapades in Austria- How he met the Obamas - His favorite books, routines, and breakfast eggs - Simple cooking tricks and common mistakes - Nutrition, top-soil depletion, and organic food - Why he doesn’t like black pepper - And much, much more...Show notes (links, resources, books, etc.) for this episode can be found atfourhourworkweek.com/podcastAnd...please visit the sponsors for this episode! I've used them both. Mizzen + Mainmakes the only “dress” shirts I now travel with — fancy enough forimportant dinners but made from athletic,sweat-wicking material. No more ironing, no more steaming, no more hassle.Click here to see the exact shirtsI wear most often. 99Designsisthe world’s largest marketplace of graphic designers. I used 99Designs torapid prototype the coverforThe 4-Hour Body, which hit #1 New York Times.Here are some of the impressive results.Click this linkand get a free $99 upgrade.Give it a test run…***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?

The goal of this blog and my podcast is to push you outside of your comfort zoneand force you to question assumptions.This why I invite divergent thinkers and world-class performers who often disagree.I might interview Tony Robbins (Part 1, Part 2) and then Matt Mullenweg, as I did. OrI might have SamHarris, PhDon and later invite aseemingly oppositeguest like...Glenn Beck.This interview is a wild ride, and ithappened — oddly enough -- thanks to alate-nightsauna session.I was catching up with an old friend, who is mixed-race, a Brown University grad, and liberal in almost every senseof the word.I casually asked him, “If you could pick one person to be on the podcast, who would it be?"“Glenn Beck,” he answered without a moment’s hesitation. “His story is FASCINATING."He went on to describe how Glenn hit rock bottom and restarted his life in his 30’s. Fast forward to 2014,Forbesnamed him to their annualCelebrity 100 Power List and pegged his earnings at $90 million for that year.Thisplaced him ahead of people like Mark Burnett, Jimmy Fallon, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Will Smith. Glenn's site,TheBlaze.com, gets somewhere between 30 and 50 million unique visitors per month.This interview is neither a “gotcha” interviewnor a softball interview.I ask some very tough questions (some from listeners), but my primary goal was to pull out routines, habits, books, etc. that you can use.There is no political agenda whatsoever.If anything, this is a story of entrepreneurship,and whether you love Glenn, hateGlenn, or have never heard his name, there is a lot to learn from him.Full show notes and links from this episode can be found atwww.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#422: Fear-Setting: The Most Valuable Exercise I Do Every Month

“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.” — SenecaI do an exercise called “fear-setting” at least once a quarter, often once a month. It is the most powerful exercise I do.Fear-setting has produced my biggest business and personal successes, as well as repeatedly helped me to avoid catastrophic mistakes.ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:My TED talk, which is what you are listening to, gives you an overview, and the text at tim.blog/ted provides more detail, step-by-step instructions, and real-world examples.You can watch the TED talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_ferriss_why_you_should_define_your_fears_instead_of_your_goalsThe three exercise slides from the TED presentation: https://tim.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ted_ferriss_fear_setting_sample_slides.pdfThis talk was also shared on the podcast TED Talks Daily, where TED shares new ideas every weekday. You might also enjoy my conversation with Chris Anderson on The TED Interview podcast, in which we discuss philosophy, psychedelics, and much more.SUGGESTED READING:Tao of Seneca: Letters from a Stoic Master — Free PDFs of three volumes of Stoic writing and modern profiles.Some Practical Thoughts on SuicideThe Tao of Seneca — On Groundless Fears***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#238: The Savant of Speed -- Ryan Flaherty

Ryan Flaherty (@ryanflaherty1) is the Senior Director of Performance at Nike. Prior to holding that position, Ryan was the Founder and President of Prolific Athletes LLC, a sports performance facility in San Diego, California, where he trained some of the world's best athletes. His clients include Serena Williams, Russell Wilson, the Arizona Cardinals, Marcus Mariota, Jameis Winston, and hundreds of other professional athletes. While he is well known for dramatically improving his athletes' speed, more and more athletes (and coaches) seek Ryan out for his training and guidance on injury prevention. Many of Ryan's clients have made remarkable recoveries from injuries, and several NFL teams and European soccer clubs have sought his methodology to implement into their training programming. Ryan developed an algorithm called "Force Number" that is based on the hex (or trap) bar deadlift and body weight to predict speed such as the forty-yard dash. In this discussion, we talk about exercises for reducing injury potential, how Ryan uses the Force Number, what his workouts look like from warmup to finish, how he helped Meb Keflezighi train for his Boston Marathon victory, how to go from sprinting to long distance running, and lots more. Whether you're trying to become a better athlete or just less injured from your workouts in any type of training, you'll want to check out this conversation with Ryan Flaherty, the Savant of Speed! This podcast is brought to you by Soothe.com, the world's largest on-demand massage service. Because I've been broken so many times, I have body work done at least twice a week -- so I have a high bar for this stuff. I do not accept mediocrity, and I wouldn't expect you to, either. After much personal testing, I can affirm that Soothe delivers a hand-selected, licensed, and experienced massage therapist to you in the comfort of your own home, hotel, or office in as little as an hour. I was amazed at the quality of service and convenience. Think of it as Uber for massages, available in fifty†cities worldwide. Download the app at Soothe.com and use code TITAN20 to get $20 off your first massage. This podcast is also brought to you by LegalZoom.I have used Legalzoom for my businesses, and Matt Mullenweg (CEO of Automattic – now worth more than a billion dollars) first incorporated his company on LegalZoom.Legalzoom is a reliable resource that more than a million people have already trusted to help with their businesses, including setting up a will, doing a proper trademark search, forming an LLC, setting up a non-profit, or finding simple cease-and-desist letter templates. LegalZoom is not a law firm, but they do have a network of independent attorneys available in most states. They can give you advice on the best way to get started, provide contract reviews, and otherwise help you run your business.Check out LegalZoom.com today to see how they can make life better for you and your business. Enter promo code “TIM” at checkout to save 15%! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#426: The Random Show: Boozy Quarantine Edition!

#426: The Random Show: Boozy Quarantine Edition! | Brought to you by Magic SpoonCereal and “5-Bullet Friday"Technologist, serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, self-experimenter, and all-around wild and crazy guyKevin Rose(@KevinRose),rejoins me for another episode of "The Random Show." In this one we explore fine (and not-so-fine) wines, dog adoption, great fiction and non-fiction reads, anniversary celebration during quarantine, exotic meats and decadent desserts, skiing accidents, and much more.Please enjoy!NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 2nd on Caffeine.tv. Thanks to everyone who joined this special live edition! ������This episode is brought to you byMagic SpoonCereal!Magic Spoonis a brand-new cereal that is low carb,high protein, andzero sugar.It tastes just like your favorite sugary cereal.Each serving has 12g of protein, 3g of net carbs, 0g of sugar, and only 110 calories. It’s also gluten free, grain free, keto friendly, soy free, and GMO free.And it’s delicious! It comes in your favorite, traditional cereal flavors like Cocoa, Frosted, and Blueberry.Magic Spooncereal has received a lot of attention since launching last year.Timemagazine included it in their list of Best Inventions of 2019, andForbescalled it “the future of cereal.”My listeners—that’s you—get free shipping and a 100% happiness guarantee when you visitMagicSpoon.com/TIMand use code TIM.This episode is also brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,”my very own email newsletter, which every Friday features five bullet points of cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and—of course—all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep 56: How to Think Like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos

Dr. Peter Diamandishas been named one of “The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders" by Fortune Magazine. You asked for an entire episode with him, so here it is!The subject is simple: How to think big, andhow to use thekey strategies ofPeter's friends and investors, includingElon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Larry Page.How do they create maximum leverage? How do they think differently? We explore all of this.SHOW NOTESand other links should be availableshortly here. In the field of innovation, Diamandis is Chairman and CEO of theX PRIZE Foundation. Among many other things, Diamandis is also the Co-Founder (along with Craig Venter and Bob Hariri) of Human Longevity Inc. (HLI); and Co-Founder of Planetary Resources, a company designing spacecraft to mine asteroidsforprecious materials (seriously). If I could ask one person to write one book, it would Peter and his new tome,Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact the World.In fact, I have been asking him for years, and now it has arrived.The back cover also gave me serious blurb envy.Check out these testimonialsfrom Bill Clinton, Eric Schmidt, and Ray Kurzweil. Ray says simply:“If you read one business book in the twenty-first century,thisshould be the one."***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#311: Nick Thompson -- Editor-In-Chief of WIRED

Nick Thompson (@nxthompson) is the editor-in-chief of WIRED. Under his leadership, Wired has launched a successful paywall, a Snapchat channel, and an AMP Stories edition; it has also been nominated for National Magazine Awards in design and feature writing.Nick is a contributor for CBS News and regularly appears on CBS This Morning. He is also co-founder of The Atavist, a National Magazine Award-winning digital publication. Prior to joining Wired, Thompson served as editor of NewYorker.com from 2012 to 2017.Before The New Yorker, Nick was a senior editor at Wired, where he assigned and edited the feature story that was the basis for the Oscar-winning film Argo. In 2009, his book The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War was published to critical acclaim. In February 2018, Thompson co-wrote WIRED's cover story Inside the Two Years That Shook Facebook -- and the World, an 11,000-word investigation based on reporting with more than 50 current and former Facebook employees.In this conversation, we cover a wide range of topics, questions, and skills, including:What makes a good pitch?How does a good features writer (or editor) "map" a story?How does writing get optioned for feature film, and what are important deal points?How can publishers (and website or blog owners) hire and pay good long-form writers?And much more...Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn and its job recruitment platform, which offers a smarter system for the hiring process. If you've ever hired anyone (or attempted to), you know finding the right people can be difficult. If you don't have a direct referral from someone you trust, you're left to use job boards that don't offer any real-world networking approach.LinkedIn, as the world's largest professional network -- used by more than 70 percent of the US workforce -- has a built-in ecosystem that allows you to not only search for employees, but also interact with them, their connections, and their former employers and colleagues in a way that closely mimics real-life communication. Visit LinkedIn.com/Tim and receive a $50 credit toward your first job post!This podcast is also brought to you byPeloton, which has become a staple of my daily routine. I picked up this bike after seeing the success of my friend Kevin Rose, and I've been enjoying it more than I ever imagined. Peloton is an indoor cycling bike that brings live studio classes right to your home. No worrying about fitting classes into your busy schedule or making it to a studio with a crazy commute.New classes are added every day, and this includes options led by elite NYC instructors in your own living room. You can even live stream studio classes taught by the world's best instructors, or find your favorite class on demand.Peloton is offering listeners to this show a special offer. Visitonepeloton.com andenter the code TIMat checkout toreceive $100 off accessories with your Peloton bike purchase.This is a great way to get in your workoutsor an incredible gift. Again, that'sonepeloton.com and enter the code TIM.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#533: Paul Conti, MD — How Trauma Works and How to Heal from It

Paul Conti, MD — How Trauma Works and How to Heal from It | Brought to you by Vuoricomfortable and durable performance apparel andAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement. Paul Conti, MDis a graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed his psychiatry training at Stanford and at Harvard, where he was appointed chief resident and then served on the medical faculty before moving to Portland and founding a clinic.Dr. Conti specializes in complex assessment and problem-solving, as well as both health and performance optimization, serving patients and clients throughout the United States and internationally, including the executive leadership of large corporations. His new book isTrauma, the Invisible Epidemic: How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal From It.Please enjoy!*This episode is also brought to you byVuori clothing!Vuoriis a new and fresh perspective on performance apparel. Perfect if you are sick and tired of traditional, old workout gear. Everything is designed for maximum comfort and versatility so that you look and feel as good in everyday life as you do working out.Get yourself some of themost comfortable and versatile clothingon the planet atVuoriClothing.com/Tim.Not only willyoureceive 20% off your first purchase,but you’ll also enjoy free shipping on any US orders over $75 and free returns.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#370: Adam Savage on Great Tools, Great Projects, and Great Lessons

"A true creator knows that you follow the thing to where it's going, not to where you think it ought to go."— Adam SavageAdam Savage(TW: @donttrythisIG:@therealadamsavageFB:therealadamsavage) has spent his life gathering skills that allow him to take what's in his brain and make it real. He's built everything from ancient Buddhas and futuristic weapons to fine-art sculptures and dancing vegetables.The son of a filmmaker/painter and a psychotherapist, Adam's previous positions include projectionist, animator, graphic designer, carpenter, interior and stage designer, toy designer, welder, and scenic painter. And he's worked with every material and in every medium he could fathom—metal, paper, glass, plastic, rubber, foam, plaster, pneumatics, hydraulics, animatronics, neon, glassblowing, moldmaking, and injection molding,to name just a few.In 1993, Adam began concentrating his career on the special-effects industry, honing his skills through more than 100 television commercials and a dozen feature films, includingStar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceandEpisode II – Attack of the Clones,Galaxy Quest, and theMatrixsequels.A decade later, Adam was chosen,along with Jamie Hyneman,to hostMythBusters, which premiered on Discovery Channel in January 2003. 14 years;1,015 myths;2,950 experiments;eight Emmy nominations;and 83 miles of duct tape later, that version of the series ended in March 2016.Today, Adam hosts and executive producesMythBusters Jr.,as well as a brand-new series,Savage Builds, which premieres on Science Channel in June 2019. He also stars in and produces content forTested.com, including behind-the-scenes dives into multiple blockbuster films (includingAlien Covenant,Mortal Combat, andBlade Runner).In addition, after a lifetime of hunting for the perfect bag, Adam launched Savage Industries and began manufacturing his own,along with MAFIA BAGS. Made in the United States and constructed primarily from recycled sailcloth, every bag is not only durable and lightweight but unique,as well. The current line (available atAdamSavage.com) includes two sizes of the EDC ("Everyday Carry") and pouches, with more product both available on the site and on the way.Finally, in 2019 Adam wrote his first book,Every Tool's a Hammer, which is, in Adam's words, "...a chronicle of my life as a maker. It's an exploration of making and of my own productive obsessions, but it's also a permission slip of sorts from me to you. Permission to grab hold of the things you're interested in, that fascinate you, and to dive deeper into them to see where they lead you."This episode of the Tim Ferriss Show is brought to you by Theo Chocolate, which is the first organic and fair-trade chocolate company in North America. The folks there reached out to me because they spotted some neatly stacked bars of their dark chocolate coconut in a recent Instagram photo of my fridge (see it here).This is a brand that does everything from scratch, and the difference shows. It's why Theo is one of my favorite chocolates. It offers tons of different bars, little snacks like coconut bites, and also imaginative creations like a cinnamon horchata bar, beer and scotch chocolates, and its signature s'mores bite -- The Big Daddy. My personal favorite: Salted Almond Butter Cups, which are ridiculous.Theo is helping drive its industry forward by working with communities in the Congo and Peru to make the economics of the cocoa trade fair for farmers, and by using sustainable farming practices. Whether you want to feel better about where you buy your goodies or you just want a really unique and delicious gift for yourself or someone else, they're available in Whole Foods and other grocery stores across the U.S. For listeners of this podcast, Theo is offering 15% off your online purchase at TheoChocolate.com. Use code Tim15, or visit TheoChocolate.com/Tim for more details.This podcast is also brought to you by Athletic Greens. I get asked all the time, "If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?" My answer is, inevitably, Athletic Greens. It is my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body and did not get paid to do so.As a listener of The Tim Ferriss Show, you'll get a free 20-count travel pack (valued at $79) with your first order at AthleticGreens.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#657: Professor John Vervaeke — How to Build a Life of Wisdom, Flow, and Contemplation

Brought to you byWealthfronthigh-yield savings account, Basecamp refreshingly simple project management, and Eight Sleep’s Pod Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating.John Vervaeke (@vervaeke_john) is a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. He currently teaches courses on thinking and reasoning with an emphasis on cognitive development, intelligence, rationality, mindfulness, and the psychology of wisdom.Vervaeke is the director of UToronto’s Consciousness and Wisdom Studies Laboratory and its Cognitive Science program, where he teaches Introduction to Cognitive Science and The Cognitive Science of Consciousness, emphasizing the 4E model, which contends that cognition and consciousness are embodied, embedded, enacted, and extended beyond the brain.Vervaeke has taught courses on Buddhism and Cognitive Science in the Buddhism, Psychology, and Mental Health program for 15 years. He is the author and presenter of the YouTube series “Awakening from the Meaning Crisis” and his brand new series, ‘After Socrates.’Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you by Basecamp! Basecamp combines everything you need to manage your team and projects into one simple platform. Optimize your business with Basecamp and cut your inboxes and calendars in half.You can save time and money. Right now, Basecamp is offering a free 30-day trial. Plus, listeners of The Tim Ferriss Show get an exclusive discount: get 10% off your first year’s annual subscription when you sign up at Basecamp.com/Tim. *This episode is also brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfront is an app that helps you save and invest your money.Right now, you can earn4.05%APY—that’s the Annual Percentage Yield—with theWealthfront Cash Account. That’smore thantwelve timesmore interest than if you left your money in a savings account at the average bank, according to FDIC.gov.It takes just a few minutes to sign up, and then you’ll immediately start earning 3.8% interest on your savings.And when you open an account today, you’ll getan extra fifty-dollar bonuswith a deposit of five hundred dollars or more.VisitWealthfront.com/Timto get started.*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.Go toEightSleep.com/Timand save $250 on the Eight Sleep Pod Cover. Eight Sleep currently ships within the USA, Canada, the UK, select countries in the EU, and Australia.*[05:31] The four ways of knowing (4P).[10:15] Affordances.[13:04] Semantic memory.[13:37] Flow.[27:03] Did John find Tai Chi, or did Tai Chi find him?[29:46] Leaving Christianity.[34:42] Wisdom vs. knowledge.[36:54] Self-deception.[41:53] When is logic the illogical choice for solving a problem?[46:05] The powers and perils of intuition.[55:05] Spotting patterns that need breaking.[59:18] Meditation vs. contemplation.[1:05:30] Misunderstanding love.[1:06:36] Circling.[1:12:28] “God is related to the world the way the mind is related to the body.”[1:14:34] A non-theist in the no-thingness.[1:24:03] Responsive poiesis and Sufism.[1:27:31] Neoplatonism.[1:29:16] Seminal moments.[1:31:36] Pierre Hadot.[1:32:43] Two books.[1:34:38] Potent poetry.[1:37:40] The four Es.[1:42:38] Two bonus Es.[1:45:24] Heretical beliefs.[1:54:12] Panpsychism.[2:00:56] Most unusual modes of cognition.[2:02:37] Jordan Peterson.[2:10:27] Opponent processing.[2:13:53] How to support friends endeavoring to lead meaningful lives.[2:17:50] After Socrates.[2:21:44] Western words.[2:25:11] John’s changing perspective of experienced reality.[2:28:01] Something old, something new.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#662: David Deutsch and Naval Ravikant — The Fabric of Reality, The Importance of Disobedience, The Inevitability of Artificial General Intelligence, Finding Good Problems, Redefining Wealth, Foundations of True Knowledge, Harnessing Optimism, Quantum Computing, and More

Brought to you byLinkedIn Jobsrecruitment platform with 900M+ users,FreshBookscloud-based small business accounting software, and Athletic Greens’s AG1all-in-one nutritional supplement. David Deutsch (@DavidDeutschOxf) is a visiting professor of physics at the Centre for Quantum Computation, a part of the Clarendon Laboratory at Oxford University, and an honorary fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. He works on fundamental issues in physics, particularly the quantum theory of computation and information and especially constructor theory, which he is proposing as a new way of formulating laws of nature. He is the author of The Fabric of Reality and The Beginning of Infinity, and he is an advocate of the philosophy of Karl Popper.Naval Ravikant (@naval) is the co-founder of Airchat and AngelList. He has invested in more than 100 companies, including many mega-successes, such as Twitter, Uber, Notion, Opendoor, Postmates, and Wish. You can see his latest musings on Airchat and subscribe to Naval, his podcast on wealth and happiness, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find his blog at nav.al.For more Naval-plus-Tim, check out my wildly popular interview with him from 2015 (nominated for “Podcast of the Year”) and our conversation from 2020.Naval also co-piloted the interviews with Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin and famed investor Chris Dixon.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs.Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 900 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. And now, you can post a job for free.Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byFreshBooks.I’ve been talking aboutFreshBooks—anall-in-one invoicing + payments + accounting solution—for years now. Many entrepreneurs, as well as the contractors and freelancers that I work with, use it all the time.FreshBooksmakes it super easy to track things like expenses, project time, and client info and then merge it all into great-looking invoices.And right now, there’s a special offer just for my listeners.Head over to FreshBooks.com/Tim to get 90% off your FreshBooks subscription for 4 months.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and 5 free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*[08:03] The impact The Fabric of Reality and The Beginning of Infinity have had on Naval.[10:07] The four strands.[13:04] Dispelling common misconceptions about science.[19:26] How does knowledge grow?[24:26] The benefits of understanding the four strands.[32:47] How quantum computing arose from trying to test a multiverse theory.[37:40] What a good explanation looks like.[42:43] How do conjecture and criticism give us a basis for optimism?[48:38] Translating knowledge into action.[51:20] Artificial intelligence (AI) vs. artificial general intelligence (AGI).[56:54] AGI is people! But how do we ensure it’ll be good people?[1:03:03] What’s taking AGI so long to get here?[1:08:59] Chemical scum that dream of distant quasars.[1:17:47] Are humans central to the universe, or just a sideshow?[1:20:17] Wealth and resources.[1:25:30] Recommended thinkers.[1:28:05] Taking Children Seriously, ToKCast, Critical Rationalists, and Popper 101.[1:31:55] David’s most interesting problems right now.[1:39:24] Parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#173: Lessons from Geniuses, Billionaires, and Tinkerers

Chris Young is an obsessive tinkerer, inventor, and innovator. His areas of expertise range from extreme aviation (world-record goals) to mathematics and apocalyptic-scale BBQs. Above all, he is one of the clearest thinkers I know. In this interview, we discuss a great many things, including his wild story and lessons learned from rainmakers like Bill Gates, Gabe Newell, Neal Stephenson, and many more. More topics we tackle: How he managed to get jobs working for the best in the world...despite having no credentials. Advice -- and incredible questions -- from self-made billionaires. Why raw foodism isn't always what it's cracked up to be. How geniuses show disappointment and ensure you correct yourself. The "emoji egg" breakfast. And much more... If you only have 5 minutes, I highly recommend listening to Chris's secret to working with hard-to-reach people.Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have two to recommend: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Vagabonding by Rolf Potts All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It's that easy. Go to Audible.com/Tim and get started today. Enjoy. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you -- for free -- exactly the portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#141: Kaskade and Sekou Andrews: The Musician and the Poet

This episode is a special double header. It features one interview and one performance. First up is Kaskade (@Kaskade), widely considered one of the Founding Fathers of Progressive House Music. He's been voted "America's Best DJ" twice by DJ Times, headlined Coachella 4x, and been nominated for Grammys 5x. Next, you'll hear Sekou Andrews (@SekouAndrews), the most impressive poetic voice I've ever heard. I first saw him perform at TED, where he blew my mind. Sekou is a schoolteacher turned 2x National Poetry Slam champion. He has presented privately for Barack Obama, Bono, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, as well as for many Fortune 500 companies. Each one of these takes a few minutes to get warmed up, so be patient. There are gems in both. Among other things... Kaskade covers his first breaks, making his own luck, formative musical influences, and we dig into his notetaking process, and the origins of one of his biggest hits. Sekou will inspire you to be inspired by your story. Do you want to change your narrative, your internal dialogue, to be more successful? Do you need to get back on the horse, or have an effective pep talk in your back pocket? This might be the recording you listen to over and over again. There is a lot of practical philosophy embedded in and between the lines, so listen to it all. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years and I love audio books. I have two to recommend: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Vagabonding by Rolf Potts All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It's that easy. Go to Audible.com/Tim and get started today. Enjoy! This podcast is also brought to you by99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them torapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#74: How a Computer Hacker Optimizes Online Dating, Opens Locked Cars, and Hijacks Drones

Samy Kamkar is one of the most innovative and notorious computer hackers in the United States.He’s also a well-known whistleblower.If you want how Samy hacks everything from online dating to car alarms, this episode is foryou.He is best known for creating the fastest spreading virus of all time,a MySpace wormnamed “Samy.” He got raided by the United States Secret Service for that one.More recently, he’s createdSkyJack, a custom drone that hacks into any nearby drones, allowing him (or any operator)to control a swarm of devices; andEvercookie, which appeared in top-secret NSA documents revealed by Edward Snowden.He also discovered illicit mobile phone tracking by Apple iPhone, Google Android and Microsoft Windows Phone mobile devices,which were transmitting GPS and Wi-Fi information to their parent companies.His research and findings led to a series of class-action lawsuits against these companies and a privacy hearing on Capitol Hill.To see Samy help me hack my online dating, check out the “Dating Game” TV episode here: http://itunes.com/timferrissHere is Samy’s site (http://samy.pl/), his outstanding YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4m2G6T18_JcjwxwtwKJijw), and his Twitter (https://twitter.com/samykamkar).This episode is brought to you by two companies I use myself: 99Designs —http://99designs.com/tim Mizzen & Main—http://mizzenandmain.com/collections/timEnjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep 40: Andrew Zimmern on Simple Cooking Tricks, Developing TV, and Addiction

Andrew Zimmernis a world-classchef, television host and producer, writer, and -- at the end of the day --teacher. You've probably seen his showsBizarre FoodsandDining with Death. In 2010and2013 he wasawarded the James Beard Foundation Award, which annually presents awards for excellence in cuisine, culinary writing, and culinary television. But many people don't know the earlier chapters in his life.At one point, he was sleeping on the streets, stealingpurses, and shooting heroin. In our interview, he shares all.We delve into everything, including his culinary tricks, how he developed his hit TV show, his influences, key turning points in his life, beating addiction, and much more. This is a powerful interview. It's full of tactics for anyone, and it has extra insights for alltypes of compulsive behavior (and, really, who doesn't have at least one?).I hope you enjoy it. Show notes can be found at http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#116: How Casey Neistat Gets Away With Murder

Casey Neistat(@caseyneistat) is a New York-based filmmaker. His online films have been viewed more than 50,000,000 times in the last 3 years. He is the writer, director, editor, and star of the series The Neistat Brothers on HBO and won the John Cassavetes Award at the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards for the film Daddy Long Legs. His main body of work consists of dozens of short films he has released exclusively on the Internet, including regular contributions to the New York Times critically acclaimed Op-Doc series. He is also the founder of Beme, a startup aiming to make creating and sharing video dead simple. Casey is excellent at breaking every rule imaginable and having people (fans, sponsors, big brands, etc.) thank him for it. In this conversation, we dig into his history, techniques, influences, habits, and more... Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Vimeo Pro, which is ideal for entrepreneurs.In fact, a bunch of my start-ups are already using Vimeo Pro. WealthFront uses it to explain how it develops personalized investment portfolios. TaskRabbit uses it to tell the company’s story. Twitter uses it to showcase Periscope. Why are they using it instead of other options out there? Vimeo Pro provides enterprise level video hosting that typicallycosts thousands of dollars for a tiny fraction of the cost. Features include: Gorgeous high-quality playback with no ads Up to 20 GB of video storage every week Unlimited plays and views A fully customizable video player, which can include your company logo, custom outro, and more You get all this for just $199 per year (that’s only $17 per/mo.) There are no complicated bandwidth calculations or hidden fees. Just go to Vimeo.com/business to check it out. If you like it, you can use the promo code “Tim” to get 25% off. This is the deepest discount you will find anywhere for Vimeo Pro. Enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#458: The Psychedelic News Hour: New Breakthroughs, Compound Comparisons and Warnings (Psilocybin/LSD/Ayahuasca/N,N-DMT/5-MeO-DMT), Treatment of Trauma, Scalable vs. Unscalable Approaches, Making Sense of “Bad” Trips, and Much More

The Psychedelic News Hour | | Brought to you byHow to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changersby David M. Rubenstein Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is normally my job to deconstruct world-class performers of various types, of all ilks.In this special episode, the tables are turned. Instead of interviewing someone else, I am interviewed by two experts on several topics I’ve both studied and supported, including psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and what it can do to heal trauma and—broadly speaking—possible futures for mental health. This audio was recorded on a new show, The Psychedelic News Hour, soon to be a podcast, and I’m in conversation with two people: David Rabin, MD, PhD, (@drdavidrabin), a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist, executive director of The Board of Medicine, and co-founder of Apollo Neuroscience, and Molly Maloof, MD, (@drmolly.co), a physician, Stanford lecturer, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapist.This episode was recorded on Clubhouse, an app still in private beta and defined by their tagline: “Clubhouse is a space for casual, drop-in audio conversations—with friends and other interesting people around the world.”One final note: I recorded this on my phone, a necessity for using the app, so the audio quality isn’t studio quality, but it was polished as much as possible. Thank you for understanding, and thanks to everyone who joined and asked thoughtful questions.This episode is brought to you by the bookHow to Leadby David Rubenstein.David Rubenstein is one of the visionary founders of The Carlyle Group and host ofThe David Rubenstein Show, where he speaks to leaders from every walk of life about who they are, how they define "success," and what it means to lead. Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Phil Knight, Oprah — all of them and more — are featured in his new book, titledHow to Lead. This comprehensive leadership playbook illustrates the principles and guiding philosophies of the world’s greatest game-changers. In its pages, you can discover the experts’ secrets to being effective and innovative leaders.Past podcast guest Walter Isaacson had this to say: "Reading this invaluable trove of advice from the greatest leaders of our time is like sitting in an armchair and listening to the masters reveal their secrets.”Pick up a copy ofHow to Lead: Wisdom from the World’s Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changersby David Rubinstein in hardcover, ebook, or audio anywhere books are sold.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#212: 2016 - What I've Learned

This episode is a review of the past year. Since it's been a common request, I thought I'd run through what I do at the end of a year. For the last 6 years, I no longer write resolutions. Instead, I do a post-game analysis where I really look back at the year behind, including what I've learned and what tips and recommendations had the biggest impact on my life. Thank you for all of your support, and I sincerely hope you enjoy my biggest lessons and takeaways from 2016! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. I reached out to these Finnish entrepreneurs after a very talented acrobat introduced me to one of their products, which blew my mind (in the best way possible). It is mushroom coffee featuring chaga. It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It put me on fire for an entire day, and I only had half of the packet. People are always asking me what I use for cognitive enhancement right now -- this is the answer. You can try it right now by going to foursigmatic.com/tim and using the code Tim to get 20 percent off your first order. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you'll be disappointed. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple and world-famous investors. It has exploded in popularity in the last 2 years and now has more than $2.5B under management. In fact, some of my good investor friends in Silicon Valley have millions of their own money in Wealthfront. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you for free exactly the portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it. Well worth a few minutes: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#14: Sam Harris, PhD - Spirituality, Neuroscience, Meditation, and More

Sam Harris is a neuroscience Ph.D. andthe author of the bestselling books,The End of Faith,The Moral Landscape,Free Will, andLying.The End of Faithwon the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction.In this episode, we explorethe science of lying, "spirituality" or spiritual experiences, religion, meditation, and more.It's really a discussion of the human experience, and how to optimize it without harming others.Sam's writing has been published in more than 15 languages. Mr. Harris and his work have been discussed inThe New York Times,Time,Scientific American,Nature,Newsweek,Rolling Stone, and manyother journals.Show notes and links can be found atwww.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast Enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur

Joseph Gordon-Levitt(@hitRECordJoe) is an actor whose career spans three decades, and ranges from television (3rd Rock from the Sun) to arthouse (Mysterious Skin,Brick) to multiplex (Inception,500 Days of Summer,Looper,Snowden). He made his feature screenwriting and directorial debut withDon Jon(Independent Spirit Award nomination, Best First Screenplay). He also founded and directsHITRECORD, an online community of artists emphasizing collaboration over self-promotion. HITRECORD has evolved into a "community-sourced" production company that publishes books, puts out records, produces videos for brands from LG to the ACLU, and has won an Emmy for its variety showHitRecord on TV.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you byFour Sigmatic.I’ve been drinking this company’s mushroom-infused coffees and elixirs for years, and now I’ve got something new to share: Mushroom Matcha. It’s a green tea designed as a coffee alternative, perfect for those of us trying to cut back on caffeine without losing its associated cognitive boost. And for the curious and disgusted: no, it doesn’t actually taste like mushrooms.Four Sigmatic Mushroom Matcha includes L-theanine, a relaxing amino acid that results in a feeling of balanced energy without giving you the jitters, and astragalus, an adaptogen known for its immune system supporting and stress reducing properties. You can try the Matcha right now, along with a combination of Four Sigmatic’s other flagship products,by going tofoursigmatic.com/timtimand using code TIMTIM at checkout for a special listener discount!This podcast is also brought to you byWordPress, my go-to platform for 24/7-supported, zero downtime blogging, writing online, creating websites — everything! I love it to bits, and the lead developer, Matt Mullenweg, has appeared on this podcast many times.Whether for personal use or business, you’re in good company withWordPress— used by The New Yorker, Jay Z, Beyoncé, FiveThirtyEight, TechCrunch, TED, CNN, and Time, just to name a few. A source at Google told me thatWordPressoffers “the best out-of-the-box SEO imaginable,” which is probably why it runs nearly 30% of the Internet.Go toWordPress.com/Timto get 15% off your website today!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#567: A Rare Podcast at 30 Below Zero — Sue Flood on Antarctica, Making Your Own Luck, Chasing David Attenborough, and Reinventing Yourself

A Rare Podcast at 30 Below Zero — Sue Flood on Antarctica, Making Your Own Luck, Chasing David Attenborough, and Reinventing Yourself | Brought to you byUCANendurance products powered by SuperStarch®,Athletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement,andEight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating. More on all three below. Sue Flood(IG: @suefloodphotographyTW: @suefloodphotos) is a photographer and former BBC filmmaker. Her work takes her all over the world, but she has a special passion for the wildlife and icy beauty of Antarctica.A Durham University zoology graduate, Sue spent 11 years with the BBC Natural History Unit, working on series includingThe Blue PlanetandPlanet Earthwith Sir David Attenborough, before turning her focus to photography. Her most recent book,Emperor: The Perfect Penguin, with a foreword by Sir Michael Palin, was published in September 2018.She has appeared on screen for the BBC, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic; been featured on the seriesCameramen Who Dare; and has had her images inNational Geographic,BBC Wildlife,Geo, and other distinguished publications.Her work has won multiple awards in competitions including Travel Photographer of the Year, International Photographer of the Year, International Garden Photographer of the Year, and a Royal Photographic Society Silver Medal. In February 2021 she won the Climate Change category in the Science Photographer of the Year contest, run by the Royal Photographic Society.In recognition of her photographic achievements, Sue was invited to meet Her Majesty The Queen during a special Adventurers and Explorers event held at Buckingham Palace.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byUCAN.I was introduced toUCANand its unique carbohydrate SuperStarch® by my good friend—and listener favorite—Dr. Peter Attia, who said there is no carb in the world like it. I have since included it in my routine, using UCAN’s powders to power my workouts, and the bars make great snacks. Extensive scientific research and clinical trials have shown that SuperStarch providesa sustained release of energy to the body without spiking blood sugar.UCANis the ideal way to source energy from a carbohydrate without the negatives associated with fast carbs, especially sugar.You avoid fatigue, hunger cravings, and loss of focus.Whether you’re an athlete working on managing your fitness or you need healthy, efficient calories to get you through your day,UCANis an elegant energy solution.My listeners can save 30% on their first UCAN order by going toUCAN.co/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Pro Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Pro Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Pro Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*From where is this episode being recorded? [06:51]The origin of the word “penguin.” [07:44]If we’re so remote, why might you hear the sound of machinery in the background? [08:55]What kind of structure is keeping us safe from the southernmost continent’s most punishing elements? [09:47]How Sue emerged from childhood with the ability to walk even after her parents were told she’d be wheelchair-bound for life. [11:43]Inspired from a young age by the work of David Attenborough to become a wildlife filmmaker, how did Sue begin the path that would lead her to work with him? What set her apart from probably tens of thousands of other youths in pursuit of the same career? [15:35]Sue’s first television gigs. [24:02]What it was like to finally work with David Attenborough — a job opportunity she still describes as “better than winning the lottery.” [28:03]For anyone somehow not in the know by now, who is David Attenborough? What does he bring to the table apart from being one of the most charismatic television presenters of all time? [30:28]One of Sue’s top life experiences: reading the acknowledgments from her book Emperor: The Perfect Penguin to David Attenborough in person. [34:10]What is tobogganing, and why do emperor penguins do it? [35:46]Why emperor penguins leave such distinctive tracks, how the males incubate eggs, and how much of a toll this takes on their bodies every season. [36:55]A couple of “firsts” Sue captured on camera: polar bears hunting beluga whales, and orcas attacking grey whale calves. How did she succeed in situations where even National Geographic had failed? [41:20]Evidence of orcas learning to become better predators and teaching tactics to their offspring. [49:55]How dangerous is it for humans to swim with orcas — aka “killer whales” for a reason? [55:50]The divorce whale. [58:35]Common mistakes Sue has witnessed aspiring wildlife photographers making in the field. [1:01:47]How Sue and her husband Chris keep their relationship intact while she spends so much time away from home. Does she think it’s easier than being married to someone who’s working in close proximity for months at a time? [1:02:58]What prompted Sue to hang up her production hat after over a decade at the BBC and focus on photography? [1:07:11]On Nuclear icebreakers and hybrid electric ships (with an aside explaining why people experienced with spending time in Antarctica often refer to emperor penguins as “the inspectors”). [1:10:17]Observations even experienced people often miss when camping in Antarctica. [1:13:53]Books gifted most often. [1:17:29]How do polar bears sustain their gigantic mass in a landscape so seemingly barren? What makes their size a benefit rather than a hindrance? [1:19:29]What are the Pinatubo bears, and how was a volcanic eruption in the Philippines directly responsible for their success? [1:22:30]Why are you likely to sleep a lot better in a tent on the sea ice in the Antarctic than in the Arctic? [1:24:32]Sue could be anywhere in the world at any time, but here’s how to find her online every time. [1:26:46]Why is Sue so patient with animals and not with people? [1:27:52]Embarrassing Sue, meeting the Queen, plans to podcast from the other pole, Russian banya hats, and other parting thoughts. [1:29:23]*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Balaji Srinivasan,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman,Dr. Michio Kaku, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 2: Joshua Waitzkin

Josh Waitzkin was the basis for the book and movie "Searching for Bobby Fischer." Considered a chess prodigy, he has learning strategies that can be applied to anything, including his other loves of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (he's a black belt under Marcelo Garcia) and Tai Chi Push Hands (he's a world champion).Now, he spends his time coaching the world's top performers, whether Mark Messier, Cal Ripken Jr., or hedgefund managers. This episode is DEEP in the best way possible.And for a change from Episode 1, I'm totally sober.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#514: Chip Wilson — Building Lululemon, The Art of Setting Goals, and The 10 Great Decisions of Your Life

Chip Wilson — Building Lululemon, the Art of Setting Goals, and the 10 Great Decisions of Your Life | Brought to you byLaird Superfoodclean, plant-based creamers,Four Sigmaticmushroom coffee,andHelix Sleeppremium mattresses.More on all three below.Chip Wilson(@chipYVR) is a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist. His career in the apparel industry began in 1979 as founder and CEO of Westbeach Snowboarding Ltd. In 1998, after selling Westbeach in 1997, he foundedlululemon athletica inc., creating an entirely new category of technical apparel called “athleisure” — now a $400 billion global industry.Through his holding company and family office, Chip focuses his interests on apparel, real estate, private equity, passive investments, and philanthropy. Chip and his wife Shannon’s passion for design led to the creation of the internationally recognized KPU Wilson School of Design in 2018.In 2019, the Wilsons partnered with Anta Sports to buy Amer Sports, which includes brands such as Arc’teryx, Salomon, and Wilson Sporting Goods. Chip currently sits on Amer’s board of directors.The 2021 edition of his business memoir,The Story of lululemonis available for free atchipwilson.com/book.Last but not least, Chip is steadfast in his pursuit to cure facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). He is on the board ofFacio Therapiesand has begun his latest big 2021 project, Cure FSHD.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byLaird Superfood.Founded by big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton and volleyball champion Gabby Reece,Laird Superfoodpromises to deliver high-impact fuel to help you get through your busiest days.Laird Superfoodoffers a line of plant-based products designed to optimize your daily rituals from sunrise to sunset.My two favorite products are their Turmeric Superfood Creamer and Unsweetened Superfood Creamer. I put one of them in practically everything. Both can really optimize your daily coffee or tea ritual, and a $10 bag will last you a long time.For a limited time,Laird Superfoodis offering you guys 20% off your order when you use code TIM20 at checkout. Check outLairdSuperfood.com/Timto see my favorite products and learn more.*This podcast is also brought to you byFour Sigmaticand their deliciousmushroom coffee, featuring lion’s mane and chaga.It tastes like coffee, but it has less than half the caffeine of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It’s organic and keto friendly, plus every single batch is third-party lab tested.You can try it right now by going toFourSigmatic.com/Timand using the codeTIM. You will receiveup to 39% offon the lion’s mane coffee bundle.Simply visitFourSigmatic.com/Tim.If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you’ll be disappointed.*This episode is also brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 best overall mattress of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired,Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress to meet each and every body’s unique comfort needs. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, to my dear listeners, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/Tim.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#580: In Case You Missed It: February 2022 Recap of The Tim Ferriss Show

Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.This is a special inbetweenisode, which serves as a recap of the episodes from last month.It features a short clip from each conversation in one place so you can easily jump around to get a feel for the episode and guest.Based on your feedback, this format has been tweaked and improved since the first recap episode. For instance, @hypersundays on Twitter suggested that the bios for each guest can slow the momentum, so we moved all the bios to the end.See it as a teaser. Something to whet your appetite. If you like what you hear, you can of course find the full episodes attim.blog/podcast.Please enjoy!***Timestamps:Cal Newport: 01:31Margaret Atwood: 07:12Boyd Varty: 11:48Ayana Johnson: 19:40Bill Rasmussen: 23:47***Full episode titles:Cal Newport — The Eternal Pursuit of Craftsmanship, the Deep Life, Slow Productivity, and a 30-Day Digital Minimalism ChallengeMargaret Atwood — A Living Legend on Creative Process, The Handmaid’s Tale, Being a Mercenary Child, Resisting Labels, the Poet Rug Exchange, Liminal Beings, Burning Questions, Practical Utopias, and MoreBoyd Varty — The Lion Tracker's Guide to LifeMarine Biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on How to Catalyze Change with Awe and Wonder, How to Save the Planet, Finding Your Unique Venn Diagram of Strength, and Seeking the Minimum Effective DoseESPN Co-Founder Bill Rasmussen — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss ***For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Balaji Srinivasan,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman,Dr. Michio Kaku, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#214: How to Design a Life - Debbie Millman

For some of you, this maybe most important podcast episode you ever listen to.I don't say that lightly. Ithas nothing to do with me and everything to do with my guest, who walks us through gripping stories,tactical details, humor, pain, and emotional redemption. We cover some sensitive and extremely important ground.Thank you, Debbie. Graphic Design USAhas named Debbie Millman (@debbiemillman) "one of the most influential designers working today." She is also the founder and host of Design Matters, the world's first and longest-running podcast about design, where she's interviewed nearly 300 design luminaries and cultural commentators including Massimo Vignelli and Milton Glaser. Debbie's done it all. Her artwork has been exhibited around the world. She's designed everything from wrapping paper to beach towels, greeting cards to playing cards, notebooks to t-shirts, and Star Wars merchandise to global Burger King rebrands. Debbie is the President Emeritus of AIGA (one of only five women to hold the position in the organization's one-hundred-year history), the editorial and creative director of Print magazine, and the author of six books.In 2009, Debbie co-founded (withSteven Heller) the world's first masters program in branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, which has receivedinternational acclaim. We cover a lot in this discussion: how to recover from rejection, how to overcome personal crises of faith, class exercises from her most impactful mentors, and much more. Please enjoy (and reflect on) this wide-ranging conversation with Debbie Millman... Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by FreshBooks. FreshBooks is the #1 cloud bookkeeping software, which is used by a ton of the start-ups I advise and many of the contractors I work with. It is the easiest way to send invoices, get paid, track your time, and track your clients. FreshBooks tells you when your clients have viewed your invoices, helps you customize your invoices, track your hours, automatically organize your receipts, have late payment reminders sent automatically and much more. Right now you can get afree month of complete and unrestricted use.You do not need a credit card for the trial. To claim your free month and see how the brand new Freshbooks can change your business, go to FreshBooks.com/Timand enter "Tim" in the "how did you hear about us" section. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple and world-famous investors. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. In fact, some of my good investor friends in Silicon Valley have millions of their own money in Wealthfront. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you -- for free -- exactly the portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it. Well worth a few minutes: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. 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#242: Phil Keoghan -- The Magic of Bucket Lists and Amazing Races

Phil Keoghan (@PhilKeoghan) has worked in television for almost thirty years on more than a thousand program episodes in more than a hundred countries. His work has earned him numerous awards, including ten prime-time Emmys. He is perhaps best known as the co-executive producer and host of CBS series The Amazing Race, currently in its twenty-ninth season. But there is much, much more to Phil's story, including unbelievable bucket lists, near-death experiences, and more. As just one example... In 2013, he decided to retrace the 1928 Tour de France riding an original vintage bicycle, with no gears, to tell the forgotten underdog story of the first English-speaking team to take on the toughest sporting event on earth. This experience was captured and turned into the brand-new film Le Ride, a gorgeous documentary and the first to be shot on a Sony F55 camera in 4K, which is equivalent to Super 35mm film. There are many takeaways from this conversation, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you byMeUndies.I've spent the last year wearing underwear from these guys 24/7, and they are the most comfortable and colorful underwear I've ever owned. MeUndies are designed in LA and made from sustainably-sourced fabric that's three times softer than cotton. Even better, it includes free shipping. If you don't love your first pair of MeUndies, they'll hook you up with a new pair or a refund. If you love the product, they have a subscription offer where you can save up to 33% after your first pair. Check out MeUndies.com/Tim to see my current faves (some are awesomely ridiculous, like the camo). That's MeUndies.com/Tim. This podcast is also brought to you by Headspace, the world's most popular meditation app (with more than four million users). It's used in more than 150 countries, and many of my closest friends swear by it. Try Headspace'sfree Take10 program -- 10 minutes of guided meditation a day for 10 days. It's like a warm bath for your mind. Meditation doesn't need to be complicated or expensive, and it's had a huge impact on my life. Try Headspace for free for a few days and see what I mean.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visittim.blog/sponsorand fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#315: Lessons Learned Traveling The World

This episode explores travel, and I'll take the partial credit or blame in advance, as it might want to make you quit your job and head off to the airport with a backpack.I have interviewed some fascinating people from around the world andin the next hour we will actually travel around the world with them. We'll also explore specific tips and strategies from our conversations related to how they think about travel, how they personally travel, and the role that travel can play in your life. This includes conversations with:Vagabonding author Rolf Potts about seeing the world now rather than waiting until some vague "later" that might never happen.My friend Kevin Rose about hiding tattoos in foreign lands and getting by without knowing the local language.Phil Keoghan from The Amazing Race about a life-changing epiphany earned while shipwreck diving.Wired co-founder Kevin Kelly about favorite travel tools and gadgets on our trip through the mountains of Uzbekistan.I hope you enjoy this episode of The Tim Ferriss Radio Hour!This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn and its job recruitment platform, which offers a smarter system for the hiring process. If you've ever hired anyone (or attempted to), you know that finding the right people can be difficult. If you don't have a direct referral from someone you trust, you're left to use job boards that don't offer any real-world networking approach.LinkedIn, as the world's largest professional network — used by more than 70 percent of the US workforce — has a built-in ecosystem that allows you to not only search for employees, but also interact with them, their connections, and their former employers and colleagues in a way that closely mimics real-life communication. Visit LinkedIn.com/Tim and receive a $50 credit toward your first job post!This episode is also brought to you by Ray Dalio's book, Principles. If you're a frequent listener of this podcast, you might recall that Ray was a guest on the show and his episode was extremely popular (hear it here). Ray's story is fascinating: He started his investment company Bridgewater Associates out of a two-bedroom apartment at age 26. Now it has roughly $160 billion in assets under management. Over 42 years, he's built Bridgewater into what Fortune considers the fifth most important private company in the US.Along the way, Ray took tons of notes on what worked and what didn't work. These were adapted over time for training purposes within his company, and then further refined for the world at large as Principles. In these pages, Ray shares the principles he's developed over the past 40 years to create unique results in life, business, and investing, which any person or organization can adopt to help further their goals and make decisions with clarity of thought and purpose. Visit Principles.com for more details and to pick up a copy for your own shelf!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#266: Favorite Books, Supplements, Simple Technologies, and More

In this episode, I answer the most up-voted questions from subscribers to5-Bullet Friday, the free newsletter I send out every week. In this Q&A, I reveal: My 3-5 favorite books of the past year. Technologies and apps that have made my life easier. How to build a new network from scratch. My top five supplements for longevity and well-being. The exercises and self-talk I use for avoiding (or minimizing) depression. Want to ask me your own questions? Just subscribe to 5-Bullet Friday, which -- every Friday -- sends five bullet points of cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, gadgets, albums, articles, new hacks or tricks, and — of course — all sorts of weird stuff I dig up around the world. It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can check it out here: tim.blog/friday. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found attim.blog/podcast. This podcast is brought to you byFour Sigmatic.I reached out to these Finnish entrepreneurs after a very talented acrobat introduced me to one of their products, which blew my mind (in the best way possible). It ismushroom coffee featuring chaga. It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It put me on fire for an entire day, and I only had half of the packet. People are always asking me what I use for cognitive enhancement right now -- this is the answer. You can try it right now by going tofoursigmatic.com/timand using the codeTimto get 20 percent off your first order. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you'll be disappointed. This episode is also brought to you by LegalZoom. I've used this service for many of my businesses, as have quite a few of the icons on this podcast -- such as Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg of WordPress fame. LegalZoom is a reliable resource that more than a million people have already trusted for everything from setting up wills, proper trademark searches, forming LLCs, setting up non-profits, or finding simple cease-and-desist letter templates. LegalZoom is not a law firm, but it does have a network of independent attorneys available in most states who can give you advice on the best way to get started, provide contract reviews, and otherwise help you run your business with complete transparency and up-front pricing. Check out LegalZoom.com and enter promo code TIM at checkout today to save 15%, and see how the fine folks there can make life easier for you and your business.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#585: Professor Donald Hoffman — The Case Against Reality, Beyond Spacetime, Rethinking Death, Panpsychism, QBism, and More

Brought to you by FreshBookscloud-based small business accounting software,Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement, and JuneShine organic hard kombucha for a brighter buzz.Donald Hoffman(@donalddhoffman) received a PhD in computational psychology from MIT and is a Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He is an author of over 120 scientific papers and three books, includingThe Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Award of the American Psychological Association and the Troland Research Award of the US National Academy of Sciences.His writing has appeared inScientific American,New Scientist,LA Review of Books, andEdge, and his work has been featured inWired,Quanta,The Atlantic,Ars Technica, National Public Radio,Discover Magazine, andThrough the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman. His TED Talk, titled “Do We See Reality as It Is?,” has almost 4M views.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byJuneShine!You don’t know it yet, butJuneShine’s going to be your new go-to happy-hour drink. Consistent with their tagline, “organic hard kombucha for a brighter buzz,” I do get a nice buzz, as it sports a hefty 6% ABV (alcohol by volume), but 1–2 drinks doesn’t punish me with a nasty hangover. I enjoy grabbing a can ofJuneShinein the late afternoon after a workday or when hanging with friends on the weekend. You’ve also heard me drinkingJuneShinein a few Random Show episodes with Kevin Rose.Grapefruit Palomamight be my personal favorite flavor, but I usually graba Sampler Packand rotate.​JuneShineis made with organic ingredients, and it is naturally gluten-free. As alistener of The Tim Ferriss Show, you can get an exclusive discount: receive 20% off your first purchase, plus free shipping on any orders over $75. Simply use code TIM at checkout.Taste what all the buzz is about and grab a Sampler Pack here:JuneShine.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. 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Many entrepreneurs, as well as the contractors and freelancers that I work with, use it all the time.FreshBooksmakes it super easy to track things like expenses, project time, and client info and then merge it all into great-looking invoices.FreshBookscan save users up to 200 hours a year on accounting and bookkeeping tasks.Right now FreshBooks is offering my listeners a free 30-day trial, and no credit card is required. Go toFreshBooks.com/Timand claim your free trial today!*What was the Helmholtz Club, and how did it spark a scientific exploration into the meaning of consciousness? [06:19]What is consciousness? [11:24]How should we understand our perceptions and their relationship to reality? David walks us through the desktop interface metaphor as presented in his 2015 TED Talk, and explains why it’s unlikely (with a probability of zero) that human beings evolved to behold the naked entirety of reality. [14:08]Why does Donald, as a cognitive neuroscientist, find this era of physicists exploring consciousness and the nature of an underlying reality we haven’t evolved to see so exciting? Also: is spacetime doomed? [20:31]Will science ever arrive at a theory of everything? [33:00]What is the holographic model of the universe? [37:13]What might things look like in the next decade or two as we begin to fundamentally revise how we think of reality, matter, and the interplay of consciousness? [43:09]How does Donald scientifically explore the concept of conscious agents? [49:48]Is consciousness localized, or does the brain “receive” it from elsewhere? [53:20]How does Donald think about death? [58:55]What are Markovian dynamics? [1:05:27]Supplementary information that might help someone who’s struggling to understand parts of this conversation. [1:07:14]What is panpsychism, and who are some of the most influential panpsychists? [1:08:38]Which aspects of the way we interface with reality give us effective portals into life or consciousness? [1:12:11]Probing the deeper reality suggested by the amplituhedron, associahedron, and cosmological polytope. [1:14:51]At which hallowed institutions are these explorations of consciousness and the nature of a deeper reality being researched, and who is leading the charge? [1:20:18]Donald’s thoughts on the use of hallucinogenic drugs to tap into deeper reality and interact with conscious agents. [1:21:22]Exploring a theory involving portals and morphogenesis. [1:23:18]It’s worth considering ethnobotanical and ethnographical studies that may give us more focused insight into consciousness through a non-Western lens and even have us questioning if plants can be considered a sentient part of this consciousness. [1:27:20]On Chris Fuchs and the outer fringes of Quantum Bayesian — aka QBism. [1:35:38]The experiments Donald would conduct in his research with unlimited funding over the next 10 years, and with whom he would choose to work. [1:40:31]What is Donald reading these days? [1:42:43]Donald names some of his long-time collaborators who pair mathematics with spiritual practice, and describes how he reconciles the two in his own work. [1:47:34]How much pushback has Donald suffered for bringing spirituality into his scientific endeavors? Has any of it been constructive? [2:00:51]How does fitness payoff function work in evolutionary theory, and how does this support the probability of zero that humans evolved to see reality in full? [2:03:27]Parting thoughts. [2:05:46]*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#565: Michael Schur, Creator of “The Good Place” — How SNL Trains Writers, His TV University at “The Office,” Lessons from Lorne Michaels, Wisdom from David Foster Wallace, and Exploring Moral Philosophy with “How to Be Perfect”

Brought to you by LMNTelectrolyte supplement, Helix Sleeppremium mattresses, and LinkedIn Jobsrecruitment platform with 770M+ users. Michael Schur(@KenTremendous) created the critically acclaimed NBC comedyThe Good Placeand co-createdParks and Recreation,Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and the Peacock seriesRutherford Falls. He is also an executive producer on HBO Max’sHacksand Netflix’sMaster of None.Prior to “Parks,” Michael spent four years as a writer-producer on the Emmy Award-winning NBC hitThe Office. His first TV writing job was atSaturday Night Live, where he spent seven seasons, including three as the producer of “Weekend Update” with Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon.Michael’s new book isHow to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 overall mattress of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired,Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress to meet each and every body’s unique comfort needs. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, to my dear listeners, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byLMNT!What is LMNT? It’s adelicious, sugar-free electrolyte drink mix. I’ve stocked up on boxes and boxes of this and usually use it 1–2 times per day.LMNTis formulated to help anyone with their electrolyte needs and perfectly suited to folks following a keto, low-carb, or Paleo diet. If you are on a low-carb diet or fasting, electrolytes play a key role in relieving hunger, cramps, headaches, tiredness, and dizziness.LMNTcame up with a very special offer for you, my dear listeners.For a limited time, you can claim a freeLMNTSample Pack—you only cover the cost of shipping.For US customers, this means you can receive an 8-count sample pack for only $5.Simply go toDrinkLMNT.com/Timto claim your free 8-count sample pack.*This episode is also brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs.Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 770 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. And now, you can post a job for free.Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.*How did Michael get involved with The Harvard Lampoon, and what did the audition process look like? How was the writing process different during his time there than it might be in a comparable publication today? [05:58]How performing live comedy is like Roman gladiator combat, and what Michael learned during his seven seasons as a writer for Saturday Night Live. [12:53]Michael shares his David Foster Wallace story, and his own thoughts about adapting Infinite Jest into a miniseries. [20:03]Why did Michael decide to leave SNL and continue his career in Los Angeles? How did he wind up writing for the US adaptation of The Office in spite of being unsure that such an adaptation was even a good idea? [31:10]Why does Michael consider the opportunity to work with The Office showrunner Greg Daniels “the greatest stroke of good fortune” that’s ever befallen him? What did he learn from the experience that SNL didn’t teach him? [39:12]What is the F = ma of sitcom writing, and how did this play into character development on The Office? [44:35]If Michael’s house were burning down and he only had time to rescue five things, what would they be? [53:20]How did Michael become a rare book collector? [57:45]Where did Michael’s alter ego of Ken Tremendous (and Fremulon, his equally fictitious place of employment) originate? [1:01:13]With television networks often skittish about deviating from proven formulas, how did a show as unique as The Good Place come about? [1:08:10]How the seed of the idea that became The Good Place was planted by an outrageous car repair bill. [1:16:15]Michael once joked that he would love How to Be Perfect to do for moral philosophy what A Brief History of Time did for astrophysics. If that’s a tall order, what would he consider an acceptable takeaway for its readers? [1:27:58]What qualifies the legitimacy of a philosopher? Is it when they can get people to actually read (and understand) their work? [1:32:58]If Michael could have a drink or dinner with any philosopher, living or dead, who would he choose? [1:39:53]What two philosophers would Michael choose to have on speed dial for his own personal instruction? [1:43:36]What comics in my own collection do I most treasure? What kind of D&D characters did I tend to play in my youth? [1:49:11]Michael’s most worthwhile failures (and one recurring failure that still gives him nightmares). [1:51:17]Michael is sorry if his billboard offends you. [2:01:28]Who are Todd May and Pamela Hieronymi, and how did they become The Good Place writers’ room emergency contacts? [2:06:00]Why Michael encourages us all to get educated about ethics by any means comfortable (and if that includes reading How to Be Perfect, so be it) where the proceeds of book sales will be directed, and other parting thoughts. [2:10:12]*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Balaji Srinivasan,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman,Dr. Michio Kaku, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#120: Will MacAskill on Effective Altruism, Y Combinator, and Artificial Intelligence

Will MacAskill (@willmacaskill) is an Associate Professor in Philosophy at Lincoln College, Oxford. Just 28 years old, he is likely the youngest associate (i.e. tenured) professor of philosophy in the world. Will is the author of Doing Good Better and a co-founder of the "effective altruism" movement. He has pledged to donate everything he earns over ~$36,000 per year to whatever charities he believes will be most effective. He has also cofounded two well-known non-profits: 80,000 Hours, which provides research and advice on how you can best make a difference through your career, and Giving What We Can, which encourages people to commit to give at least 10% of their income to the most effective charities. Between them, they have raised more than $450 million in lifetime pledged donations, and are in the top 1% of non-profits in terms of growth. He is one of the few non-profit founders who have gone through Y Combinator; for-profit companies get $120,000 for 7% of equity; as a non-profit, 80,000 Hours got $100,000 for 0% of equity. In this episode, we discuss his story and a ton of actionable tips, including: Why "following your passion" in a career is often a mistake. Thought experiments: Pascal's Wager versus Pascal's Mugging Why working for a non-profit straight out of college is also a mistake. How it's possible to "hack" doing good in the same way you would a business. Implications of artificial intelligence. The best ways to really evaluate if you (or charities) are going good in the world. The reasons donating to disaster relief typically isn't the best use of your money. Why ethical consumerism typically isn't a great way to do good. Running a non-profit in the Harvard/Navy SEALs of startup incubators: Y Combinator This podcast is brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfrontisa massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-itinvestingservice, led by technologists from places like Apple and world-famous investors. It has exploded in popularity in the last 2 yearsand now has more than $2.5B under management. In fact, some of my goodinvestorfriendsinSiliconValley havemillionsoftheir own moneyinWealthfront. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their riskassessmentquiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll showyou—for free–exactlytheportfolio they’d putyouin. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it.Well worth a few minutes: wealthfront.com/tim. Mandatory disclaimer:WealthfrontInc.isanSECregisteredInvestmentAdvisor. Investing in securities involves risks, and there is the possibility of losing money. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please visit Wealthfront dot com to read their full disclosure. This podcast is also brought to you by Mizzen + Main. These are the only "dress" shirts I now travel with -- fancy enough for important dinners but made from athletic, sweat-wicking material. No more ironing, no more steaming, no more hassle. Click here for the exact shirts I wear most often. Don't forget to use the code "TIM" at checkout. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? 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#635: Jason Calacanis on Brooklyn Grit, Big Asks, Angel Investing (Uber, Calm, Robinhood, and more), The Magic of Thinking Big, and St*bbing People in the Face but Never in the Back

Brought to you by Eight Sleep’s Pod Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, House of Macadamiasdelicious and nutritious nuts, andLinkedIn Jobsrecruitment platform with 800M+ users. Jason Calacanis (@jason) has invested in more than 300 startups in the past decade (Uber, Calm, Robinhood, and more), was Sequoia Capital's first Scout, and is the author of the book ANGEL. He also hosts two podcasts, This Week in Startups and All-In.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs.Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 800 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. And now, you can post a job for free.Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byHouse of Macadamiasdelicious and nutritious nuts!I love macadamia nuts and have been enjoying them often since keto expert Dr. Dominic D’Agostino recommended them on the podcast in 2015. They taste great, and with more healthy, monounsaturated fat than both olive oil and avocados, 27% fewer carbs than almonds, and more than 50% fewer carbs than cashews, they’re the perfect low-carb, keto-friendly, nutty snack. In fact, I just ate a handful of lightly white-chocolate-covered macadamias about an hour ago to keep me going through the afternoon until dinner. And I will say this: ​House of Macadamiasproduces the best-tasting macadamia nuts I’ve ever eaten… by far.Listeners ofThe Tim Ferriss Showcan use code TIM20 to get 20% off all orders, plus free two-day shipping across the US, UK, and African continent with the purchase of two or more boxes! VisitHouseOfMacadamias.com/Timto discover some of the most delicious and nutritious nuts on the planet.*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.For a limited time, Eight Sleep is offering my listeners up to $450 off their Sleep Fit Holiday Bundle, which includes my personal favorite, the Pod 3 Cover. Go to EightSleep.com/Tim to get the exclusive holiday savings. Eight Sleep currently ships within the USA, Canada, the UK, select countries in the EU, and Australia. That’s EightSleep.com/Tim*[05:39] Why is this only the first time Jason’s been on the show?[06:37] Never underestimate the power of checklists.[08:56] How Jason’s young life was steeped in blood and taxes.[11:57] How Jason entered the world of entrepreneurship.[29:32] What happened when Jason got fired from his own company.[34:05] Orchestrating a comeback the very next day.[37:49] The Mercury Club that never was.[41:37] The origin of “Calacanis.”[43:01] Building a blogging empire.[48:36] Finding blog writers.[52:51] Planning events and making memories.[58:39] Friendship, loyalty, and collaboration with close friends.[1:06:00] All-In: When a solo act gets tricked into joining a band.[1:13:39] Memorable times All-In has gone off the rails.[1:21:49] With greatly followed podcasts comes great responsibility.[1:27:38] KeepingAll-In running smoothly with four very different personalities.[1:34:53] Talent-wrangling techniques.[1:39:30] Bill Maher’s moderation style.[1:40:47] Friendly rapport can be contagious.[1:42:26] Can you see your comfort zone from the Overton window?[1:45:44] Transfering skills, building popularity, and co-existing with jet blockers.[1:52:16] What happens when you catch the car?[1:55:15] Psychedelic therapy and a big win in Colorado.[2:01:28] Jason’s billboard and parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep 34: Ramit Sethi (Part 2) on Persuasion, Negotiation, and Turning a Blog Into a Multi-Million-Dollar Business

This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.Ramit Sethi built his personal finance blog up to 500,000+ readers per month (http://www.ramitsethi.com), and has since turned it into a revenue generating monster.I don't use that phrasing lightly.In this episode, we dig into the nitty-gritty tools, software, and experiments he's used to turn a college side project into a multi-million-dollar business with 30+ employees.This episode is brought to you by The Tim Ferriss Book Club. See the 4-6 books (and free samples of all) at http://www.audible.com/timsbooksAlso, would you like to join me and Richard Branson for a week of mentorship on his private island? Take a look at this: http://www.shopify.com/tim***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#305: Daniel Pink — How to Make Better Decisions and Be More Creative

This podcast explores how to make better decisions, ask better questions, and be more creative. The stories range from escapes to India and speechwriting for Al Gore, to writing bestselling books and using “motivational interviewing” with kids.The guest is Daniel H.Pink (@danielpink), the author of six provocative books, including his newest, WHEN: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. WHEN is aNew York Times,Wall Street Journal,USA Today,Washington Post, andPublishers Weeklybestseller.Pink's other books include the long-runningNew York Timesbestseller A WHOLE NEW MIND and the #1New York Timesbestsellers DRIVE and TO SELL IS HUMAN. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into 37 languages.Pinklives in Washington, DC, with his family.Daniel was the host and co-executive producer of Crowd Control, a television series about human behavior on the National Geographic Channel.For the last six years, London-basedThinkers 50 named him as one of the top-15 business thinkers in the world.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. While I often praise this company's lion's mane mushroom coffee for a minimal caffeine wakeup call that lasts, I asked the founders if they could help me -- someone who's struggled with insomnia for decades -- sleep. Their answer: Reishi Mushroom Elixir. They made a special batch for me and my listeners that comes without sweetener; you can try it at bedtime with a little honey or nut milk, or you can just add hot water to your single-serving packet and embrace its bitterness like I do.Try it right now by going tofoursigmatic.com/ferrissand using the codeFerrissto get 20 percent off this rare, limited run of Reishi Mushroom Elixir. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you'll be disappointed.This episode is also brought to you by WeWork. I haven't had an office in almost two decades, but working from home and coffee shops isn't always what it's cracked up to be. When I moved to Austin, one of the first things I did was get a space at WeWork, and I could not be happier. It's dog friendly and serves the best cold-brew coffee on tap I've ever had!WeWork is a global network of work spaces where companies and people grow together -- in fact, more than ten percent of Fortune 500 companies use WeWork. The idea is simple: you focus on your business, and WeWork takes care of the rest -- front desk service, utilities, refreshments, and more. WeWork now has more than 200 locations all over the world, so chances are good there's one near you. Check out we.co/tim to become a part of the global WeWork community!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself

Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself | Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs and "5-Bullet Friday""Embrace your emotions." — Rana el KalioubyA pioneer in Emotion AI, Rana el Kaliouby, Ph.D. (@Kaliouby), is co-founder and CEO of Affectiva, and author of the new book Girl Decoded: A Scientist's Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology.A passionate advocate for humanizing technology, ethics in AI, and diversity, Rana has been recognized on Fortune's 40 Under 40 list and as one of Forbes' Top 50 Women in Tech. Rana is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a newly minted Young Presidents' Organization member, and co-hosted PBS series NOVA Wonders, in addition to appearing on the YouTube Originals Series The Age of A.I., hosted by Robert Downey Jr.Rana holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and a Post Doctorate from MIT.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs. Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future, LinkedIn Jobs can help. LinkedIn is an active community with more than 675 million members worldwide. LinkedIn's platform screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for, and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.With LinkedIn, you can hire the right person quickly when you need them. And if you need to hire for healthcare or essential services, you can post your jobs for free. When it’s time to find and hire that right person, LinkedIn is here to help. Just visitLinkedIn.com/Tim to get started!Terms and conditions apply.This episode is also brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,”my very own email newsletter, which every Friday features five bullet points of cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and — of course — all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#472: Books I've Loved — Debbie Millman

Books I've Loved — Debbie Millman| Brought to you byAudible.Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types—from startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.”I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books—the books that have influenced them, changed them, and transformed them for the better.I hope you pick up one or two new mentors—in the form of books—from this new series and apply the lessons in your own life.Please note that this episode was recorded in late 2019.Debbie Millman (@debbiemillman) has been named one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company, and she is the host ofDesign Matters—a great show and one of the world’s longest running podcasts. She is also Chair of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts and Editorial Director of Printmagazine, and she has worked on design strategy for some of the world’s largest brands.“Books I’ve Loved” onThe Tim Ferriss Showis brought to you byAudible!I have usedAudiblefor many years now. I love it. Audible has the largest selection of audiobooks on the planet. I listen when I’m taking walks, I listen while I’m cooking… I listen whenever I can.Audibleis offering Tim Ferriss Show listeners a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership.Just go toAudible.com/Timand browse the unmatched selection of audio programs. Then, download your free title and start listening!It’s that easy. Simplygo toAudible.com/Timor text TIM to 500500 to get started today.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#331: Ann Miura-Ko — The Path from Shyness to World-Class Debater and Investor

Ann Miura-Ko (@annimaniac) has been called "the most powerful woman in startups" by Forbes and is a lecturer in entrepreneurship at Stanford. The child of a rocket scientist at NASA, Ann is a Palo Alto native and has been steeped in technology startups from when she was a teenager. Prior to co-founding Floodgate, she worked at Charles River Ventures and McKinsey and Company. Some of Ann's investments include Lyft, Ayasdi, Xamarin, Refinery29, JoyRun, TaskRabbit, and Modcloth.Given the success of her investments she was on the 2017 Midas List of top 100 venture capitalists. Ann is known for her debate skills (she placed first in the National Tournament of Champions and second in the State of California in high school) and was part of a five-person team at Yale that competed in the Robocup Competition in Paris, France. She has a BSEE from Yale and a PhD from Stanford in math modeling of computer security. She lives with her husband, three kids, and one spoiled dog. Her interests are piano, robots, and gastronomy.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by WordPress, my go-to platform for 24/7-supported, zero downtime blogging, writing online, creating websites — everything! I love it to bits, and the lead developer, Matt Mullenweg, has appeared on this podcast many times.Whether for personal use or business, you're in good company with WordPress, which isused by The New Yorker, Jay Z, Beyoncé, FiveThirtyEight, TechCrunch, TED, CNN, and Time, just to name a few. A source at Google told me that WordPress offers "the best out-of-the-box SEO imaginable," which is probably why it runs nearly 30% of the Internet. Go to WordPress.com/Tim to get 15% off your website today!This episode is also brought to you by LegalZoom. I've used this service for many of my businesses, as have quite a few of the icons on this podcast, including Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg of WordPress fame.LegalZoom is a reliable resource that more than a million people have already trusted for everything from setting up wills, proper trademark searches, forming LLCs, setting up non-profits, or finding simple cease-and-desist letter templates.LegalZoom is not a law firm, but it does have a network of independent attorneys available in most states who can give you advice on the best way to get started, provide contract reviews, and otherwise help you run your business with complete transparency and up-front pricing. Check out LegalZoom.com and enter promo code TIM at checkout today for special savings and see how the fine folks there can make life easier for you and your business.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#111: Should You Start a ’Startup’ or Build a Cash-Flow Business?

"I should be used as a mercenary, not a lifer."-Tim Ferriss In this episode, we have a change of pace... Expa (@expa)is a startup studio. It was foundedby Garrett Camp, who co-founded Uber. Every once in a blue moon, they put together a night of education. I was invited to participate. In this episode, I discuss thetopic of startup design vs. lifestyle design. Some of you may be aware thatI've been involved with various startups ranging from Uber to Facebook, Twitter and DuoLingo, and other businesses that have grown to more than 100 million users and customers. Simultaneously, I have written many times aboutlifestyle design,and I've suggested that it should come before career planning. The question is, how do we reconcile these two different approaches to business? Should youfocus on building your muse and creating cash-flow focused business to fuel your ideal lifestyle...or should you swing for the fences and bet it all on a startup that is equity driven? This podcast explores these topics -- and many more -- and aims to answer the questions that I think are under-examined. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by99Designs, the world’s largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs to rapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body? Here are some of the impressive results.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade.Give it a test run... This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfrontisa massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-itinvestingservice, led by technologists from places like Apple and world-famous investors. It has exploded in popularity in the last 2 years, and now has more than $2.5B under management. In fact, some of my goodinvestorfriendsinSiliconValley havemillionsoftheir own moneyinWealthfront. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their riskassessmentquiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll showyou—for free–exactlytheportfolio they’d putyouin. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it.Well worth a few minutes:wealthfront.com/tim. Mandatory disclaimer:WealthfrontInc.isanSECregisteredInvestmentAdvisor. Investing in securities involves risks, and there is the possibility of losing money. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please visit Wealthfront dot com to read their full disclosure.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#384: David Allen — The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD)

"Your head's for having ideas, not for holding them." — David AllenDavid Allen (@gtdguy) is one of the world's most influential thinkers on productivity, and his 35 years of experience as a management consultant and executive coach have earned him the titles of "personal productivity guru" by Fast Company, one of America's top five executive coaches by Forbes, and among The American Management Association's top 10 business leaders.David's bestselling book, the groundbreaking Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, has been published in thirty languages, and the "GTD" methodology it describes has become a global phenomenon, being taught by training companies in 60 countries. David, his company, and his partners are dedicated to teaching people how to stay relaxed and productive in our fast-paced world.This podcast is brought to you by 99designs, the global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together to create designs they love. Its creative process has become the go-to solution for businesses, agencies, and individuals, and I have used it for years to help with display advertising and illustrations and to rapid prototype the cover for The Tao of Seneca. Whether your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99designs.You can work with multiple designers at once to get a bunch of different ideas, or hire the perfect designer for your project based based on their style and industry specialization. It's simple to review concepts and leave feedback so you'll end up with a design that you're happy with. Go to 99designs.com/tim and get $20 off plus a $99 upgrade.This episode is also brought to you by FreshBooks. I've been talking about FreshBooks — an all-in-one invoicing + payments + accounting solution — for years now. Many entrepreneurs, as well as the contractors and freelancers that I work with, use it all the time.FreshBooks makes it super easy to track things like expenses, project time, and client info, and then merge it all into great-looking invoices. FreshBooks can save users up to 200 hours a year on accounting and bookkeeping tasks. Right now FreshBooks is offering my listeners a free 30-day trial, and no credit card is required. Go to FreshBooks.com/tim and enter "Tim Ferriss" in the "How did you hear about us?" section!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#390: Q&A With Tim — On Happiness, Dating, Depressive Episodes, and Much More

Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types to tease out the habits, routines, favorite books, and so on that you can apply and test in your own life. This time, we have a slightly different episode.As many of you know, I tested a "fan-supported model" earlier in the year, but I ended up reverting back to ads. That's a long story, and you can read more about that at tim.blog/podcastexperiment. One of the bonuses that I offered to supporters was a live Q&A with me, and this audio is from the first round that we did.We covered 40 or so questions! It was a lot of fun, the questions were great, and while it was scheduled as a one-hour session, we went for longer.I answered questions on dating, depressive episodes, major life transitions, networking, uncoupling happiness from achievement, what I would hypothetically ask Richard Feynman, and much, much, more.Please note that there were a few small glitches in the audio when the connection was poor. That's one of the unfortunate risks of doing these live sessions. We've cleaned it up and it's not too bad.I also want to reiterate how grateful I am to everyone who contributed to and supported the podcast, as well as to all of you who listen to the podcast. I wouldn't be able to do what I do without you, so thank you.This podcast is brought to you byPeloton, which has become a staple of my daily routine. I picked up this bike after seeing the success of my friend Kevin Rose, and I’ve been enjoying it more than I ever imagined. 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That’sonepeloton.comandenter the code you heard during the Peloton ad of this episode to receive $100 off accessories with your Peloton bike purchase.This episode is also brought to you by LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, the go-to tool for B2B marketers and advertisers who want to drive brand awareness, generate leads, or build long-term relationships that result in real business impact.With a community of more than 575 million professionals, LinkedIn is gigantic, but it can be hyper-specific. You have access to a diverse group of people all searching for things they need to grow professionally so you can build relationships that really matter and drive your business objectives forward. LinkedIn has the marketing tools to help you target your customers with precision, right down to job title, company name, industry, etc. Why spray and pray with your marketing dollars when you can be surgical? To redeem your free $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to LinkedIn.com/TFS!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? 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#128: Derek Sivers Reloaded - On Success Habits and Billionaires with Perfect Abs

Derek Sivers (@sivers)is one of my favorite humans, and I call him often for advice.Think of him as a philosopher-king programmer, master teacher, and merry prankster. Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek created CD Baby in 1998.It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100 million in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22 million, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. By popular demand, this is round 2 with the amazing Derek Sivers! This episode can be listened to independently of our previous conversation, which can be found at fourhourworkweek.com/derek ### This podcast is brought to you by Mizzen + Main. These are the only “dress” shirts I now travel with — fancy enough for important dinners but made from athletic, sweat-wicking material. They are a personal favorite of NFL phenom J.J. Watt, alongside many professional athletes. Mizzen now also makechinos, which stretch in four directions, and are perfect for all climates. For all of their clothing: no more ironing, no more steaming, no more hassle. Click here for the exact shirts I wear most often. Just go tofourhourworkweek.com/shirts and find what you like.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#421: Dr. Jane Goodall — The Legend, The Lessons, The Hope

Dr. Jane Goodall — The Legend, The Lessons, The Hope | Brought to you by ExpressVPNandLinkedIn Marketing Solutions.“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.” — Dr. Jane GoodallDr. Jane Goodall(@JaneGoodallInst) was born on April 3rd, 1934, in London England. At the young age of 26, she followed her passion for animals and Africa to Gombe, Tanzania, where she began her landmark study of chimpanzees in the wild,­ immersing herself in their habitat as a neighbor rather than a distant observer. Her discovery in 1960 that chimpanzees make and use tools rocked the scientific world and redefined the relationship between humans and animals.In 1977, she established theJane Goodall Institute(JGI) to advance her work around the world and for generations to come. JGI continues the field research at Gombe and builds on Dr.Goodall’s innovative approach to conservation, which recognizes the central role that people play in the well-being of animals and the environment. In 1991, she founded Roots & Shoots, a global program that empowers young people in nearly 60 countries to act as the informed conservation leaders that the world so urgently needs.Today, Dr. Goodall travels the world, speaking about the threats facing chimpanzees, environmental crises, and her reasons for hope. In her books and speeches, she emphasizes the interconnectedness of all living things and the collective power of individual action. Dr. Goodall is a UN Messenger of Peace and Dame Commander of the British Empire.The next chapter of Dr. Jane Goodall’s life’s work unfolds in a brand-new documentary,Jane Goodall: The Hope, premiering on Earth Day, April 22nd, at 9E/8C on Nat Geo, Nat Geo WILD, and Nat Geo Mundo. The two-hour special takes viewers through the chapters of Dr. Goodall’s journey in the 60 years since her groundbreaking discoveries researching wild chimpanzees in Gombe, including her activism, creation of her non-profit organization the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), andRoots & Shoots youth program, along with her current efforts to inspire the next generation.Dr. Goodall’s work through the Jane Goodall Institute is advanced through the generous support of people like you and me.To show your support, visitjanegoodall.org/tim.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byExpressVPN.I’ve been using ExpressVPN since last summer, and I find it to be a reliable way to make sure that my data is secure and encrypted, without slowing my Internet speed. 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You have access to a diverse group of people all searching for things they need to grow professionally.LinkedInhas the marketing tools to help you target your customers with precision, right down to job title, company name, industry, etc.To redeem your free $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go toLinkedIn.com/TFS!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? 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#76: Rick Rubin, The Seclusive Zen Master

Rick Rubinhas been called "the most important [music] producer of the last 20 years" by MTV.Rick is alsoreveredas something of a Zen master across industries, and he is as deep as he is soft-spoken. He rarely grants interviews, and one condition of doing this one was the setting:his hyper-heated barrel sauna at home. [Show notes can be found at fourhourworkweek.com/podcast] In this episode, we delve into how Rick helpsartists (e.g. Jay Z, Shakira, Johnny Cash, etc.) producetheir best work. Not only that, we also discuss Rick's step-by-step experiencelosing 135+ pounds. He describesunderwater weightlifting stories, training withLaird Hamilton, testing different diets, and much more. Rick's resumeincludeseveryone from Johnny Cash to Jay Z.Hismetal artists include groups like Black Sabbath, Slayer, System of a Down, Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, and Linkin Park. He's worked with pop artists like Shakira, Adele, Sheryl Crow, Lana DelRey, and Lady Gaga. He's also been credited with helping to popularize hip hopwithartists like LL Cool J, The Beastie Boys, Eminem, Jay Z, and Kanye West.And that's just a small sample. This conversation teaches acohesive lesson inbreaking down complex skillswith deep and subtleproblem solving. The saunacaused the microphones to burn our hands and us to nearly pass out. DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, folks! I think it adds a hilarious element to thewhole thing, but it's not without risks. Enjoy! Last but not least, if you haven't seen my new TV show, which is #1 on iTunes as I write this, please check outThe Tim Ferriss Experiment!There are 13 episodes, including ones with surfer Laird Hamilton and "top 10 drummer of all-time" Stewart Copeland. ### This episode is sponsoredbyOnnit.I have used Onnit products for years. If you look in my kitchen or in my garage you will find Alpha BRAIN, chewable melatonin (for resetting my clock while traveling), kettlebells, maces, battle ropes, and steel clubs. It sounds like a torture chamber, and it basicallyis. Atorture chamber for self-improvement! Ah, the lovely pain. To see a list of my favorite pills, potions, and heavy tools,click here. This podcast is also brought to you by99Designs,the world’s largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs torapid prototype the coverforThe 4-Hour Body?Here are some of the impressive results.Click this linkand get a free $99 upgrade.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#152: On Philosophy and Riches

Whenever I succumb to social pressure to treat time as less valuable than income, that's when I turn to stoicism. In this special episode of the podcast, I'm sharing one of my favorite letters from Seneca, "On Philosophy and Riches." This is a must-listen for anyone obsessed with increasing wealth or material possessions. My favorite portion begins with, "I might close my letter at this point." If you want to learn more of Seneca's teachings, I've compiled his letters into a collection called the Tao of Seneca. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you—for free–exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim. This podcast is also brought to you by99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them torapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#286: The Man Who Taught Me How to Invest

Mike Maples, Jr. (@m2jr) is the man who taught me how to invest. He's one of my favorite people and a personal mentor.He is a partner atFloodgate, a venture capital firm that specializes in micro-cap investments in startups. He has been on theForbesMidas List since 2010 and named one ofFortunemagazine's"8 Rising VC Stars."Before becoming a full-time investor, Mike was inolved as a founder and operating executive at back-to-back starup IPOs, including Tivoli Systems (acquired by IBM) and Motive (acquired by Alcatel-Lucent). Some of Mike's investments include Twitter, Twitch.tv. ngmoco, Weebly, Chegg, Bazaar-voice, Spiceworks, Okta, and Demandforce.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you byConvertKit. After trying the competition, this is the only email tool that has made email marketing intuitive for my team without sacrificing any of the features and benefits I need to run a profitable business. It's easy-to-use systems, split testing, resending technology, automation, targeted content, high rates of deliverability, integration with more than 70 services -- like WordPress, Shopify, and Sumo -- and excellent customer service are the reason I made it my go-to ESP.Whether you have a thousand subscribers or a million, whether you run a simple blog or a whole company, ConvertKit has a plan that's scaled to fit your budget and requirements. Go to ConvertKit.com/Tim to try it out and get your first month for free! Test the platform and make sure it works for you and your business.This podcast is also brought to you byWordPress, my go-to platform for 24/7-supported, zero downtime blogging, writing online, creating websites — everything! I love it to bits, and the lead developer, Matt Mullenweg, has appeared on this podcast many times.Whether for personal use or business, you’re in good company withWordPress— used by The New Yorker, Jay Z, FiveThirtyEight, TechCrunch, TED, CNN, and Time, just to name a few. A source at Google told me thatWordPressoffers “the best out-of-the-box SEO imaginable,” which is probably why it runs nearly 30% of the Internet.Go toWordPress.com/Timto get 15% off your website today!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#624: Rolf Potts — The Vagabond’s Way, Tactics for Immersive Travel, Pilgrimages and Psychogeography, Empathy Machines, Full-Throated Love, The Slow Sense of Smell, Lessons from Thích Nhất Hạnh, Falling Upward, and More

Rolf Potts — The Vagabond’s Way, Tactics for Immersive Travel, Pilgrimages and Psychogeography, Empathy Machines, Full-Throated Love, The Slow Sense of Smell, Lessons from Thích Nhất Hạnh, Falling Upward, and More | Brought to you byAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement, Vuoricomfortable and durable performance apparel,andEight Sleep’s Pod Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating. More on all three below.Rolf Potts (@rolfpotts) is the author of the international bestseller Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel. His newest book is The Vagabond’s Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel. He has reported from more than 60 countries for National Geographic Traveler, The New Yorker, Outside, The New York Times Magazine, and Travel Channel. Many of his essays have been selected as “Notable Mentions” in The Best American Essays, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, and The Best American Travel Writing.He is based in north-central Kansas, where he keeps a small farmhouse on thirty acres with his wife, Kansas-born actress Kristen Bush. My 2014 interview with Rolf can be found at tim.blog/rolf.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byVuori clothing!Vuoriis a new and fresh perspective on performance apparel, perfect if you are sick and tired of traditional, old workout gear. Everything is designed for maximum comfort and versatility so that you look and feel as good in everyday life as you do working out.Get yourself some of themost comfortable and versatile clothingon the planet atVuoriClothing.com/Tim.Not only willyoureceive 20% off your first purchase,but you’ll also enjoy free shipping on any US orders over $75 and free returns.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*[08:16] Ideal travel partners, living or dead.[11:37] Breaking the ice among screen-glued strangers abroad.[15:41] Finding safe homestays while traveling (and why you should).[19:46] The Cal Fussman method of creating community on public transport.[21:50] Finding the focus to make your travels purposeful.[25:55] What Rolf learned by traveling with his senior parents.[27:44] How Rolf found the girl next door on the other side of the world.[32:53] Advice for anyone finding full-throated, open-hearted love elusive.[36:50] What Rolf means by “full-throated.”[37:20] Nothing makes you appreciate home like traveling the world.[40:32] The most meaningful task for the traveler.[45:45] Pilgrimage pointers.[48:57] Getting lost is good for you. So is taking a break from mobile tech.[52:43] Uncertainty as a gift of travel — and how to cultivate it by slowing down.[1:00:21] Books, movies, and experiences that help slow the perception of time.[1:04:27] “Novels are empathy machines.”[1:11:06] How travel can give us context for the choices we make at home.[1:20:10] Contemplating life’s next chapters.[1:26:36] What compelled Rolf to write The Vagabond’s Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel?[1:29:47] Billboards as the original attention economy device and parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#189: Shay Carl on Wealth, Parenting, and the Future of Video

This is another special in-betweenisode. It's a little shorter than the normal long-form episodes, and it features a Q&A with Shay Carl (@shaycarl). If you missed our first interview, Shay's story is incredible. He was a manual laborer for ages and uploaded his first YouTube video while on break from his job. Flash forward to today: His SHAYTARDS channel now has roughly 2.3 BILLION views. Celebs like Steven Spielberg have appeared alongside Shay and his family. He co-founded Maker Studios, which sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion. He has been married 13 years and has five kids. He has lost more than 100 pounds since his overweight peak. This time around, he answers listener questions in the way only he can, such as: How to grow a YouTube following from scratch. The future of ad revenue and sponsorship. How he balances capturing the moment vs. experiencing the moment. His greatest obstacles in life. Lessons learned as a father. And much, much more. I also wanted to announce my new book,Tools of Titans(Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million, Amazon). It's the culmination of the last two years of this podcast. It's made up of my favorite takeaways, the lessons I've learned, and the tools I've applied to my own life from all of the guests on this show, including some new guests you've not yet met. Consider it the ultimate choose-your-own-adventure guide to optimizing your life -- it's got everything from finance to physical performance! Please enjoy this round two with Shay Carl. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and itís all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you for free the exactly the portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim. This podcast is also brought to you by Vimeo Business. Vimeo Business has all of the prior benefits of Vimeo Pro, including VIP support. Whether you make videos for a living, run your own company, or simply want to amp up your video marketing, Vimeo Business is here to help. It has more than 280 million creators and viewers worldwide and makes it easier to share your videos with a global audience and connect with professional video makers to bring your stories to life. Vimeo Business allows you to upload up to five terabytes and store your videos in one secure place, add up to 10 team members to your account for easy collaboration, and gather feedback with seamless review tools. You can even add clickable calls to action and capture email addresses directly in the player, which can help you generate leads and drive conversion for whatever youíre trying to optimize, such as a newsletter or a sales page. Check out vimeo.com/tim10 to save 10 percent on Vimeo Business.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? 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Jamie Foxx Mega-Interview - 5-Minute Teaser

Enjoy the teaser sample! Full episode coming in a few days. 2.5 hours of stories and impromptu performances in Jamie's studio, digging into acting, music, comedy, hustling, parenting, and much more. It blew my mind.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#230: The Secrets, Tactics, and Creative Processes of High Performers and Achievers -- Debbie Millman

This is round two for Debbie Millman, whose first interview on this show quickly became one of the most downloaded episodes of all time (listen to it here). Graphic Design USAhas named Debbie Millman (@debbiemillman) "one of the most influential designers working today." She is also the founder and host of Design Matters, the world's first and longest-running podcast about design, where she's interviewed nearly 300 design luminaries and cultural commentators including Massimo Vignelli and Milton Glaser. Debbie's done it all. Her artwork has been exhibited around the world. She's designed everything from wrapping paper to beach towels, greeting cards to playing cards, notebooks to t-shirts, and Star Wars merchandise to global Burger King rebrands. Debbie is the President Emeritus of AIGA (one of only five women to hold the position in the organization's one-hundred-year history), the editorial and creative director of Print magazine, and the author of six books. In 2009, Debbie co-founded (withSteven Heller) the world's first masters program in branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, which has received international acclaim. This time around, Debbie answers the most popular questions submitted by you, the listeners. Topics include: How to turn down stability for opportunity. How Debbie made the leap and continues to try new things. How to outsmart the competition in any job. The future of graphic design. Debbie's own personal creative process. The most valuable lessons Debbie has learned about designing an ideal life for herself. Here's Debbie Millman's round two. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by 99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them to rapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service, which is non-spec. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run... This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is the future of financial advice. It's become especially popular among my friends in Silicon Valley and across the country because it provides the same high-end financial advice that the best private wealth managers deliver to the ultra wealthy -- but for any account size, at a fraction of the cost. Wealthfront monitors your portfolio every day across more than a dozen asset classes to find opportunities for rebalancing and harvesting tax losses, and now manages more than $5B in assets. Unlike old-fashioned private wealth managers, Wealthfront is powered by innovative technology, making it the most tax-efficient, low-cost, hassle-free way to invest. Go to wealthfront.com/tim to take the risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and it'll show you -- for free -- exactly the portfolio it would recommend. If you want to just take the advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it. Well worth a few minutes: wealthfront.com/tim. As a Tim Ferriss Show listener, you'll get your first $15,000 managed for free if you decide to go with its services.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#568: Cal Newport — The Eternal Pursuit of Craftsmanship, the Deep Life, Slow Productivity, and a 30-Day Digital Minimalism Challenge

Brought to you byMagic Spoondelicious low-carb cereal,Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating,andAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement.Cal Newport(calnewport.com) is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University who previously earned his PhD from MIT. His scholarship focuses on the theory of distributed systems, while his general-audience writing explores intersections of culture and technology.Cal is the author of seven books, including, most recently,Deep Work,Digital Minimalism, andA World Without Email. He is also a contributing writer forThe New Yorkerand the host of theDeep Questionspodcast.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byMagic Spooncereal!Magic Spoonis a low-carb,high-protein, andzero sugar cereal that tastes just like your favorite sugary cereal.Each serving has 13–14g of protein, 4g of net carbs, and 0g of sugar. It’s also gluten free, grain free, soy free, and keto friendly.And it’s delicious! It comes in your favorite, traditional cereal flavors like Cocoa, Frosted, Peanut Butter, and Blueberry.Magic Spooncereal has received a lot of attention since their launch.Timemagazine included it in their list of Best Inventions of 2019, andForbescalled it “the future of cereal.”My listeners—that’s you—get $5 off and a 100% happiness guarantee when you visitMagicSpoon.com/Timand use code TIM.And some great news for Canadian listeners:Magic Spoonnow also ships to Canada!*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Pro Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Pro Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Pro Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*The one lesson from comedian, actor, author, and mean banjoist Steve Martin that hit Cal “like a lightning bolt.” [05:40]What does it mean to be living “the deep life?” [08:17]The story of Cal’s Study Hacks blog, why he needed to write his first three books, the unique way he went about securing his first book deal as an unproven 20-year-old, and how he signed with the agent who’s been with him for the past 20 years. [11:20]What was Cal’s focus in high school and college? [24:03]How did Cal consciously set out to sharpen his writing skills in college, and what part have humor and mathematics played in their evolution? [26:14]What advice does Cal have for someone who wants to hone their funny bone for humor writing? [31:14]Fresh thoughts on slow productivity. [40:47]There’s no way to know if someone like Isaac Newton would have achieved greatness had he lived in the present day — when slow productivity isn’t the social default. But are there any contemporary examples of people who have mastered slow productivity in spite of 21st-century distractions? [46:36]These days, Cal is well-known for eschewing the temptations of social media. But why did he initially refuse to sign up for Facebook when it was the shiny new thing everyone was talking about? [53:11]Documents and disciplines Cal and I find instrumental in crafting the lives we desire. [58:41]How Cal integrates seasonality into his routine for ample periods of downtime, where he roams to recharge and reset, and his pen of choice for taking notes both literary and mathematical. [1:06:11]Why Cal and I are big fans of Scrivener software for writing. [1:13:37]How Cal uses Trello to organize tasks under the different hats he wears throughout the day. [1:17:17]Books in the “anti-productivity” category Cal thinks might be worth your while. [1:21:34]Who was John Newport? [1:28:18]Who Paul Tillich was, an explanation of the confusing term “Christian apologist,” and understanding why Cal describes himself as a concentration apologist. [1:30:53]How does Cal focus on contemplation and matters of the soul? Why does he believe someone who’s quick to dismiss a philosophy or religion without trying to understand its most basic foundation does themselves a disservice? What are his thoughts on the takes Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson have on moral frameworks, and what need is satisfied by such contemplations? [1:33:06]Considering the spiritual as an exercise of meticulous craft and creation, and understanding that some materials serve the purpose better than others. [1:41:09]With so many options from which to choose, how might someone who has had either bad experiences with religion, no experience with religion, or no interest in religion explore spirituality? Are we programmed to seek out religion? [1:45:44]Can you make it through Cal’s 30-day digital minimalism declutter? Here’s how to set the rules that are right for you and give it a whirl. [1:54:13]What shutdown ritual does Cal use at the end of his workday? [2:03:06]Parting thoughts. [2:05:07]*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Balaji Srinivasan,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman,Dr. Michio Kaku, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#511: Hamilton Morris on Iboga, 5-MeO-DMT, The Power of Ritual, New Frontiers in Psychedelics, Excellent Problems to Solve, and More

Hamilton Morris on Iboga, 5-MeO-DMT, The Power of Ritual, New Frontiers in Psychedelics, Excellent Problems to Solve, and More | Brought to you byDry Farm Winesnatural wines designed for fewer hangovers,LMNTelectrolyte supplement,andOura smart ringwearable for personalized sleep and health insights. More on all three below.Hamilton Morris(@HamiltonMorris) is a chemist, filmmaker, and science journalist. A graduate of The New School, he conducts chemistry research at The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.Hamilton is the writer and director of the documentary seriesHamilton’s Pharmacopeia, in which he explores the chemistry and traditions surrounding psychoactive drugs. His research has allowed him to study psychoactive plants, fungi, and chemicals, as well as the culture that surrounds them, in more than 30 countries, using an interdisciplinary approach that combines anthropology and chemistry.Hamilton’s recent republishing ofa book on Bufo alvariushas, at the time of writing, raised more than $205,000 for Parkinson’s disease research.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byDry Farm Wines.I’m awinedrinker, and I love a few glasses over meals with friends. That said, I hate hangovers. For the last few months, most of thewinein my house has been fromDryFarmWines. Why? At least in my experience, theirwinemeans more fun with fewer headaches.DryFarmWinesonly shipswinesthat meet very stringent criteria: practically sugar free (less than 0.15g per glass), lower alcohol (less than 12.5% alcohol), additive free (there are more than 70 FDA-approvedwine-making additives), lower sulfites, organic, and produced by small familyfarms.AllDryFarmWinesare laboratory tested for purity standards by a certified, independent enologist, and all of theirwinesare also backed by a 100% Happiness Promise—they will either replace or refund anywineyou do not love. Last but not least, Ifind deliciouswinesI never would have found otherwise. It’s a lot of fun.DryFarmWineshas a special offer just for listeners of the podcast—an extra bottle in your first box for just one extra penny. Check out all the details atDryFarmWines.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you by Oura! Oura is the company behind the smart ring that delivers personalized sleep and health insights to help you optimize just about everything. I’ve been using it religiously for at least six months, and I was introduced to it by Dr. Peter Attia. It is the only wearable that I wear on a daily basis.With advanced sensors, Oura packs state-of-the-art heart rate, heart-rate variability, temperature, activity, and sleep monitoring technology into a convenient, non-invasive ring. It weighs less than 6 grams and focuses on three key insights—sleep, readiness, and activity.Try it for yourself. The Oura Ring comes in two styles and three colors: Silver, Black, and Matte Black. For $299, you can give or get the gift of health by visiting OuraRing.com.*This episode is also brought to you byLMNT!What is LMNT? It’s adelicious, sugar-free electrolyte drink-mix. I’ve stocked up on boxes and boxes of this and usually use it 1–2 times per day.LMNTis formulated to help anyone with their electrolyte needs and perfectly suited to folks following a keto, low-carb, or Paleo diet. If you are on a low-carb diet or fasting, electrolytes play a key role in relieving hunger, cramps, headaches, tiredness, and dizziness.LMNT came up with a very special offer for you, my dear listeners. They’ve created Tim’s Club: Simply go to DrinkLMNT.com/Tim and select “Subscribe & Save” on any 30-count box of LMNT for only $36. This will be valid for the lifetime of the subscription and you can pause it anytime. And perfect for the warm days, they have a new flavor, Watermelon Salt, which I've been quite enjoying.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. 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#150: Morgan Spurlock: Inside the Mind of a Human Guinea Pig

This is an interview you’ve been asking for since before I started the podcast: Morgan Spurlock.Morgan Spurlock (@morganspurlock) is an Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker based in New York. He is a prolific writer, director, producer, and human guinea pig. His first film, Super Size Me, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004, winning Best Directing honors. The film went on to win the Writers Guild of America Best Documentary Screenplay award as well as garner an Academy Award nomination for Best Feature Documentary. Since then he has directed, produced, and distributed multiple film, TV and digital projects, including the critically acclaimed CNN series Morgan Spurlock Inside Man, the FX series 30 Days, and the films Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?, Confessions of a Superhero, Freakonomics, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and many others. Morgan’s latest project is a tech startup called Clect (homepage, AngelList profile), which is a community for the high-spending collectors community with a one-stop marketplace where people can browse, sell, and buy collectibles of any type imaginable (Star Wars, Smurfs, Comics, a Millennium Falcon made from motorcycle parts, etc.). Imagine Comic-Con meets Pinterest and eBay. In this episode, we cover a ton: How Morgan got his biggest breaks and, in some cases, made his own luck How he builds rapport with people and gets them to open up Tips for aspiring creators and filmmakers How to get people to care about important issues Favorite books, documentaries, movies, etc. Morgan’s thoughts on the future of media and storytelling Enjoy! This podcast is brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you—for free–exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim. This podcast is also brought to you by99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them torapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? 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#326: Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn, Brian Chesky of Airbnb, and How to Scale to 100M+ Users

"In order to scale, you have to do things that don't scale." — Reid HoffmanThis episode is a showcase from Masters of Scale, one of the few podcasts I recommend repeatedly to entrepreneurs. It's a conversation between LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman) and Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky (@bchesky), and it focuses on how you can scale your company by, paradoxically, doing things thatdon'tscale.This is, in some ways, part two of my conversation with Airbnb's co-founder Joe Gebbia (which you can check out here). I also highly recommend subscribing to Masters of Scale, which just began its third season and features interviews with the founders of Spotify, Instagram, TaskRabbit, Shake Shack, and Glossier, among many others.And if you're looking for a companion piece to read with this episode, I can recommend none better than 1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly).Please enjoy this short conversation between Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky, with a few cameo appearances in the mix.This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks.I have a few to recommend:Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Tao of Seneca by SenecaThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanNonviolent Communication by Marshall B. RosenbergFrom now until July 31st, 2018, Amazon Prime members can get Audible for just $4.95 a month for the first three months ($14.95 per month after). To claim this offer, go to Audible.com/Tim or text TIM to 500500 to get started.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#362: Graham Duncan — Talent Is The Best Asset Class

"Everyone's genius is right next to their dysfunction." — Graham DuncanGraham Duncan (@GrahamDuncanNYC) is the co-founder of East Rock Capital, a multi-family office investment firm that manages $2 billion for a small number of families and their charitable foundations.Before starting East Rock 14 years ago, Graham worked at two other investment firms and started his career by co-founding an independent Wall Street research firm. Graham graduated from Yale with a B.A. in ethics, politics, and economics. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves as co-chair of the SOHN Conference Foundation, which funds pediatric cancer research.Josh Waitzkin, the chess prodigy who served as the basis for the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, calls Graham "the tip of the spear in the realms of talent tracking and judgment of human potential in high stakes mental arenas."Click here for the show notes for this episode.This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, the go-to tool for B2B marketers and advertisers who want to drive brand awareness, generate leads, or build long-term relationships that result in real business impact.With a community of more than 575 million professionals, LinkedIn is gigantic, but it can be hyper-specific. You have access to a diverse group of people all searching for things they need to grow professionally so you can build relationships that really matter and drive your business objectives forward. LinkedIn has the marketing tools to help you target your customers with precision, right down to job title, company name, industry, etc. Why spray and pray with your marketing dollars when you can be surgical? To redeem your free $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to LinkedIn.com/TFS!This podcast is also brought to you by 99designs, the global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together to create designs they love. Its creative process has become the go-to solution for businesses, agencies, and individuals, and I have used it for years to help with display advertising and illustrations and to rapid prototype the cover for The Tao of Seneca. Whether your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99designs.You can work with multiple designers at once to get a bunch of different ideas, or hire the perfect designer for your project based based on their style and industry specialization. It's simple to review concepts and leave feedback so you'll end up with a design that you're happy with. Now 99designs also offers custom video and will match you with the right video professional to help you explain your product, spotlight a service, and bring your brand to life. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#174: The One-Handed Concert Pianist, Nicholas McCarthy

Nicholas McCarthy (@NMcCarthyPiano) was born in 1989 without his right hand and only started to play the piano at the age of 14. He was told he would never succeed as a concert pianist. Fortunately, the doubters were wrong. His graduation from the prestigious Royal College of Music in London in 2012 appeared in press around the world, as he became the only one-handed pianist to graduate from the Royal College of Music in its 130-year history. Nicholas has now performed extensively throughout the world, including the U.K., U.S., South Africa, South Korea, Japan, Malta, and Kazakhstan. He has also played alongside Coldplay and given a rendition of the Paralympic Anthem in front of an audience of 86,000 people and half a billion worldwide viewers. His first album, entitled Solo (Warner Music) features 17 stunning pieces of left-hand repertoire spanning three centuries and has been released around the world to great acclaim. This was a blast of an interview, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks for listening. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you byGymnastic Bodies. This is the training system that I am most obsessed with at the moment. Coach Sommerappeared on a previous episode ofthe podcast, which turned into a sleeper hit. He is the former USA national team coach for men's gymnastics and creator of this bodyweight-based training system. I'm not easily impressed, and I have been completely blown away by the sophistication and the elegance of his programming. I have been using Gymnastic Bodies for just a few months now, and I already feel more flexible and stronger than I have in years. Check out GymnasticBodies.com/tim, where you'll find theFundamentals coursefordiagnosing your weakest areas, those you can tweak for fastimprovements. It is incredible. Take a look atGymnasticBodies.com/timfor more details and a large discount. This podcast is also brought to you by99Designs,the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them torapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#631: In Case You Missed It: September 2022 Recap of "The Tim Ferriss Show"

This episode is brought to you by5-Bullet Friday,my very own email newsletter.Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.This is a special inbetweenisode, which serves as a recap of the episodes from last month.It features a short clip from each conversation in one place so you can easily jump around to get a feel for the episode and guest.Based on your feedback, this format has been tweaked and improved since the first recap episode. For instance, @hypersundayson Twittersuggested that the bios for each guest can slow the momentum, so we moved all the bios to the end.See it as a teaser. Something to whet your appetite. If you like what you hear, you can of course find the full episodes attim.blog/podcast.Please enjoy!***This episode is brought to you by5-Bullet Friday,my very own email newsletter that every Friday features five bullet points highlighting cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and—of course—all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.***Timestamps:Dr. Gabor Maté: 00:03:22Bas Rutten: 00:10:20Kevin Rose: 00:17:15Rolf Potts: 00:25:49Dr. John Krystal: 00:30:18Dr. Suresh Muthukumaraswamy: 00:44:40:00Full episode titles:Dr. Gabor Maté — The Myth of Normal, Metabolizing Anger, Processing Trauma, and Finding the Still Voice Within (#620)UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten on Fundamentals of Real Self-Defense, Savage Fight Stories, How He’s Handled Bullies, Breathing Techniques for Increasing Stamina and Endurance, The Art of Personal Reinvention, and Cultivating the Practice of Prayer (#621)A Rare In-Person Random Show with Kevin Rose — VR Workouts, I Bonds, Excellent Movies, Recent Books, Lessons from Amy Tan, How to Shape Your Mind, and More (#622)Rolf Potts — The Vagabond’s Way, Tactics for Immersive Travel, Pilgrimages and Psychogeography, Empathy Machines, Full-Throated Love, The Slow Sense of Smell, Lessons from Thích Nhất Hạnh, Falling Upward, and More (#624)Dr. John Krystal — All Things Ketamine, The Most Comprehensive Podcast Episode Ever (#625)Dr. Suresh Muthukumaraswamy — LSD Microdosing, Classical Psychedelics vs. Ketamine, Science and Speed in New Zealand, Placebo Options, and The Infinite Possibilities of Studying Mind-Altering Compounds (#619)*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#644: Jonathan Haidt — The Coddling of the American Mind, How to Become Intellectually Antifragile, and How to Lose Anger by Studying Morality

Brought to you byWealthfrontautomated investing,Helix Sleeppremium mattresses,andVuoricomfortable and durable performance apparel.Jonathan Haidt(@jonhaidt) is a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Jonathan received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992. His research examines the intuitive foundations of morality and how morality varies across cultural and political divisions. He is the author ofThe Happiness Hypothesisand theNew York TimesbestsellersThe Righteous MindandThe Coddling of the American Mind(with Greg Lukianoff).He has givenfour TED Talks, and in 2019 he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Since 2018 Jonathan has been studying the contributions of social media to the decline of teen mental health and the rise of political dysfunction. He is currently writing two books:Kids in Space: Why Teen Mental Health Is CollapsingandLife after Babel: Adapting to a World We Can No Longer Share.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfront is an app that helps you save and invest your money.Right now, you can earn3.8%APY—that’s the Annual Percentage Yield—with theWealthfront Cash Account. That’smore thanfifteen timesmore interest than if you left your money in a savings account at the average bank, according to FDIC.gov.It takes just a few minutes to sign up, and then you’ll immediately start earning 3.8% interest on your savings.And when you open an account today, you’ll getan extra fifty-dollar bonuswith a deposit of five hundred dollars or more.VisitWealthfront.com/Timto get started.*This episode is also brought to you byVuori Clothing!Vuoriis a new and fresh perspective on performance apparel, perfect if you are sick and tired of traditional, old workout gear. Everything is designed for maximum comfort and versatility so that you look and feel as good in everyday life as you do working out.Get yourself some of themost comfortable and versatile clothingon the planet atVuoriClothing.com/Tim.Not only willyoureceive 20% off your first purchase,but you’ll also enjoy free shipping on any US orders over $75 and free returns.*This episode is also brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 overall mattress of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired,Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress to meet each and every body’s unique comfort needs. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk-free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/Tim.*[06:51] Richard Shweder.[08:59] Making sense of assertions in anthropology.[13:50] Why I invited Jon on the show.[15:05] Moral relativism.[21:24] How an emergentist views human rights violations.[23:58] A turning point: why Jon almost never gets angry anymore.[26:35] Taking LSD for the first time.[32:21] My own transformative experience was happening simultaneously.[34:15] Were my politics influenced or altered by this experience?[40:17] What being a Jewish atheist means to Jon.[45:13] From feud to friendship with Sam Harris.[50:19] Complex dynamical system.[54:36] How safe spaces and character cancellation took over colleges.[1:00:50] Why did the University of Chicago initially resist this trend?[1:02:13] What makes businesses more resilient against this trend than colleges?[1:07:18] The University of Austin: a catalyst for academic reform?[1:11:16] The aim of Jon’s Heterodox Academy.[1:15:31] Distilling John Stuart Mill — the patron saint of viewpoint diversity.[1:17:26] Aging out of anger and the disarming power of Daryl Davis.[1:20:37] How to get smarter, stronger, and more sociable.[1:22:55] After Babbel.[1:24:46] What the holy and hitched can impart about happiness for the secular and single.[1:29:20] What’s happening to Gen Z?[1:32:17] Jon and his wife’s free-range parenting style for fostering independence.[1:37:30] Group sports vs. individualist sports.[1:40:40] A tough coach or teacher tests limits and taps potential.[1:46:38] Developing intellectual antifragility.[1:49:27] Jon’s billboard.[1:52:00] Revisiting practical philosophies when times get tough.[1:57:20] Parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#448: Brad Feld — The Art of Unplugging, Carving Your Own Path, and Riding the Entrepreneurial Rollercoaster

Brad Feld — The Art of Unplugging, Carving Your Own Path, and Riding the Entrepreneurial Rollercoaster | Brought to you byLaird Superfood,Theragun, andThrive Market."Brad, they can’t kill you and they can’t eat you. Suit up." — Len FasslerBrad Feld(@bfeld) is the author of two new books:The Startup Community Wayand the second edition ofStartup Communities.He has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. Prior to co-foundingFoundry Group, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and, prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures. Brad is also a co-founder ofTechstars. Brad is a writer and speaker on the topics of venture capital investing and entrepreneurship. He’s written a number of books as part of theStartup Revolutionseries and writes the blogsFeld ThoughtsandVenture Deals.Brad holds bachelor of science and master of science degrees in management science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Brad is also an art collector and long-distance runner. He has completed 25 marathons as part of his mission to finish a marathon in each of the 50 states.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byLaird Superfood.Founded by big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton and volleyball champion Gabby Reece,Laird Superfoodpromises to deliver high-impact fuel to help you get through your busiest days.Laird Superfoodoffers a line of plant-based products designed to optimize your daily rituals, from sunrise to sunset.My favorite two products are their Turmeric Superfood Creamer and Unsweetened Superfood Creamer. I put one of them in practically everything. Both can really optimize your daily coffee or tea ritual, and a $10 bag will last you a long time.For a limited time,Laird Superfoodis offering you guys 20% off your order when you use code TIM at checkout. Check outlairdsuperfood.com/timto see my favorite products and learn more.*This episode is also brought to you byTheragun!Theragunis my go-to solution for recovery and restoration. 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You can choose the membership model that best fits your lifestyle.They have affordable one-month and 12-month options. When you go toThriveMarket.com/tim, you can receive up to $20 in shopping credit. Starta risk-free membership today, as you can cancel for any reason within your first 30 days for a full refund.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? 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#352: Dr. Peter Attia vs. Tim Ferriss

"Unhappiness is at the root of more pain, I would suspect, than any ailment that falls in the 'physical' body. And to think that we have compounds that could play such an important role that are really facing challenges in getting approved, I just find that really frustrating." — Dr. Peter AttiaThis is a special episode and features one of my dear friends.A number of guests have started incredible podcasts after being on this show as their first-ever podcast interview, including legendary Navy SEAL commander Jocko Willink.What people don't know is that Jocko was introduced to me by a fella named Peter Attia.Dr. Peter Attia (TW: @PeterAttiaMD, IG: @peterattiamd, peterattiamd.com) is a former ultra-endurance athlete (e.g., swimming races of 25 miles), a compulsive self-experimenter, and one of the most fascinating human beings I know. He is one of my go-to doctors for anything performance or longevity-related. He is also easily the best quarterback and sherpa for the US medical system I've ever met.But here is his official bio to do him justice:Peter is the founder of Attia Medical, PC, a medical practice with offices in San Diego and New York City, focusing on the applied science of longevity.Peter trained for five years at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in general surgery, where he was the recipient of several prestigious awards, including resident of the year, and the author of a comprehensive review of general surgery. He also spent two years at NIH as a surgical oncology fellow at the National Cancer Institute where his research focused on immune-based therapies for melanoma. He has since been mentored by some of the most experienced and innovative lipidologists, endocrinologists, gynecologists, sleep physiologists, and longevity scientists in the United States and Canada.Peter earned his M.D. from Stanford University and holds a B.Sc. in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics.In our conversation in this episode, Peter actually interviews me, though he shares a lot of his own experiences. It is audio from Peter's incredible podcast, The Peter Attia Drive, which can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere podcasts are found. It is one of the few podcasts I listen to regularly.Many friends I've shared this particular episode with have now listened to it multiple times. It takes us both a few minutes to warm up, but then it goes really deep. These are many of things people like Peter and I aren't supposed to talk about publicly.Please enjoy!Click here for the show notes for this episode.This podcast is brought to you byPeloton, which has become a staple of my daily routine. I picked up this bike after seeing the success of my friend Kevin Rose, and I've been enjoying it more than I ever imagined. Peloton is an indoor cycling bike that brings live studio classes right to your home. No worrying about fitting classes into your busy schedule or making it to a studio with a crazy commute.New classes are added every day, and this includes options led by elite NYC instructors in your own living room. You can even live stream studio classes taught by the world's best instructors, or find your favorite class on demand.Pelotonis offering listeners to this show a special offer. Visitonepeloton.comandenter the code TIMat checkout toreceive $100 off accessories with your Peloton bike purchase.This is a great way to get in your workouts, or an incredible gift. Again, that'sonepeloton.comand enter the codeTIM.This episode is also brought to you by Walter Isaacson's #1 New York Times bestsellerLeonardo da Vinci, which chronicles the life and times of the Renaissance genius while showing us how we can harness da Vinci's boundless curiosity and creativity. Not long ago,I also interviewed Walter about his writing and Leonardo, as I've known Walter for some time, and the book is spectacular. I think it's his best biography yet, and that's saying a lot considering how famous his bios of Benjamin Franklin, Einstein, and Steve Jobs are.Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson "reveals an intimate Leonardo" in a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy.Leonardo da Vinciby Walter Isaacson, published by Simon and Schuster, is available now wherever books are sold.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#502: Jordan Peterson on Rules for Life, Psychedelics, The Bible, and Much More

Jordan Peterson on Rules for Life, Psychedelics, The Bible, and Much More | Brought to you by Wealthfront automated investing, Helix Sleep premium mattresses, and Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement. More on all three below.Jordan B. Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) has taught mythology to lawyers, doctors, and business people, consulted for the UN secretary general, helped his clinical clients manage depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and schizophrenia, served as an adviser to senior partners of major Canadian law firms, and lectured extensively in North America and Europe. With his students and colleagues at Harvard and the University of Toronto, Dr. Peterson has published more than one hundred scientific papers, transforming the modern understanding of personality, as his book Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief revolutionized the psychology of religion. His book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos was published in 2018 and has sold more than 4 million copies internationally. His latest book is Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life.This episode is brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 best overall mattress of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired,Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress to meet each and every body’s unique comfort needs. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, to my dear listeners, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront willbuild you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetiteand manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. 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#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art

Darren Aronofsky (@DarrenAronofsky) is the founder and head of production company Protozoa Pictures. He is the acclaimed and award-winning filmmaker behind both cult classics and blockbusters, including Pi (which earned him a Best Director award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival), Requiem For a Dream, The Wrestler (the third U.S. film in history to win the esteemed Golden Lion award), Black Swan (which won Natalie Portman the Academy Award for Best Actress and garnered four other Oscar nominations), Noah (His biblically inspired epic that opened at number at the box office and grossed more than $362,000,000 worldwide), and his latest, mother!, a psychological horror-thriller film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, and Michelle Pfeiffer. In this episode, we explore a wide range of topics, including: His creative process and "nomadic writing" Work environment and highly unusual desks The "Month of Fury" How to navigate tough conversations over creativity and control Psychedelics Dealing with critics And much more... Many thanks to Peter Attia for making the introduction -- check out his three previous appearances on this show here. Please enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found attim.blog/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by WordPress, my go-to platform for 24/7-supported, zero downtime blogging, writing online, creating websites -- everything! I love it to bits, and the lead developer, Matt Mullenweg, has appeared on this podcast many times. Whether for personal use or business, you're in good company with WordPress -- used by The New Yorker, Jay Z, Beyonce, FiveThirtyEight, TechCrunch, TED, CNN, and Time, just to name a few. A source at Google told me that WordPress offers "the best out-of-the-box SEO imaginable," which is probably why it runs nearly 30% of the Internet. Go to WordPress.com/Tim to get 15% off your website today! This podcast is also brought to you byAudible.I have used Audiblefor years, and I love audiobooks. I have two to recommend: The Graveyard Bookby Neil Gaiman Vagabondingby Rolf Potts All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is visit Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose any of the endless options they offer. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It's that easy. Go to Audible.com/Tim and get started today. Enjoy.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#432: Books I've Loved — Kevin Kelly

#432: Books I've Loved — Kevin Kelly | Brought to you byAudible.Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types—from startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.”I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books—the books that have influenced them, changed them, and transformed them for the better.I hope you pick up one or two new mentors—in the form of books—from this new series and apply the lessons in your own life.Kevin Kelly(@kevin2kelly) might be the real-life most interesting man in the world. Kevin is Senior Maverick atWiredmagazine. He co-foundedWiredin 1993, and served as its executive editor for its first seven years. His most recent book is The Inevitable, which is aNew York TimesandWall Street Journalbestseller. His other books include the best-sellingNew Rules for the New Economy, the classicOut of Control, and his summary theory of technology inWhat Technology Wants. From 1984–1990 Kelly was publisher and editor of the Whole Earth Catalog. He co-founded the Hackers’ Conference, and was involved with the launch of the WELL, a pioneering online service started in 1985. He also founded the popularCool Toolswebsite in 2003.Recomendois his free, weekly newsletter that gives you six brief personal recommendations of cool stuff.Note from the editor: This episode was recorded in late 2019.“Books I’ve Loved” onThe Tim Ferriss Showis brought to you byAudible!I have usedAudiblefor many years now. I love it. Audible has the largest selection of audiobooks on the planet. I listen when I’m taking walks, I listen while I’m cooking… I listen whenever I can.Audibleis offering Tim Ferriss Show listeners a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership.Just go toAudible.com/timand browse the unmatched selection of audio programs. Then, download your free title and start listening!It’s that easy. Simplygo toAudible.com/timor text TIM to 500500 to get started today.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#544: How to Design a Life — Debbie Millman (Repost)

Debbie Millman(@debbiemillman) has been named one of the most creative people in business byFast Company, and she is the host ofDesign Matters—a great show and one of the world’s longest running podcasts. She is also Chair of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts and Editorial Director ofPrintmagazine, and she has worked on design strategy for some of the world’s largest brands.This episode originally aired in 2017. You can find the show notes here:https://tim.blog/2017/01/12/how-to-design-a-life-debbie-millman/*This episode is brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*This episode is also brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,”my very own email newsletter, which every Friday features five bullet points highlighting cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and—of course—all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#220: Soman Chainani — The School for Good and Evil

Soman Chainani (@SomanChainani) is a detailed planner, filmmaker, and New York Timesbest selling author. Soman's debut fiction series, The School for Good and Evil, has sold more than a million copies, has been translated into more than twenty languages across six continents, and will soon be a film from Universal Pictures. A graduate of Harvard University and Columbia University's MFA Film Program, Soman began his career as a screenwriter and director, with his films playing at over 150 film festivals around the world. He was recently named to the Out100 and has received the $100,000 Shasha Grant and the Sun Valley Writer's Fellowship, both for debut writers. Special thanks to mutual friend Brian Koppelman for making the introduction! Grab a notebook, pay attention, and please enjoy my conversation with Soman Chainani! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by TrunkClub. I hate shopping with a passion. And honestly, I'm not good at it, which means I end up looking like I'm colorblind or homeless. Enter TrunkClub, which provides you with your own personal stylist and makes it easier than ever to shop for clothes that look great on your body. Just go to trunkclub.com/tim and answer a few questions, and then you'll be sent a trunk full of awesome clothes. They base this on your sizes, preferences, etc. To get started, check it out at trunkclub.com/tim. This podcast is also brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. I have two to recommend: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Vagabonding by Rolf Potts All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose any of the endless options they offer. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It's that easy. Go toAudible.com/Tim and get started today. Enjoy.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#547: Balaji Srinivasan — Centralized China vs Decentralized World, The DeFi Matrix, Ascending vs Descending Trends, Bitcoin Mining as Energy Storage, Reputational Civil War, and Maximalism vs. Optimalism

Brought to you byWealthfrontautomated investing andEight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating.“The monopoly of truth is upstream of the monopoly of violence.” — Balaji SrinivasanBalaji S. Srinivasan(@balajis) is an angel investor and entrepreneur. Formerly the CTO of Coinbase and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, he was also the co-founder of Earn.com (acquired by Coinbase), Counsyl (acquired by Myriad), Teleport (acquired by Topia), andCoin Center.He was named to theMIT Technology Review’s “Innovators Under 35,”won aWall Street Journal Innovation Award, and holds a BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Chemical Engineering, all from Stanford University. Balaji also teaches the occasional class at Stanford, including an online MOOC in 2013, which reached 250,000+ students worldwide.To learn more about Balaji’s most recent project, sign up at1729.com, a newsletter that pays you. They’re giving out BTC each day for completing tasks and tutorials. Subscribers also receive chapters from Balaji’s free book,The Network State.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront willbuild you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetiteand manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Pro Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Pro Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Pro Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM at checkout.*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#462: Guy Raz — Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs, The Story of 'How I Built This,' Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and More

Guy Raz — Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs, The Story of 'How I Built This,' Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and More | Brought to you by Wealthfront, Pique Tea, and LinkedIn Jobs. “There is a natural skepticism that you develop as a journalist, which I think is important. But oftentimes that develops into cynicism.” — Guy RazGuy Raz(@guyraz) is the Michael Phelps of podcasting. He’s the creator and host of the popular podcastsHow I Built This,Wisdom from the Top, andThe Rewindand the co-creator of the acclaimed podcastsTED Radio HourandWow in the World, a children’s program. He’s received the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize, the National Headliner Award, the NABJ Award… basically, all the awards.His brand-new book is titledHow I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs. Past podcast guestAdam Granthas this to say about it: “[This book is] the mother of all entrepreneurship memoirs. It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to start a business, grow a business, or be inspired by those who do.”Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you by Wealthfront! Wealthfront pioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront will build you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetite and manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go to Wealthfront.com/Tim and open a Wealthfront account today, and you’ll get your first $5,000 managed for free, for life. Wealthfront will automate your investments for the long term. Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you by Pique Tea! I first learned about Pique through my friends Dr. Peter Attia and Kevin Rose and now Pique’s fermented pu’er tea crystals have become my daily go-to.I often kickstart my mornings with their Pu’er Green tea and Pu’er Black tea, and I alternate between the two. Their crystals are cold-extracted using only wild-harvested leaves from 250-year-old tea trees. Plus, they triple toxin screen for heavy metals, pesticides, and toxic mold—contaminants commonly found in tea. I also use the crystals for iced tea, which saves a ton of time and hassle.Pique is offering 15% off of their pu’er teas for the first time ever, exclusively to my listeners. Simply visit PiqueTea.com/Tim and the discount will be automatically applied. They also offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so your purchase is completely risk free. Simply go to PiqueTea.com/Tim to learn more.*This episode is also brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs.Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 690 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. You can pay what you want and get the first $50 off.Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. 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#300: Jack Kornfield - Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy in the Present

Jack Kornfield (@JackKornfield) trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, shortly thereafter becoming one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974.Jack has had a profound and direct impact on my life, and I'm thrilled to finally have him on the podcast to share our history, his incredible stories, and practical tactics and techniques that you can use.Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachersSharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a father, husband,andactivist.Jack's books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies, including The Wise Heart, A Lamp in the Darkness, A Path with Heart, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry (one of my favorite book titles of all time), and his most recent,No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. While I often praise this company's lion's mane mushroom coffee for a minimal caffeine wakeup call that lasts, I asked the founders if they could help me -- someone who's struggled with insomnia for decades -- improve my sleep. Their answer: Reishi Mushroom Elixir. They made a special batch for me and my listeners that comes without sweetener; you can try it at bedtime with a little honey or nut milk, or you can just add hot water to your single-serving packet and embrace its bitterness like I do.Try it right now by going tofoursigmatic.com/ferrissand using the codeFerrissto get 20 percent off this rare, limited run of Reishi Mushroom Elixir. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you'll be disappointed.This podcast is also brought to you by FreshBooks.FreshBooks is the #1 cloud bookkeeping software, which is used by a ton of the start-ups I advise and many of the contractors I work with. It is the easiest way to send invoices, get paid, track your time, and track your clients.FreshBookstells you when your clients have viewed your invoices, helps you customize your invoices, track your hours, automatically organize your receipts, have late payment reminders sent automatically and much more.Right now you can get afree month of complete and unrestricted use.You do not need a credit card for the trial. To claim your free month and see how the brand new Freshbooks can change your business,go toFreshBooks.com/Tim and enter "Tim Ferriss" in the "how did you hear about us" section.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#284: The Answers to My Favorite Questions

This is an unusual episode. Instead of the typical interview format where I ask other people questions, I did what thousands of you have requested; I answered the 11 questions that are the foundation of Tribe of Mentors (and add in a few bonus answers). From beliefs that have changed my life to how I cope with feelings of overwhelm, I go into depth on all of my answers. I also recorded some of the answers on video, which you can watch on my YouTube channel.I hope you enjoy this solo episode, and find something helpful that you can apply to your life. As always, thanks for listening!This podcast is brought to you byZipRecruiter.One of the hardest parts about growing any business is finding and hiring the right team. Nothing can drain your resources and cost you time and money like making mistakes in hiring.ZipRecruiterdeveloped its own system and platform for helping solve two of the biggest bottlenecks for employers: posting jobs easily and making it even easier to find the best candidates. More than 80 percent of jobs posted return qualified candidates based on your criteria in just 24 hours.As a listener to this show, you can give it a try for free atziprecruiter.com/tim!This podcast is also brought to you byHelix Sleep.I recently moved into a new home and needed new beds, and I purchased mattresses from Helix Sleep.They offer mattresses personalized to your preferences and sleeping style — without costing thousands of dollars.VisitHelixsleep.com/TIMand take their simple 2-3 minute sleep quiz to get started, and they’ll build a mattress you’ll love.Their customer service makes all the difference. The mattress arrives within a week, and the shipping is completely free. You can try the mattress for 100 nights, and if you’re not happy, they’ll pick it up and offer a full refund.To personalize your sleep experience, visitHelixsleep.com/TIMand you’ll receive $50 off your custom mattress. Enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep 62: The EDM Cinderella - How The Glitch Mob Exploded

Justin Boretais afounding member ofThe Glitch Mob. Their music has been featured in movies like Sin City II, Edge of Tomorrow, Captain America, andSpiderman. In this episode, we discuss The Glitch Mob'spathfromunknown band to playing sold-out 90,000-person (!) arenas.We delveinto war stories, and Justin plays usnever-before-heard"drafts"of blockbustertracks to show creative process.Even if you have zero interest in music,Justin discusses habits and strategies that can be applied to nearly anything.Meditation?Morning routines?We cover it all. The Glitch Mob's last album,Love Death Immortality, debuted on the Billboard charts at #1 Electronic Album, #1 Indie Label, and #4 Overall Digital Album. This is particularly impressive becauseThe Glitch Mob isanartist-ownedgroup.It's a true start-up. This podcast is brought to you byMizzen + Main.Mizzen + Mainmakes the only "dress" shirts I now travel with -- fancy enough forimportant dinners but made from athletic,sweat-wicking material. No more ironing, no more steaming, no more hassle.Click here forthe exact shirtsI wear most often. Order one of their dress shirtsthis weekand get a Henley shirt (around $60 retail)for free.Justadd the two you like heretothe cart, then use code "TIM" at checkout. This episode is also brought to you by99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs torapid prototype the coverforThe 4-Hour Body?Here are some of the impressive results. ALL SHOW NOTES AND LINKS:www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#438: Coach George Raveling on This Unique Moment in Time, How to Practice Self-Leadership, Navigating Difficult Conversations, and Much More

“My hope is that we will be who we say we are. All of us.” — Coach George Raveling Coach George Raveling (@GeorgeRaveling) is an 82-year-old living legend and Nike’s former Director of International Basketball. Coach Raveling was the first African-American head basketball coach in the PAC-8 (now PAC-12). On August 28, 1963, at age 26, while volunteering as security at the March on Washington, Raveling would humbly become the guardian of what we have come to know as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.Coach Raveling has held head coaching positions at Washington State, the University of Iowa, and USC. Following a prolific basketball coaching career, he joined Nike at the request of Phil Knight, where he played an integral role in signing a reluctant Michael Jordan. He’s also been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.Coach George Raveling made his first appearance on the podcast in 2018, and for me, it was one of the most impactful interviews I’ve done, and I came out of it walking on air.We covered a lot of ground in that first interview, including how Coach Raveling came to own the original copy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, how his practice team ended up beating the 1984 US Olympic Dream Team in basketball, how he helped convince Michael Jordan to sign with Nike, and much more. I strongly urge you to listen to that conversation about Coach’s life, philosophies, and lessons learned.I invited George back on the podcast to hear his thoughts on everything that is happening right now. These are difficult and uncertain times for millions of people, and my heart goes out to each and every person navigating the depths of sadness, anger, and fear.As you’ll hear in today’s episode, Coach Raveling has great hope. He’s seen many changes in his lifetime, and we can all strive to be the positive change agents that he implores us to be.Please enjoy this timely—and timeless—conversation with Coach George Raveling.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#660: Dr. Andrew Huberman — The Foundations of Physical and Mental Performance, Core Supplements, Sexual Health and Fertility, Sleep Optimization, Psychedelics, and More

Brought to you byAthletic Greens’s AG1all-in-one nutritional supplement,Eight Sleep’s Pod Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, and Protekt's RESTsleep supplement. Andrew Huberman, PhD (@hubermanlab), is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. He has made numerous important contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity. Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford Medicine has been consistently published in top journals including Nature, Science, and Cell.Andrew is the host of the podcast Huberman Lab, which is often ranked as one of the top five podcasts in the world by both Apple and Spotify. The show aims to help viewers and listeners improve their health with science and science-based tools. New episodes air every Monday on YouTube and all podcast platforms.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byProtekt’s REST supplement!Protekt'sRESTis a new take on getting deeper, more restorative sleep. Protekt's REST supplement helpsprovide consistent, restful sleepwithout any habit-forming ingredients or groggy side effects. Simply add it to your last glass of water before bed, and it goes to work.REST has no added sugars, artificial sweeteners, or artificial ingredients. Protekt is veteran-owned, and they make all of their products right here in the USA.Protekt is offering you30% offboth flavors of their REST formula!Visit Protekt.com/Tim to claim this special offer today and use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.Go toEightSleep.com/Timand save $250 on the Eight Sleep Pod Cover. Eight Sleep currently ships within the USA, Canada, the UK, select countries in the EU, and Australia.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and 5 free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*[05:20] Inspirations and principles.[07:51] Sleep, nutrients, exercise, light, and relationships.[19:30] Making movement matter.[27:37] Striving to "be like a mule" on Sunday.[29:32] The neurological processes of cultivating the physique.[33:20] Monday.[48:48] An aside about cheat day.[50:09] Tuesday.[52:35] Wednesday.[54:23] A strong neck is more than just an appealing aesthetic.[1:00:32] Thursday.[1:00:47] Friday.[1:01:56] Saturday.[1:02:46] A recap of how the days synergize with one another.[1:08:23] Nordic curls for boys and girls.[1:11:14] Minimizing shin splints.[1:13:47] You say soleus pushup, I say seated calf raise.[1:16:42] Flat feet, Tabata, and self-coaching.[1:18:32] The holy trinity of Andrew's sleep stack + one.[1:21:47] How the first half of your day should differ from the last half.[1:25:24] Dutch bicycles or bust.[1:26:55] Omega-3 supplement nausea.[1:28:48] EPA dosage, Carlson's oil on oatmeal, and sushi.[1:30:00] Benefits of EPA.[1:30:34] How EPA (and, in general, food) affects mood.[1:35:38] Are you eating enough nattō and Bulgarian yogurt?[1:38:00] Rhodiola rosea.[1:43:09] Tongkat ali and Fadogia agrestis.[1:45:00] Yes, men depend on estrogen too.[1:46:47] Fine-tuning fertility (and, by proxy, vitality).[1:55:11] Benefits of afternoon de-light.[1:57:07] The highs and lows of self-pleasure in the modern era.[2:00:03] Optimizing the health of one's reproductive material.[2:05:41] Is your smartphone sterilizing you?[2:11:05] Lessons learned from IVF.[2:14:55] Why you might consider selecting "Email receipt" at checkout.[2:17:52] The consequences of having more than two drinks a week.[2:19:09] Cocaine? Just say no.[2:20:50] Concerns about cannabis.[2:29:46] Changing thoughts on psychedelics.[2:36:31] Raising research funds with Huberman Lab premium.[2:40:12] Andrew's clinical psychedelic experiences.[2:48:15] A reminder not to trust street drugs, kids.[2:49:15] The exciting, seemingly endless applications of psychedelic research.[2:55:45] Parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#406: Bob Iger — CEO and Chairman of Disney

Bob Iger — CEO and Chairman of Disney | Brought to you by 99designs and HumanN's BeetElite.As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, Robert A. Iger (@RobertIger) is the steward of one of the world's largest media companies and some of the most respected and beloved brands around the globe. Since becoming CEO in 2005, Iger has built on Disney's rich history of storytelling and innovation with the acquisitions of Pixar (2006), Marvel (2009), Lucasfilm (2012) and 21st Century Fox (2019), and the landmark opening of Disney's first theme park and resort in Mainland China, Shanghai Disney Resort in 2016.Always one to embrace new technology, Iger has created an ambitious direct-to-consumer strategy that leverages Disney's unparalleled creative content across new platforms, including the new Disney+ streaming service, ESPN+, Hulu, and Hotstar.Iger serves on the boards of the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum and Bloomberg Philanthropies. He is a graduate of Ithaca College.His new autobiography is titled The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, which offers stories and lessons about structuring, dealmaking, leadership, and optimizing fear metabolism.Please enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by 99designs, the global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together to create designs they love. Its creative process has become the go-to solution for businesses, agencies, and individuals, and I have used it for years to help with display advertising and illustrations and to rapid prototype the cover for The Tao of Seneca. Whether your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99designs.You can work with multiple designers at once to get a bunch of different ideas, or hire the perfect designer for your project based based on their style and industry specialization. It's simple to review concepts and leave feedback so you'll end up with a design that you're happy with. Click this link and get $20 off plus a $99 upgrade.This podcast is also brought to you by HumanN's BeetElite, the endurance superfood and nitric oxide activator. HumanN's BeetElite can help extend endurance, improve energy and stamina, and increase oxygen delivery throughout the body. It provides the nitric oxide equivalent of six whole beets, andBeetEliteis trusted by hundreds of elite teams, athletes, and organizations all over the world, so you know you're getting a top-notch performance product.BeetEliteis Informed-Sport Certified, and the team at HumanN is making an offer exclusive to my listeners:Take your performance to the next level with BeetElite by going toLiveHuman.com/Timto get 20% off your first purchase!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#486: Harley Finkelstein — Tactics and Strategies from Shopify, The Future of Retail, and More

Harley Finkelstein — Tactics and Strategies from Shopify, The Future of Retail, and More | Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs recruitment platform with 700M+ users, LMNT electrolyte supplement, and ExpressVPN virtual private network service. More on all three below.Harley Finkelstein(@harleyf) is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and the President ofShopify. He founded his first company at age 17 while a student at McGill. Harley is an advisor to Felicis Ventures, and he is one of the “dragons” on CBC’sNext Gen Den. In 2017, he received the Canadian Angel Investor of the Year award and Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 award, and in 2016 he was inducted into the Order of Ottawa. From 2014 to 2017 Harley was on the board of the C100, and from 2017 to 2020 he was on to the board of directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byLMNT!What is LMNT? It’s adelicious, sugar-free electrolyte drink-mix. I’ve stocked up on boxes and boxes of this and usually use it 1–2 times per day.LMNTis formulated to help anyone with their electrolyte needs and perfectly suited to folks following a keto, low-carb, or Paleo diet. If you are on a low-carb diet or fasting, electrolytes play a key role in relieving hunger, cramps, headaches, tiredness, and dizziness.LMNTcame up with a very special offer for you, my dear listeners. They’ve created Tim’s Club:Simply go toDrinkLMNT.com/Tim, select “Subscribe and Save,” and use promo code TIMSCLUB to get the 30-count box of LMNT for only $36.This will be valid for the lifetime of the subscription, and you can pause it anytime.*This episode is also brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs.Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 722 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. You can pay what you want and get $50 off your first job.Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byExpressVPN. I’ve been using ExpressVPN to make sure that my data is secure and encrypted, without slowing my Internet speed. If you ever use public Wi-Fi at, say, a hotel or a coffee shop, where I often work and as many of my listeners do, you’re often sending data over an open network, meaning no encryption at all.A great way to ensure that all of your data is encrypted and can’t be easily read by hackers is by usingExpressVPN. All you need to do is download the ExpressVPN app on your computer or smartphone and then use the Internet just as you normally would. You click one button in the ExpressVPN app to secure 100% of your network data.Use my linkExpressVPN.com/Timtoday and get an extra three months free on a one-year package!*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferriss*DISCLAIMER: I own stock in Shopify. I was not compensated in any way to have Shopify represented on the program or to talk about my reasons for investing in Shopify. I may financially benefit if Shopify’s stock goes up in value. I am not an investment adviser. All opinions are mine alone. There are risks involved in placing an investment in any company. None of the information presented today is intended to form the basis for any offer or recommendation, or have any regard to the investment objectives, financial situation or needs of any specific person.Past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. 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#408: The Random Show — New Year's Resolutions, 2010-2019 Lessons Learned, Finding Joy, Energy Management, and Much More

The Random Show — New Year's Resolutions, 2010-2019 Lessons Learned, Finding Joy, Energy Management, and Much More | Brought to you by Calm and LinkedIn Marketing Solutions.Technologist, serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, self-experimenter, and all-around wild and crazy guyKevin Rose(@KevinRose),rejoins me for another episode of "The Random Show." In this one we explore the language of relationships, polarity, energy management, difficult conversations, finding peace and patience, the importance of self-compassion, the search for palatable decaf coffee, panic-selling, serving the moment, and much more!This episode of The Tim Ferriss Show is brought to you by Calm. What did LeBron James tell me was the single most important element of his training regimen? Sleep. Whether you're an athlete, programmer, or student, healthy sleep is essential to peak performance. It strengthens your immune system. It improves cognitive functions like problem-solving and decision-making. It gives you creativity and energy.Here's the problem: sound sleep is a rare thing in this caffeinated, hyperconnected, overstimulated world of ours. But there's a place to get rest, and that is Calm. Just download Calm, and you'll find a whole library of programs designed for healthy sleep: soundscapes, guided meditations, and over a hundred sleep stories narrated by the world's most soothing voices like LeVar Burton and Nick Offerman. Right now, listeners of The Tim Ferriss Show get 40% off a Calm premium subscription at Calm.com/tim!This episode is also brought to you by LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, the go-to tool for B2B marketers and advertisers who want to drive brand awareness, generate leads, or build long-term relationships that result in real business impact.With a community of more than 660 million professionals, LinkedIn is gigantic, but it can be hyper-specific. You have access to a diverse group of people all searching for things they need to grow professionally. LinkedIn has the marketing tools to help you target your customers with precision, right down to job title, company name, industry, etc.To redeem your free $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to LinkedIn.com/TFS!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#262: The CIA, The Police, and Other Adventures from Stewart Copeland

Stewart Copeland (@copelandmusic) is a Grammy Award-winning musician, considered by Rolling Stone Magazine to be one of the top ten drummers of all time. He's a founding member of The Police, and an inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In this conversation, we delve into lessons for surviving the music industry, why entrepreneurs (and self-directed artists) never get a day off, how The Police developed their unique sound, the decision that changed everything, and much more. This episode comes from my new television showFear(less), where I interview world-class performers about how they've overcome doubt, conquered fear, and made their toughest decisions. You can watch the entire first episode with illusionist David Blaine for free atatt.net/fearless. (To watch all episodes, please visitDIRECTV NOW). We recorded three hours of material and only one hour was used for the TV show. This podcast episode is almost entirely new content that didn't appear on TV. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found attim.blog/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Mizzen + Main. These are the only "dress" shirts I now travel with -- fancy enough for important dinners but made from athletic, sweat-wicking material. No more ironing, no more steaming, no more hassle. They are a personal favorite of NFL phenom J.J. Watt, alongside many professional athletes. Click here for the exact shirts I wear most often. Don't forget to use the code "TIM" at checkoutfor free shipping! This podcast is also brought to you by Kettle & Fire, the first shelf-stable (never frozen) bone broth that uses 100 percent grass-fed, organically grazed animals. Recommended by past guests like Dom D'Agostino and Amelia Boone, Kettle & Fire is slow-simmered for 20+ hours so the bone broth is packed with collagen -- 19 times more than its closest competitor -- and other key proteins and amino acids. Need that slow carb diet boost? Take a look at kettleandfire.com/tim for 20 percent off your entire order!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#605: Hamilton Morris and Dr. Mark Plotkin — Exploring the History of Psychoactive Substances, Synthetic vs. Natural Options, Microdosing, 5-MeO-DMT, The “Drunken Monkey” Hypothesis, Timothy Leary’s Legacy, and More

Hamilton Morris and Dr. Mark Plotkin — Exploring the History of Psychoactive Substances, Synthetic vs. Natural Options, Microdosing, 5-MeO-DMT, The “Drunken Monkey” Hypothesis, Timothy Leary’s Legacy, and More | Brought to you byAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplementand5-Bullet Friday, my very own email newsletter. More on both below.Welcome toThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is usually my job to deconstruct world-class performers, to tease out their routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.This time around, we have a very special edition featuring two of your favorite guests:Dr. Mark PlotkinandHamilton Morris.Mark takes over my duties as host and interviews Hamilton for an episode of thePlants of the Godspodcast. You, my dear listeners, are hearing the audio before anyone else, so this is aTim Ferriss Showexclusive. I’ve previously featured some of my favorite episodes from that show attim.blog/plantsofthegods. These episodes cover a lot of fascinating ground.Who is Mark? Mark (@DocMarkPlotkin) is an ethnobotanist who serves as president of theAmazon Conservation Team, which has partnered with ~80 tribes to map and improve management and protection of ~100 million acres of ancestral rainforests. He is best known to the general public as the author of the bookTales of a Shaman’s Apprentice, one of the most popular books ever written about the rainforest. His most recent book isThe Amazon: What Everyone Needs to Know. You can find my interview with Mark attim.blog/markplotkin.And the guest today is Hamilton Morris. Hamilton (@HamiltonMorris) is a chemist, filmmaker, and science journalist. A graduate of The New School, he conducts chemistry research at Saint Joseph’s University. Hamilton is the writer and director of the documentary seriesHamilton’s Pharmacopeia, in which he explores the chemistry and traditions surrounding psychoactive drugs. You can find my most recent interview with him attim.blog/hamilton.This is a tightly packed 60-minute interview. Mark and Hamilton cover the history of different psychoactive substances, Timothy Leary’s legacy, the “drunken monkey” hypothesis, conservation, microdosing, the differences between 5-MeO-DMT and DMT, a disease that afflicts people who smoke enormous quantities of cannabis, causing them to vomit continuously and only find relief from their nausea by taking a hot shower (yes, really), the impact of the placebo effect, a synthetic vs. a natural product, the role of ritual, and much, much more.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*This episode is also brought to you by5-Bullet Friday,my very own email newsletter that every Friday features five bullet points highlighting cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and—of course—all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.*[06:22] The Sonoran desert toad's celebrity star is rising[08:18] The role of the chemist in preserving plants, animals, and fungi from which compounds are traditionally derived[11:18] Who is Howard Lotsof?[14:02] Microdosing[16:39] Ken Nelson and the celebrated Bufo Alvarius: The Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran Desert pamphlet[20:11] God molecule vs. just plain old DMT[22:25] There are potential downsides to these compounds (even cannabis)[27:58] Undiscovered compounds[30:15] Lessons learned and questions pondered from Alexander Shulgin's thumb surgery[34:05] Synthetic vs. natural[37:21] The role of ritual[39:49] Combining traditions[42:27] Mark's account of Huautla in the early 2000s.[42:58] Downsides of psychedelic tourism[47:46] Effectiveness of fungi vs. frogs[49:52] Where do we go in search of new substances?[53:11] How far back do shamanic traditions go?[54:40] Poisons as medicines and vice versa[56:34] Salvia, and stoned vs. drunk apes[1:04:20] Nicolas Langlitz and the primatology of primatologists[1:06:03] Timothy Leary's legacy*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#577: Hugh Jackman on Best Decisions, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, Favorite Exercises, Mind Training, and Much More (Repost)

Brought to you by Shopify global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business; Theragunpercussive muscle therapy devices; andAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement. More on all three below. Hugh Jackman(@TheHughJackman) is an Academy Award®-nominated, Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning performer, who has made an impression on audiences of all ages with his multi-hyphenate career persona, as successful onstage in front of live crowds as he is on film.I’ve wanted to have Hugh on the show for nearly a decade, and—even with my sky-high hopes—he absolutely over-delivered. In our conversation, we dig into lessons learned, routines, favorite books, exercises, intuition, meditation, and much, much more. Hugh was very gracious with his time, and this is one of the longest interviews he has ever done.Trust me—Hugh delivers the goods, and we had a blast. Enjoy!*This episode originally aired in 2020. You can find the show notes here:https://tim.blog/2020/06/26/hugh-jackman/*This episode is brought to you by Shopify! Shopify is one of my favorite platforms and one of my favorite companies. Shopify is a platform designed for anyone to sell anywhere, giving entrepreneurs the resources once reserved for big business. In no time flat, you can have a great looking online store that brings your ideas to life, and you can have the tools to manage your day-to-day and drive sales. No coding or design experience required.More than a store, Shopify grows with you, and they never stop innovating, providing more and more tools to make your business better and your life easier. Go to Shopify.com/tim for a FREE 14-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features.*This episode is also brought to you byTheragun!Theragunis my go-to solution for recovery and restoration. It’s a famous, handheld percussive therapy device that releases your deepest muscle tension. I own two Theraguns, and my girlfriend and I use them every day after workouts and before bed. The all-newGen 4 Theragunis easy to use and has a proprietary brushless motor that’s surprisingly quiet—about as quiet as an electric toothbrush.Go toTherabody.com/Timright now and get your Gen 4 Theragun today, starting at only $199.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*Hugh and his wife have a tradition of reading books — sometimes to each other — every morning. From whom did this idea originate? [07:25]What books has Hugh gifted most? [11:44]What does Hugh’s regular meditation practice look like, and what benefits does he enjoy from it? [15:22]How does Hugh summon and maintain the emotional and physical energy necessary for performing — particularly when he has to give his all multiple times per week on stage in front of a live audience? [19:42]As someone who’s performed across countless stage and screen productions, why was Hugh nervous about coming on this podcast? [27:34]What lessons did Hugh’s father teach him about being an example to others by way of action, making decisions, and always keeping his word? [29:41]To what does Hugh owe his eloquent (or, as his wife might say, “too verbose”) communication skills? [39:16]Hugh’s relationship with journalism, journalists, and a newfound love for the work of Ken Burns. [44:13]Hugh talks about the contract he made with himself at the end of drama school about pursuing acting — and being wary of the word “career” in relation to that pursuit. [46:28]Some of the best decisions Hugh made in the first years of being an aspiring/working actor. [51:26]Why does Hugh think he was extended the kindness of auditioning for Sir Trevor Nunn — one of his idols — even though he had no intention of accepting a part in the musical he was directing? [57:02]How has Hugh learned to trust his intuition — even when it leads him in unexpected directions? [58:52]Can Hugh recall any times when the purpose of a nudge from intuition wasn’t easily fathomed — when the dots didn’t connect in an obvious way, but paid off in a big way when it was heeded? [1:06:29]Am I talking to Hugh Jackman, or Perfect Tommy? [1:10:57]Hugh elaborates on one of his daily morning practices — the design of the day — pondering the efficacy of manifestation and how it played into a major career decision. [1:12:16]Hugh puts discipline in perspective, talks about the importance of incorporating relaxation into physical activity (or possibly any activity) for best results, the types of exercises he’s found to be most effective, and a Viktor Frankl quotation that he finds especially inspiring. [1:18:33]Hugh is a connoisseur of puzzles and games. So what does he recommend for someone who needs to unwind from taking themselves and their work too seriously? Furthermore, what is it about puzzles that keeps him occupied all night if he doesn’t remember to set an alarm for himself? [1:27:46]Parting thoughts. [1:33:51]*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#140: Shaun White: The Most Unholy Snowboarder Ever

"My parents never really told me I couldn't do anything." - Shaun White This particular episode comes from a fun event -- my first live podcast at the iconic Troubadour in L.A. It sold out through my newsletter in 30 minutes, so thanks to all of you who came. If you haven't signed up for the email newsletter, you should check it out. It's free. Just go to fourhourworkweek.com/friday. There were quite a few amazing guests at the event, and we're going to divide them up into a few episodes. Shaun White (@ShaunWhite) is our first -- a professional snowboarder and skateboarder. Among his formidable feats of strength: He's a 2x Olympic Gold medalist. He holds the X Games record for gold medals at 15, as well as the highest overall medal count at 24. Shaun has earned the number two spot on BusinessWeek's list of the 100 most powerful and marketable athletes. And -- ACH-TUNG! -- for those near L.A. or willing to travel, Shaun is hosting an incredible event called Air + Style. Think of it as X Games meets Coachella, where you can listen to world-famous bands and then see jumps off of a 16-story ramp (no joke), among other excitement. Check it out at airandstyle.com. For 20% off general or VIP admission, you can use code "TimFerriss."I get no cut, and I’ve already bought four tickets for myself and friends.The code is only good until midnight PT on February 19th (Friday). Enjoy! This podcast is brought to you by99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them torapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you—for free–exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#661: Dr. Peter Attia — The Science and Art of Longevity, Optimizing Protein, Alcohol Rules, Lessons from Glucose Monitoring with CGMs, Boosting Your VO2 Max, Preventing Alzheimer's Disease, Early Cancer Detection, How to Use DEXA Scans, Nature’s Longevity Drug, and More

Brought to you byWealthfronthigh-yield savings account, Helix Sleeppremium mattresses, andShopifyglobal commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business.Peter Attia, MD (@PeterAttiaMD), is the founder of Early Medical, a medical practice that applies the principles of Medicine 3.0 to patients with the goal of lengthening their lifespan and simultaneously improving their healthspan. He is the host of The Drive, one of the most popular podcasts covering the topics of health and medicine.Dr. Attia received his medical degree from the Stanford University School of Medicine and trained for five years at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in general surgery, where he was the recipient of several prestigious awards, including Resident of the Year. He spent two years at the National Institutes of Health as a surgical oncology fellow at the National Cancer Institute, where his research focused on immune-based therapies for melanoma.His new book is Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity (3/28).Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byShopify!Shopifyis one of my favorite platforms and one of my favorite companies.Shopifyisdesigned for anyone to sell anywhere, giving entrepreneurs the resources once reserved for big business. In no time flat, you can have a great-looking online store that brings your ideas to life, and you can have the tools to manage your day-to-day and drive sales. No coding or design experience required.Go toshopify.com/Timto sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period. It’s a great deal for a great service, so I encourage you to check it out. Take your business to the next level today by visitingshopify.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 overall mattress of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired,Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress to meet each and every body’s unique comfort needs. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk-free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, Helix is offering 20% off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfront is an app that helps you save and invest your money.Right now, you can earn4.05%APY—that’s the Annual Percentage Yield—with theWealthfront Cash Account. That’smore thantwelve timesmore interest than if you left your money in a savings account at the average bank, according to FDIC.gov.It takes just a few minutes to sign up, and then you’ll immediately start earning 3.8% interest on your savings.And when you open an account today, you’ll getan extra fifty-dollar bonuswith a deposit of five hundred dollars or more.VisitWealthfront.com/Timto get started.*[07:00] How and why Peter’s muscle mass has increased significantly.[18:48] Why the long wait for Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity?[23:19] Objective, strategy, and tactics.[28:50] From Medicine 1.0 to Medicine 3.0.[39:04] Randomized control trial results: guidelines, not gospel.[43:21] Revisiting why and how one should increase their medical literacy.[52:44] Avoiding scientific method misconceptions.[55:43] Austin Bradford Hill.[56:22] Observational study versus randomized control trial.[1:00:09] Are sleep trackers downgrading the quality of our sleep?[1:02:53] Under what conditions does Peter feel alcohol might be worth its downsides?[1:06:47] Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs).[1:18:24] Underutilized metrics and tools for expanding health and lifespan.[1:25:01] Strength.[1:33:11] Rucking around and finding out about VO2 max.[1:38:32] Finding the zone two sweet spot.[1:41:10] How skinning and rucking have upped my endurance.[1:42:24] Rucking vs. weighted vests.[1:46:39] Are neurodegenerative diseases preventable?[1:51:47] Helping your doctor understand and embrace Medicine 3.0.[1:53:47] How much is an ounce of prevention worth to you?[1:58:23] Early cancer screening.[2:06:33] Outlive chapters.[2:08:46] The chapter on emotional health that almost didn’t make the book.[2:10:16] Peter’s 47 affirmations.[2:14:18] Parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep 28: Peter Thiel, Billionaire Investor and Company Creator on Investing, Business, and Life

Peter Thielhas been involved with some of the most dynamic companies to emerge from Silicon Valley in the past decade, both as a founder and investor.He is well known as the first outside investor in Facebook, but there's much more to the story...Peter's first start-up was PayPal, which he co-founded in 1998 and led to a $1.5 billion acquisition byeBay in 2002. After the eBay acquisition, Peter founded Clarium Capital Management, a global macro hedge fund. Peter also helped launch Palantir Technologies, an analytical software company which now books $1B in revenue/year, and he serves as the chairman of that company’s board. He has invested in more than 100 startups.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#552: Aisha Tyler — How to Use Pain, Comedy, and Practice for Creativity (Repost)

Aisha Tyler(@aishatyler) is an award-winning director, actor, comedian, bestselling author, podcaster, and activist.Whether you do any type of creative work, want to be too complex to categorize, or want to overcome rejection and beat the odds, this one has something for you.Aisha voices superspy Lana Kane on F/X’s Emmy award-winning animated comedy seriesArcher, which won four back-to-back Television Critics’ Choice Awards. She is a regular on the hit CBS showCriminal Minds, for which she has also directed. Aisha continues to host the CW’s hit improv show,Whose Line Is It Anyway, and she launched a line of bottled cocktails she created,Courage + Stone, in the summer of 2018.Aisha was a co-host for seven seasons of CBS’s Emmy-winning daytime showThe Talk. She is also well-remembered for her character arc onFriends, and she was the first African-American to have a long-standing role on the show. Her feature film debut, the thrillerAXIS, premiered 2017, and the won the Outstanding Achievement in Feature Filmmaking award at the 2017 Newport Beach Film Festival, then had a theatrical run at Arclight Hollywood, Landmark NYC and Alamo Drafthouse, Austin, Texas. A San Francisco native, Aisha graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Government and Environmental Policy. An avid gamer and passionate advocate (and occasional adversary) of the gaming community, Aisha’s voice can be heard in the video gamesHalo: Reach,Gears of War 3, andWatch Dogs. Aisha is a bourbon and hard rock fan, a snowboarder, and a sci-fi obsessive.Enjoy!This episode originally aired in 2018. You can find the show notes here:https://tim.blog/2018/07/16/aisha-tyler/*This episode is brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*This episode is also brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,”my very own email newsletter, which every Friday features five bullet points highlighting cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and—of course—all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#507: Dr. Adam Gazzaley, UCSF — Brain Optimization and The Future of Psychedelic Medicine

Dr. Adam Gazzaley, UCSF — Brain Optimization and The Future of Psychedelic Medicine | Brought to you byWealthfrontautomated investing,ExpressVPNvirtual private network service,andAllformpremium, modular furniture.Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD(@adamgazz),is the David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology, and Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and the founder and executive director ofNeuroscape, a translational neuroscience center engaged in technology development and scientific research of novel brain assessments and optimization tools. Adam is co-founder and chief science advisor of Akili Interactive, Sensync, and JAZZ Venture Partners. He has been a scientific adviser for more than a dozen technology companies, including Apple, GE, Nielsen, and Deloitte.Adam has filed multiple patents — notably his invention ofthe first video game cleared by the FDA— authored more than 150 scientific articles, and delivered over 675 invited presentations around the world. He wrote and hosted the nationally televised PBS specialThe Distracted Mind with Dr. Adam Gazzaleyand co-authoredThe Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World, winner of the 2017 PROSE Award. Adam has received many awards and honors, including the 2015 Science Educator Award and the 2020 Global Gaming Citizen Honor.Visit this page to learn more about the Neuroscape Psychedelic Division, which is dedicated to advancing the field of psychedelic science and medicine through multi-level research covering basic to translational to clinical science.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront willbuild you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetiteand manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byAllform!If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They just launched a new company calledAllform, and they’re makingpremium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door—at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores. You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home.Allformarrives in just 3–7 days, and you can assemble it yourself in a few minutes—no tools needed.To find your perfect sofa,check out Allform.com/Tim. Allform is offering 20% off all orders to you, my dear listeners, atAllform.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byExpressVPN.I’ve been using ExpressVPN to make sure that my data is secure and encrypted, without slowing my Internet speed. If you ever use public Wi-Fi at, say, a hotel or a coffee shop, where I often work and as many of my listeners do, you’re often sending data over an open network, meaning no encryption at all.A great way to ensure that all of your data is encrypted and can’t be easily read by hackers is by usingExpressVPN. All you need to do is download the ExpressVPN app on your computer or smartphone and then use the Internet just as you normally would. You click one button in the ExpressVPN app to secure 100% of your network data.Use my linkExpressVPN.com/Timtoday and get an extra three months free on a one-year package!*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. 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#151: How to Overcome Fear - Lessons from Firefighter and Luger, Caroline Paul

Caroline Paul (@carowriter) is a blast and can also probably kick my ass... seriously. Caroline is the author of four published books. Her latest is the New York Times best seller The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure. Once a young scaredy-cat, Caroline decided that fear got in the way of the life she wanted--of excitement, confidence, and self-reliance. She has since flown planes, rafted big rivers, climbed tall mountains, and fought fires as one of the first female firefighters in San Francisco. In this episode, we discuss various types of fear and how to overcome them, using stories, habits, and tactics. Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you—for free–exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim. This podcast is also brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years and I love audio books. I have two to recommend: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Vagabonding by Rolf Potts All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It's that easy. Go to Audible.com/Tim and get started today. Enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#248: The 10 Commandments of Startup Success with Reid Hoffman

On this special episode, we're going to share with you the "10 Commandments for Startup Success." They're drawn from the new podcast Masters of Scale, which is hosted by my friend and today's guest Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman). Reid has been on the show before, and you might remember him as the co-founder of LinkedIn, and the partner at Greylock who invested early in Facebook, Airbnb, Zynga, and a bunch of other startups that experience dramatic success. On this new podcast, Reid shares his theories on how companies scale from zero to a gazillion, and he tests them with famous founders like Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Reed Hastings of Netflix. He and his team pulled together a special remix for us to use on today's show -- distilling the very best, most actionable advice from the first season of Masters of Scale into these 10 commandments. They've included a lot material that hasn't aired yet. So even if you're already a subscriber, you'll hear some new things here. Stick around after we count down the 10 commandments because Reid was kind enough to answer a few of my questions. Please enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is broughtto you by Four Sigmatic. I reached out to these Finnish entrepreneurs after a very talented acrobat introduced me to one of their products, which blew my mind (in the best way possible). It is mushroom coffee featuring chaga. It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It put me on fire for an entire day, and I only had half of the packet. People are always asking me what I use for cognitive enhancement right now -- this is the answer. You can try it right now by going to foursigmatic.com/tim and using the code Tim to get 20 percent off your first order. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you'll be disappointed. This podcast is also brought to you by Headspace, the world's most popular meditation app (with more than four million users). It's used in more than 150 countries, and many of my closest friends swear by it. Try Headspace'sfree Take10 program -- 10 minutes of guided meditation a day for 10 days. It's like a warm bath for your mind. Meditation doesn't need to be complicated or expensive, and it's had a huge impact on my life. Try Headspace for free for a few days and see what I mean.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#200: Susan Garrett -- Master Dog (and Human) Trainer

Susan Garrett (@susangarrett) is an incredible dog trainer. She has a B.Sc. in animal science, and for more than two decades has been one of the most consistently successful competitors in the sport of dog agility. Susan has been on the podium of theworld and national championship events more than 50 times, winning those events a total of 38 times. She was of great help to me when I first adopted Molly, my own pup, and her book Shaping Success (The Education of an Unlikely Champion) was selected as the 2005 dog training and behavior book of the year. Susan is a champ not only for her competitive track record, but for her ability to convey concrete tips and recommendations for: The most critical exercises for your dog The three types of reinforcement How to use crates properly What you should do in the first 24 hours of adopting a puppy How training a dog is like training an Olympic athlete And much, much more! We discuss every facet of behavioral modification and conditioning, which applies to much more than dog training. These are techniques that work on everyone from chickens to cats to irritating in-laws. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. I reached out to these Finnish entrepreneurs after a very talented acrobat introduced me to one of their products, which blew my mind (in the best way possible). It is mushroom coffee featuring chaga. It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It put me on fire for an entire day, and I only had half of the packet. People are always asking me what I use for cognitive enhancement right now, this is the answer. You can try it right now by going to foursigmatic.com/tim and using the code Tim to get 20 percent off your first order. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you'll be disappointed. This podcast is also brought to you byWealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you for free the exact portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#308: Inside Out with Katie Couric

Katie Couric (IG: @katiecouric) is an award-winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and co-founder of the non-profit Stand Up to Cancer, which has raised more than $500 million to fund scientific research teams.Katie launched her production company, Katie Couric Media, in 2015. Since then, the aptly named Katie Couric Podcast has featured conversations with some of the biggest names in politics, media, and popular culture.Katie's documentaries include Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric for National Geographic, Under the Gun, which aired on Epix, and Fed Up, which can be found on Netflix. Katie's six-part National Geographic series is calledAmerica Inside Out with Katie Couric, and I recommend you check it out.Katie joins CBS as the first woman at the helm of an evening newscast after a 15-year run as co-anchor of NBC's Today Show. Her awards include a duPont-Columbia, Peabody, two Edward R. Murrows, a Walter Cronkite, and multiple Emmys. Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by Peloton, which has become a staple of my daily routine. I picked up this bike after seeing the success of my friend Kevin Rose, and I've been enjoying it more than I ever imagined. Peloton is an indoor cycling bike that brings live studio classes right to your home. No worrying about fitting classes into your busy schedule or making it to a studio with a crazy commute.New classes are added every day, and this includes options led by elite NYC instructors in your own living room. You can even live stream studio classes taught by the world's best instructors, or find your favorite class on demand.Peloton is offering listeners to this show a special offer. Visitonepeloton.com andenter the code TIMat checkout toreceive $100 off accessories with your Peloton bike purchase.This is a great way to get in your workouts, or an incredible gift. Again, that's onepeloton.com and enter the code TIM.This podcast is also brought to you by Soothe.com, the world's largest on-demand massage service. Because I've been broken so many times, I have body work done at least twice a week -- so I have a high bar for this stuff. I do not accept mediocrity, and I wouldn't expect you to, either.After much personal testing, I can affirm that Soothe delivers a hand-selected, licensed, and experienced massage therapist to you in the comfort of your own home, hotel, or office in as little as an hour. I was amazed at the quality of service and convenience.The service is on-call from 8am to midnight, and Soothe brings everything needed to create a spa experience in your home, including the massage table, linens, oils, and music.Think of it as Uber for massages, available in 55 cities worldwide. Download the app at Soothe.com and as a listener of this show -- you’ll get $25 off your first massage when you enter the code “TIM25.”***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#313: Michael Pollan — Exploring The New Science of Psychedelics

This might be the most important podcast episode I've put out in the last two years. Please trust me and give it a full listen. It will surprise you, perhaps shock you, and definitely make you think differently.Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan) is the author of seven previous books, includingCooked,Food Rules,In Defense of Food,The Omnivore's Dilemma, andThe Botany of Desire, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. A longtime contributor to theNew York Times Magazine, he also teaches writing at Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley where he is the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Science Journalism. In 2010, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.His most recent book, How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, might be my favorite yet. This is the first podcast interview Michael has done about the book, the science and applications of psychedelics, his exploration, and his own experiences. It is a wild ride.In fact, partially due to this book, I am committing a million dollars over the next few years to support the scientific study of psychedelic compounds. This is by far the largest commitment to research and nonprofits I've ever made, and if you'd like to join me in supporting this research, please check out tim.blog/science.In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:The fundamentals of "psychedelics," what the term means, and what compounds like psilocybin, mescaline, and others have in common.New insights related to treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, alcohol/nicotine dependence, OCD, PTSD, and more.Recent scientific and clinical discussions of a "grand unified theory of mental illness."Potential applications and risks of psychedelics.Michael's own experiences — which he did not initially intend on having — and what he's learned from them.The "entropic brain," and why there might be a therapeutic sweet spot between mental order and chaos.Why researchers at Johns Hopkins, NYU, Yale, and elsewhere are dedicating resources to understanding these compounds.And much, much more...The molecules discussed in this episode — and some incredible clinical results from well-designed studies — have absolutely captured my attention over the last two years. After wading in and supporting smaller studies, I've decided to go all-in on scientists exploring this area. It seems to be an Archimedes lever for potentially solving a wide range of root-cause problems, instead of playing whack-a-mole with symptoms one by one.This episode is brought to you by Teeter. Inversion therapy, which uses gravity and your own body weight to decompress the spine or relieve pressure on the discs and surrounding nerves, seems to help with a whole slew of conditions. And just as a general maintenance program, it's one of my favorite things to do.Since 1981, more than three million people have put their trust in Teeter inversion tables for relief, and it's the only inversion table brand that's been both safety-certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and registered with the FDA as a class one medical device. For a limited time, my listeners can get the Teeter inversion table with bonus accessories and a free pair of gravity boots — a savings of over $148 — by going to Teeter.com/Tim!This podcast is also brought to you by Helix Sleep. I recently moved into a new home and needed new beds, and I purchased mattresses from Helix Sleep. It offers mattresses personalized to your preferences and sleeping style — without costing thousands of dollars. Visit Helixsleep.com/TIM and take the simple 2-3 minute sleep quiz to get started, and the team there will build a mattress you'll love. Plus you’ll get up to $125 off your mattress order.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#556: The Incredible Kyle Maynard — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss

Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.You’ll get plenty of that in this special episode, which featuresmy interview with Kyle Maynardfrom my 2017 TV ShowFear{less}. The “less” is in parentheses because the objective is to teach you to fearless, not to be fearless.Fear{less}features in-depth, long-form conversations with top performers, focusing on how they’ve overcome fears and made hard decisions, embracing discomfort and thinking big.It was produced by Wild West Productions, and I worked with them to make both the video and audio available to you for free, my dear listeners. You can findthe video of this episodeonYouTube.com/TimFerriss, and eventually you’ll be able to see all episodes for free atYouTube.com/TimFerriss.Spearheaded by actor/producer and past podcast guestVince Vaughn,Wild West Productionshas produced a string of hit movies includingThe Internship,Couples Retreat,Four Christmases, andThe Break-Up.In 2020, Wild West produced the comedyThe Opening Act, starring Jimmy O. Yang and Cedric The Entertainer. In addition toFear{less}, their television credits includeUndeniable with Joe Buck, ESPN’s30 for 30episodeabout the ’85 Bears, and the Netflix animated showF is for Family.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,”my very own email newsletter that every Friday features five bullet points highlighting cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and—of course—all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#319: How to Succeed in High-Stress Situations

“A good person dyes events with his own color…and turns whatever happens to his own benefit.” - SenecaFrom the outside looking in, the last several weeks have been disaster after disaster for me:Death in the familySeveral deals that have been worked on for 6+ months fell apart at the last minuteI might need to sue someone for egregious breach of contract and unexpected damagesOn and on and on...I've thought of several books over and over again during this period to cope. One of them was The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday (@ryanholiday). It has helped me to turn problems upside-down, look at them through a different lens, and even uncover unique opportunities.The Obstacle Is The Way is a collection of stories and principles about Stoicism, which I consider to be the ultimate personal "operating system" for anyone who wants to thrive in high-stress environments and situations.If you want to be antifragile like Thomas Jefferson, Marcus Aurelius, Bill Belichick, and many of the most dominant investors in history, Stoicism offers a real playbook. If you want to make better decisions, if you want to smile when other people cower, it offers real tools.To quote Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel, "Bad companies are destroyed by crisis. Good companies survive them. Great companies are improved by them." What if you could be a person who is improved by crisis? At the very least, it would give you opportunities no one else can see, let alone grasp. Much more important, it would make you a happier human being.Here are a few sample chapters from The Obstacle Is The Way.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you by Teeter. Inversion therapy, which uses gravity and your own body weight to decompress the spine or relieve pressure on the discs and surrounding nerves, seems to help with a whole slew of conditions. And just as a general maintenance program, it's one of my favorite things to do.Since 1981, more than three million people have put their trust in Teeter inversion tables for relief, and it's the only inversion table brand that's been both safety-certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and registered with the FDA as a class one medical device. For a limited time, my listeners can get the Teeter inversion table with bonus accessories and a free pair of gravity boots — a savings of over $148 — by going to Teeter.com/Tim!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#626: Insights from Tara Brach, Ryan Holiday, Maria Popova, and Cal Newport

Insights from Tara Brach, Ryan Holiday, Maria Popova, and Cal Newport | Brought to you byMaui Nui Venisonwildly delicious venison,Eight Sleep’s Pod Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, and Athletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement. Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is usually my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.This episode is something different. It’s an experimental format that I’m super excited about, and it’s back by popular demand.This is an episode that scratches an itch I’ve had for years. I am not always able to listen to every great podcast episode out there, even when they are by some of my closest friends. The answer to my predicament was to ask them to send me a top segment from their podcast that I could listen to and—more importantly—also share with you, my dear listeners.My team edited them together, and here we are! This episode is a compilation of 15-to-30-minute clips from some of the best podcasters—and also best interviewees—in the world and certainly some of my favorites.At the beginning of each clip, you will hear an intro from the host and where to find their work and podcast. At the end, I’ll also share one or two of my favorite clips from episodes ofThe Tim Ferriss Show.You can view this episode as a buffet, and I strongly suggest that you check out the shows included. If you like my podcast, you will very likely enjoy the featured shows in this episode.And before you go: Do you like this format?Please let me know on Twitter at @tferrissand also mention@TeamTimFerriss.Please enjoy!Tara Brach: 00:08:39Ryan Holiday: 00:40:00Maria Popova: 00:53:01Cal Newport: 01:12:41*This episode is brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byMaui Nui Venison.I’ve been eatingMaui Nui Venisonfor the past two years, and there’s no going back. My pantry and freezers are full of it, and I restock every month. Why? (1) If I combine Maui Nui Venison with even a little exercise, I drop body fat unbelievably quickly. (2) It tastes delicious and isn’t gamey. (3) Ethically, I feel great about Maui Nui protein, as axis deer are an invasive species on Maui, where their population needs to be managed in order to protect vulnerable ecosystems.Harvested using stress-free methods, Maui Nui’s fresh venison is clean-tasting, tender, and one of the most nutrient-dense meats on the planet. Maui Nui is a nearly daily go-to for me, both as a supplement to my daily diet (with broth, jerky snacks, etc.) and through main courses (via their fresh-meat subscription program). I fell in love with this company so much that I ended up investing, which is a rarity.​Remarkably, Maui Nui has nearly stabilized Maui’s Axis deer population, which means the door to one of the most exclusive proteins on the market will soon be closed. The list of people waiting for invitations to become a Fresh Subscriber is long, which is why I am excited to offer my listeners an exclusive opportunity to bypass the waitlist and get instant access to one of the few remaining subscriptions.VisitMauiNuiVenison.com/Timto take advantage of this limited-time offer andsecure your subscription today. If you are currently on the waitlist, you will get immediate access. Maui Nui will stop offering subscriptions when they reach 8,000 subscribers—when the Axis deer population will have reached equilibrium—so act fast.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#424: Brian Koppelman on Making Art, Francis Ford Coppola, Building Momentum, and More

Brian Koppelman on Making Art, Francis Ford Coppola, Building Momentum, and More | Brought to you by Helix Sleep and "5-Bullet Friday" “A lot of growing up is learning to shift the responsibility from the other to the self.” —Brian KoppelmanBrian Koppelman(@briankoppelman) is a screenwriter, novelist, director, producer, and host ofThe Momentpodcast. Prior to his hit showBillions, which he co-created and executive produced (and co-wrote on spec), he was best known as the co-writer ofRoundersandOcean’s Thirteen, as well as a producer ofThe IllusionistandThe Lucky Ones. He has also directed films, such asSolitary Man, starring Michael Douglas.Consider getting Brian’sThe Royalemug (all proceeds go to Food Bank for New York City), and join the community using hashtag#TheRoyaleon Twitter when you have your first cup of coffee in the morning.Please enjoy!This podcast is brought to you byHelix Sleep.I started sleeping on aHelixin 2017, and they’ve been one of my top choices for mattresses ever since. Taketheir two-minutesleepquiz,and, based on body type and how you sleep, their algorithm will identify and match you to your perfect mattress.Helix Sleepoffer a 100-night trial and free shipping and returns. They’re manufactured in the USA, and because they ship it directly to you and cut out high-margin middlemen, they cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars less than comparable mattress-store options.To personalize your sleep experience, visitHelixSleep.com/TIMand you’ll receive up to $125 off your custom mattress.This episode is also brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,”my very own email newsletter, which every Friday features five bullet points of cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and—of course—all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#237: Exploring Smart Drugs, Fasting, and Fat Loss -- Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Rhonda Patrick, PhD, (@foundmyfitness) is an American biochemist and scientist. She first appeared on this podcast back in episode twelve, and whether you want to extend life, inexpensively buy a stem cell "insurance policy," or guard against cancer, Rhonda has valuable insights and recommendations. In this episode, Rhonda tackles some of your most requested topics, including: Best practices for fasting (and who struggles most with time-restricted feedings) What blood tests are most important to analyze for overall health The "minimum effective dose" for the benefits of sauna Heat vs. cold exposure, and how they should be used effectively Most effective smart drugs The latest fat loss research And much, much more Rhonda is known for her studies of the mechanistic link between vitamin D and serotonin production, research that may have important implications for the understanding of autism and other disorders, and for her popular podcast, Found My Fitness. Dr. Patrick also conducts clinical trials, performed aging research at Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and did graduate research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where she focused on cancer, mitochondrial metabolism, and apoptosis. Enjoy! This podcast is sponsored by Alibaba and Gateway17. If you're an entrepreneur or business owner in the US, the stars don't always align -- but this might get close. Alibaba (if you're not familiar with it, imagine Amazon and Google having a baby in China) is hosting Gateway17, a conference designed to help US businesses tap into the five hundred million consumers of China's growing middle class. Gateway17 takes place June 20-21 in Detroit, Michigan, and it puts you in direct contact with experts who want to help you grow your business into the booming Chinese marketplace. Speakers include Alibaba founder Jack Ma (in his only speaking engagement of the year), UPS CEO David Abney, and master interviewer Charlie Rose. As a Tim Ferriss Show listener, Alibaba is offering you a ticket for $125 (they're usually $500) if you sign up at gateway17.com by May 25 and use the code Tim at checkout. This podcast is also brought to you by WordPress, my go-to platform for 24/7-supported, zero downtime blogging, writing online, creating websites, and basically everything online. I love it to bits, and the lead developer, Matt Mullenweg, has appeared on this podcast many times. Whether for personal use or business, you're in good company with WordPressbeing used by The New Yorker, Jay Z, FiveThirtyEight, TechCrunch, TED, CNN, and Time, just to name a few. A source at Google told me that WordPress offers "the best out-of-the-box SEO imaginable," which is probably why it runs nearly 30 percent of the Internet. Go to WordPress.com/Tim to get 15% off your website today! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#613: Russ Roberts on Lessons from F.A. Hayek and Nassim Taleb, Decision-Making Insights from Charles Darwin, The Dangers of Scientism, Wild Problems in Life and the Decisions That Define Us, Learnings from the Talmud, The Role of Prayer, and The Journey to Transcendence

Russ Roberts on Lessons from F.A. Hayek and Nassim Taleb, Decision-Making Insights from Charles Darwin, The Dangers of Scientism, Wild Problems in Life and the Decisions That Define Us, Learnings from the Talmud, The Role of Prayer, and The Journey to Transcendence | Brought to you byAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement, Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, and Pique premium pu’er tea crystals. More on all three below.Russ Roberts (@EconTalker)is the President ofShalem Collegein Jerusalem and the John and Jean De Nault Research Fellow at Stanford University’sHoover Institution. Roberts is interested in making complicated ideas understandable. He founded and hoststhe award-winning weekly podcastEconTalk: Conversations for the Curious—with more than 800 episodes available in the archives. Past guests include Christopher Hitchens, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Lewis, Angela Duckworth, and Nassim Nicholas Taleb. His tworap videoson the ideas of John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek have more than thirteen million views on YouTube.His latest book,Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us, explores the challenges of using rationality when facing big life decisions. He is also the author ofGambling With Other People’s Money,How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life,The Price of Everything,The Invisible Heart,andThe Choice.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep! Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover is the easiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply add the Pod Pro Cover to your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—can get $250 off the Pod Pro Cover. Simply go to EightSleep.com/Tim or use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byPique!I first learned aboutPiquethrough my friends Dr. Peter Attia and Kevin Rose, and nowPique’s fermentedpu’ertea crystals have become my daily go-to. I oftenkickstartmy mornings with theirPu’erGreen Tea andPu’erBlack Tea, and I alternate between the two.This rare type of naturally fermented tea is more concentrated in polyphenol antioxidants than any other tea—it supports focus and mental clarity, healthy digestion, metabolism, and a healthy immune system. Their crystals are cold extracted, using only wild-harvested leaves from 250-year-old tea trees. Plus, theytriple toxinscreen for heavy metals, pesticides, and toxic mold—contaminants commonly found in tea. I also use the crystals for iced tea, which saves a ton of time and hassle.Piqueis offering up to20% off of theirpu’erteas, exclusively to my listeners.To sweeten the deal even more, you'll get a free sampler pack with 6 of their best-selling teas.Simply visitPiqueLife.com/Tim, and the discount will be automatically applied.They also offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so your purchase is completely risk-free. Just go toPiqueLife.com/Timto learn more.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1 by AthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*[06:36] How Russ’ father chose to cultivate fatherhood.[10:45] Does quality time demand quantity time?[12:31] What does Shalem mean?[14:10] What’s wrong with scientism?[20:56] The curious task of economics, according to F.A. Hayek.[23:18] What is a Hayekian?[25:09] What prompted Russ to write Wild Problems?[29:05] How Russ’ ideas about data have changed over the years.[33:04] Making decisions: Charles Darwin vs. Homer vs. Russ.[43:30] What makes people ideal life partners?[52:19] Marriage as a form of growing up.[56:53] Life lessons from Bill Belichick.[1:02:04] Why Russ and his wife decided to move to Israel.[1:07:45] Impressions of Jerusalem since making the move.[1:13:34] The role of religion in Russ’ life.[1:22:00] Life lessons from Nassim Nicholas Taleb.[1:29:16] Thoughts on The Talmud, reading, and spending time in a finite life.[1:35:14] You don’t have to be religious to have transcendent experiences.[1:41:31] Tips for staying humble.[1:48:48] Parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#77: What Do Google X, Medicine, and Great Relationships Have In Common?

Dr. Astro Telleris a computer scientist and entrepreneur who currently oversees Google[x], Google's moonshot factory.Dr. Danielle Telleris a physician specializing in intensive care and lung medicine; she has trained doctors and run research programs at Harvard University and the University of Pittsburgh.In this conversation — my first podcast with a couple —we cover a lot of my usual questions (favorite books, routines, philosophies of living, etc.) but focus on something I haven’t personally figured out: relationships.It's important to note that the Tellers are not “for” marriage but, rather, “for” the freedom to decide how to live most honestly and happily, whether as part of a couple or as a single person.Combining the rigor that has established them as leaders in their respective fields, Astro and Danielle walk me through how they think about relationships, and how they survive and thrive as two driven people.All show notes and links can be found atfourhourworkweek.com/podcast This podcast is sponsored byLSTN Headphones.LSTN Headphonesaregorgeous headphones that I use. They're made of real exotic, reclaimed wood. Proceeds from each purchase helpa hearing-impaired person hear for the first time through theStarkey Hearing Foundation. Here are some of the headphones I wear and travel with:LSTNHeadphones.com/Tim.On that page, use the code “TIM” to get $50 off orders of $99 or more! This podcast is also brought to you by99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs torapid prototype the coverfor the 4-Hour Body?Here are some of the impressive results.Click this linkand get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run and share your results!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#322: Adam Robinson — Outflanking and Outsmarting the Competition

Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where I share the habits, tools and patterns of world-class performers. This special short episode features insights from Adam Robinson (@IAmAdamRobinson). His answers to my questions were highlighted in my most recent book, Tribe of Mentors.For those of you not familiar with Adam, he has made a lifelong study of outflanking and outsmarting the competition. He is a rated chess master who was awarded a Life Title by the United States Chess Federation. As a teenager, he was personally mentored by Bobby Fischer in the 18 months leading up to his winning the world championship.Then, in his first career, he developed a revolutionary approach to taking standardized tests as one of the two original co-founders of The Princeton Review. His paradigm-breaking — or “category killing,” as they say in publishing — test-prep book, The SAT: Cracking the System, is the only test-prep book ever to have become a New York Times bestseller. After selling his interest in The Princeton Review, Adam turned his attention in the early ’90s to the then-emerging field of artificial intelligence, developing a program that could analyze text and provide human-like commentary. He was later invited to join a well-known quant fund to develop statistical trading models, and since, he has established himself as an independent global macro advisor to the chief investment officers of a select group of the world’s most successful hedge funds and family offices.Adam has also been one of this show's most popular guests, and you can check out his first appearance here, and his second here.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by 99designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. Whether your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99designs.I used them to rapid prototype the cover for The Tao of Seneca, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#497: Joyce Carol Oates — A Writing Icon on Creative Process and Creative Living

Joyce Carol Oates — A Writing Icon on Creative Process and Creative Living | Brought to you byPique Teapremium tea crystals (pu-erh, etc.),ShipStationshipping software, andExpressVPNvirtual private network service.Joyce Carol Oates(@JoyceCarolOates) is the author of novels, short story collections, poetry volumes, plays, essays, and criticism, including the national bestsellersWe Were the Mulvaneys,Blonde, andA Widow’s Story. Among her many honors are the National Book Award, the PEN America Award, the National Humanities Medal, the 2019 Jerusalem Prize, and the 2020 Cino Del Duca World Prize for literature.Joyce is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byShipStation.Do you sell stuff online? Then you know what a pain the shipping process is.ShipStationwas created to make your life easier. Whether you’re selling on eBay, Amazon, Shopify, or over 100 other popular selling channels, ShipStation lets you access all of your orders from one simple dashboard, and it works with all of the major shipping carriers, locally and globally, including FedEx, UPS, and USPS.Tim Ferriss Show listeners get to tryShipStationfree for 60 daysby using promo code TIM.There’s no risk, and you can start your free trial without even entering your credit card info.Just visitShipStation.com, click on the microphone at thetopof the homepage, and type in TIM!*This episode is also brought to you byExpressVPN.I’ve been using ExpressVPN to make sure that my data is secure and encrypted, without slowing my Internet speed. If you ever use public Wi-Fi at, say, a hotel or a coffee shop, where I often work and as many of my listeners do, you’re often sending data over an open network, meaning no encryption at all.A great way to ensure that all of your data is encrypted and can’t be easily read by hackers is by usingExpressVPN. All you need to do is download the ExpressVPN app on your computer or smartphone and then use the Internet just as you normally would. You click one button in the ExpressVPN app to secure 100% of your network data.Use my linkExpressVPN.com/Timtoday and get an extra three months free on a one-year package!*This episode is also brought to you byPique Tea!I first learned about Pique through my friends Dr. Peter Attia and Kevin Rose, and nowPique’s fermented pu’er tea crystals have become my daily go-to.I often kickstart my mornings with their Pu’er Green Tea and Pu’er Black Tea, and I alternate between the two. Their crystals are cold-extracted, using only wild-harvested leaves from 250-year-old tea trees. Plus, they triple toxin screen for heavy metals, pesticides, and toxic mold—contaminants commonly found in tea. I also use the crystals for iced tea, which saves a ton of time and hassle.Piqueis offering15% off of their pu’er teasfor the first time ever, exclusively to my listeners.Simply visitPiqueTea.com/Tim, and the discount will be automatically applied.They also offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so your purchase is completely risk free. Just go toPiqueTea.com/Timto learn more.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#83: The Maverick of Brain Optimization

"My lab is interested in pursuing how we can enhance cognition to improve quality of life." -Adam Gazzaley Dr. Adam Gazzaley(@adamgazz) obtained an M.D. and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, then postdoctoral training in cognitive neuroscience at UC Berkeley. He is now the director of the Gazzaley Lab at UC San Francisco, a cognitive neuroscience laboratory. His recent studies go far beyond mere description —he and his lab are exploring neuroplasticity and how we can optimize cognitive abilities, even in healthy adults. So, what happens when you combine cognitive-focused videogames with neurofeedback, magnetic and electrical stimulation, and even performance-enhancing drugs?Well, that’s just one of many things we cover in this conversation. As someone with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease on both sides of my family, I find Adam's work to be of incredible importance and promise.I hope this discussion blows your mind, in the best way possible. Enjoy! Show notes, links, and resources can be found atfourhourworkweek.com/podcast This podcast is brought to you by a new sponsor,LegalZoom.Matt Mullenweg (CEO of Automattic - now worth more than a billion dollars) first incorporated his company onLegalZoom.LegalZoom, which I've used myself, can help youwith almost anything legal, includingsetting up a will, doing a propertrademark search, forming an LLC, setting up a non-profit, or findingsimple cease-and-desist letter templates.LegalZoomis not a law firm, but they do have a network of independent attorneys available in most states. They can give you advice on the best way to get started, provide contract review, and otherwise help you run your business.Use the code "Tim" at checkout to get $10 off your next order.Take a gander at everything you can get for a fraction of what you'd expect --LegalZoom.com This podcast is also brought to you by99Designs,the world’s largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs torapid prototype the coverforThe 4-Hour Body?Here are some of the impressive results.Click this linkand get a free $99 upgrade.Give it a test run.. Thanks for listening!***For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#155: On Zero-to-Hero Transformations

In this episode, we don't have any special guests, unless you count the multiple personalities in my own head. We are nottalking to Arnold Schwarzenegger, black-market chemists, Josh Waitzkin, Jamie Foxx or anyone else per our regular interviews.Today, I'll be responding to questions you upvotedon Reddit. This episodeincludes gems like: My favorite books Learning to take better notes How I develop skills Things that I'm excited about in the next 3-5 years Plus much more... Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you—for free–exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim. This podcast is also brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years and I love audio books. I have two to recommend: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Vagabonding by Rolf Potts All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It's that easy. Go to Audible.com/Tim and get started today.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#400: Books I’ve Loved — Tim’s Four Must-Read Books

Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types—from startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.” I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books—the books that have influenced them, changed them, and transformed them for the better. I hope you pick up one or two new mentors — in the form of books — from this new series and apply the lessons in your own life.To kick things off, here are four of my recommendations, which I had originally included in the back of The 4-Hour Workweek. I called them “The Fundamental Four.”Please enjoy!Books mentioned: The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz, How to Make Millions with Your Ideas: An Entrepreneur's Guide by Dan S. Kennedy, One Simple Idea: Turn Your Dreams into a Licensing Goldmine While Letting Others Do the Work by Stephen Key, The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber, Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts, and Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony de Mello.This podcast is brought to you by The Ready State Virtual Mobility Coach. The first person I call for help with my athletic recovery or mobility training is Dr. Kelly Starrett at The Ready State. Kelly is a mobility and movement coach for Olympic gold medalists, world champions, and pro athletes.Kelly created a program called Virtual Mobility Coach. It’s like carrying a virtual Kelly Starrett in your pocket. Every day, Virtual Mobility Coach gives you guided mobility videos. It walks you step-by-step through Kelly’s proven techniques to relieve pain and improve your range of motion. Right now, listeners of this podcast can try Virtual Mobility Coach totally risk-free for two weeks without paying a penny. And after that, you can get 50% off your first six months. Just go to thereadystate.com/tim and use code TIM50 at checkout. Relieve pain, recover faster, and improve your performance in the gym with The Ready State Virtual Mobility Coach. Visit thereadystate.com/tim and check it out.If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#468: Books I've Loved — Cal Fussman

Books I've Loved — Cal Fussman| Brought to you byAudible.Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types—from startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.”I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books—the books that have influenced them, changed them, and transformed them for the better.I hope you pick up one or two new mentors—in the form of books—from this new series and apply the lessons in your own life.Please note that this episode was recorded in late 2019. Cal Fussman (@calfussman) is aNew York Timesbestselling author, longtime Esquire writer, and the host of the podcast Big Questions with Cal Fussman. Cal has transformed oral history into an art form, conducting probing interviews with the icons who’ve shaped the last 50 years of world history: Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Jack Welch, Robert DeNiro, Clint Eastwood, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. Dre, Quincy Jones, Woody Allen, Barbara Walters, Pelé, Yao Ming, Serena Williams, John Wooden, Muhammad Ali, and countless others.“Books I’ve Loved” onThe Tim Ferriss Showis brought to you byAudible!I have usedAudiblefor many years now. I love it. Audible has the largest selection of audiobooks on the planet. I listen when I’m taking walks, I listen while I’m cooking… I listen whenever I can.Audibleis offering Tim Ferriss Show listeners a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership.Just go toAudible.com/timand browse the unmatched selection of audio programs. Then, download your free title and start listening!It’s that easy. Simplygo toAudible.com/timor text TIM to 500500 to get started today.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#467: Dustin Yellin on Making Art, Weaving Madness, and Forging Your Own Path

Dustin Yellin on Making Art, Weaving Madness, and Forging Your Own Path | Brought to you by Wealthfront, Zero Fasting, and ExpressVPN“I don’t worry about inspiration as much as system overload.” — Dustin YellinDustin Yellin (@dustinyellin)is an artist who lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is the founder and director ofPioneer Works, a multidisciplinary cultural center in Red Hook, Brooklyn, that builds community through the arts and sciences to create an open and inspired world. He and his incredible work have been featured by media and organizations includingThe New York Times,Artforum,Vanity Fair, and TED.Drawing on both modernism and the sacred tradition of Hinterglas painting, Yellin primarily works through a unique form of three-dimensional photomontage, in which paint and images clipped from various print media are embedded within laminated glass sheets to form grand pictographic allegories, which Dustin calls “frozen cinema.” These totemic and kaleidoscopic works often plumb the history and fate of human consciousness within the Anthropocene (see examples here).Dustin’s art has been exhibited at or with the Amorepacific Museum, Brooklyn Museum, City Museum, Colección Solo, Corning Museum of Glass, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Museo Del Palacio de Bellas Artes, SCAD Museum of Art, Tacoma Museum, and Creative Time, among many others. He holds an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront will build you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetite and manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you by Zero! 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All you need to do is download the ExpressVPN app on your computer or smartphone and then use the Internet just as you normally would. You click one button in the ExpressVPN app to secure 100% of your network data.Use my linkExpressVPN.com/Timtoday and get an extra three months free on a one-year package!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. 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#573: Margaret Atwood — A Living Legend on Creative Process, The Handmaid’s Tale, Being a Mercenary Child, Resisting Labels, the Poet Rug Exchange, Liminal Beings, Burning Questions, Practical Utopias, and More

Brought to you by 80,000 Hoursfree career advice for high impact and doing good in the world, Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, andLinkedIn Jobsrecruitment platform with 770M+ users More on all three below.Margaret Atwood (@margaretatwood) is the author of more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. Dearly, her first collection of poetry in over a decade, was published November 2020. Her latest novel, The Testaments, is a co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize. It is the long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, now an award-winning TV series. Her other works of fiction include Cat’s Eye, finalist for the 1989 Booker Prize; Alias Grace, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; The Blind Assassin, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; the MaddAddam Trilogy; and Hag-Seed: William Shakespeare’s The Tempest Retold.Margaret’s work has been published in more than 45 countries, and she is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Innovator’s Award.Burning Questions, a collection of essays from 2004–2021 will be published in March of this year. Practical Utopias: An Exploration of the Possible, an eight-week live online learning experience, will run later this year.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you by80,000 Hours!You have roughly 80,000 hours in your career. That’s 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year for 40 years. They add up and are one of your biggest opportunities, if not the biggest opportunity, to make a positive impact on the world. Some of the best strategies, best research, and best tactical advice I’ve seen and heard come from80,000 Hours, a nonprofit co-founded by Will MacAskill, an Oxford philosopher and a popular past guest on this podcast.If you’re looking to make a big change to your direction, address pressing global problems from your current job, or if you’re just starting out or maybe starting a new chapter and not sure which path to pursue,80,000 Hourscan help.Join their free newsletter, and they’ll send youan in-depth guide for freethat will help you identify which global problems are most pressing and where you can have the biggest impact personally. It will also help you get new ideas for high-impact careers or directions that help tackle these issues.*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Pro Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Pro Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Pro Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs.Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 770 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. And now, you can post a job for free.Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.*When jumping into a new writing project, does Margaret know if it’s going to be expressed as poetry or prose? From her perspective, is there a difference in where they originate? How do these two sometimes act in synergy? [07:59]How does Margaret maintain her vital life energy at 82 years young? [16:55]In what way does astrology — particularly Gemini rising — explain Margaret’s tendency to “stick [her] nose into things?” [18:45]The Gift vs. Trickster Makes This World. [24:24]What drives Margaret’s ability to craft engaging speculative fiction? [26:51]What are the downsides of raising a family in the woods, blissfully isolated from the world? Margaret shares a glimpse into her own childhood. [33:07]How crossing a football field in a pink princess line dress nudged Margaret toward writing poetry for the first time. [38:03]How the limited number of career options from which a young woman was expected to choose guided Margaret toward her current profession — and how long it took to start paying off. [44:17]What benefit did Margaret get from writing during the time before being paid to do so? [49:44]As someone who’s often found herself in the teaching profession, what type of teaching has Margaret enjoyed most? [52:59]Why Margaret considers The Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson to be required reading for young adults. [55:28]Why Margaret resists the act of labeling that humans tend toward. [58:24]What explains Margaret’s ongoing interest in dystopian — as well as utopian — literature, and what can people expect from “Practical Utopias: An Exploration of the Possible,” her eight-week online learning experience? [1:02:58]Comparing and contrasting major revolutions and political upheavals of recent centuries, and what Margaret learned by visiting Eastern Bloc countries during the Cold War. [1:08:31]How is the DISCO online learning platform that will host “Practical Utopias: An Exploration of the Possible” different from other such platforms, and what kind of problems will participants be solving? [1:12:01]What readers can expect from Burning Questions. [1:14:42]How has Margaret’s writing process changed over the course of her life? What does it look like these days? [1:19:24]A tangent about shows we binge when our writing quotas for the day are fulfilled, an H.G. Wells story about perspective, and a Twilight Zone episode that (surprise!) doesn’t end well for its protagonist. [1:22:04]Tezos NFTs, illustrated utopias, and inventions fitting unexpected functions. [1:24:22]A spoiler alert for anyone who hasn’t yet read The Testaments and doesn’t want to know what happens to a character from The Handmaid’s Tale: skip ahead to the next timestamp! [1:31:48]Does Margaret do research for her characters? [1:33:27]Margaret turns the tables and asks me what prompted my podcasting endeavors. [1:35:36]Dictation apps, the three Henry Jameses, and confessional stenographers. [1:37:48]Undertaking winter adventures at high elevations and other parting thoughts. [1:41:25]*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Balaji Srinivasan,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman,Dr. Michio Kaku, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#154: The Habits of a Master -- Paulo Coelho, Author of The Alchemist

"A successful writing day is the day that I suffer in the morning, and I have fun in the evening."-Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) has long been one of my writing inspirations. His books, of near universal appeal, spans from The Alchemist to the most recent Adulteryand has been translated into more than 70 languages. Few people know that The Alchemist, which has sold more than 65 million copies worldwide, was originally published by a small Brazilian publisher to the tune of... 900 copies. They declined to reprint it. It wasn't until after his subsequent novel (Brida) that The Alchemist was revived and took off. I, for one, have always been impressed with consistent writers. Paulo, who averages one book every two years, is staggeringly consistent. As I type this, I am under the pressure of deadlines and often feel as Kurt Vonnegut did: "When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth." My output is erratic at best, and I wondered: how does Paulo write? What is his process? How does he think about it? I reached out to him, and he was kind enough to reply with the audio I've included in thepodcast. In it, he provides some gems and answers.Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you byMeUndies.Have you ever wanted to be as powerful as a mullet-wearing ninja from the1980’s, or as sleek as a black panther in the Amazon? Of course you have, and that’s whereMeUndiescomes in. I’ve spent the last 2-3 weeks wearing underwear from these guys24/7,and they arethe most comfortable and colorful underwear I’ve ever owned.Their materials are 2x softer than cotton,as evaluated using theKawabata method. Check outMeUndies.com/Tim to see my current faves (some are awesomely ridiculous)and, while you’re at it, don’t miss lots of hot ladies wearing MeUndies. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you—for free–exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#166: How Creatives Should Negotiate

This episode is actually a workshoponnegotiating. Out of all the resources out there on how to negotiate, 99 percent of them are piss-poor -- but I guarantee you this isn't one of them. The teacher is Ramit Sethi. These lessons are all taken from a multi-day course Ramit taught on CreativeLive.com, which is one of the fastest growing startups. [Full disclosure: I am an advisor.] If you are an entrepreneur, perhaps just getting into entrepreneurship, thinking of taking the dive into entrepreneurship, or you just want to get out of a trap of your own making, I think you'll find a lot here. Pay a lot of attention to the exact scripting that Ramit uses. And if a particular section isn't clicking with you, just skip ahead 20 minutes or so and you'll find yourself in a new lesson. In this episode, you will learn about: Positioning Smart negotiation vs. dumb negotiation Overcoming mental barriers related to entrepreneurship What you should charge or how you should think about charging for your services Mock interviews And much, much more Enjoy! This podcast is brought to you by TrunkClub. I hate shopping with a passion. And honestly I'm not good at it, which means I end up looking like I'm colorblind or homeless. Enter TrunkClub, which provides you with your own personal stylist and makes it easier than ever to shop for clothes that look great on your body. Visittrunkclub.com/tim,answer a few questions, and then you'll be sent a trunk full of awesome clothes. They base this on your sizes, preferences, etc. The trunk is then delivered free of charge both ways, so you only pay for clothes that you keep. If you keep none, it costs you nothing. To get started, check it out at trunkclub.com/tim. This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years and I love audio books. I have two to recommend: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Vagabonding by Rolf Potts All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It's that easy. Go to Audible.com/Tim and get started today. Enjoy. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#445: Janna Levin on Extra Dimensions, Time Travel, and How to Overcome Boots in the Face

Janna Levin on Extra Dimensions, Time Travel, and How to Overcome Boots in the Face | Brought to you by Allform and LinkedIn Jobs.“I used to resent obstacles along the path, thinking, ‘If only that hadn’t happened life would be so good.’ Then I suddenly realized, lifeisthe obstacles. There is no underlying path.”— Janna LevinJanna Levin(@jannalevin) is the Tow Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University. She has contributed to an understanding of black holes, the cosmology of extra dimensions, and gravitational waves in the shape of spacetime. Janna is also director of sciences atPioneer Works, a cultural center dedicated to experimentation, education, and production across disciplines, as well as Pioneer Works’ virtual homeThe Broadcast.Janna’s books includeHow the Universe Got Its Spotsand the novelA Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, which won the PEN/Bingham Prize. In 2012, she was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a grant awarded to those “who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship.” Her last book,Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space, is the inside story on the discovery of the century: the sound of spacetime ringing from the collision of two black holes over a billion years ago. Her new book,Black Hole Survival Guide, is scheduled for publication near the end of 2020.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byAllform!If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They just launched a new company calledAllform, and they’re makingpremium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door—at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores. You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home.Allformarrives in just 3–7 days, and you can assemble it yourself in a few minutes—no tools needed.To find your perfect sofa,check out Allform.com/TIM. Allform is offering 20% off all orders to you, my dear listeners, atAllform.com/TIM.This episode is also brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs. Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 690 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. You can pay what you want and get the first $50 off.Just visit LinkedIn.com/TIM.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#648: James Clear, Atomic Habits — Simple Strategies for Building (and Breaking) Habits, Questions for Personal Mastery and Growth, Tactics for Writing and Launching a Mega-Bestseller, Finding Leverage, and More

Brought to you byAthletic Greensall-in-one supplement,Peloton Rowpremium rower for an efficient workout, and You Need A Budgetcult-favorite money management app. James Clear (@JamesClear) is a writer and speaker focused on habits and continuous improvement. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits, which covers easy and proven ways to build good habits and break bad ones. The book has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 50 languages. On average, Atomic Habits has sold one copy every 15 seconds since it was published.James is also the creator of the 3-2-1 Newsletter, which is one of the most popular email newsletters in the world and has more than 2 million subscribers. Each issue contains 3 short ideas from James, 2 quotes from other people, and 1 question to consider that week. You can sign up for free at JamesClear.com.He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies, and his work is used by players and coaches in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. In college, he was an Academic All-American baseball player, and he is an avid weightlifter.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you by You Need A Budget! You Need A Budgetis a cult-favorite budgeting app for a reason—it works. The app and its simple 4-rule method will change the way you think about money and get you laser focused to live the life you want. WithYou Need A Budget, you’ll finally experience financial clarity, having all the data points you need to make informed financial decisions. With all that information at your fingertips, you can finally home in on buying that dream house, paying off that last debt, or setting yourself up to retire early. And theYou Need A Budgetteam offers daily, free, live classes—including video courses, bootcamps, and challenges—as well as active fan groups in every corner of the internet.Try the app free for 34 days (no credit card required) atYouNeedABudget.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and ten free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*This episode is brought to you byPeloton Row! Peloton Rowdelivers personalized rowing workouts to help you learn and master your stroke. Form features like Form Assist and Form Ratings & Insights indicate how to improve your stroke in class in real time and provide a post-class breakdown so you can hit theRowharder next time. And with the ability tocustomize your target metrics, you become an expert at the level and pace that feels good for you. You get all your cardio and strength in one shot, while protecting your joints and ligaments in a high-intensity, low-impact way. Fun fact: you work 86% of your muscles in only 15 minutes.Right now is the perfect time to get rowing with Peloton Row.Peloton Row offers a variety of classes for all levels plus game-changing features that help you get rowing or advance the rowing you can already do.Explore Peloton Row at OnePeloton.com/Row.*[06:52] Annual reviews.[13:06] Habitual accountability.[17:24] Systemic scaffolding.[22:03] Capturing good ideas.[29:15] Asana.[32:02] Leveraging maximal results from minimal scale.[41:50] Rolling with social platform inconsistencies.[46:45] Don’t let the algorithm dictate your identity.[50:55] The key to building lasting habits.[55:07] How James would promote 5-Bullet Friday.[1:00:59] What might an outside observer believe are your priorities?[1:02:00] Success generates opportunities — and distractions.[1:04:15] How to break a bad habit.[1:10:51] How to build a good habit.[1:20:23] Deconstructing the writing and marketing of Atomic Habits.[1:59:07] Developing a pre-game ritual.[2:04:19] How habits align with the expectations of our tribes.[2:06:54] Optimizing environment for habit adherence.[2:12:24] Parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#634: Niall Ferguson, Historian — The Coming Cold War II, Visible and Invisible Geopolitics, Why Even Atheists Should Study Religion, Masters of Paradox, Fatherhood, Fear, and More

Brought to you byWealthfronthigh-yield savings account, ShipStationshipping software, andAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement.Niall Ferguson (@nfergus), MA, DPhil, FRSE, is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. He is the author of 16 books, including The Pity of War, The House of Rothschild, Empire, Civilization, and Kissinger, 1923–1968: The Idealist, which won the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Prize.He is an award-winning filmmaker, too, having won an International Emmy for his PBS series The Ascent of Money. His 2018 book, The Square and the Tower, was a New York Times bestseller and also adapted for television by PBS as Niall Ferguson’s Networld. In 2020 he joined Bloomberg Opinion as a columnist.In addition, he is the founder and managing director of Greenmantle LLC, a New York-based advisory firm; a co-founder of Ualá, a Latin American financial technology company; and a trustee of the New York Historical Society, the London-based Centre for Policy Studies, and the newly founded University of Austin.His latest book, Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe, was published last year by Penguin and was shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontis an app that helps you save and invest your money. Right now, you can earn 3.3% APY—that’s the Annual Percentage Yield—with the Wealthfront Cash Account. That’s more than fifteen times more interest than if you left your money in a savings account at the average bank, according to FDIC.gov.And when you open an account today, you’ll getan extra fifty dollar bonuswith a deposit of five hundred dollars or more. 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I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*[05:45] How Niall's multi-faceted career has gone according to plan.[08:00] The license to be outrageous in academia ain't what it used to be.[14:53] High table, dregs of Château Lafite, and hyperbolic references.[20:26] A.J.P. Taylor and the philosophy of history.[25:00] How does a historian find an "ear" for historical resonance?[29:48] What Niall would ask A.J.P. if they were Château Lafite drinking buddies.[34:30] An appetite for tweed.[36:40] Historical contingency.[43:40] A.J.P. Taylor reading for beginners and counterfactual history.[46:41] Dan Carlin, Elon Musk, and Gavrilo Princip.[48:39] What Niall gets out of digging deep into historical correspondence.[54:04] Cold War II — what can we do?[1:10:44] Keeping Cold War II from heating up into World War III.[1:16:37] Economic interdependence does not preclude conflict.[1:20:02] Ways Niall is using his grasp of history to change the world for the better.[1:26:11] How Niall's toolkit for enacting change has evolved over the years.[1:28:55] Thoughts on fatherhood.[1:36:15] Why someone raised as an atheist takes his kids to church.[1:42:42] Has marriage to ex-Muslim Ayaan Hirsi Ali changed Niall's view of Western philosophy?[1:46:22] Life under fatwa.[1:51:00] Parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#171: The Random Show - New Favorite Books, Memory Training, and Bets On VR

This is not going to be a long-form interview where I dissect and deconstruct a world-class performer...at least not in the usual fashion. Instead, this is a special edition of The Random Show. I am joined by Kevin Rose (@KevinRose), serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, and all around wild and crazy guy. We discuss a wide range of topics, including new favorite books, memory training, meditation tactics, multiple wives, and bets for or against virtual reality. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you -- for free -- exactly the portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim. This podcast is also brought to you by99Designs,the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them torapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#560: Zen Master Henry Shukman — 20 Minutes of Calm, Plus the Strange and Powerful World of Koans

Zen Master Henry Shukman — 20 Minutes of Calm, Plus the Strange and Powerful World of Koans | Brought to you byGiveWell.orgcharity research and effective giving,Laird Superfoodclean, plant-based creamers,andLinkedIn Jobsrecruitment platform with 770M+ users.More on all three below.Henry Shukman(@mountaincloudzencenter) teaches mindfulness and awakening practices to a wide range of students from all traditions and walks of life. Henry is an appointed teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage and is the Guiding Teacher ofMountain Cloud Zen Center. He has an MA from Cambridge and an MLitt from St Andrews and has written several award-winning books of poetry and fiction.Henry’s essays have been published inThe New York Times,Outside, andTricycle, and his poems have been published inThe New Republic,The Guardian,The Sunday Times(UK), andLondon Review of Books. He has taught meditation at Google, Harvard Business School, UBS, Esalen Institute, Colorado College, United World College, and many other venues. He has written of his own journey in his memoirOne Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir.Henry has also recently created a new meditation program,Original Love, which aims to provide a broad, inclusive path of growth through meditation.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byLaird Superfood.Founded by big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton and volleyball champion Gabby Reece,Laird Superfoodpromises to deliver high-impact fuel to help you get through your busiest days.Laird Superfoodoffers a line of plant-based products designed to optimize your daily rituals from sunrise to sunset.My two favorite products are their Turmeric Superfood Creamer and Unsweetened Superfood Creamer. I put one of them in practically everything. Both can really optimize your daily coffee or tea ritual, and a $10 bag will last you a long time.For a limited time,Laird Superfoodis offering you guys 20% off your order when you use code TIM20 at checkout. Check outLairdSuperfood.com/Timto see my favorite products and learn more.*This episode is also brought to you byGiveWell.org!For over ten years,GiveWell.orghas helped donors find the charities and projects that save and improve lives most per dollar. GiveWell spends over 20,000 hours each year researching charitable organizations and only recommendsa few of the highest-impact, evidence-backed charitiesthey’ve found. In total, more than 50,000 people have used GiveWell to donate as effectively as possible.This year, support the charities that save and improve lives most, withGiveWell.Any of my listeners who become new GiveWell donors will have their first donationmatched up to $250when you go toGiveWell.organd select “PODCAST” and “Tim Ferriss” at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs.Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 770 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. And now, you can post a job for free.Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#505: Elizabeth Lesser on Building Omega Institute, ADD (Authenticity Deficit Disorder), and Seeking The Emotion of Illumination

Elizabeth Lesser on Building Omega Institute, ADD (Authenticity Deficit Disorder), and Seeking The Emotion of Illumination | Brought to you by Tonal smart home gym, Laird Superfood clean, plant-based creamers, and Allform premium, modular furniture. More on all three below. Elizabeth Lesser(@ElizabethLesser) is a bestselling author and the co-founder ofOmega Institute, the renowned conference and retreat center located in Rhinebeck, New York. Elizabeth’s first book,The Seeker’s Guide, chronicles her years at Omega and distills lessons learned into a potent guide for growth and healing. HerNew York Timesbestselling book,Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow, has sold almost 500,000 copies and has been translated into 20 languages. Her third book,Marrow,chronicles the journey Elizabeth and her younger sister went through when Elizabeth was the donor for her sister’s bone marrow transplant. Her newest book,Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes, reveals how humanity has outgrown its origin tales and hero myths. Elizabeth has given two popular TED talks and is one of Oprah Winfrey’s Supersoul 100, a collection of a hundred leaders who are using their voices and talent to elevate humanity.She co-founded Omega Institute in 1977 — a time when a variety of fresh ideas were sprouting in American culture. Since then, the Institute has been at the forefront of holistic education, offering workshops and conferences in integrative medicine, meditation and yoga, cross-cultural arts and creativity, ecumenical spirituality, and social change. Each year close to 30,000 people participate in Omega’s programs on its campus, and more than a million people visit its website for online learning.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byLaird Superfood.Founded by big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton and volleyball champion Gabby Reece,Laird Superfoodpromises to deliver high-impact fuel to help you get through your busiest days.Laird Superfoodoffers a line of plant-based products designed to optimize your daily rituals from sunrise to sunset.My two favorite products are their Turmeric Superfood Creamer and Unsweetened Superfood Creamer. I put one of them in practically everything. Both can really optimize your daily coffee or tea ritual, and a $10 bag will last you a long time.For a limited time,Laird Superfoodis offering you guys 20% off your order when you use code TIM20 at checkout. Check outlairdsuperfood.com/Timto see my favorite products and learn more.*This episode is also brought to you byTonal!Tonal is the world’s most intelligent home gym and personal trainer. It is precision engineered and designed to be the world’s most advanced strength studio.Tonaluses breakthrough technology—like adaptive digital weights and A.I. learning—together with the best experts in resistance training so you get stronger, faster. Every program is personalized to your body using A.I., and smart features check your form in real time, just like a personal trainer.TryTonal, the world’s smartest home gym, for 30 days in your home, and if you don’t love it, you can return it for a full refund. VisitTonal.comfor $100 off their smart accessories when you use promo code TIM21 at checkout.* This episode is also brought to you byAllform!If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They just launched a new company calledAllform, and they’re makingpremium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door—at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores. You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home.Allformarrives in just 3–7 days, and you can assemble it yourself in a few minutes—no tools needed.To find your perfect sofa,check out Allform.com/Tim. Allform is offering 20% off all orders to you, my dear listeners, atAllform.com/Tim.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. 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#551: TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss

Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.You’ll get plenty of that in this special episode, which featuresmy interview with Blake Mycoskiefrom my 2017 TV ShowFear{less}. The “less” is in parentheses because the objective is to teach you to fearless, not to be fearless.Fear{less}features in-depth, long-form conversations with top performers, focusing on how they’ve overcome fears and made hard decisions, embracing discomfort and thinking big.It was produced by Wild West Productions, and I worked with them to make both the video and audio available to you for free, my dear listeners. You can findthe video of this episodeonYouTube.com/TimFerriss, and eventually you’ll be able to see all episodes for free atYouTube.com/TimFerriss.Spearheaded by actor/producer and past podcast guestVince Vaughn,Wild West Productionshas produced a string of hit movies includingThe Internship,Couples Retreat,Four Christmases, andThe Break-Up.In 2020, Wild West produced the comedyThe Opening Act, starring Jimmy O. Yang and Cedric The Entertainer. In addition toFear{less}, their television credits includeUndeniable with Joe Buck, ESPN’s30 for 30episodeabout the ’85 Bears, and the Netflix animated showF is for Family.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,”my very own email newsletter that every Friday features five bullet points highlighting cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and—of course—all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#281: Stewart Brand - The Polymath of Polymaths

Stewart Brand (@stewartbrand) is the president of The Long Now Foundation, established to foster long-term thinking and responsibility. He leads a project called Revive & Restore, which seeks to bring back extinct animal species such as the passenger pigeon and woolly mammoth.Stewart is very well known for founding, editing, and publishing The Whole Earth Catalog (WEC), which changed my life when I was a little kid. It also received a national book award for its 1972 issue.Stewart is the co-founder of The WELL and The Global Business Network, and author of Whole Earth Discipline, The Clock Of The Long Now, How Buildings Learn, and The Media Lab. He was trained in biology at Stanford and served as an infantry officer in the US Army.I really hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!This podcast is brought to you by Peloton, which has become a staple of my daily routine. I picked up this bike after seeing the success of my friend Kevin Rose, and I've been enjoying it more than I ever imagined. Peloton is an indoor cycling bike that brings live studio classes right to your home. No worrying about fitting classes into your busy schedule or making it to a studio with a crazy commute.New classes are added every day, and this includes options led by elite NYC instructors in your own living room. You can even live stream studio classes taught by the world's best instructors, or find your favorite class on demand.Peloton is offering listeners to this show a special offer. Visit onepeloton.com and enter the code TIM at checkout to receive $100 off accessories with your Peloton bike purchase. This is a great way to get in your workouts, or an incredible gift. Again, that's onepeloton.com and enter the code TIM.This podcast is also brought to you byFour Sigmatic.I reached out to these Finnish entrepreneurs after a very talented acrobat introduced me to one of their products, which blew my mind (in the best way possible). It ismushroom coffee featuring chaga. It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It put me on fire for an entire day, and I only had half of the packet.People are always asking me what I use for cognitive enhancement right now — this is the answer. You can try it right now by going tofoursigmatic.com/timand using the codeTimto get 20 percent off your first order. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you’ll be disappointed.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#177: Seth Godin on How to Think Small to Go Big

Seth Godin (@thisissethsblog) is the author of 17 bestselling books that have been translated into more than 35 languages. He writes about the way ideas spread, marketing, strategic quitting, leadership, and -- most of all -- challenging the status quo in all areas. His books include Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip, Purple Cow, and What to Do When it's Your Turn (and it's Always Your Turn). Seth has founded several companies, including Yoyodyne and Squidoo. His blog (which you can find by typing "Seth" into Google) is one of the most popular in the world. In 2013, Godin was inducted into the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame. Recently, Godin turned the book publishing world on its ear by launching a series of four books via Kickstarter. The campaign reached its goal in just three hours and became the most successful book project in Kickstarter history. His last episode was quite a bit longer and dug deep into his bio, routines, philosophies, and suggestions. This one is much shorter -- think of it as philosophical steroids. It may take a few minutes to get into, so be patient. Here, you'll find pithy, actionable things that you can implement, such has how to keep track of the right things and how to create a narrative that serves you best. It's very simple, but it's a foundational skill and mindset that I try to practice myself. This was a fantastic reminder. Please enjoy round two with Seth Godin! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast.This podcast is brought to you byGymnastic Bodies. This is the training system that I am most obsessed with at the moment. Coach Sommerappeared on a previous episode of the podcast, which turned into a sleeper hit. He is the former USA national team coach for men's gymnastics and creator of this bodyweight-based training system. I'm not easily impressed, and I have been completely blown away by the sophistication and the elegance of his programming. I have been using Gymnastic Bodies for just a few months now, and I already feel more flexible and stronger than I have in years. Check out GymnasticBodies.com/tim, where you'll find the Fundamentals course for diagnosing your weakest areas, those you can tweak for fast improvements. It is incredible. Take a look atGymnasticBodies.com/timfor more details and a large discount. This podcast is also brought to you by TrunkClub. I hate shopping with a passion. And honestly, I'm not good at it, which means I end up looking like I'm colorblind or homeless. Enter TrunkClub, which provides you with your own personal stylist and makes it easier than ever to shop for clothes that look great on your body. Visit†trunkclub.com/tim, answer a few questions, and then you'll be sent a trunk full of awesome clothes. They base this on your sizes, preferences, etc. The trunk is then delivered free of charge both ways, so you only pay for clothes that you keep. If you keep none, it costs you nothing. To get started, check it out at trunkclub.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#278: Tim O'Reilly - The Trend Spotter

Tim O'Reilly (@timoreilly) is one of the most fascinating polymaths I've ever encountered. Wired has called him "the trend spotter" in the world of tech and macrotrends.Tim is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, Inc. His original business plan was pretty simple: "interesting work for interesting people," and that's worked out pretty well. His company has generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue doing everything from online learning, book publishing, running conferences, urging companies to create more value than they capture, and trying to change the world by spreading and amplifying the knowledge of innovators.In '93, Tim launched the first commercial website. In '98, he organized the meeting where the term "open source software" was agreed upon and helped the business world understand its emerging importance. Tim has now turned his attention and is very focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its implications, the on-demand economy, and other technologies that are transforming the nature of work and the future shape of the business world.His new book is WTF?: What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you byPeloton, which has become a staple of my daily routine. I picked up this bike after seeing the success of my friend Kevin Rose, and I’ve been enjoying it more than I ever imagined. Peloton is an indoor cycling bike that brings live studio classes right to your home. No worrying about fitting classes in your busy schedule or making it to a studio with a crazy commute.New classes are added every day, and this includes options led by elite NYC instructors in your own living room. You can even live stream studio classes taught by the world’s best instructors, or find your favorite class on demand.Peloton is offering listeners to this show a special offer. Visit onepeloton.com and enter the code "TIM" at checkout to receive $100 off accessories with your Peloton bike purchase. This is a great way to get in your workouts, or an incredible gift. Again, that’s onepelton.com and enter the code TIM.This podcast is also brought to you byZipRecruiter.One of the hardest parts about growing any business is finding and hiring the right team. Nothing can drain your resources and cost you time and money like making mistakes in hiring.ZipRecruiterdeveloped its own system and platform for helping solve two of the biggest bottlenecks for employers: posting jobs easily and making it even easier to find the best candidates. More than 80 percent of jobs posted return qualified candidates based on your criteria in just 24 hours.As a listener to this show, you can give it a try for free atziprecruiter.com/tim!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#566: John List — A Master Economist on Strategic Quitting, How to Practice Theory of Mind, Learnings from Uber, Optimizations to Boost Donations, the Primitives of Decision-Making, and How Field Experiments Reveal Hidden Realities

John List — A Master Economist on Strategic Quitting, How to Practice Theory of Mind, Learnings from Uber, Optimizations to Boost Donations, the Primitives of Decision-Making, and How Field Experiments Reveal Hidden Realities | Brought to you byAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement,Four Sigmaticmushroom coffee,andAllformpremium, modular furniture.More on all three below.John A. List(@Econ_4_Everyone) is the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago.His research has led to collaborative work with several different firms, including Lyft, Uber, United Airlines, Virgin Airlines, Humana, Sears, Kmart, Facebook, Google, General Motors, Tinder, Citadel, Walmart, and several nonprofits. For decades, his field experimental research has focused on issues related to the inner workings of markets; the effects of various incentives schemes on market equilibria and allocations; how behavioral economics can augment the standard economic model; early childhood education and interventions; and, most recently, on the gender earnings gap in the gig economy (using evidence from rideshare drivers).His research includes more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and several published books, including the best seller he coauthored with Uri Gneezy,The Why Axis: Hidden Motives and the Undiscovered Economics of Everyday Life, and his new book,The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale.List was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011 and a fellow of the Econometric Society in 2015. He received the 2010 Kenneth Galbraith Award, the 2008 Arrow Prize for Senior Economists for his research in behavioral economics in the field, and was the 2012 Yrjö Jahnsson Lecture Prize recipient. He is a current editor of theJournal of Political Economy.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byFour Sigmaticand their deliciousmushroom coffee, featuring lion’s mane and chaga.It tastes like coffee, but it has less than half the caffeine of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It’s organic and keto friendly, plus every single batch is third-party lab tested.You can try it right now by going toFourSigmatic.com/Timand using the codeTIM. You will receiveup to 44% offon the lion’s mane coffee bundle.Simply visitFourSigmatic.com/Tim.If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you’ll be disappointed.*This episode is also brought to you byAllform!If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They’ve launched a new company calledAllform, and they’re makingpremium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door—at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores. You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home.Allformarrives in just 3–7 days, and you can assemble it yourself in a few minutes—no tools needed.To find your perfect sofa,check out Allform.com/Tim. Allform is offering 20% off all orders to you, my dear listeners, atAllform.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*What is a clawback incentive, and how has John found it useful as a father of eight children? What other incentives have proven to be effective social tools in the real world? [07:44]The side effects of modifying or removing incentives, how incentive durability is measured, and why getting human beings to take on short-term inconveniences for long-term but far-off rewards can be troublesome. [15:23]John details his extensive work researching the science of charitable giving and tipping (particularly with ridesharing) and what he’s discovered over time. [22:33]Why the ability to publish his work in academic journals was the deciding factor in John’s acceptance of a job at Uber over Amazon, and what research had to say about the efficacy of tipping ranges in user interfaces. [35:07]What data says about customer service and the power of apologies, and the consequences of allowing such data to be published in academic journals instead of hidden away in some proprietary lockbox. [44:04]What John learned about human nature by measuring social preferences and reputation effects in actual transactions as an economist — and during his time as a baseball card dealer. [51:52]John’s thoughts on critical thinking hierarchy, theory of mind, and what the bar scene in A Beautiful Mind got wrong about the Nash equilibrium. [57:54]How does someone develop theory of mind as an applicable skill? [1:03:09]How John came to win a poker tournament in Australia while killing time before a conference. [1:07:34]What prompted John to write The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale? [1:10:26]John addresses the replication and credibility crises in science, and their real-world consequences. [1:15:38]“Scaling is not a silver bullet problem. Rather, it is an Anna Karenina problem.” How to check the vital signs that determine if an idea is scalable, with Jonas Salk’s success in conquering polio by way of vaccination serving as an example. [1:19:36]Untended side effects of failing to understand spillovers while scaling — like when the introduction of tipping to the ridesharing dynamic presents drivers with a new set of problems, or when drivers exploit technical loopholes to ditch responsibility for rudely cancelling a customer’s pickup from afar. [1:28:09]Why did John have such a slow start entering the job market after getting his PhD? What was holding him back? [1:36:34]Is there any application for fractal mathematics to economics? [1:41:26]Scalable incentives, marginal thinking, optimal quitting, and building culture. [1:45:46]Why is StubHub one of John’s favorite apps? [2:07:46]Thoughts on blockchain as a rich source of data for behavioral economists. [2:09:10]How should a modern, uninitiated audience approach Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations? [2:12:05]Parting thoughts. [2:16:30]*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Balaji Srinivasan,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman,Dr. Michio Kaku, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#132: Chris Sacca on Shark Tank, Building Your Business, and Startup Mistakes

Sometimes one interview just isn't enough. That was certainly the case with my good friend, Chris Sacca. Chris (whoI interviewed before) was recently the cover story of the Midas Issue of Forbes magazine. He was on the cover because he's a newly minted billionaire and the proprietor of what will likely be the most successful venture capital fund in history: LOWERCASE Capital. He's an early-stage investor in companies like Twitter, Uber, Instagram, Kickstarter, and many more. Also, he wears cowboy shirts, has a great beard, and is hilarious, which is reason enough to bring him back for more. In this episode, he answers all of your most pressing questions based on your votes and feedback.s You'll find some fantastic responses, ranging from life advice to business recommendations and everything in between. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This episode is brought to you by Foodist Kitchen. Sometimes the most life-changing habits are the ones we put off, and learning to cook is at the top of that list. I only finally took the plunge when writing The 4-Hour Chef, and it turned my eating and my life into high definition. Foodist Kitchen is a 30-day program that teaches you how to cook without recipes, and I highly recommend it. Chopping and sautéing are just a small part of the whole deal -- you also need to know what flavors taste good together and what it means to cook until done. Foodist Kitchen brings all these skills together so you can walk into the kitchen, open the fridge, and have an intuitive sense of what to cook and how to do it. It was created by Darya Rose, who's a friend of mine and one of my cooking mentors for The 4-Hour Chef. She has offered a $15 discount off your membership, so check out FoodistKitchen.com/Tim to learn more about the program. This episode is also brought to you by Exo Protein. These guys are making protein bars using cricket protein powder. Before you screw your face up and look disgusted, I bet they taste better than any protein bar you've ever had before! With recipes that were developed by a three-Michelin-starred chef, the bars are paleo-friendly, with no gluten, no grains, no soy, no dairy, etc., and they won't pop up your glycemic response. In fact, they're less processed than any other protein bars you'll be able to find. Exo Protein is offering a deep discount to Tim Ferriss Show listeners -- if you go to ExoProtein.com/Tim today, you can try a sampler pack with all of the most popular flavors for less than $10. This is a startup with limited inventory that sells out all the time, so act fast!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#261: Mental Performance, Work-Life Balance, and the Rise to the Top - Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) is one of the best tennis players in the world. She is the winner of five Grand Slam titles (two at the French Open and one each at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) and an Olympic silver medalist. Forbes named Maria the highest-paid female athlete of all-time in 2005 -- a title she's held for 12 years. Off the court, she's an ambassador for many of the world's top luxury brands and a number of Fortune 500 companies including Porsche, Nike, Evian, and Head. In 2007, she became a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and has made significant contributions to Chernobyl-related projects. Her first book, Unstoppable: My Life So Far, comes out this year. In this conversation, we went deep into tactics of training, mental performance, mental toughness, and much more.I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! Show notes and links for this episode can be found attim.blog/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Kettle & Fire, the first shelf-stable (never frozen) bone broth that uses 100 percent grass-fed, organically grazed animals. Recommended by past guests like Dom D'Agostino and Amelia Boone, Kettle & Fire is slow-simmered for 20+ hours so the bone broth is packed with collagen -- 19 times more than its closest competitor -- and other key proteins and amino acids. Need that slow carb diet boost? Take a look at kettleandfire.com/tim for 20 percent off your entire order! This podcast is also brought to you by Ascent Protein, the best protein I've ever tried. Ascent is the only US-based company that offers native proteins -- both whey and micellar casein -- directly to the consumer for improved muscle health and performance. Because the product is sourced from Ascent's parent company, Leprino Foods -- the largest producer of mozzarella cheese in the world -- it's entirely free of artificial ingredients and completely bypasses the bleaching process common to most other whey products on the market. If you want cleaner, more pure, less processed protein -- which I certainly do -- go to ascentprotein.com/tim for 20 percent off your entire order!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#243: How to Fear Less -- Vince Vaughn

Vince Vaughn (@WildWest) is one of the most prolific actors, writers, and producers in the world. He's acted in more than thirty major motion pictures that have gone on to gross more than 1.7 billion at the box office. He is largely credited for redefining the R-rated comedy with his performance in the 2005 hit Wedding Crashers, which set the record for highest grossing R-rated comedy at the time. He is -- and will continue to be, I expect -- one of the most sought-after leading men in Hollywood. As a listener to this podcast, Vince reached out with his production company Wild West to see if we might do a TV show together. The result is Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss -- "less" is in parentheses because the objective is to teach you to fear less, not to be fearless. More details about the show can be found at tim.blog/fearless. I got the chance to catch up with Vince at Vulture Festival in New York City. In this conversation, we get into stories of his early beginnings, how to negotiate, his cold-calling career, and important decisions he's made as a producer, an artist, and a businessperson. I had a blast doing this, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by 99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them to rapid prototype the cover for The Tao of Seneca, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run... This podcast is also brought to you by Trunk Club. I hate shopping with a passion. And honestly, I'm not good at it, which means I end up looking like I'm colorblind or homeless. Enter Trunk Club, which provides you with your own personal stylist and makes it easier than ever to shop for clothes that look great on your body. Just go to trunkclub.com/tim and answer a few questions, and then you'll be sent a trunk full of awesome clothes. They base this on your sizes, preferences, etc. The trunk is then delivered free of charge both ways, so you only pay for clothes that you keep. If you keep none, it costs you nothing. To get started, check it out at trunkclub.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visittim.blog/sponsorand fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep 23: Do "Homeopathic" Remedies or Medicine Work?

This short (<10 min) episode explores the realities and science of "homeopathy," a controversial approach to medicine.Thisepisode also explains common logical fallacies that you can guard against in all areas of life.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#609: In Case You Missed It: June 2022 Recap of “The Tim Ferriss Show”

Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.This is a special inbetweenisode, which serves as a recap of the episodes from last month.It features a short clip from each conversation in one place so you can easily jump around to get a feel for the episode and guest.Based on your feedback, this format has been tweaked and improved since the first recap episode. For instance, @hypersundayson Twittersuggested that the bios for each guest can slow the momentum, so we moved all the bios to the end.See it as a teaser. Something to whet your appetite. If you like what you hear, you can of course find the full episodes attim.blog/podcast.Please enjoy!***Timestamps:Jack Kornfield: 00:03:28Bill Burr: 00:09:43Edward Thorp: 00:14:53Jason Portnoy: 00:20:22Isabel Behncke: 00:26:36Sam Harris: 00:31:36***This episode is brought to you by5-Bullet Friday,my very own email newsletter that every Friday features five bullet points highlighting cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and—of course—all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.***Full episode titles:Jack Kornfield — How to Overcome Apathy and Find Beautiful Purpose (#601)Legendary Comedian Bill Burr — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss (#602)Master Investor Ed Thorp on How to Think for Yourself, Mental Models for the Second Half of Life, How to Be Inner-Directed, How Basic Numeracy Is a Superpower, and The Dangers of Investing Fads (#604)Jason Portnoy of PayPal, Palantir, and More — Porn Addiction, The Corrosiveness of Secrets, Healing Wounds, Escaping Shame Cycles, and Books to Change Your Life (#600)Primatologist Isabel Behncke on Play, Sexual Selection, and Lessons from Following Bonobos for 3,000 Kilometers in the Jungles of Congo (#598)New Insights from Sam Harris, Dr. Peter Attia, Ramit Sethi, and Elizabeth Gilbert(#599)***For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsors.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Balaji Srinivasan,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman,Dr. Michio Kaku, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep 57: Pavel Tsatsouline Answers Your 15 Most Popular Exercise Questions

By popular demand, this is a follow-up episode with Pavel Tsatsouline, a world-class strength coach. In this ep, he answers your 15 most popular questions, as voted on by nearly 1,000 of you. Show notes and links for both ofPavel's episodes can be found here:www.fourhourworkweek.com/pavel***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#252: Inside the World of SuperTraining - Mark Bell

Mark Bell (@MarkSmellyBell) is the founder of Super Training Gym in Sacramento, which is often referred to as "the strongest gym in the West." Prior to opening his own gym, he spent time studying training under the legendaryLouie Simmonsat Westside Barbell. Mark is no stranger to the iron at all. His best "geared lifts" in competition include a 1,025 lb. squat (465 kg), an 832 lb. bench press (77 kg), a 738 lb. deadlift (335 kg). Mark is also the inventor of the patentedSlingshot, a device used to assist a lifter in maintaining proper bench press form while also allowing him or her to use more weight or perform more reps. Mark now has an entire line of products and has been spectacularly successful. In this episode, we cover a lot, including: Mark's most important lessons for building strength. How to avoid injury and breakdown. Lesser-known training techniques that nearly everyone overlooks. How Mark became a millionaire by offering his gym memberships for free. And much, much more. We recorded this interview while touring his facility in Sacramento, looking at some crazy equipment that you can see by visiting tim.blog/supertraining. Please enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by 99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them to rapid prototype the cover for The Tao of Seneca, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run... This episode is also brought to you by LegalZoom. I've used this service for many of my businesses, as have quite a few of the icons on this podcast -- such as Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg of WordPress fame. LegalZoom is a reliable resource that more than a million people have already trusted for everything from setting up wills, proper trademark searches, forming LLCs, setting up non-profits, or finding simple cease-and-desist letter templates. LegalZoom is not a law firm, but it does have a network of independent attorneys available in most states who can give you advice on the best way to get started, provide contract reviews, and otherwise help you run your business with complete transparency and up-front pricing. Check out LegalZoom.com and enter promo code TIM at checkout today to save 15% and see how the fine folks there can make life easier for you and your business.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#98: The "Wizard" of Hollywood, Robert Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez (@Rodriguez) is a film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, and musician. He is also the founder and chairman ofEl Rey Network, the new genre-busting English-language cable network. While a student at the University of Texas at Austin in 1991, Robert Rodriguez wrote the script to his first feature film while he was apaid subject in a clinical experiment at a drug research facility. That paycheck covered the cost of shooting his film. He planned to make the money back by selling the film to the Mexican home video market. The film, “El Mariachi,” went on to win the coveted Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, and became the lowest budget movie ever released by a major studio. Rodriguez wrote about these experiences inRebel Without a Crew, a perennial guide for the independent filmmaker. Rodriguez went on to write, produce, direct and edit a series of successful films including Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, the Spy Kids franchise, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Frank Miller’s Sin City, andMachete. I hope you find listening to this episode as much fun as it was to record. For all links, show notes, resources from this episode, please visithttp://fourhourworkweek.com/podcast This podcast is brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is, inevitably,Athletic Greens.It is my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyand did not get paid to do so.Get 50% off your orderat http://Athletic Greens.com/Tim This episode is also sponsored by99Designs,the world’s largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs torapid prototype the coverforThe 4-Hour Body?Here are some of the impressive results.Click this link(http://99designs.com/tim) and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run. Enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#460: Maria Popova on Writing, Workflow, and Workarounds (Repost)

This interview originally aired in 2014. You can find the show notes here:https://tim.blog/2014/10/21/brain-pickings/Maria Popova(@brainpicker) is a reader and a writer who writes about what she reads onBrain Pickings, which is included in the Library of Congress permanent web archive of culturally valuable materials. She is the author ofFiguring,the editor ofA Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader, and the creator andhost ofThe Universe in Verse, an annual charitable celebration of science through poetry at the interdisciplinary cultural centerPioneer Worksin Brooklyn.Brain Pickings is Maria’s one-woman labor of love — an inquiry into how to live and what it means to lead a good life.From Mark Twain to Oscar Wilde and everyone in between, Maria finds the hidden gems. She is also PROLIFIC and makes me look like a sloth.In this in-depth conversation, we cover just about everything: how it happened, her workflow, how she writes (and workarounds to problems), how her site generates revenue, her workouts, and many more details. If you want to know the habits of a hyper-productive person, this episode is for you.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#409: Brené Brown — Striving versus Self-Acceptance, Saving Marriages, and More

Brené Brown — Striving versus Self-Acceptance, Saving Marriages, and More | Brought to you by Brave and Helix Sleep."We chase extraordinary moments instead of being grateful for ordinary moments until hard shit happens. And then in the face of really hard stuff — illness, death, loss — the only thing we're begging for is a normal moment." — Brené BrownDr. Brené Brown (@BreneBrown) is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. Brené is also a visiting professor in management at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business.She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and her latest book, Dare to Lead, which is the culmination of a seven-year study on courage and leadership. Brené hosts the Unlocking Us podcast, and her TED talk -- The Power of Vulnerability -- is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 45 million views. She is also the first researcher to have a filmed lecture on Netflix. The Call to Courage special debuted on the streaming service on April 19, 2019.Please enjoy Brené's return to the show!This episode of The Tim Ferriss Show is brought to you by Brave, the next-generation Web browser. Brave was built by a team of privacy-focused, performance-oriented pioneers of the Web at the direction of Brendan Eich (co-founder of Mozilla Firefox and creator of JavaScript) and Brian Bondy. Brave now has more than 10 million monthly active users—including me.Why Brave? Because Brave gives you unmatched speed, security, and privacy. Whereas other browsers suck up your data—profiling and tracking you across the Web and using that information to manipulate your decisions—Brave operates up to six times faster by blocking ads and website trackers, preserving your anonymity and protecting you from this surveillance economy. Brave also includes options such as Private Window with Tor for those seeking advanced privacy and safety. Intuitive and easy to use, Brave allows you to import bookmarks from other browsers with one click, and all your favorite Chrome extensions are available with Brave. Listeners of The Tim Ferriss Show can easily upgrade their browser for free right now by going to Brave.com/Tim.This episode is also brought to you by Helix Sleep.I recently moved into a new home and needed new beds, and I purchased mattresses from Helix Sleep. It offers mattresses personalized to your preferences and sleeping style without costing thousands of dollars. VisitHelixSleep.com/TIMand take the simple 2-3 minute sleep quiz to get started, and the team there will build a mattress you’ll love.Their customer service makes all the difference. The mattress arrives within a week, and the shipping is completely free. You can try the mattress for 100 nights, and if you’re not happy, it’ll pick it up and offer a full refund.To personalize your sleep experience, visitHelixSleep.com/TIMand you’ll receive up to $125 off your custom mattress.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? 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#513: Sebastian Junger — Seeking Freedom, Near-Death Experiences, and Reordering Your Place in the World

Sebastian Junger — Seeking Freedom, Near-Death Experiences, and Reordering Your Place in the World | Brought to you by Mack Weldon premium men's basics, Wealthfrontautomated investing, and Oura smart ringwearable for personalized sleep and health insights. More on all three below. Sebastian Junger(@sebastianjunger) is theNew York Timesbestselling author ofTribe,War,A Death in Belmont,Fire, andThe Perfect Storm, and co-director of the documentary filmRestrepo, which was nominated for an Academy Award. He is also the winner of a Peabody Award and the National Magazine Award for Reporting. He’s based in New York City and Cape Cod. His newest book is titledFreedom.For more Sebastian, you can find our first conversation from 2016 attim.blog/sebastian.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byMack Weldon!Mack Weldonis reinventing men’s basics. They believe in smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. I’ve been focusing on their underwear and have been wearing their AIRKNITx 5-inch boxer briefs for a while now, and I absolutely love them. They are engineered to keep you dry, cool, and comfortable to the end of your workout (or workday). The fabric is soft, lightweight microfiber, which maximizes airflow and stretches in every direction. It’s breathable, moisture-wicking, and odor-fighting.To get 20% off your first order, visitMackWeldon.com/TimTimand enter promo code TIMTIM.Mack Weldon—reinventing men’s basics.*This episode is also brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront willbuild you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetiteand manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byOura!Ourais the company behind the smart ring that deliverspersonalized sleep and health insightsto help you optimize just about everything. I’ve been using it religiously for at least six months, and I was introduced to it by Dr. Peter Attia. It is the only wearable that I wear on a daily basis.With advanced sensors,Ourapacks state-of-the-art heart rate, heart-rate variability, temperature, activity, and sleep monitoring technology into a convenient, noninvasive ring. It weighs less than 6 grams and focuses on three key insights—sleep, readiness, and activity.Try it for yourself.TheOura Ringcomes in two styles and three colors: Silver, Black, and Matte Black. For $299, you can give or get the gift of health byvisiting OuraRing.com.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#332: Coach George Raveling — A Legend on Sports, Business, and The Great Game of Life

Coach George Raveling (@GeorgeRaveling) is an 80-year-old living legend and Nike's former Director of International Basketball. Coach Raveling was the first African American head basketball coach in the PAC-8 (now PAC-12), and he is often referred to as the "Human Google."Coach Raveling has held head coaching jobs at Washington State, The University of Iowa, and USC. Following a prolific basketball coaching career, he joined Nike at the request of Phil Knight, where he played an integral role in signing a reluctant Michael Jordan. He's also been inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as well as the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.In this episode we cover a lot of things including how he came to possess the original copy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, how his practice team ended up beating the 1984 US Olympic Dream Team in basketball, and much, much more!I hope you'll emerge from this conversation walking on air as I did!Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. I have a few to recommend right off the bat:Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Tao of Seneca by SenecaThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanAll you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is visit Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose any of the endless options they offer. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It's that easy. Go to Audible.com/Tim or text TIM to 500500 to get started today.This podcast is also brought to you by FreshBooks. FreshBooks is the #1 cloud bookkeeping software, which is used by a ton of the start-ups I advise and many of the contractors I work with. It is the easiest way to send invoices, get paid, track your time, and track your clients.FreshBooks tells you when your clients have viewed your invoices, helps you customize your invoices, track your hours, automatically organize your receipts, have late payment reminders sent automatically and much more. Right now you can get a free month of complete and unrestricted use. You do not need a credit card for the trial. To claim your free month and see how the brand new Freshbooks can change your business, go to FreshBooks.com/Tim and enter "Tim Ferriss" in the "how did you hear about us" section.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#303: How to Do Crazy Good Turns -- Frank Blake

Frank Blake (@frankblake) served as chairman and CEO of The Home Depot from January 2007 to May 2014, and then as chairman through January of 2015. He previously served as deputy secretary for the US Department of Energy. Prior to that, he served in a wide variety of executive roles at General Electric.Frank's public sector experience includes having served as general counsel for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), deputy counsel to Vice President George H.W. Bush, and law clerk to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.Frank serves on the board of directors for the Georgia Aquarium, Proctor & Gamble, Macy's, and is currently serving as board chairman of Delta and Grady Memorial Hospital. He holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a jurisprudence degree from Columbia University School of Law.Frank also produces a short-form podcast called Crazy Good Turns, which tells inspiring stories about amazing people who do things for others. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss a book that inspired both of us, advice from Jack Welch, the art of customer service, "productive conflict," and much, much more.Enjoy!This episode is brought to you by Shure, makersof the SRH1540 Premium Closed-Back Headphones.These headphones feature an expansive soundstage with clear, extended highs and warm bass. They are made with aluminum alloy and carbon fiber construction for a lightweight and durable design, and Alcantara ear pads for maximum sound isolation and comfort.Go to shure.com/tim and use the coupon code TIM at checkout to save $100 on these phenomenal, comfortable headphones. The offer is only valid through April 2018!This podcast is also brought to you by WordPress, my go-to platform for 24/7-supported, zero downtime blogging, writing online, creating websites -- everything! I love it to bits, and the lead developer, Matt Mullenweg, has appeared on this podcast many times.Whether for personal use or business, you're in good company with WordPress -- used by The New Yorker, Jay Z, FiveThirtyEight, TechCrunch, TED, CNN, and Time, just to name a few. A source at Google told me that WordPress offers "the best out-of-the-box SEO imaginable," which is probably why it runs nearly 30% of the Internet. Go to WordPress.com/Tim to get 15% off your website today!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#283: Managing Procrastination, Predicting the Future, and Finding Happiness - Tim Urban

Tim Urban(@waitbutwhy) is the author of the blogWait But Why and has become one of the Internet's most popular writers. According toFast Company, Tim has "captured a level of reader engagement that even the new-media giants would be envious of." Wait But Whyreceives more than 1.5 million unique visitors per month and has over 550,000 email subscribers.Tim has gained a number of prominent readers as well, like authors Sam Harris (page 365 inTribe of Mentors) and Susan Cain (page 10), Twitter co-founder Evan Williams (page 401), TED curator Chris Anderson (page 407), and Brain Pickings' Maria Popova.Tim's series of posts after interviewing Elon Musk has been called byVox's David Roberts "the meatiest, most fascinating, most satisfying posts I've read in ages." You can start with the first one,Elon Musk: The World's Raddest Man. Tim's TED Talk,Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator, has received more than 21 million views.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you byPeloton, which has become a staple of my daily routine. I picked up this bike after seeing the success of my friend Kevin Rose, and I've been enjoying it more than I ever imagined. Peloton is an indoor cycling bike that brings live studio classes right to your home. No worrying about fitting classes into your busy schedule or making it to a studio with a crazy commute.New classes are added every day, and this includes options led by elite NYC instructors in your own living room. You can even live stream studio classes taught by the world's best instructors, or find your favorite class on demand.Peloton is offering listeners to this show a special offer. Visitonepeloton.com andenter the code "TIM"at checkout toreceive $100 off accessories with your Peloton bike purchase.This is a great way to get in your workouts or an incredible gift. Again, that'sonepeloton.com and enter the code TIM.This podcast is also brought to you by ConvertKit. After trying the competition, this is the only email tool that has made email marketing easy for my team without sacrificing any of the features and benefits I need to run a profitable business. It's got easy-to-use systems, split testing, resending technology, automation, targeted content, high rates of deliverability, integration with more than 70 services -- like WordPress, Shopify, and Sumo -- and excellent customer service.Whether you have a thousand subscribers or a million, whether you run a simple blog or a whole company, ConvertKit has a plan that's scaled to fit your budget and requirements. Go to ConvertKit.com/Tim to try it out and get your first month for free! Test the platform, kick the tires, and make sure it works for you and your business.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#391: The Random Show — On Fasting, Forest Bathing, How to Say NO, Rebooting the Self, and Much More

Technologist, serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, self-experimenter, and all-around wild and crazy guy Kevin Rose (@KevinRose), rejoins me for another episode of The Random Show. In this one we discuss Japanese whisky, domestic speakeasies, wooden saddles, the rebooting power of Anthony de Mello's Awareness, poetry, the art of surrender and letting go, mushroom cultivation in the Pacific Northwest, fasting, learning to say no, and much more!This podcast is brought to you by 99designs, the global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together to create designs they love. Its creative process has become the go-to solution for businesses, agencies, and individuals, and I have used it for years to help with display advertising and illustrations and to rapid prototype the cover for The Tao of Seneca. Whether your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99designs.You can work with multiple designers at once to get a bunch of different ideas, or hire the perfect designer for your project based based on their style and industry specialization. It's simple to review concepts and leave feedback so you'll end up with a design that you're happy with. Click this link and get $20 off plus a $99 upgrade.This episode is also brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs. Hiring can be hard, and it and be super expensive and painful if you get it wrong. Today, with more qualified candidates than ever — but also more noise than ever — employers need a hiring solution that helps them find the right people for their businesses. LinkedIn Jobs provides just that by screening candidates with the hard and soft skills you're looking for so you can quickly find and hire the right person.LinkedIn can make sure your job post gets in front of people you want to hire — people with the skills, qualifications, and other insights that help LinkedIn paint a better picture of potential candidates. It's no wonder great candidates are hired every eight seconds on LinkedIn. Find the right person meant for your business today with LinkedIn Jobs. You can pay what you want, and the first $50 is on LinkedIn. Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim to get $50 off your first job post! Terms and conditions apply.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#604: Master Investor Ed Thorp on How to Think for Yourself, Mental Models for the Second Half of Life, How to Be Inner-Directed, How Basic Numeracy Is a Superpower, and The Dangers of Investing Fads

Brought to you by Wealthfrontautomated investing, Vuoricomfortable and durable performance apparel, and Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating. Edward O. Thorp(@edwardothorp) is the author of the bestsellerBeat the Dealer, which transformed the game of blackjack. His subsequent book,Beat the Market, coauthored with Sheen T. Kassouf, influenced securities markets around the globe. He is also the author ofA Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market.Edward was one of the world’s best blackjack players and investors, and his hedge funds were profitable every year for 29 years. He lives in Newport Beach, California.You can find our first conversationhere.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $28 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront willbuild you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetiteand manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Pro Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Pro Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Pro Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byVuori clothing!Vuoriis a new and fresh perspective on performance apparel, perfect if you are sick and tired of traditional, old workout gear. Everything is designed for maximum comfort and versatility so that you look and feel as good in everyday life as you do working out.Get yourself some of themost comfortable and versatile clothingon the planet atVuoriClothing.com/Tim.Not only willyoureceive 20% off your first purchase,but you’ll also enjoy free shipping on any US orders over $75 and free returns.*[06:39] The value of long-term thinking and the price of short-term thinking[07:57] What is a common stock warrant?[09:52] Why are people generally poor at taking longer term (or alternative) perspectives?[11:08] Conversing about numeracy and common misunderstandings[15:00] How to become more numeracy literate[20:18] It’s Raining Man[22:31] The Rule of 72[26:14] Making the best financial decisions with unknown variables[35:57] How to have fun learning about probability and statistics[37:47] How to get an edge in hedge fund investing (with book recommendations)[46:23] Ed’s methods for losing (or maintaining) weight and looking 60 in spite of being almost 90 years old[53:38] Favorite beer[55:03] Music as stress reduction[56:02] Avoiding unnecessary risks[1:04:12] The age-guessing experiment[1:06:17] Other-directed vs. inner-directed and takeaways from The Lonely Crowd by David Riesman[1:14:35] How an 89-year-old maintains hair growth[1:17:20] Using scrap time[1:19:45] A big change in Ed’s later life that increased its quality[1:22:16] New reflections, future hopes, and parting thoughts*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#571: Boyd Varty — The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life

Brought to you byWealthfrontautomated investing,Athletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement,andHelix Sleeppremium mattresses.More on all three below.Boyd Varty (@boydvarty) is the author of two books, The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life and his memoir, Cathedral of the Wild. He has been featured in The New York Times, on NBC, and in other media and has taught his philosophy of “tracking your life” to individuals and companies around the world.Boyd is a wildlife and literacy activist who has spent the last ten years refining the art of using wilderness as a place for deep introspection and personal transformation. He grew up in South Africa on Londolozi Game Reserve, a former hunting ground that was transformed into a nature preserve by Boyd’s father and uncle—both visionaries of the restoration movement. Under his family’s stewardship, the Reserve became renowned not only as a sanctuary for animals but as a place where once-ravaged land was able to flourish again and where the human spirit could be restored. When Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years of imprisonment, he went to Londolozi to recover.Boyd has a degree in psychology from the University of South Africa. He is a TED speaker and the host of the Track Your Life podcast.This episode is brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront willbuild you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetiteand manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 overall mattress of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired,Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress to meet each and every body’s unique comfort needs. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*Setting the scene. [05:44]How the Londolozi Game Reserve came to be, and what happened during Boyd’s childhood that instilled him with a “get on with it” attitude. [08:02]Why did Boyd’s father and uncle insist on keeping the property that would become the Londolozi Game Reserve when, at the time, it was considered useless, overgrazed wasteland? [10:18]Boyd shares what it was like growing up as a regular passenger/survivor of The White Knuckle Charter Company. [12:25]How a man named Ken Tinley and the native Shangaan trackers helped a trio of teenagers transform their expanse of scrub-encroached land into a thriving safari business. [21:03]On the ancient lineage of the Shangaan trackers, and how the local wildlife came to trust the human caretakers of Londolozi. [27:05]Renias Mhlongo is supreme among world-class trackers — and sometimes the importance of the work outweighs the will of his clients. [32:21]Which animals are hardest to track at Londolozi — even if you happen to be Richard Siwela? [37:53]Because nature can be unpredictable, how do people protect themselves in Londolozi? [41:03]“I don’t know where we’re going, but I know exactly how to get there.” —Renias Mhlongo [42:56]How the tracking process has changed for Boyd over the years — from confident child to young adult traumatized by a home invasion and crocodile attack to competent grown-up thanks to people like Dr. Martha Beck and Solly Mhlongo. [45:00]What is Ubuntu? [1:02:50]Boyd talks about that time he lived 40 days and 40 nights up a tree — the questions he was trying to answer for himself by doing so, the primal fear he experienced while waiting out a storm, the pros and cons of extreme solitude, and if he’d do it again. [1:05:15]Stories about bees, the birds who help humans rob them, and the power of the hive algorithm. [1:17:45]The dos and don’ts of interacting with lions in the wild. [1:29:42]On the eerie conversation of death, modern confirmation of ancient myths, and the inexplicable movements of beasts and men. [1:34:16]How did Boyd’s own path toward healing after trauma differ from the way his mother and sister recovered from a trauma they experienced? [1:39:57]What is ceremony work, and how can it help someone deal with trauma? [1:43:32]What Boyd means when he says “an authentic life infused with meaning is a kind of activism.” [1:46:40]How Boyd and I have both been affected by the Work of Byron Katie. [1:52:03]Boyd’s first medicine encounter in an Arizona sweat lodge, and what he took away from the experience. [1:56:31]Feelings. Nothing more than feelings. [2:02:49]Kudus and nightjars and leopards in the fire (oh, my)! What a close encounter with a beautiful predator taught Boyd about Ubuntu. [2:04:14]Examining the therapeutic value of spending time with animals. [2:13:05]Laurens van der Post poetically described the sound of a lion’s roar. And, in a packed presentation hall at a major Silicon Valley company, Boyd did not. [2:17:57]An invitation to visit Londolozi and other parting thoughts. [2:22:10]*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Balaji Srinivasan,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman,Dr. Michio Kaku, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#148: Josh Waitzkin, The Prodigy Returns

Ever since episode #2 of the podcast, you’ve been asking for more Josh Waitzkin, so here it is! This is an in-depth jam session, and you can definitely listen to this one independently. Josh Waitzkin was the basis for the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer. Considered a chess prodigy, he has perfected learning strategies that can be applied to anything, including his other loves of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (he’s a black belt under phenom Marcelo Garcia) and Tai Chi push hands (he’s a world champion). These days, he spends his time coaching the world’s top performers, whether Mark Messier, Cal Ripken Jr., or high-profile investors. I initially met Josh through his incredible book, The Art of Learning, which I loved so much that I helped produce the audiobook (download here at Audible). If you're interested in implementing programs designed by Josh in your classroom, go totheartoflearningproject.organd find out if the program is a good fit for you. This episode is DEEP, in the best way possible. Just like last time, Josh will blow your mind. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you byMeUndies.Have you ever wanted to be as powerful as a mullet-wearing ninja from the1980’s, or as sleek as a black panther in the Amazon? Of course you have, and that’s whereMeUndiescomes in. I’ve spent the last 2-3 weeks wearing underwear from these guys24/7,and they arethe most comfortable and colorful underwear I’ve ever owned.Their materials are 2x softer than cotton,as evaluated using theKawabata method. Check outMeUndies.com/Tim to see my current faves (some are awesomely ridiculous)and, while you’re at it, don’t miss lots of hot ladies wearing MeUndies. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you—for free–exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#564: Performance Psychologist Michael Gervais — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss

Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.You’ll get plenty of that in this special episode, which featuresmy interview with Michael Gervaisfrom my 2017 TV ShowFear{less}. The “less” is in parentheses because the objective is to teach you to fearless, not to be fearless.Fear{less}features in-depth, long-form conversations with top performers, focusing on how they’ve overcome fears and made hard decisions, embracing discomfort and thinking big.It was produced by Wild West Productions, and I worked with them to make both the video and audio available to you for free, my dear listeners. You can findthe video of this episodeonYouTube.com/TimFerriss, and eventually you’ll be able to see all episodes for free atYouTube.com/TimFerriss.Spearheaded by actor/producer and past podcast guestVince Vaughn,Wild West Productionshas produced a string of hit movies includingThe Internship,Couples Retreat,Four Christmases, andThe Break-Up.In 2020, Wild West produced the comedyThe Opening Act, starring Jimmy O. Yang and Cedric The Entertainer. In addition toFear{less}, their television credits includeUndeniable with Joe Buck, ESPN’s30 for 30episodeabout the ’85 Bears, and the Netflix animated showF is for Family.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,”my very own email newsletter that every Friday features five bullet points highlighting cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and—of course—all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now attim.blog/friday.*How Michael helped daredevil Felix Baumgartner mentally prepare for his 24-mile fall to earth from the edge of space. [05:06]What does extinguishing phobia look like? [08:07]What was Michael’s childhood like? After moving away from their farm, how did his family help him adjust to life in the big city? [10:48]How Fight Club SoCal led to Surfin’ USA, and what kept Michael’s ambitions in check during this time. [13:48]How Michael began to rein in this anxiety, and who was there to help him. [17:24]Michael describes the week he spent at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, and how it changed his life. [18:37]How Michael became involved in the world of performance psychology, the mentor who guided him, and what his first lessons as a teacher looked like. [21:24]Michael and I share our basic life philosophies. [23:27]What was Michael’s first paid gig with an athlete, and why is the word “potential” often such a powerful performance killer? [26:25]Effective pre-performance routines Michael has seen, and why he discourages the popular deference to superstition so popular among athletes. [27:31]Is the effectiveness of a team dictated simply by a formula of individual multiplied by X number of team members? What ingredients best facilitate a team’s culture toward success? [29:34]Three rules (and one bonus, unwritten rule) that govern the Seattle Seahawks. [30:55]What was it like to lose a Super Bowl? [33:08]What role does mindfulness play in Michael’s world? [36:47]Michael’s advice for someone new to — but curious to explore — mindfulness, and what they can do if it’s just not clicking for them from the get-go. [38:47]To avoid encouraging false confidence leading to overly risky or reckless behavior, how does Michael know when to draw the line? What specific incident really put this sense to the test, and how did he manage it? [43:01]Something Michael believes everyone should do on an everyday basis, and how he puts this into practice. [46:18]What is the first step back from massive failure? [47:29]Would the general advice Michael dispenses differ between high performers and everyday people? [48:57]How much of a role does Stoicism play in Michael’s life? [51:24]What would Michael’s billboard say? [52:28]Parting thoughts. [53:21]*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#227: Conquering Fear and Reducing Anxiety - Caroline Paul

Caroline Paul (@carowriter) returns to the podcast by popular demand for a round 2 Q&A. (You cancatch her first appearance here.) Caroline is the author of four published books. Her latest is the New York Times bestseller The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure. Once a young scaredy-cat, Caroline decided that fear got in the way of excitement, confidence, and self-reliance. She has since flown planes, climbed tall mountains, and fought fires as one of the first female firefighters in San Francisco. In this episode, Caroline answers your most popular questions, including: The best starting point for overcoming your fears How to stay focused in the moment and not let your mind create anxiety and stress Her biggest life-changing experiences Coping strategies for dealing with life's most difficult events And much, much more! I hope you enjoy this round 2 Q&A with Caroline Paul. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. I reached out to these Finnish entrepreneurs after a very talented acrobat introduced me to one of their products, which blew my mind (in the best way possible). It is mushroom coffee featuring chaga. It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It put me on fire for an entire day, and I only had half of the packet. People are always asking me what I use for cognitive enhancement right now -- this is the answer. You can try it right now by going to foursigmatic.com/tim and using the code Tim to get 20 percent off your first order. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think youíll be disappointed. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is the future of financial advice. It's become especially popular among my friends in Silicon Valley and across the country because it provides the same high-end financial advice that the best private wealth managers deliver to the ultra wealthy -- but for any account size, at a fraction of the cost. Wealthfront monitors your portfolio every day across more than a dozen asset classes to find opportunities for rebalancing and harvesting tax losses, and now manages more than $5B in assets. Unlike old-fashioned private wealth managers, Wealthfront is powered by innovative technology, making it the most tax-efficient, low-cost, hassle-free way to invest. Go to wealthfront.com/tim to take the risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and it'll show you -- for free -- exactly the portfolio it would recommend. If you want to just take the advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it. Well worth a few minutes: wealthfront.com/tim. As a Tim Ferriss Show listener, you'll get your first $15,000 managed for free if you decide to go with its services.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#106: Scott Adams: The Man Behind Dilbert

Scott Adams (@scottadamssays) is a famous cartoonist andthe creator of the Dilbert comic strip, which has been published in more than 2000 newspapers in 57 countries and in 19 languages. In my conversation with Scott, we cover topics ranging from the rise of Dilbert's success, to how he uses affirmations to impact stock market decisions, success with women, and building his career.We also talk about Scott’s interest in hypnosis and its role in Dilbert's success. Plus, we dive into his current fascination -- Donald Trump.You'll also find out more about: Goals vs. systems, and how he has used them to get what he wants in life His first ever Dilbert paycheck The six dimensions of humor How he got into the best shape of his life at age 58 and much, much more. It is a really fun conversation. Scott is one hell of a character and a hilarious guy. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Vimeo Pro, which is the ideal video hosting platform for entrepreneurs.In fact, a bunch of my start-ups are already using Vimeo Pro. WealthFront uses it to explain how WealthFront works. TaskRabbit uses it to tell the company’s story. There are many other names who you would recognize among their customers (AirBnB, Etsy, etc.) Why do they use it? Vimeo Pro provides enterprise level video hosting for a fraction of the usual cost. Features include: Gorgeous high-quality playback with no ads Up to 20 GB of video storage every week Unlimited plays and views A fully customizable video player, which can include your company logo, custom outro, and more You get all this for just $199 per year (that’s only $17 per/mo.). There are no complicated bandwidth calculations or hidden fees. Try it risk-free for 30 days. Just go toVimeo.com/business to check it out. If you like it, you can use the promo code “Tim” to get 25% off. This is a special discount just for you guys. This episode is also sponsoredby99Designs, the world’s largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs to rapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body? Here are some of the impressive results.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run…***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#130: Daymond John and How to Turn Weaknesses into Strengths

Usually, it's my job to deconstruct world-class performers. This time around, the tables are turned. Many of you have wanted to hear me interviewed, so this week Daymond John(@thesharkdaymond), star of ABC's Shark Tank and the CEO and founder of FUBU, is in charge and asking the questions. Daymond has a new book calledThe Power of Broke, and he is an expert interviewer and interrogator. In this episode, you'll learn untold stories about my beginnings and the advantages that exist when you think you're at a disadvantage. If you've ever felt like a beginner in business or find your back against a wall, you will learn how to take your situation or a lack of resources and turn it into a strength. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you byAudible. I have used Audible for years and I love audio books. I have 2 to recommend: The Graveyard Book by Niel Gaiman Vagabonding by Rolf Potts All you need to do to get your free audiobook and a free 30-day trial is go to Audible.com/tim. Chooseone of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs.That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine or even a class. It's that easy. Go to Audible.com/Tim and get started today. Enjoy! This podcast is brought to you by TrunkClub. I hate shopping with a passion. And honestly I'm not good at it, which means I end up looking like I'm colorblind or homeless. Enter TrunkClub, which provides you with your own personal stylist and makes it easier than ever to shop for clothes that look great on your body. Just go to trunkclub.com/tim and answer a few questions, and then you'll be sent a trunk full of awesome clothes. They base this on your sizes, preferences, etc. The trunk is then delivered free of charge both ways, so you only pay for clothes that you keep. If you keep none, it costs you nothing. To get started, check it out at trunkclub.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep. 15: Neil Strauss - Author of The Game and 7 New York Times Bestsellers

Neil Strauss has written 7 New York Times bestsellers, including The Game. He's also been aneditor at Rolling Stone and a staff writer for The New York Times.In this episode, we discuss life, his creative process, writing, and generally answer the questions: How do you create amazing work? How to you overcome writer's block and other pitfalls? What are Neil's favorite books and movies? How do you edit your work to go from terrible to award-winning? How did Neil become a master interviewer, and how does he do it? What's next? Show notes and links can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. Neil is a close friend, and this is one of my favorite conversations we've had together. Enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#291: Overcoming, Managing, and Using Fear

Welcome to another edition of The Tim Ferriss Radio Hour, where I share the habits and patterns of world-class performers revealed over nearly 300 interviews.In this episode, we'll explore fear. Specifically,how to manage, mitigate, and overcome fear, which is something I've battled for decades.This has been such a focal point of my life that my last TED Talk focused on an exercise called fear setting, which is something I practice at least one a month and have found to be a life raft.In addition to my own experiences, we'll hear howSir Richard Branson(@richardbranson), Maria Sharapova(@mariasharapova), Vince Vaughn, and Caroline Paul(@carowriter) have failed and triumphed in battle with their own fears.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by WordPress, my go-to platform for 24/7-supported, zero downtime blogging, writing online, creating websites -- everything! I love it to bits, and the lead developer, Matt Mullenweg, has appeared on this podcast many times.Whether for personal use or business, you're in good company with WordPress -- used by The New Yorker, Jay Z, Beyoncé, FiveThirtyEight, TechCrunch, TED, CNN, and Time, just to name a few. A source at Google told me that WordPress offers "the best out-of-the-box SEO imaginable," which is probably why it runs nearly 30% of the Internet. Go to WordPress.com/Tim to get 15% off your website today!This episode is also brought to you by LegalZoom. I've used this service for many of my businesses, as have quite a few of the icons on this podcast -- such as Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg of WordPress fame.LegalZoom is a reliable resource that more than a million people have already trusted for everything from setting up wills, proper trademark searches, forming LLCs, setting up non-profits, or finding simple cease-and-desist letter templates.LegalZoom is not a law firm, but it does have a network of independent attorneys available in most states who can give you advice on the best way to get started, provide contract reviews, and otherwise help you run your business with complete transparency and up-front pricing. Check out LegalZoom.com and enter promo code TIM at checkout today to save 15% and see how the fine folks there can make life easier for you and your business.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#447: Books I've Loved — Ann Miura-Ko

Books I've Loved — Ann Miura-Ko| Brought to you byAudible. Note: This episode was recorded in November 2019. Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types—from startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.”I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books—the books that have influenced them, changed them, and transformed them for the better.I hope you pick up one or two new mentors—in the form of books—from this new series and apply the lessons in your own life.Ann Miura-Ko(@annimaniac) has been called “the most powerful woman in startups” by Forbes and is a lecturer in entrepreneurship at Stanford. The child of a rocket scientist at NASA, Ann is a Palo Alto native and has been steeped in technology startups from when she was a teenager. Prior to co-foundingFloodgate, she worked atCharles River VenturesandMcKinsey and Company. Some of Ann’s investments include Lyft, Ayasdi, Xamarin, Refinery29, JoyRun, TaskRabbit, and Modcloth.Given the success of her investments she was on the2017 Midas List of top 100 venture capitalists. Ann is known for her debate skills (she placed first in the National Tournament of Champions and second in the State of California in high school) and was part of a five-person team at Yale that competed in theRobocup Competitionin Paris, France. She has a BSEE from Yale and a PhD from Stanford in math modeling of computer security. She lives with her husband, three kids, and one spoiled dog. Her interests are piano, robots, and gastronomy.“Books I’ve Loved” onThe Tim Ferriss Showis brought to you byAudible!I have usedAudiblefor many years now. I love it. Audible has the largest selection of audiobooks on the planet. I listen when I’m taking walks, I listen while I’m cooking… I listen whenever I can.Audibleis offering Tim Ferriss Show listeners a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership.Just go toAudible.com/timand browse the unmatched selection of audio programs. Then, download your free title and start listening!It’s that easy. Simplygo toAudible.com/timor text TIM to 500500 to get started today.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#449: Grandmaster Maurice Ashley — The Path and Strategies of World-Class Mastery

Grandmaster Maurice Ashley — The Path and Strategies of World-Class Mastery| Brought to you by Helix Sleep, ExpressVPN, and Athletic Greens. Maurice Ashley (@MauriceAshley) made history in 1999 when he became the first African-American chess Grandmaster. He is a three-time national championship coach, an author, ESPN commentator, iPhone app designer, puzzle inventor, and motivational speaker.Maurice is well known for providing dynamic live tournament coverage of world-class chess competitions and matches. His high-energy, unapologetic, and irreverent commentary combines Brooklyn street smarts with professional ESPN-style sports analysis. He has covered every class of elite event, including the World Chess Championships, the US Chess Championships, the Grand Chess Tour, and the legendary “man vs. machine” matches between Garry Kasparov and IBM’s Deep Blue.Traveling the world as an ardent spokesperson for the many character-building effects of chess, Maurice consults with universities, schools, chess clubs, executives, and celebrities on how chess principles and strategies can be applied to improve business practices and assist with personal growth. Maurice also acts as a master of ceremonies and inspirational speaker at business conferences and high-class chess events.Maurice has received multiple community service awards from city governments, universities, and community groups for his work. In recognition of his immense contribution to the game, he was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame in 2016 and the Brooklyn Technical High School Hall of Fame in 2018.This podcast episode is brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 best overall mattress pick of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired, Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress for each and everybody’s unique taste. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, to my dear listeners, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/TIM.*This episode is also brought to you byExpressVPN.I’ve been using ExpressVPN since last summer to make sure that my data is secure and encrypted, without slowing my Internet speed. If you ever use public Wi-Fi at, say, a hotel or a coffee shop, where I often work and as many of my listeners do, you’re often sending data over an open network, meaning no encryption at all.A great way to ensure that all of your data is encrypted and can’t be easily read by hackers is by usingExpressVPN. All you need to do is download the ExpressVPN app on your computer or smartphone and then use the Internet just as you normally would. You click one button in the ExpressVPN app to secure 100% of your network data.Use my linkExpressVPN.com/Timtoday and get an extra three months free on a one-year package!*This podcast is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.As a listener ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, you’ll get a free 20-count travel pack (valued at $79) with your first order atAthleticGreens.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? 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#523: Dennis McKenna — The Depths of Ayahuasca: 500+ Sessions, Fundamentals, Advanced Topics, Science, Churches, Learnings, Warnings, and Beyond

Dennis McKenna - The Depths of Ayahuasca:500+ Sessions, Fundamentals, Advanced Topics, Science, Churches, Learnings, Warnings, and Beyond | Brought to you byWealthfrontautomated investing,Allformpremium, modular furniture, andTonalsmart home gym.More on all three below.Dennis McKenna(@DennisMcKenna4) has spent more than 40 years researching the interdisciplinary study of Amazonian ethnopharmacology and plant hallucinogens. He has conducted extensive ethnobotanical fieldwork in the Peruvian, Colombian, and Brazilian Amazon.His doctoral research at the University of British Columbia focused on the ethnopharmacology of ayahuasca and oo-koo-he, two tryptamine-based hallucinogens used by indigenous peoples in the Northwest Amazon.He is a founding board member of theHeffter Research Institute, and was a key organizer and participant in the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca used by the UDV, a Brazilian religious group. He is the younger brother of Terence McKenna.From 2000 to 2017, he taught courses on ethnopharmacology as well as plants in human affairs in the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota. In 2019, in collaboration with colleagues, he incorporated a new non-profit, theMcKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy.He emigrated to Canada in the spring of 2019 together with his wife Sheila, and now resides in Abbotsford, B.C.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront willbuild you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetiteand manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byAllform!If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They just launched a new company calledAllform, and they’re makingpremium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door—at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores. You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home.Allformarrives in just 3–7 days, and you can assemble it yourself in a few minutes—no tools needed.To find your perfect sofa,check out Allform.com/Tim. 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VisitTonal.comfor $100 off their smart accessories when you use promo code TIM100 at checkout.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep 54: The Promises and Perils of the Microbiome - Dr. Jonathan Eisen and Jessica Richman

By popular demand, an entire episode dedicated to exploring the microbiome! Are you really 90% bacteria and 10% human? How can you manage or optimize your own microbiome? Should we do fecal-matter transplants from "untouched" indigenous tribes to reverse chronic illness?We tackle all this and much more. Jessica Richman is co-founder and CEO ofuBiome, a startup backed by Y Combinator and Andreesen Horowitz, which uses citizen science to understand the human microbiome. Jessica attended Stanford University, where she earned degrees in economics and interdisciplinary engineering. She then got a fellowship to Oxford University for her PhD in computational social science. Her work has been featured in Wired, Popular Science, MIT Technology Review, NYT, and dozens of other media outlets. Jonathan Eisenis a Full Professor at the University of California, Davis with appointments in the School of Medicine and the College of Biological Sciences. Dr. Eisen’s research focuses on the evolution, ecology and function of communities of microorganisms.His study systems have included boiling acid pools, surface ocean waters, buildings, agents of many diseases, and the microbial ecosystems (also known as microbiomes) that are found living in and on plants and animals.In addition to his research, Dr. Eisen is a vocal advocate for “open science” especially “open access” to scientific publications.He earned a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University and an A.B. in Biology from Harvard College.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#85: Kelly Starrett on the 80/20 of Mobility and Performance

By popular demand, this episode featuresKelly Starrett.He’s trained CrossFit athletes for more than130,000 hours(!) and hisclients include Olympic gold medalists, Tour de France cyclists, world record holders in Olympic lifting and powerlifting, Crossfit Games medalists, professional ballet dancers, and elite military personnel. In this episode, we cover: - The 80/20 of mobility and themovements you need today - How Kelly fixed himself as an athlete - Kelly's picks for easy-to-add mobility movements - And much more... Even if you have zero interest in "mobility,"this conversation invites you inside the mind of one of the world’s top coaches.Kelly discusses habits, strategies, and thinking that can be applied to nearly everything. Please alsocheck this out -- Kelly and I are joining forces to build the first standing desk-only elementary school in the world.We're almost there. Please click through and help!This episode is also brought to you by Audible.com/tim. Be sure to check out some of my favorite audiobooks, including The Graveyard Book and Vagabonding.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep 39: Maria Popova on Writing, Work Arounds, and Building BrainPickings.org

This episode is sponsoredby 99Designsand ExOfficio.Maria Popova has written for amazing outlets like The Atlantic and The New York Times, but I find her most amazing project to be BrainPickings.org.Founded in 2006 as a weekly email that went out to seven friends, BrainPickings now get more than 5 million readers per month (!). I read very few blogs regularly, but BrainPickings is one of the few.It is a treasure trove.BrainPickings is Maria's one-woman labor of love — her subjective lens on what matters in the world and why. It's also an inquiry into how to live and what it means to lead a good life.From Mark Twain to Oscar Wilde and everyone in between, Maria finds hidden gems to share.And that's what I hoped to do in this episode.It takes me a few minutes to warm up in this interview, but as soon as we get going, we geek out like crazy, talking about almost every aspect of her life, her site, her business, and her writing. I loved doing this interview, and I hope you love listening to it.There are a lot of valuable nuggets.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#522: Anne Lamott on Taming Your Inner Critic, Finding Grace, and Prayer

Anne Lamott on Taming Your Inner Critic, Finding Grace, and Prayer | Brought to you byLinkedIn Jobsrecruitment platform with 750M users,Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating,andLMNTelectrolyte supplement.More on all three below.Anne Lamott(@AnneLamott) uses honesty, empathy, and humor to write about our world. In her beloved and bestselling books, likeOperating Instructions(an account of her son’s first year),Bird by Bird(her classic book on writing), andHelp, Thanks, Wow(a celebration of prayer), Lamott delves into what makes us human. She explores the wide experience of life that unites us: birth and death, parenthood and family, faith and doubt, love and loss, forgiveness and hope.In each of her 19 books, which have sold millions of copies worldwide, Lamott brings her distinctive mix of bracing candor, clarifying insight, and refreshing humor to convert serious subjects like addiction, motherhood, loss, and faith into human truths we can all share. She is the author of several essay collections on faith, includingTraveling Mercies,Grace (Eventually), andPlan B, as well as several novels, includingImperfect Birds,Blue Shoe, andRosie.Lamott has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and has taught at UC Davis and writing conferences across the country. She is an inductee of the California Hall of Fame and the subject of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Mock’s documentaryBird by Bird with Annie(1999).Her most recent book isDusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs.Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 750 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. And now, you can post a job for free.Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Pro Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Pro Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Pro Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM.*This episode is also brought to you byLMNT!What is LMNT? It’s adelicious, sugar-free electrolyte drink mix. I’ve stocked up on boxes and boxes of this and usually use it 1–2 times per day.LMNTis formulated to help anyone with their electrolyte needs and perfectly suited to folks following a keto, low-carb, or Paleo diet. If you are on a low-carb diet or fasting, electrolytes play a key role in relieving hunger, cramps, headaches, tiredness, and dizziness.LMNTcame up with a very special offer for you, my dear listeners.For a limited time, you can claim a freeLMNTSample Pack—you only cover the cost of shipping. For US customers, this means you can receive an 8-count sample pack for only $5.Simply go toDrinkLMNT.com/Timto claim your free 8-count sample pack.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. 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#414: Jack Kornfield — How to Find Peace Amidst COVID-19, How to Cultivate Calm in Chaos

Jack Kornfield — How to Find Peace Amidst COVID-19, How to Cultivate Calm in Chaos | Brought to you by FreshBooks and 99designs."We have the opportunity, even in difficult times, to let our spirit shine." — Jack KornfieldJack Kornfield (@JackKornfield) trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, shortly thereafter becoming one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974.Jack has had a profound and direct impact on my life, and I'm thrilled to have him on the podcast once again.Jack co-founded theInsight Meditation Societyin Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachersSharon SalzbergandJoseph Goldsteinand theSpirit RockCenter in Woodacre, California. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a father, husband,andactivist.Jack's books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies, includingThe Wise Heart,A Lamp in the Darkness,A Path with Heart,After the Ecstasy, the Laundry(one of my favorite book titles of all time), and his most recent,No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are. He offers a brilliant online training program for those who want to learn to teach meditation at JackKornfield.com.This episode is more of a personal therapy session for yours truly in some respects. You will notice that I sound anxious and unsure in this interview, and that is very much by design.I think it is unhelpful when people in the public eye hide the fact that they also struggle, and it puts them on this illusory pedestal that I think is ultimately self-defeating. Instead, I want to share with you that no matter how much Stoic philosophy I read, no matter how often I meditate, there are times when I struggle, and this week is one of them.I also hope that you'll listen to portions of this conversation multiple times. There are a number of exercises that Jack shares that I will certainly be listening to in the upcoming weeks.Please enjoy.This episode is brought to you byFreshBooks.I've been talking aboutFreshBooks—anall-in-one invoicing+payments+accounting solution—for years now. Many entrepreneurs, as well as the contractors and freelancers that I work with, use it all the time.FreshBooksmakes it super easy to track things like expenses, project time, and client info, and then merge it all into great-looking invoices.FreshBookscan save users up to 200 hours a year on accounting and bookkeeping tasks.Right now FreshBooks is offering my listeners a free 30-day trial, and no credit card is required. Go toFreshBooks.com/timand enter "Tim Ferriss" in the "How did you hear about us?" section!This podcast is also brought to you by99designs,the global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together to create designs they love. Its creative process has become the go-to solution for businesses, agencies, and individuals, and I have used it for years to help with display advertising and illustrations and to rapid prototype the cover forThe Tao of Seneca. Whether your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out99designs.You can work with multiple designers at once to get a bunch of different ideas, or hire the perfect designer for your project based on their style and industry specialization. It's simple to review concepts and leave feedback so you'll end up with a design that you're happy with.Click this link and get $20 off plus a $99 upgrade.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? 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#259: Lessons from 50,000 Interviews: Larry King and Cal Fussman

Cal Fussman (@calfussman) is aNew York Timesbestselling author and a writer-at-large forEsquiremagazine, where he is best known for being a primary writer of the "What I've Learned" feature. He has transformed oral history into an art form, conducting probing interviews with a long list of icons who've shaped the last 50 years of world history. I've been trying to get Cal to do his own podcast. Rather than overthinking it, I simply asked Cal to interview a friend who I would also love to have on the podcast: Larry King. This episode is the result of that request. Larry King (@kingsthings) has been dubbed "The most remarkable talk show host on TV, ever" by TV Guide and "Master of the mic" by Time Magazine.Larry's been described as the Muhammad Ali of the broadcast interview, and he's been inducted into five of the nation's leading broadcasting halls of fame. He's the recipient of the Allen H. Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism, an Emmy, the George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting, ten CableACE awards -- the list goes on. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found attim.blog/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Shopify. With the help of Shopify, many readers of my blog -- first-time business owners -- have ended up making millions of dollars each with their side gigs. Back in 2009, I helped create Shopify's Build a Business, which is now the world's largest entrepreneurship competition. The goal of this competition is to entice would-be entrepreneurs to get off the couch and make things happen, and all you have to do to qualify is open a store on Shopify and start selling. Top sellers in each category then have the exclusive opportunity to learn from mentors and experts like Tony Robbins, Daymond John, Seth Godin, Sir Richard Branson, and me a location like Oheka (aka Gatsby's) Castle or Necker Island. Listeners to this show can go to shopify.com/tim to sign up for a free, 30-day trial and get access to video courses that will help you get started -- including How to Quickly Start a Profitable Dropshipping Store with Corey Ferreira and some goodies from me. Check it out at shopify.com/tim today! This podcast is also brought to you by Kettle & Fire,which makes some of the best bone broth I've ever tasted. It came highly recommended by past podcast guests such as Amelia Boone and Dr. Dom D’Agostino.Kettle & Fireisthe first shelf-stable (i.e. never frozen) bone broth that uses bones from 100% grass-fed, organically raised animals. Theyuse longer cook times (20+ hours), which means more collagen and other nutrients.Visit Kettleandfire.com/tim and you can receive 20% off your entire order.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#376: How Seth Godin Manages His Life — Rules, Principles, and Obsessions (Repost)

This interview originally aired in 2016. You can find the show notes here: https://tim.blog/2016/02/10/seth-godin/ “We can’t out-obedience the competition.”– Seth GodinI expected this episode to be amazing, and Seth 10x’d expectations. He’s incredible.Seth Godin(@thisissethsblog) is the author of 17 bestselling books that have been translated into more than 35 languages. He writes about the way ideas spread, marketing, strategic quitting, leadership, and — most of all — challenging the status quo in all areas. His books includeLinchpin,Tribes,The Dip,Purple Cow, andWhat to Do When it’s Your Turn (and it’s Always Your Turn).Seth has founded several companies, including Yoyodyne and Squidoo.His blog(which you can find by typing “Seth” into Google) is one of the most popular in the world. In 2013, Godin was inducted into the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame. Recently, Godin turned the book publishing world on its ear by launching a series of four books via Kickstarter. The campaign reached its goal in just three hours and became the most successful book project in Kickstarter history.In this episode, we coverdozens of topics and stories, including some he’s never discussed publicly before. Here’s a small sample:A list of the audiobooks he listens to repeatedly, some once per monthHis morning routine, breakfast, dietary habits, and email processingMeditative practicesWhy he’s fixated on and mastered coffee and vodka, despite the fact that he consumes neitherSuggestions for going from “wantrepreneur” to entrepreneurHow to determine if you’re better off a “freelancer” or “entrepreneur,” and the differences in his mindWhy he has the most impressive cookbook collection our mutual chef friends have ever seenHis rules for saying “no” to opportunities, how he thinks about public speaking, etc.His recipe for honey oatmeal vodka, and his favorite chocolates in the worldThoughts on improving how parents educate their childrenGeneral philosophies and guidelines he uses for life managementEnjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#108: Comedy's Dynamic Duo, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

This episode features a dynamic duo. Seth Rogen (@SethRogen) is an actor,writer,producer, anddirector.Evan Goldberg (@EvanDGoldberg) isaCanadiandirector,screenwriter, andproducer. Together, they get into a lot of mischief and create amazing comedy. They’ve collaborated on films such as Superbad(whichtheyfirstconceived asteenagers),KnockedUp,PineappleExpress,TheGreenHornet, andFunnyPeople.They have alsowrittenfor“DaAliGShow”and“TheSimpsons.” In2013,Evan and Seth releasedtheirdirectorialdebut,ThisIstheEnd.In 2014, Seth starredinandproduced (alongside Evan) Neighbors, which was a worldwide comedy hit and hastakeninmorethan$268millionworldwide. InDecember 2014,RogenandGoldberg’sfilm, TheInterview, becamethe most-talked-aboutnewsstory around the world. Under extremely difficult circumstances, the film persevered to become Sony Pictures' #1 digital title of all time. Neighbors 2 is shooting now and will be released next May. Seth and Evan are also in production on Sausage Party, a raunchy animated movie for adults about one sausage's quest to discover the truth about his existence. Seth and Evan are producing the film with Megan Ellison and Conrad Vernon. In our conversation, we discuss all manner of tactics and silliness, including: Kyokushin karate Writer’s block and related debates Writing process Who are the most underrated comedians and comedy writers? How Superbad got made... after they first drafted it aroundage 13 The odd book Judd Apatow recommended to them (also Woody Allen's favorite) How The Kids in the Hall influenced them The movie they both wish they'd written Common pot mistakes Recommended newb pot for working versus relaxing Will there be a McLovin spinoff? And much more... Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. 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Ep. 10: Brian Koppelman, co-writer/producer of Rounders, Ocean's Thirteen, The Illusionist, etc.

Brian Koppelman is ascreenwriter, novelist, director, and producer. He is best known as the co-writer of Ocean's Thirteen and Rounders, as well as a producer ofThe Illusionist and The Lucky Ones. He has directed films includingSolitary Man (Michael Douglas).In his episode,we discuss how he got started, how he handles rejection, his big breaks, his creative process, and much, much more.Show notes and links at http://www.fourhourblog.com Just search "Koppelman"Brian can be found on Twitter at @briankoppelman. Enjoy! Tim***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#606: Balaji S. Srinivasan — 5-10-Year Predictions, How to Start a New Country, Society-as-a-Service (SaaS), Bitcoin Maximalism, Memetic Warfare, How Prices Are Born, Moral Flippenings, The One Commandment, and The Power of Missionary over Mercenary

Brought to you byEight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating,Athletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement, andShopifyglobal commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business.Balaji S. Srinivasan(@balajis) is an angel investor and entrepreneur. Formerly the CTO of Coinbase and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, he was also the co-founder of Earn.com (acquired by Coinbase), Counsyl (acquired by Myriad), Teleport (acquired by Topia), andCoin Center.He was named to theMIT Technology Review’s “Innovators Under 35,”won aWall Street Journal Innovation Award, and holds a BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Chemical Engineering, all from Stanford University. Balaji also teaches the occasional class at Stanford, including an online MOOC in 2013, which reached 250,000+ students worldwide.His new book isThe Network State: How To Start a New Country.You can also read it for free at1729.com.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byShopify!Shopifyis one of my favorite platforms and one of my favorite companies.Shopifyisdesigned for anyone to sell anywhere, giving entrepreneurs the resources once reserved for big business. In no time flat, you can have a great looking online store that brings your ideas to life, and you can have the tools to manage your day-to-day and drive sales. No coding or design experience required.More than a store, Shopify grows with you, and they never stop innovating, providing more and more tools to make your business better and your life easier.Go to Shopify.com/Tim for a FREE 14-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features.*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Pro Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Pro Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Pro Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*[06:39] The current state of crypto and overall markets[14:41] Market depth and the Overton window[20:54] The challenges of identifying possible trends[24:25] Does transhumanism need rebranding?[27:13] Augmented reality glasses: the next big thing?[38:10] Rethinking Icarus from a transhumanist, pro-innovation perspective[59:20] DALL-E 2 as a compact programming language[1:02:03] Peter Turchin and cliodynamics[1:03:30] What is a network state?[1:17:49] Humans like to fight over borders—even when they're invisible[1:26:04] American anarchy[1:46:55] Bitcoin vs. gold as an inflation hedge[1:52:59] What needs to happen for Bitcoin to behave in the way Bitcoin holders would like it to behave?[2:24:29] Society as a service: how the establishment of a network state could succeed—without devolving into a cult[2:49:25] Chinese control; missionary over mercenary; innovation over top-down control[3:00:57] India's upward trends[3:05:57] Establishment disdain for tech interlopers (the feeling is mutual)[3:11:40] Parting thoughts*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#492: Richard Schwartz — IFS, Psychedelic Experiences Without Drugs, and Finding Inner Peace for Our Many Parts

Richard Schwartz — IFS, Psychedelic Experiences Without Drugs, and Finding Inner Peace for Our Many Parts | Brought to you byHelix Sleeppremium mattresses,LinkedIn Jobsrecruitment platform with 700M+ users,andAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement.More on all three below.Richard Schwartzis on the faculty of the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.He began his career as a family therapist and an academic at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he discovered that family therapy alone did not achieve full symptom relief. In asking patients why, he learned that they were plagued by what they called “parts.” These patients became his teachers as they described how their parts formed networks of inner relationships that resembled the families he had been working with. He also found that as they focused on and, thereby, separated from their parts, they would shift into a state characterized by qualities like curiosity, calm, confidence, and compassion. He called that inner essence the Self and was amazed to find it even in severely diagnosed and traumatized patients. From these explorations, theInternal Family Systems(IFS) model was born in the early 1980s.IFS is now evidence-based and has become a widely-used form of psychotherapy, particularly with trauma. It provides a non-pathologizing, optimistic, and empowering perspective and a practical and effective set of techniques for working with individuals, couples, families, and—more recently—corporations and classrooms.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs.Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 722 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. You can pay what you want and get $50 off your first job.Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 best overall mattress pick of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired,Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress for each and everybody’s unique taste. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, to my dear listeners, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. 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Ep. 18: James Altucher on Saying No, Failing Better, Business Building, and More

James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, and bestselling author. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies, including Reset Inc. and StockPickr. 17 have failed, 3 have made up all the difference. He has published 11 books.Join us in this meandering conversation about just about everything. There are some gems to be found.Enjoy! Tim***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#550: Andrew Chen — Metaverse, Metrics, and Meerkats

Andrew Chen — Metaverse, Metrics, and Meerkats | Brought to you by 80,000 Hours free career advice for high impact and doing good in the world,Wealthfrontautomated investing, andHelix Sleeppremium mattresses.More on all three below.Andrew Chen(@andrewchen) is a general partner atAndreessen Horowitz, where he invests in consumer technology, including social, marketplace, entertainment, and gaming experiences. Today, Andrew serves on the boards of All Day Kitchens, Clubhouse, Envoy, Hipcamp, Maven, Reforge, Sandbox VR, Singularity 6, Sleeper, Snackpass, and Substack.Andrew is a prolific writer and leading voice on mobile, metrics, and user growth. For the past decade, he’s covered the topic onAndrewChen.com. He is the author ofThe Cold Start Problem, a book exploring how new startups are launched. He is also a board member and instructor atReforge, which offers selective, growth-focused programs for experienced professionals in marketing, product, data, and engineering.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you by80,000 Hours!You have roughly 80,000 hours in your career. That’s 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year for 40 years. They add up and are one of your biggest opportunities, if not the biggest opportunity, to make a positive impact on the world. Some of the best strategies, best research, and best tactical advice I’ve seen and heard come from80,000 Hours, a nonprofit co-founded by Will MacAskill, an Oxford philosopher and a popular past guest on this podcast.If you’re looking to make a big change to your direction, address pressing global problems from your current job, or if you’re just starting out or maybe starting a new chapter and not sure which path to pursue,80,000 Hourscan help.Join their free newsletter, and they’ll send youan in-depth guide for freethat will help you identify which global problems are most pressing and where you can have the biggest impact personally. It will also help you get new ideas for high impact careers or directions that help tackle these issues.*This episode is also brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront willbuild you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetiteand manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 overall mattress of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired,Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress to meet each and every body’s unique comfort needs. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, to my dear listeners, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/Tim.*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#190: Matt Mullenweg on the Characteristics and Practices of Successful Entrepreneurs

Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) is most associated with a tool that powers more than 25% of the entire Web:WordPress. He's also the CEO of Automattic, which is a multi-billion dollar, fully distributed startup. Matt loves tea, tequila, and Chicken McNuggets. His first time on the show went over so well that you've all been asking for a round two. So in this episode, he answers your most popular questions. Please enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you byVimeo Business. Vimeo Business has all of the prior benefits of Vimeo Pro, including VIP support. Whether you make videos for a living, run your own company, or simply want to amp up your video marketing, Vimeo Business is here to help. It has more than 280 million creators and viewers worldwide and makes it easier to share your videos with a global audience and connect with professional video makers to bring your stories to life. Vimeo Business allows you to upload up to five terabytes and store your videos in one secure place, add up to 10 team members to your account for easy collaboration, and gather feedback with seamless review tools. You can even add clickable calls to action and capture email addresses directly in the player, which can help you generate leads and drive conversion for whatever you're trying to optimize, such as a newsletter or a sales page. Check out vimeo.com/tim10 to save 10 percent on Vimeo Business. This podcast is also brought to you byWealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you for free the exactly the portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#625: Dr. John Krystal — All Things Ketamine, The Most Comprehensive Podcast Episode Ever

Dr. John Krystal — All Things Ketamine, The Most Comprehensive Podcast Episode Ever | Brought to you byAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement, Helix Sleeppremium mattresses, and Allformpremium, modular furniture.Dr. John Krystal is the Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Professor of Translational Research; Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Psychology; Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University; and Chief of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Yale-New Haven Hospital.Dr. Krystal is a leading expert in the areas of alcoholism, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, and depression. His work links psychopharmacology, neuroimaging, molecular genetics, and computational neuroscience to study the neurobiology and treatment of these disorders. He is best known for leading the discovery of the rapid antidepressant effects of ketamine in depressed patients.He directs/co-directs the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (CTSA), NIAAA Center for the Translational Neuroscience of Alcoholism, and Clinical Neuroscience Division of the National Center for PTSD (VA).Dr. Krystal is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine; co-director of the Neuroscience Forum of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); and editor of Biological Psychiatry, one of the most selective and highly cited journals in the field of psychiatric neuroscience.He is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Advisor of Freedom Biosciences, a clinical-stage biotechnology platform developing next-generation ketamine and psychedelic therapeutics that recently emerged from stealth in August 2022.ONE VERY IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: I’m not a doctor, nor do I play one on the Internet. None of the content in this podcast constitutes medical advice or should be construed as a recommendation to use ketamine or psychedelics. There are psychological, physical, and sometimes legal risks with such usage. Please consult your doctor before considering anything we discuss in this episode.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 overall mattress of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired,Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress to meet each and every body’s unique comfort needs. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk-free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*This episode is also brought to you byAllform!If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They also launched a company calledAllformthat makespremium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door—at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores. You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home.Allformarrives in just 3–7 days, and you can assemble it yourself in a few minutes—no tools needed.To find your perfect sofa and receive 20% off all orders,check out Allform.com/Tim.*[07:30] The challenges faced by John’s late father, Henry Krystal.[14:44] Was Henry’s work discussed around the Krystal dinner table?[18:10] What people frequently misunderstand about depression.[25:53] Why partial response and non-response occur commonly in psychiatry.[32:15] From the serotonin hypothesis to “what’s really exciting” about antidepression research.[35:08] How monoamine oxidase inhibitors reduce symptoms of depression.[36:41] MAOI Side effects and risks.[40:14] When Western medicine duplicates centuries-old shamanic wisdom.[43:13] How pre-imaging neuroscience of the ’80s was like Ptolemaic astronomy.[47:24] The reason for depression isn’t as simple as a lack of serotonin.[49:42] The change in perspective that illustrated ketamine as a potential therapy.[54:35] From first studies to overcoming skepticism.[1:02:39] How ketamine went from “horse tranquilizer” to antidepressant candidate.[1:18:46] The dose makes the difference.[1:23:02] What is dissociation, and is it an essential part of ketamine’s healing process?[1:37:32] Recommendations for optimal treatment of a close friend (frequency, duration, psychotherapy, etc.).[1:50:42] Reducing the potency of maladaptive memories.[1:56:15] Best dosage practices.[2:03:23] I.M. vs. I.V.[2:04:55] Common in-session side-effects (and remedies).[2:09:19] What my ketamine experience was like.[2:12:41] Optimal settings.[2:18:05] Ketamine risks.[2:30:22] Decreasing the opportunities for abuse and addiction.[2:37:28] Enantiomers: r-ketamine vs. s-ketamine[2:44:19] How effective is ketamine for chronic pain relief?[2:52:28] Why might the durability of relief outlast the presence of ketamine in the body?[2:56:12] What is s-methadone?[2:57:31] Does s-ketamine have the same abuse potential as r-ketamine?[3:00:46] Opiate receptor interaction with ketamine and other compounds.[3:05:56] What is Salvinorin A?[3:07:05] Exploring the ups and downs of optimizing ketamine with rapamycin.[3:23:28] Ketamine doesn’t have a lot in common with other psychedelics.[3:26:47] The effect of ketamine and other hallucinogens on the thalamus.[3:29:57] How important is the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)?[3:32:20] BHB, ethanol-free alcohol, and exercise vs. depression.[3:35:31] Ketamine’s impact on sleep, and the potential dangers of too much exercise.[3:37:27] What John anticipates for the future of ketamine research and application.[3:41:51] Giving credit to the pioneers of the field.[3:43:21] Parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep. 13: "Productivity" Tricks for the Neurotic, Manic-Depressive, and Crazy (Like Me)

This is a short audio essay "inbetween-isode" of <15 minutes -- enjoy!Let me know what you think: @tferrissPura vida, Tim***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#203: David Heinemeier Hansson on Digital Security, Company Culture, and the Value of Schooling

David "DHH" Heinemeier Hansson (@dhh) is the creator of Ruby on Rails, founder and CTO at Basecamp (formerly 37signals), and the best-selling co-author of Rework and Remote: Office Not Required. Oh, and he went from not having a driver's license at 25 to winning, at 34, the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world. It is often called the "Grand Prix of endurance and efficiency." Listeners had a million questions we didn't get to last time, so he's back for round two because his episode is about to cross a million downloads -- and that's in barely two weeks! In this episode, DHH discusses: Digital security The value of schooling Three questions you should be able to answer Company culture How bladder relief happens in a 24-hour race And much, much more! Please enjoy my round 2 conversation with DHH! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them torapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back.Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run. This podcast is also brought to you byWealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you for free the exact portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt

"Don't count on motivation; count on discipline." - Jocko Willink Jocko Willink (@jockowillink) is one of the scariest human beings imaginable. He is a lean 230 pounds. He is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert who used to tap out 20 Navy SEALs per workout. He is a legend in the Special Operations world. His eyes look through you more than at you. Jocko spent 20 years in the US Navy and commanded SEAL Team 3's task unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated special operations unit in the Iraq War. Upon returning to the US, Jocko served as the officer in charge of training for all West Coast SEAL teams, designing and implementing some of the most challenging and realistic -- and perhaps psychotic -- combat training in the world (his words, not mine). After retiring from the Navy, he co-founded Echelon Front, a leadership and management consulting company and authored the number one New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win. Jocko did his first interview ever with me (find it here), and it took the Internet by storm. Now he joins us for round two to answer the questions you've been asking. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This episode is brought to you by Headspace, the world's most popular meditation app (with more than 4,000,000 users). It's used in more than 150 countries, and many of my closest friends swear by it. Try Headspace'sfree Take10 program-- 10 minutes of guided meditation a day for 10 days. It's like a warm bath for your mind. Meditation doesn't need to be complicated or expensive, and it's had a huge impact on my life. Try Headspace for free for a few days and see what I mean. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you -- for free -- exactly the portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#496: Marc Randolph on Building Netflix, Battling Blockbuster, Negotiating with Amazon/Bezos, and Scraping the Barnacles Off the Hull

Marc Randolph on Building Netflix, Battling Blockbuster, Negotiating with Amazon/Bezos, and Scraping the Barnacles Off the Hull | Brought to you by Wealthfrontautomated investing, Helix Sleep premium mattresses, and Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement. More on all three below.Although best known as the co-founder and first CEO ofNetflix,Marc Randolph‘s (@mbrandolph) career as an entrepreneur spans more than four decades. He’s founded or co-founded half a dozen other successful start-ups, including, most recently,Looker Data Sciences, which he sold to Google in 2019 for $2.6B.He is currently mentoring a handful of other early-stage companies and advising hundreds of other entrepreneurs. He is also an active seed investor in startups all over the world, author ofan internationally bestselling memoir, and host of the new podcastThat Will Never Work, where he dispenses advice, encouragement, and tough love to struggling entrepreneurs.When not surfing, mountain biking, or back-country skiing, Marc is a frequent speaker at industry events, works extensively with young entrepreneur programs, sits on the board of the environmental advocacy group1% for the Planet, and chairs theNationalOutdoorLeadershipSchool‘s board of trustees.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byHelix Sleep!Helix was selected as the #1 best overall mattress of 2020 byGQmagazine, Wired,Apartment Therapy, and many others. WithHelix, there’s a specific mattress to meet each and every body’s unique comfort needs. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it.And now, to my dear listeners, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows atHelixSleep.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*This episode is also brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront willbuild you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetiteand manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. 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#370.5: Derek Sivers on Developing Confidence, Finding Happiness, and Saying “No” to Millions (Repost)

This episode originally aired in 2015. You can find the show notes of the episode here. “To me, ‘busy’ implies that the person is out of control of their life.”– Derek SiversDerek Sivers (@sivers)is one of my favorite humans, and I call him often for advice.Think of him as a philosopher-king programmer, master teacher, and merry prankster.Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek createdCD Babyin 1998.It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100 million in sales for 150,000 musicians.In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22 million, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with more than 5 million views of his talks. Since 2011, he has published 34 books, including “Anything You Want,” which I’ve personally read 10+ times.Enjoy!You can findthe transcript of this episode here. Transcripts ofall episodes can be found here.***For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#357: Susan Cain — How to Overcome Fear and Embrace Creativity

Susan Cain — How to Overcome Fear and Embrace Creativity | Brought to you by Peloton and LinkedIn Jobs."So often, when you see someone who's really good at almost anything, it's because they actually started out exactly the opposite — and then they cared so much about fixing that problem." — Susan CainSusan Cain (@susancain) is the author of the bestsellers Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can't Stop Talking, the latter of which has been translated into more than 40 languages. Quiet is in its seventh year on The New York Times Best Sellers list, and it was named the number one best book of the year by Fast Company magazine, which also named Susan one of its Most Creative People in Business.She is the Chief Revolutionary of Quiet Revolution, and her writing has appeared in the The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. Her record-smashing TED talk has been viewed more than 20 million times and was named by Bill Gates as one of his all-time favorite talks.Please enjoy!Click here for the show notes for this episode.This episode is brought to you byLinkedInand its job recruitment platform, which offers a smarter system for the hiring process. If you’ve ever hired anyone (or attempted to), you know finding the right people can be difficult. If you don’t have a direct referral from someone you trust, you’re left to use job boards that don’t offer any real-world networking approach.LinkedIn, as the world’s largest professional network and also used by more than 70 percent of the US workforce, has a built-in ecosystem that allows you to not only search for employees, but also interact with them, their connections, and their former employers and colleagues in a way that closely mimics real-life communication.VisitLinkedIn.com/Timand get $50 off toward your first job post!This podcast is also brought to you byPeloton, which has become a staple of my daily routine. I picked up this bike after seeing the success of my friend Kevin Rose, and I’ve been enjoying it more than I ever imagined. Peloton is an indoor cycling bike that brings live studio classes right to your home. No worrying about fitting classes into your busy schedule or making it to a studio with a crazy commute.New classes are added every day, and this includes options led by elite NYC instructors in your own living room. You can even live stream studio classes taught by the world’s best instructors, or find your favorite class on demand.Pelotonis offering listeners to this show a special offer. Visitonepeloton.comandenter the code TIMat checkout toreceive $100 off accessories with your Peloton bike purchase.This is a great way to get in your workouts, or an incredible gift. Again, that’sonepeloton.comand enter the codeTIM.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 1: Kevin Rose

I consider Kevin Rose one of the best "stock pickers" in the early startup game, and he can predict even non-tech trends with stunning accuracy.Kevin is a tech entrepreneur who co-founded Digg, Revision3 (sold to Discovery Channel), Pownce, and Milk (sold to Google). Since 2012, he is a venture partner at Google Ventures.He's also a hilarious dude, and this episode involves heavy drinking.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#380: Ed Zschau — The Polymath Professor Who Changed My Life

"Entrepreneurship isn't about starting companies. Entrepreneurship is an approach to life." — Ed ZschauEd Zschau is the Interim President of Sierra Nevada College, and he brings to the college 17 years of leading technology companies. He founded System Industries in Palo Alto, California in 1969, and as its CEO led it to a successful IPO in 1980. In the 1990s, he was the General Manager of the IBM Storage Systems Division headquartered in San Jose, California. Ed has a total of 10 years of teaching experience as a professor in the graduate business schools at Stanford University and Harvard University, and he has taught high tech entrepreneurship courses for a total of 22 years in the engineering schools at Princeton University, Caltech, and University of Nevada, Reno. In addition to serving on the boards of major public companies such as Reader's Digest and StarTek, Ed has helped to start and build several technology companies during the past 20 years, some of which were founded and led by his former students.In the 1980s, Ed represented the Silicon Valley area of California for two terms in the US House of Representatives, serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Also, during the 1980s, he was a General Partner of Brentwood Associates, a venture capital firm, and he was the Founding Chairman of The Tech Interactive, (formerly The Tech Museum of Innovation), a non-profit educational institution in San Jose, California.Ed holds an A.B. degree (cum laude) in Philosophy (bridging with Physics) from Princeton University, as well as M.B.A., M.S. (Statistics), and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University and a Doctor of Laws degree (Honoris Causa) from the University of San Francisco. Currently, he is a Senior Fellow of the California Council on Science and Technology.Please enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by 99designs, the global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together to create designs they love. Its creative process has become the go-to solution for businesses, agencies, and individuals, and I have used it for years to help with display advertising and illustrations and to rapid prototype the cover for The Tao of Seneca. Whether your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99designs.You can work with multiple designers at once to get a bunch of different ideas, or hire the perfect designer for your project based based on their style and industry specialization. It's simple to review concepts and leave feedback so you'll end up with a design that you're happy with. Listeners of The Tim Ferriss Show get 20 dollars off plus a free 99 dollar upgrade on their first design contest. Head to 99designs.com/tim to learn more or get started today.This podcast is brought to you by Peloton, which has become a staple of my daily routine. I picked up this bike after seeing the success of my friend Kevin Rose, and I've been enjoying it more than I ever imagined. Peloton is an indoor cycling bike that brings live studio classes right to your home. No worrying about fitting classes into your busy schedule or making it to a studio with a crazy commute.New classes are added every day, and this includes options led by elite NYC instructors in your own living room. You can even live stream studio classes taught by the world's best instructors, or find your favorite class on demand.Peloton is offering listeners to this show a special offer. Visit onepeloton.com and enter the code you heard during the Peloton ad of this episodeat checkout to receive $100 off accessories with your Peloton bike purchase. This is a great way to get in your workouts, or an incredible gift. Again, that's onepeloton.com and enter the code you heard during the Peloton ad of this episode to receive $100 off accessories with your Peloton bike purchase.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. 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#477: Yuval Noah Harari on The Story of Sapiens, Forging the Skill of Awareness, and The Power of Disguised Books

Yuval Noah Harari on The Story of Sapiens, Forging the Skill of Awareness, and The Power of Disguised Books | Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs recruitment platform with ~700M users, Pique Tea high-end, instant tea crystals (pu-erh, etc.), and Allform premium, modular furnitureProf. Yuval Noah Harari(@harari_yuval) is a historian and bestselling author who is considered one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals today. His popular books—Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, and21 Lessons for the 21st Century— have sold 27.5 million copies in 60 languages. They have been recommended by Barack Obama, Chris Evans, Janelle Monáe, Bill Gates, and many others.The GuardianhascreditedSapienswith revolutionizing the nonfiction market and popularizing “brainy books.”He is also behindSapiens: A Graphic History,a new graphic novel series in collaboration with comics artists David Vandermeulen (co-writer) and Daniel Casanave (illustrator). This beautifully illustrated series is a radical reworking of his bookSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. The series will be published in four volumes starting in fall 2020 with Volume 1,The Birth of Humankind, which is out now.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byLinkedIn Jobs.Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,LinkedIn Jobscan help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 690 million professionals worldwide,LinkedIn Jobscan help you find and hire the right person faster.When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. You can pay what you want and get $50 off your first job.Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byPique Tea!I first learned about Pique through my friends Dr. Peter Attia and Kevin Rose, and nowPique’s fermented pu’er tea crystals have become my daily go-to.I often kickstart my mornings with their Pu’er Green Tea and Pu’er Black Tea, and I alternate between the two. Their crystals are cold-extracted using only wild-harvested leaves from 250-year-old tea trees. Plus, they triple toxin screen for heavy metals, pesticides, and toxic mold—contaminants commonly found in tea. I also use the crystals for iced tea, which saves a ton of time and hassle.Piqueis offering15% off of their pu’er teasfor the first time ever, exclusively to my listeners.Simply visitPiqueTea.com/Tim, and the discount will be automatically applied.They also offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so your purchase is completely risk free. 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Ep 29: What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars, with Author Brendan Moynihan

Brendan Moynihan is a Managing Director at Marketfield Asset Management ($20 billion of assets under management).Mr. Moynihan is also the Senior Advisor to the Editor-in-Chief of Bloomberg News, and an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University, where he teaches both international finance and investment analysis. Previous to all of these posts, he spent more than 20 years on Wall Street as a trader and risk manager.He is the author of Next Time will Be Different: Why Economists Can't Predict Financial Panics and Crises (Infrared Press, 2013), the author of Financial Origami: How the Wall Street Model Broke (Bloomberg Press, 2011), and the co-author of What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars (Columbia University Press, 2013), which is about the losses and lessons of investor Jim Paul.He is currently writing a book on the "science" of risk management.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#582: Mark Zuckerberg on Long-Term Strategy, Business and Parenting Principles, Personal Energy Management, Building the Metaverse, Seeking Awe, the Role of Religion, Solving Deep Technical Challenges (e.g., AR), and More

Brought to you byEight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating,Magic Spoondelicious low-carb cereal, andHelium 10all-in-one software suite to sell on Amazon.Mark Zuckerberg(FB/IG) is the founder, chairman, and CEO ofMeta, which he originally founded as Facebook in 2004. Mark is responsible for setting the overall direction and product strategy for the company. In October 2021, Facebook rebranded to Meta to reflect all of its products and services across its family of apps and a focus on developing social experiences for the metaverse—moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.He is also the co-founder and co-CEO of theChan Zuckerberg Initiativewith his wife Priscilla, which is leveraging technology to help solve some of the world’s toughest challenges—including supporting the science and technology that will make it possible to cure, prevent, or manage all diseases by the end of the 21st century.Mark studied computer science at Harvard University before moving to Palo Alto, California in 2004.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Pro Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Pro Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Pro Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byMagic Spooncereal!Magic Spoonis a low-carb,high-protein, andzero sugar cereal that tastes just like your favorite sugary cereal.Each serving has 13–14g of protein, 4g of net carbs, and 0g of sugar. It’s also gluten free, grain free, soy free, and keto friendly.And it’s delicious! It comes in your favorite, traditional cereal flavors like Cocoa, Frosted, Peanut Butter, and Blueberry.Magic Spooncereal has received a lot of attention since their launch.Timemagazine included it in their list of Best Inventions of 2019, andForbescalled it “the future of cereal.”My listeners—that’s you—get $5 off and a 100% happiness guarantee when you visitMagicSpoon.com/Timand use code TIM.And some great news for Canadian listeners:Magic Spoonnow also ships to Canada!*This episode is also brought to you byHelium 10!Helium 10is anall-in-one software suite designed to help entrepreneurs launch, manage, and scale a profitable e-commerce business on Amazonand Walmart.com. Whether you are an entrepreneur who wants to start a business on your own terms or you want to scale your existing e-commerce operations,Helium 10is here to help. They process more than 2 billion data points daily, have a robust 450+ million ASIN database, and provide at-a-glance analytics like seasonal trends for products, profit estimates, and more.Join more than 1 million Helium 10 users worldwide bysigning up for a free account at Helium10.com/Tim!*How did teenage Mark get involved in the world of competitive fencing? [07:01]What does Mark find particularly compelling about classical studies and history? [10:00]Influential and recommended science fiction related to virtual realities. [13:32]How do Mark and his team get an organization of a hundred thousand people on board with long-term project plans that can extend into the next decade and a half? [17:26]What does Mark do to get comfortable with discomfort and manage his energy for whatever the day throws his way? [23:05]How long does Mark think it will take for us to realize VR technology as immersive as presented in Ready Player One? What kind of progress can we expect to see in the not-too-distant future? [27:02]The challenges of making VR a satisfying, nausea-free experience for everyone. [33:35]Projections for the societal effects of people earning sustainable livelihoods in the metaverse. [39:00]The new values being built into Meta’s cultural operating system — and the old values being adapted — to prepare for a more distributed, more honest, and faster future. [44:16]Challenges presented by moving from a Web2 to a Web3 world. [57:35]Mark’s assessment of Meta’s oversight board. [1:03:07]To what does Mark credit the longevity of his unique partnership with Sheryl Sandberg, and in what ways has it shifted his life and business over the past 15+ years? What does he consider to be Sheryl’s superpowers? [1:07:49]How did Mark’s family dynamics growing up shape who he is today and how he parents his own children? [1:12:52]What role, if any, does religion play in Mark’s life? [1:20:40]Did Mark go through an emo phase early in life? [1:24:53]Of the annual personal challenges Mark undertook for 10 years, which were the easiest — and the most difficult? [1:26:12]Does Mark foresee navigating the metaverse on multiple mobile devices running OSes not necessarily under Meta’s control, or will there be a more efficient, unifying device in the works? [1:30:49]Parting thoughts. [1:35:15]*For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#429: Nick Kokonas on Resurrecting Restaurants, Skin in the Game, and Investing

Nick Kokonas on Resurrecting Restaurants, Skin in the Game, and Investing | Brought to you by ShipStation and Helix Sleep. More on both below."It remains to be seen, of course, whether or not this works. But what I didn't want to do was wait to see what happened." —Nick KokonasNick Kokonas (IG: @nkokonas, TW: @NickKokonas) is the co-owner and co-founder of The Alinea Group of restaurants, which includes Alinea, Next, The Aviary, Roister, St. Clair Supper Club, and The Aviary NYC.Alinea has been named the Best Restaurant in America and Best Restaurant in The World by organizations and lists as diverse as The James Beard Foundation, World's 50 Best, TripAdvisor, Yelp, Gourmet Magazine, and Elite Traveler. His restaurants have won nearly every accolade afforded to them.Nick has been a subversive entrepreneur and angel investor since 1996. He spent a decade as a derivatives trader, has co-written three books, and believes in radical transparency in markets and business. As an outsider to the restaurant industry, Nick's approach to the business of restaurants is markedly innovative, and he has been featured in Businessweek, Fast Company, The New York Times, Forbes, and Crain's Chicago Business, among other publications. He has given talks on innovation, entrepreneurship, and experience design across the country.He is also the founder and CEO of Tock, Inc, a reservations and CRM system for restaurants with more than 10M diners and clients in more than 30 countries. Tock also recently launched a to-go platform, which has helped restaurants pivot to fulfill pickup and delivery orders.This episode is brought to you by ShipStation. Do you sell stuff online? Then you know what a pain the shipping process is. Whether you’re selling on eBay, Amazon, Shopify, or over 100 other popular selling channels, ShipStation was created to make your life easier. ShipStation lets you access all of your orders from one simple dashboard, and it works with all of the major shipping carriers, locally and globally, including FedEx, UPS, and USPS. The Tim Ferriss Show listeners get to try ShipStation free for 60 days by using promo code TIM. There’s no risk and you can start your free trial without even entering your credit card info. Just visit ShipStation.com, click on the microphone at the top of the homepage, and type in TIM!This podcast episode is also brought to you by Helix Sleep! Helix was selected as the #1 best overall mattress pick of 2020 by GQ Magazine, Wired, Apartment Therapy, and many others. With Helix, there’s a specific mattress for each and everybody’s unique taste. Just take their quiz—it takes just two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it. And now, to my dear listeners, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders and two free pillows at HelixSleep.com/TIM.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#525: Giuliana Furci on the Wonders of Mycology, Wisdom from Jane Goodall, Favorite Books, and the World’s Largest Fungarium

Giuliana Furci on the Wonders of Mycology, Wisdom from Jane Goodall, Favorite Books, and the World’s Largest Fungarium | Brought to you byAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement,Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, andMack Weldonpremium men’s basics.More on all three below.Giuliana Furci (@giulifungi) is foundress and executive director of the Fungi Foundation (est. 2012), the world’s first nonprofit dedicated solely to fungi. She is a Harvard University associate, Dame of the Order of the Star of Italy, co-chair of the IUCN Fungal Conservation Committee, mother, author of several titles — including a series of field guides to Chilean fungi — and contributor to numerous publications on the environment, such as the first State of the World’s Fungi report (Kew, 2018), Biodiversidad de Chile: Patrimonio y Desafíos (Ministry of the Environment, Chile, 2008) and the IBPA Award-winning book Fantastic Fungi.Giuliana has worked for the fungi since 1999 and in the nonprofit sector for the last 17 years. She has held consulting positions in US philanthropic foundations as well as full-time positions in international marine conservation NGOs and Chilean environmental NGOs.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Pro Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Pro Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Pro Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM.*This episode is also brought to you byMack Weldon!Mack Weldonis reinventing men’s basics. They believe in smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. I’ve been focusing on their underwear and have been wearing their AIRKNITx 5-inch boxer briefs for a while now, and I absolutely love them. They are engineered to keep you dry, cool, and comfortable to the end of your workout (or workday). The fabric is soft, lightweight microfiber, which maximizes airflow and stretches in every direction. It’s breathable, moisture-wicking, and odor-fighting.To get 20% off your first order, visitMackWeldon.com/TimTimand enter promo code TIMTIM.Mack Weldon—reinventing men’s basics.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visittim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#125: Derek Sivers on Developing Confidence, Finding Happiness, and Saying "No" to Millions

Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek Sivers (@sivers) created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100 million in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22 million, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with more than 5 million views of his talks. Since 2011, he has published 34 books, including “Anything You Want” which shot to #1 on all of its Amazon categories. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you byMeUndies.Have you ever wanted to be as powerful as a mullet-wearing ninja from the1980’s, or as sleek as a black panther in the Amazon? Of course you have, and that’s whereMeUndiescomes in. I’ve spent the last 2-3 weeks wearing underwear from these guys24/7,and they arethe most comfortable and colorful underwear I’ve ever owned.Their materials are 2x softer than cotton,as evaluated using theKawabata method. Check outMeUndies.com/Tim to see my current faves (some are awesomely ridiculous)and, while you’re at it, don’t miss lots of hot ladies wearing MeUndies. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfrontisa massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-itinvestingservice, led by technologists from places like Apple and world-famous investors. It has exploded in popularity in the last 2 years, and now has more than $2.5B under management. In fact, some of my goodinvestorfriendsinSiliconValley havemillionsoftheir own moneyinWealthfront. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their riskassessmentquiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll showyou—for free–exactlytheportfolio they’d putyouin. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it.Well worth a few minutes: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 7: Stephen Dubner, co-author of Freakonomics

Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality. He is best-known for writing, along with the economist Steven D. Levitt, Freakonomics (2005), SuperFreakonomics (2009), and Think Like a Freak (2014), which have sold more than 5 million copies in 35 languages.In this podcast, we discuss dozens of topics, including: his writing process, religion, how to "think like freak," parenting, favorite documentaries, and much, much more.Show notes and moreat http://www.fourhourblog.com Just search "Dubner" Enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#636: The Big Reveal: The Legend of CØCKPUNCH — Kevin Rose and Tim Ferriss on Tim’s New and Extremely Bizarre Art Project

Brought to you byMaui Nui Venisonwildly delicious venison, Athletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement, andAllformpremium, modular furniture.Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is usually my job to interview world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.This episode is something different.It’s an exploration of my creative process, how I think about first principles, and how to get serious things done without being serious all the time. In this case, I am the guest and Kevin Rose (@KevinRose) is the host. Who is Kevin? Kevin is a technologist, serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, self-experimenter, and all-around wild and crazy guy.For more on The Legend of CØCKPUNCH™, visit cockpunch.com and follow on Twitter (@cockpunch). Mint date is coming up soon, so make sure to follow that Twitter account for news, as well as @tferriss and @TimTimNifties. I will also be announcing next steps via my newsletter, and you can sign up at tim.blog/friday.Please note: 100% of NFT primary sale proceeds are being donated to the Saisei Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation that funds cutting-edge scientific research and other initiatives related to psychedelic medicine, mental health therapeutics, and much more.The episode you’re about to hear was originally published on the PROOF podcast, a podcast hosted by Kevin, which provides in-depth NFT coverage.The PROOF podcast is part of PROOF (@proof_xyz). PROOF is creating community-centric products that celebrate art, connect collectors, and activate creative entrepreneurship. Under the PROOF umbrella, they have the PROOF Collective, a private collective of 1,000 dedicated NFT collectors and artists. There is also Grails—which I am a part of—PROOF-curated collections with artists revealed post-mint. Moonbirds, of course. A collection of 10,000 utility-enabled PFPs featuring a diverse pool of traits.There’s more and more. Kevin is doing a phenomenal job, and I suggest you check out what they’re doing.And now, let’s take a trip to crazy town, shall we? I hope you enjoy this as much as I did…*This episode is brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*This episode is also brought to you byMaui Nui Venison.I’ve been eatingMaui Nui Venisonfor the past two years, and there’s no going back. My pantry and freezers are full of it, and I restock every month. Why? (1) If I combine Maui Nui Venison with even a little exercise, I drop body fat unbelievably quickly. 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This is the first discount they have done in more than a year, so you are getting something special, folks!*This episode is also brought to you byAllform!If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They also launched a company calledAllformthat makespremium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door—at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores. You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home.Allformarrives in just 3–7 days, and you can assemble it yourself in a few minutes—no tools needed.To find your perfect sofa and receive 20% off all orders,check out Allform.com/Tim.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky,Margaret Atwood,Mark Zuckerberg,Peter Thiel,Dr. Gabor Maté,Anne Lamott,Sarah Silverman,Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#193: My Life Extension Pilgrimage to Easter Island

This episode was a blast. It was a tropical exploration of biology, life extension, and all good things. This included a lot of Carmenere wine and good old-fashioned ball busting. I was joined by: Peter Attia, MD (@peterattiamd), who rejoins the show (catch his last appearance here). He is a former ultra-endurance athlete (e.g., swimming 25-mile races), compulsive self-experimenter, and one of the most fascinating human beings I know. He is one of my go-to doctors for anything performance- or longevity-related. Peter earned his MD from Stanford University and holds a BSc in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He did his residency in general surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and conducted research at the National Cancer Institute under Dr. Steven Rosenberg, where Peter focused on the role of regulatory T cells in cancer regression and other immune-based therapies for cancer. David M. Sabatini, M.D., Ph.D. (@DMSabatini) of MIT's Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. David is on a short list for the Nobel Prize for his work in elucidating the role of rapamycin and mTOR. Navdeep S. Chandel, Ph.D., the David W. Cugell Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Nav established his lab there to further the understanding of how mitochondria work as signaling organelles to regulate physiology and pathology. He is also the author of Navigating Metabolism. Perhaps you've heard of people in Silicon Valley taking metformin, rapamycin, and supplements for longevity. In this conversation, we dig into the real science, what current evidence supports (or doesn't), and other important matters like how to staple properly, which fonts reasonable people use, and why Borat is agenius. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. 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It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It put me on fire for an entire day, and I only had half of the packet. People are always asking me what I use for cognitive enhancement -- right now, this is the answer. You can try it right now by going to foursigmatic.com/tim and using the code Tim to get 20 percent off your first order. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you'll be disappointed.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? 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#340: Paul Stamets — How Mushrooms Can Save You and (Perhaps) the World

Paul Stamets (@PaulStamets) is an intellectual and industry leader in the habitat, medicinal use, and production of fungi. Part of his mission is to deepen our understanding and respect for the organisms that literally exist under every footstep taken on this path of life. Paul is the author of a new study in Nature's Scientific Reports, which details how mushroom extracts—specifically extracts from woodland polypore mushrooms—can greatly reduce viruses that contribute to bee colony collapse.Paul is the author of six books, including Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World, Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms, and Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide, and he has discovered and named numerous species of psilocybin mushrooms. Paul is also the founder and owner of Fungi Perfecti, makers of the Host Defense mushroom supplement line, and it is something I've been using since Samin Nosrat recommended it in my last book, Tribe of Mentors.Paul has received numerous awards, including Invention Ambassador (2014-2015) for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the National Mycologist Award (2014) from the North American Mycological Association (NAMA), and the Gordon & Tina Wasson Award (2015) from the Mycological Society of America (MSA).The implications, applications, and medicinal uses of what we discuss in this interview are truly mind-boggling, and we get into some of my favorite subjects, including psychedelics and other aspects of bending reality. If you're interested in contributing to psychedelic science and research, you can do so at MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), or if you've got $100,000 or more to spare, visit me at tim.blog/science.I hope you enjoy this entire interview, but if you only have time to listen to one part, I recommend checking in at the [56:25] mark to hear how Paul's first experience with psilocybin mushrooms affected his lifelong stutter. Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you byPeloton, which has become a staple of my daily routine. I picked up this bike after seeing the success of my friend Kevin Rose, and I've been enjoying it more than I ever imagined. Peloton is an indoor cycling bike that brings live studio classes right to your home. No worrying about fitting classes into your busy schedule or making it to a studio with a crazy commute.New classes are added every day, and this includes options led by elite NYC instructors in your own living room. 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It's that easy.Go toAudible.com/Timor text TIM to 500500 to get started today.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? 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#611: Liv Boeree, Poker and Life — Core Strategies, Turning $500 into $1.7M, Cage Dancing, Game Theory, and Metaphysical Curiosities

Liv Boeree, Poker and Life — Core Strategies, Turning $500 into $1.7M, Cage Dancing, Game Theory, and Metaphysical Curiosities | Brought to you byWealthfrontautomated investing,Athletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement,andEight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating.More on all three below.Liv Boeree (@Liv_Boeree) is one of the UK’s most successful poker players, winning both European Poker Tour and World Series of Poker championship titles during her professional career. Before poker she studied astrophysics and now focuses her time as a TV host and YouTuber specializing in game theory, futurism, and rationality. She also gives seminars on high-stakes decision-making, and recently spoke at the annual TED conference about the application of poker thinking to everyday life. In 2014, she co-founded Raising for Effective Giving (REG), a nonprofit based upon the philosophies of effective altruism that has raised over $14,000,000 for its carefully selected list of maximally cost-effective charities.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byWealthfront!Wealthfrontpioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $28 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront willbuild you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetiteand manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go toWealthfront.com/Timand open a Wealthfront account today, and you’llget your first $5,000 managed for free, for life.Wealthfrontwill automate your investments for the long term.Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Pro Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Pro Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Pro Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*[06:41] Youthful obsessions.[11:14] How poker entered the picture.[18:55] The qualities that made Liv excel at poker from the start.[27:22] Liv’s advice to a newcomer wanting to learn poker.[34:04] What Liv’s eight-week poker education curriculum might look like.[42:11] Failure points that might discourage someone during this curriculum.[44:07] Red mist, white noise, and fast math.[50:18] Volcano-induced tournament participation and self-regulation.[59:07] A skeptic’s experiences with the unexplainable.[1:14:59] How does Liv rationally coexist with these experiences?[1:18:49] How to become a better skeptic.[1:24:59] Inadequate Equilibria and Moloch.[1:29:49] Parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests onThe Tim Ferriss Show, please visittim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors ofThe Tim Ferriss Show,please visittim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) attim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go totim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books:tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter:twitter.com/tferrissInstagram:instagram.com/timferrissYouTube:youtube.com/timferrissFacebook:facebook.com/timferrissLinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests onThe Tim Ferriss ShowincludeJerry Seinfeld,Hugh Jackman,Dr. Jane Goodall,LeBron James,Kevin Hart,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Jamie Foxx,Matthew McConaughey,Esther Perel,Elizabeth Gilbert,Terry Crews,Sia,Yuval Noah Harari,Malcolm Gladwell,Madeleine Albright,Cheryl Strayed,Jim Collins,Mary Karr,Maria Popova,Sam Harris,Michael Phelps,Bob Iger,Edward Norton,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Neil Strauss,Ken Burns,Maria Sharapova,Marc Andreessen,Neil Gaiman,Neil de Grasse Tyson,Jocko Willink,Daniel Ek,Kelly Slater,Dr. Peter Attia,Seth Godin,Howard Marks,Dr. Brené Brown,Eric Schmidt,Michael Lewis,Joe Gebbia,Michael Pollan,Dr. Jordan Peterson,Vince Vaughn,Brian Koppelman,Ramit Sethi,Dax Shepard,Tony Robbins,Jim Dethmer,Dan Harris,Ray Dalio,Naval Ravikant,Vitalik Buterin,Elizabeth Lesser,Amanda Palmer,Katie Haun,Sir Richard Branson,Chuck Palahniuk,Arianna Huffington,Reid Hoffman,Bill Burr,Whitney Cummings,Rick Rubin,Dr. Vivek Murthy,Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#232: The Tim Ferriss Radio Hour: Controlling Stress, Nutrition Upgrades, and Improved Health

Welcome to the second installment of The Tim Ferriss Radio Hour. After more than 200 conversations with the world's top performers, you start to spot certain patterns. These are the shared habits, hacks, philosophies, and tools that are the common threads of success, happiness, health, and wealth. These commonalities were the premise of my most recent book, The New York Times#1 bestseller Tools of Titans -- a compilation of my favorite lessons, routines, and tips of many of my guests. In this particular episode, I've gathered some of the best advice from past guests about fitness, nutrition, and wellness.This includes conversations with: General Stanley McChrystal about thriving on one meal per day. Tony Robbins about morning discipline and routines. Wim Hof about consciously controlling his autonomic immune system. Dominic D'Agostino about nutritional strategies for peak performers. Without further ado, let's get started. I hope you enjoy this episode of The Tim Ferriss Radio Hour! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. I have two to recommend: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Vagabonding by Rolf Potts All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose any of the endless options they offer. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It's that easy. Go toAudible.com/Tim and get started today. Enjoy. This podcast is also brought to you by Headspace, the world's most popular meditation app (with more than four million users). It's used in more than 150 countries, and many of my closest friends swear by it. Try Headspace'sfree Take10 program -- 10 minutes of guided meditation a day for 10 days. It's like a warm bath for your mind. Meditation doesn't need to be complicated or expensive, and it's had a huge impact on my life. Try Headspace for free for a few days and see what I mean.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#183: Cal Fussman: The Master Storyteller Returns

Cal (@calfussman) is a New York Times bestselling author and a writer-at-large forEsquiremagazine, where he is best known for being a primary writer of the "What I Learned" feature. The Austin Chronicle has described Cal's interviewing skills as "peerless." He has transformed oral history into an art form, conducting probing interviews with the icons who've shaped the last 50 years of world history: Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Jack Welch, Robert DeNiro, Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino, George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. Dre, Quincy Jones, Woody Allen, Barbara Walters, Pelé, Yao Ming, Serena Williams, John Wooden, Muhammad Ali, and countless others. When I asked listeners for questions to present to Cal during this return appearance, about 70 percent of you replied with some version of: "He is my favorite storyteller of all time. Please just let him talk for another four hours!" I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. I never get tired of talking to Cal. He's so good at what he does. He's such a nice guy. And he's such an incredible storyteller. Here you have it -- enjoy! This podcast is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. I reached out to these Finnish entrepreneurs after a very talented acrobat introduced me to one of their products, which blew my mind (in the best way possible). It is mushroom coffee featuring chaga. It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It put me on fire for an entire day, and I only had half of the packet. People are always asking me what I use for cognitive enhancement -- right now, this is the answer. You can try it right now by going to foursigmatic.com/tim and using the code "Tim" to get 20 percent off your first order. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you'll be disappointed. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you -- for free -- exactly the portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#385: The World's Largest Psychedelic Research Center

This is something I’ve been working on for ~1.5 years and something diligent scientists have been working toward for 20+ years.This episode features a recording of the press conference announcing the launch of the world’s largest psychedelic research center and the U.S.’s first psychedelic research center -- The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Among other things, they will be investigating the effectiveness of psychedelics as a new therapy for opioid addiction, Alzheimer's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (formerly known as chronic Lyme disease), anorexia nervosa and alcohol use in people with major depression. The researchers hope to create precision medicine treatments tailored to individual patients’ specific needs.I couldn’t be happier, and it wouldn’t have happened without generous support from Steven and Alexandra Cohen (@cohengive), Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt), Blake Mycoskie (@blakemycoskie), and Craig Nerenberg. Many thanks also to Benedict Carey of the New York Times (@bencareynyt) for investigating and reporting on this from multiple perspectives, as he’s done for many years.As some of you know, I shifted most of my focus from startup investing to this field in 2015, and it’s incredibly important to me that this watershed announcement helps to catalyze more studies, more ambitious centers, more scientists entering the field, and more philanthropists and sources of funding taking a close look at psychedelic science. To that end, it’s critical that more people realize there is much more reputational upside than reputational risk in supporting this work in 2019 and beyond. To broadcast this as widely as possible, I have one offer and one sincere ask:THE OFFER — If you’re involved with media and would like to learn more about the center or speak with the key scientists involved, please visit this contact page.THE ASK — Please share the New York Times articles (here is one tweet) or the announcement. Whatever you can do to spread the word is most appreciated! The short link tim.blog/nyt will also forward to one of the NYT articles.On this press conference, I am joined by Roland Griffiths, Ph.D., who initiated the psilocybin research program at Johns Hopkins almost 20 years ago, leading the first studies investigating the effects of its use by healthy volunteers. His pioneering work led to the consideration of psilocybin as a therapy for serious health conditions. Griffiths recruited and trained the center faculty in psychedelic research as well.Also participating is Matthew Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral science, who has expertise in drug addictions and behavioral economic decision-making, and has conducted psychedelic research at Johns Hopkins since 2004 (with well over 100 publications). He has led studies that show psilocybin can treat nicotine addiction. Johnson will lead two new clinical trials and will be associate director of the new center.The conference was moderated by Audrey Huang, Ph.D., a media relations director at Johns Hopkins.Additional resources:Johns Hopkins Opens New Center for Psychedelic Research (New York Times)Tim Ferriss, the Man Who Put His Money Behind Psychedelic Medicine (New York Times)Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research (Official website)Johns Hopkins Launches Center For Psychedelic Research (Johns Hopkins Newsroom)Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research Contact Form***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#487: Dr. Martine Rothblatt — A Masterclass on Asking Better Questions and Peering Into the Future

Dr. Martine Rothblatt — A Masterclass on Asking Better Questions and Peering Into the Future | Brought to you by FreshBooks cloud-based small business accounting software, Headspaceeasy-to-use appwith guided meditations, and Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement Dr. Martine Rothblatt(@skybiome) is Chairman and CEO ofUnited Therapeutics, a biotechnology company she started to save the life of one of her daughters. The company offers FDA-approved medicines for pulmonary hypertension and neuroblastoma and is working on manufacturing an unlimited supply of transplantable organs.Dr. Rothblatt previously created and led Sirius XM as its Chairman and CEO and launched other satellite systems for navigation and international television broadcasting. In the field of aviation, her Sirius XM satellite system enhances safety with real-time digital weather information to pilots in flight nationwide. She also designed the world’s first electric helicopter and piloted it to a Guinness world record for speed, altitude, and flight duration.In the legal arena, Dr. Rothblatt led efforts of the transgender community to establish their own health law standards and of the International Bar Association to protect autonomy rights in genetic information via an international treaty. She also published dozens of scholarly articles and papers on the law of outer space, resulting in her election to the International Institute of Space Law, and represented the radio astronomy community’s scientific research interests before the Federal Communications Commission.She has bachelor’s (communications studies, summa cum laude), JD (Order of the Coif) and MBA degrees from UCLA, which in 2018 awarded her its highest recognition, the UCLA Medal, and she holds a PhD in medical ethics from the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Her patented inventions cover aspects of satellite communication, medicinal biochemistry, and cognitive software.Dr. Rothblatt’s recent books are on xenotransplantation (Your Life or Mine), gender identity (Transgender to Transhuman), and cyberethics (Virtually Human). She occasionally posts on Instagram at@transbinaryand Twitter at@skybiome.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you byFreshBooks.I’ve been talking aboutFreshBooks—anall-in-one invoicing + payments + accounting solution—for years now. Many entrepreneurs, as well as the contractors and freelancers that I work with, use it all the time.FreshBooksmakes it super easy to track things like expenses, project time, and client info, and then merge it all into great-looking invoices.FreshBookscan save users up to 200 hours a year on accounting and bookkeeping tasks.Right now FreshBooks is offering my listeners a free 30-day trial, and no credit card is required. Go toFreshBooks.com/Timand enter “Tim Ferriss” in the “How did you hear about us?” section!*This episode is also brought to you byHeadspace!Headspace isyour daily dose of mindfulness in the form of guided meditationsin an easy-to-use app. Whatever the situation,Headspacecan help you feel better. Overwhelmed? Headspace has a 3-minute S.O.S. meditation for you. Need some help falling asleep?Headspacehas wind-down sessions their members swear by. And for parents,Headspaceeven has morning meditations you can do with your kids. Headspace’s approach to mindfulness can reduce stress, improve sleep, boost focus, and increase your overall sense of well-being.Go toHeadspace.com/Timfor a FREE one-month trial with access toHeadspace’s full library of meditations for every situation.*This episode is also brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. 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#365: Michael Pollan — Exploring the Frontiers of Psychedelics

Michael Pollan — Exploring the Frontiers of Psychedelics | Brought to you by 99designs and Athletic Greens."An overactive ego is a tyrant." - Michael PollanMichael Pollan (@michaelpollan) is the author of seven previous books, including Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and The Botany of Desire, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. A longtime contributor to The New York Times Magazine, he also teaches writing at Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley where he is the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Science Journalism. In 2010, TIME magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.His newest book is How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, which will be available as a paperback in May.And if you haven't yet, check out "Trip of Compassion", which is the most compelling movie I've seen in the last year. It documents one unusual approach to healing trauma that might astonish you, an innovative treatment involving the psychoactive drug MDMA (commonly known as “ecstasy”). As you will see firsthand, if the therapy is well designed, true rebirth and transformation can happen in a matter of weeks and not years. Find out more by clicking here.Click here for the show notes for this episode.This podcast is brought to you by Athletic Greens. I get asked all the time, "If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?" My answer is, inevitably, Athletic Greens. It is my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body and did not get paid to do so.As a listener of The Tim Ferriss Show, you'll get a free 20-count travel pack (valued at $79) with your first order at athleticgreens.com/tim.This podcast is also brought to you by 99designs, the global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together to create designs they love. Its creative process has become the go-to solution for businesses, agencies, and individuals, and I have used it for years to help with display advertising and illustrations and to rapid prototype the cover for The Tao of Seneca. Whether your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99designs.You can work with multiple designers at once to get a bunch of different ideas, or hire the perfect designer for your project based based on their style and industry specialization. It's simple to review concepts and leave feedback so you'll end up with a design that you're happy with. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please considerleaving a shortreviewon Apple Podcasts/iTunes?It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading thereviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form attim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferrissInstagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#561: Rich Roll — Reinventing Your Life at 30, 40, and Beyond

Brought to you byAthletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement,Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Coversleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating,andTonalsmart home gym.At age 40,Rich Roll(@richroll) made the decision to overhaul the sedentary throes of overweight middle age. Walking away from a career in law, he reinvented himself as a globally recognized ultra-distance endurance athlete, bestselling author, and host of the wildly popularRich Roll Podcast, one of the world’s most listened to podcasts, with more than 200 million downloads.Named one of the “25 Fittest Men in the World” byMen’s Fitnessand the “Guru of Reinvention” byOutsidemagazine, Rich shares his inspirational story of addiction, redemption, and athletic prowess in his bestselling memoir,Finding Ultra, and in the cookbooks/lifestyle guidesThe Plantpower WayandThe Plantpower Way: Italia, which he co-authored with his wife Julie Piatt.Rich is a graduate of Stanford University (where he was a member of their dynastic, multiple-NCAA-championship men’s swimming program) and Cornell Law School. He has been featured on CNN and on the cover ofOutsideand has been profiled inThe New York Times,Forbes, ESPN, and many other prominent media outlets.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you byAthletic Greens.I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1byAthleticGreens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAGfurther covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.Right now,Athletic Greensis offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitAthleticGreens.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.*This episode is also brought to you byEight Sleep!Eight Sleep’sPod Pro Coveris theeasiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply addthe Pod Pro Coverto your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.And now, my dear listeners—that’s you—canget $250 offthe Pod Pro Cover.Simply go toEightSleep.com/Timor use code TIM at checkout.*This episode is also brought to you byTonal!Tonal is the world’s most intelligent home gym and personal trainer. It is precision engineered and designed to be the most advanced strength studio on the market today.Tonaluses breakthrough technology—like adaptive digital weights and AI learning—together with the best experts in resistance training so you get stronger, faster. Every program is personalized to your body using AI, and smart features check