Advice Line with Tim Ferriss (August 2025)
Entrepreneur, author, and podcaster Tim Ferriss joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage founders. Plus, Tim shares the inspiration behind his latest venture, Coyote—a 10-minute card game that encourages time spent with friends and family.
First, Lauryn from San Francisco asks about the best way to scale her biodegradable ear plugs in two very different directions. Then Emily from Kansas City weighs whether DTC or wholesale is where to focus her accessory brand after Taylor Swift wore one of her rings and sales exploded. And finally, Kimberly in Woolwich, Maine wonders how to incentivize her customers to pre-order her high-quality, sustainable, clothing.
Thank you to the founders of GOB, EB & Co, and K. Becker Designs for being a part of our show.
If you’d like to be featured on a future Advice Line episode, leave us a one-minute message that tells us about your business and a specific question you’d like answered. Send a voice memo to hibt@id.wondery.com or call 1-800-433-1298.
And be sure to listen to Tim Ferriss’s founding story as told by Tim on the show in 2020.
This episode was produced by Noor Gill with music by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by Andrea Bruce. Our audio engineer was Cena Loffredo.
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Rabbit Hole: Yankee BJs, Fake Memories, & Japanese Tim Ferriss - #1105
In the third edition of this new experimental episode format, we explore:
- Mickey Mantle's most legendary story in Yankee Stadium.
- If Tim Ferriss dreams in Japanese.
- How the UK would rank as America's 51st state.
- and much more…
Guests:
- Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster.
- Nirav Sanjani is an entrepreneur and tech founder.
- George Mack is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur.
Sponsors:
See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals
Get up to 20% off Timeline powered by Mitopure (now at a lower price) at https://timeline.com/modernwisdom
Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom
Get a free bottle of D3K2, an AG1 Welcome Kit, and more when you first subscribe at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Why Don’t American’s Use WhatsApp?
(2:03) Growing Up on Long Island
(3:08) Mickey Mantle’s Best Yankee Stadium Experience
(5:42) Has “Literally” Lost Its Meaning?
(8:02) Tim’s Japanese Crash Course
(13:28) Which Nationality is Always Late?
(15:15) How Vivid is Your Memory?
(20:23) Why Forgetting is Actually Useful
(31:28) How Easily Do We Invent Memories?
(35:49) What Do Bachelors Actually Do at Night?
(36:30) How Close Are We to Living in VR?
(45:01) Can You Train a Photographic Memory?
(50:17) How Mirrors Have Changed Human Behaviour
(53:33) How Do We Find Meaning?
(01:05:26) Are More People Turning to Religion?
(01:14:03) Will AI Ever Become Conscious?
(01:17:38) How Do We Define Meaning?
(01:21:03) Are Dating Apps Dying?
(01:24:01) Is DoorDash Removing Friction?
(01:25:05) The Many Near-Deaths of Churchill
(01:26:22) Does the US Struggle to Laugh at Itself?
(01:34:46) Could Neuromodulation Cure Depression?
(01:47:37) The Unexpected Side Effect of TMS Therapy
(01:57:46) Could Vagus Nerve Stimulation Eradicate Migraines?
(02:03:44) Are Mind-Reading Devices Coming Soon?
(02:10:53) What Are Apple Going to Do Next?
(02:14:33) Is AI Fuelling Looksmaxxing?
(02:24:37) What’s Next For the Guys?
Extra Stuff:
Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books
Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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Rabbit Hole: Does Tim Ferriss Dream In Japanese? - #1105
In the third edition of this new experimental episode format, we explore:
- Mickey Mantle's most legendary story in Yankee Stadium.
- If Tim Ferriss dreams in Japanese.
- How the UK would rank as America's 51st state.
- and much more…
Guests:
- Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster.
- Nirav Sanjani is an entrepreneur and tech founder.
- George Mack is a writer, marketer, and entrepreneur.
Sponsors:
See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals
Get up to 20% off Timeline powered by Mitopure (now at a lower price) at https://timeline.com/modernwisdom
Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom
Get a free bottle of D3K2, an AG1 Welcome Kit, and more when you first subscribe at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom
Get 15% off your first order of my favourite Non-Alcoholic Brew at https://athleticbrewing.com/modernwisdom
Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at https://chatgpt.com
Timestamps:
(0:00) Why Don’t American’s Use WhatsApp?
(2:03) Growing Up on Long Island
(3:08) Mickey Mantle’s Best Yankee Stadium Experience
(5:42) Has “Literally” Lost Its Meaning?
(8:02) Tim’s Japanese Crash Course
(13:28) Which Nationality is Always Late?
(15:15) How Vivid is Your Memory?
(20:23) Why Forgetting is Actually Useful
(31:28) How Easily Do We Invent Memories?
(35:49) What Do Bachelors Actually Do at Night?
(36:30) How Close Are We to Living in VR?
(45:01) Can You Train a Photographic Memory?
(50:17) How Mirrors Have Changed Human Behaviour
(53:33) How Do We Find Meaning?
(01:05:26) Are More People Turning to Religion?
(01:14:03) Will AI Ever Become Conscious?
(01:17:38) How Do We Define Meaning?
(01:21:03) Are Dating Apps Dying?
(01:24:01) Is DoorDash Removing Friction?
(01:25:05) The Many Near-Deaths of Churchill
(01:26:22) Does the US Struggle to Laugh at Itself?
(01:34:46) Could Neuromodulation Cure Depression?
(01:47:37) The Unexpected Side Effect of TMS Therapy
(01:57:46) Could Vagus Nerve Stimulation Eradicate Migraines?
(02:03:44) Are Mind-Reading Devices Coming Soon?
(02:10:53) What Are Apple Going to Do Next?
(02:14:33) Is AI Fuelling Looksmaxxing?
(02:24:37) What’s Next For the Guys?
Extra Stuff:
Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books
Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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Does Tim Ferriss Dream In Japanese? - Rabbit Hole #3 - #1105
In the third edition of this new experimental episode format, we explore:
- Mickey Mantle's most legendary story in Yankee Stadium.
- If Tim Ferriss dreams in Japanese.
- How the UK would rank as America's 51st state.
- and much more…
Guests:
- Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster.
- Nirav Sanjani is an entrepreneur and tech founder.
- George Mack is a writer, marketer, and entrepreneur.
Sponsors:
See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals
Get up to 20% off Timeline powered by Mitopure (now at a lower price) at https://timeline.com/modernwisdom
Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom
Get a free bottle of D3K2, an AG1 Welcome Kit, and more when you first subscribe at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom
Get 15% off your first order of my favourite Non-Alcoholic Brew at https://athleticbrewing.com/modernwisdom
Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at https://chatgpt.com
Timestamps:
(0:00) Why Don’t American’s Use WhatsApp?
(2:03) Growing Up on Long Island
(3:08) Mickey Mantle’s Best Yankee Stadium Experience
(5:42) Has “Literally” Lost Its Meaning?
(8:02) Tim’s Japanese Crash Course
(13:28) Which Nationality is Always Late?
(15:15) How Vivid is Your Memory?
(20:23) Why Forgetting is Actually Useful
(31:28) How Easily Do We Invent Memories?
(35:49) What Do Bachelors Actually Do at Night?
(36:30) How Close Are We to Living in VR?
(45:01) Can You Train a Photographic Memory?
(50:17) How Mirrors Have Changed Human Behaviour
(53:33) How Do We Find Meaning?
(01:05:26) Are More People Turning to Religion?
(01:14:03) Will AI Ever Become Conscious?
(01:17:38) How Do We Define Meaning?
(01:21:03) Are Dating Apps Dying?
(01:24:01) Is DoorDash Removing Friction?
(01:25:05) The Many Near-Deaths of Churchill
(01:26:22) Does the US Struggle to Laugh at Itself?
(01:34:46) Could Neuromodulation Cure Depression?
(01:47:37) The Unexpected Side Effect of TMS Therapy
(01:57:46) Could Vagus Nerve Stimulation Eradicate Migraines?
(02:03:44) Are Mind-Reading Devices Coming Soon?
(02:10:53) What Are Apple Going to Do Next?
(02:14:33) Is AI Fuelling Looksmaxxing?
(02:24:37) What’s Next For the Guys?
Extra Stuff:
Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books
Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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Get In Touch:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast
Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact
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Tim Ferriss: 4 Science-Backed Tools That Rewired Decades of Childhood Trauma & Depression
Health Hacker TIM FERRISS reveals how to naturally calm anxiety, lower stress, balance your nervous system, and boost mental health - without medication.
Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, investor, lifestyle guru, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show. He is also the author of 5 #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling books, such as: ‘The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich’.
He explains:
◼️Why stimulating the vagus nerve may hold the key to anxiety relief
◼️How HRV became the #1 biomarker he tracks, and how to improve it fast
◼️His go-to 5-day reset protocol for nervous system healing
◼️What most people get wrong about managing stress, and how to fix it today
◼️The #1 diet mistake that could be fueling your anxiety
[00:00] Intro
[02:45] My Mission: Simplify Complex Ideas
[03:36] Framework for Fast Learning
[08:00] Choosing the Right Projects
[10:21] Importance of Small Steps for Big Results
[12:46] Why Humans Need Purpose
[15:45] Tim’s Sexual Abuse Story
[25:48] How People Deal With Trauma
[31:58] Practical Steps to Prevent Suicide
[35:49] Humans Aren’t Programmed to Be Alone
[39:18] Accelerated TMS for Depression and Anxiety
[42:45] Metabolic Psychiatry
[44:08] Psychedelic Treatments for Mental Health
[45:38] Vagus Nerve Stimulation
[50:11] Ads
[53:22] The Future of Health: What’s Coming Next?
[57:21] What’s Guiding You Today?
[59:30] Dating Apps and the Paradox of Choice
[1:02:49] How Would You Spend Your Last Day on Earth?
Follow Tim:
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If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help. You’re not alone.
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20VC: Tim Ferriss: Why I Walked Away From Angel Investing After Uber | How I Accidentally Lost $150 Million | Money Fixed My Problems—Then Made Me Miserable
🎧 20VC x Tim Ferriss — Full Episode Timeline 00:00 – "How Do You Stay True to Yourself When You Have to Perform for the World?"
06:00 – "Why Tim Ferriss Refused to Go All-In on YouTube"
09:00 – "You Don't Need 10 Million Fans—You Need 1,000 True Believers."
12:00 – "The Internet Is Not a Relevance Machine—It's a Sensationalism Machine."
15:00 – "Money Fixes Money Problems—And Nothing Else."
22:30 – "When Did Tim Ferriss Feel Completely Lost?"
27:00 – "The Million-Dollar Mistake That Still Haunts Tim Ferriss."
36:00 – "Why Tim Ferriss Never Raised a Fund—Even Though He Could Have."
45:00 – "The Truth About Uber, Duolingo, and the Power of Relationship Investing."
54:00 – "Why Tim Ferriss Stopped Angel Investing at His Peak."
1:04:00 – "The Podcast That Changed Everything."
1:15:00 – "The Real Cost of Love: Is Efficiency Killing Connection?"
1:31:00 – "What Tim Ferriss Has Changed His Mind About Most."
1:36:00 – "Erections Matter."
Advice Line with Tim Ferriss
Entrepreneur, author, and podcaster Tim Ferriss joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage founders. Plus, Tim shares the inspiration behind his latest venture, Coyote— a 10-minute card game that encourages time spent with friends and family.
First, Lauryn from San Francisco asks about the best way to scale her biodegradable ear plugs in two very different directions. Then Emily from Kansas City weighs whether DTC or wholesale is where to focus her accessory brand after Taylor Swift wore one of her rings and sales exploded. And finally, Kimberley in Woolwich, Maine wonders how to incentivize her customers to pre-order her high-quality, sustainable, clothing.
Thank you to the founders of Gob, EB & Co, and K. Becker Designs for being a part of our show.
If you’d like to be featured on a future Advice Line episode, leave us a one-minute message that tells us about your business and a specific question you’d like answered. Send a voice memo to hibt@id.wondery.com or call 1-800-433-1298.
And be sure to listen to Tim Ferriss’s founding story as told by Tim on the show in 2020.
This episode was produced by Noor Gill with music by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by Andrea Bruce. Our audio engineer was Cena Loffredo.
You can follow HIBT on Twitter & Instagram and sign up for Guy's free newsletter at guyraz.com and on Substack.
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Talking to Tim Ferriss about how to live a dope life
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Episode 731: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Tim Ferriss ( https://x.com/tferriss ) about what he’s been nerding out on lately .
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(6:52) How much money is enough money
(25:28) Tim's favorite podcast guests
(28:21) Lifestyle sampling
(32:49) Shaan's unscripted days
(38:57) Creativity gyms
(42:13) The curse of precision thinking
(47:00) Tim's superpowers
(52:35) How to be a magnet for the right audience
(1:05:22) What Tim’s nerding out on now
(1:19:34) Trend: Electricity over pills
(1:23:16) Trend Exogenous ketones
(1:25:31) Trend: Analogue and social
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Links:
• Coyote - https://www.explodingkittens.com/products/coyote
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
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The Lessons, Hacks & Books That Changed My Life - Tim Ferriss - #780
Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster.
Tim is one of the world’s leading thinkers and his podcast recently crossed 1 billion downloads. Today get to hear his biggest lessons from 2 decades of hacking life and self-improvement.
Expect to learn Tim’s ultimate hack for productivity, what his morning routine looks like, what Tim thought would make him happier when he was younger but didn't, how to deal with depression, which books Tim most often gifts, Tim's best 10 exercises for health & longevity, his thoughts on the current state of podcasting, how to avoid the perils of audience capture, how to cultivate self belief, secrets to becoming a high-performer and much more...
Sponsors:
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Just How Optimised is Tim Ferriss?
(06:29) Should You Focus on Long-Term Goals?
(13:12) A Typical Day for Tim
(32:11) What People Misunderstand About Fame
(47:31) How to Choose the Right Partner
(58:48) A Prophylactic Against Low Moods
(01:15:37) Are Deep Thinkers More Lonely?
(01:21:28) How To Stop Being So Hypervigilant
(01:30:36) Tim’s Most Recommended Books
(01:40:39) Things Worth Spending a Lot of Money On
(01:45:11) Tim’s Most Heavily-Used Apps
(01:58:01) Why The 4-Hour Body is Back in the Charts
(02:05:14) If Tim Could Only Keep 10 Exercises
(02:10:51) How to Avoid Burnout
(02:23:30) The Most Impressive Individuals Tim Has Met
(02:33:56) The Current State of Podcasting
(02:38:49) Where Tim Goes For His Content
(02:46:13) How Tim Avoids Audience Capture
(02:56:32) Advice to People Wanting to Dream Bigger
(03:04:30) What Tim is Focusing on Next
(03:10:27) Ending
Extra Stuff:
Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books
Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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Tim Ferriss Opens Up: What I Do In A Day, Unfair Advantages & The "Barbell Strategy"
Episode 576: Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Tim Ferriss ( https://twitter.com/tferriss ) to talk about his latest lifestyle experiments and how to spend a perfect 24-hours.
Want to see Sam and Shaan’s smiling faces? Head to the MFM YouTube Channel and subscribe - http://tinyurl.com/5n7ftsy5
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Tim’s "What's next?" framework
(7:22) Creativity gyms + why money doesn't buy happiness
(12:11) Book Recommendation: The New Toughness Training for Sports
(15:51) Tim Ferriss's perfectly optimized day
(23:06) The art of podcasting
(32:03) From selling supplements to published author
(38:42) Law of Category
(42:23) Barbell strategy for Youtube
(54:12) What would it look like if it was easy?
(56:14) What is Tim's unfair advantage?
(59:47) What silly story are we telling ourselves?
(1:02:23) Stories about Naval
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Links:
• Tim’s blog - https://tim.blog/
• Tim’s books - https://tim.blog/tim-ferriss-books/
• “The New Toughness Training for Sports” - https://tinyurl.com/nhh6m4px
• “The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing” - https://tinyurl.com/2bmz43ve
• 1,000 True Fans - https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/
• Blue Ocean Strategy - https://tinyurl.com/5739vvry
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more.
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Other episodes you might enjoy:
• #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits
• #209 Gary Vaynerchuk - Why NFTS Are the Future
• #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto
• #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett
• #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates
• Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More
• How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More
Tim Ferriss - Curating Curiosities - [Invest Like the Best, EP.369]
My guest today is Tim Ferriss. Tim is a writer, podcaster, and investor. He has written five best-selling books, has been an early-stage investor in Facebook, Uber, Shopify, & other household names, and is the host of one of the biggest podcasts in the world. He started The Tim Ferriss Show as an experiment in April 2014 and has deconstructed world-class performers ever since. Last year, his show crossed 1 billion downloads. Together, we deconstruct his podcast and approach to life. We talk about the art of interviewing, the business behind his podcast, and what motivates Tim to keep teaching through his writing and podcast. Please enjoy this great conversation with Tim Ferriss.
Check Out Invest America 2024
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Show Notes:
(00:00:00) Welcome to Invest Like the Best
(00:03:32) The Evolution of Podcasting with Tim Ferriss
(00:09:56) Crafting Meaningful Conversations
(00:13:26) What Makes Tim Feel The Most Alive
(00:24:06) Who Tim Considers To Be His Mentors
(00:29:06) The Ingredients Of A World Class Performance
(00:31:06) The Business Side of Podcasting
(00:43:15) Identifying Emerging Trends
(00:50:12) Lessons From Building a Small, Efficient Team
(00:52:32) The Power of Constraints in Personal and Professional Growth
(00:53:10) Innovating Against the Grain (Anti-Video Experiment)
(00:54:54) Navigating Fame, Money, and Power
(01:02:00) The Impact of Sharing Difficult Stories
(01:06:18) Meta-Learning: A Framework for Fast, Effective Learning
(01:12:32) Reflecting on a Decade of Podcasting & What’s In Store
(01:24:41) The Kindest Thing Anyone Has Ever Done For Tim
How to Learn Better & Create Your Best Future | Tim Ferriss
In this episode, my guest is Tim Ferriss — a five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, technology investor and host of the iconic podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. We discuss Tim’s process of exploration, experimentation and mastery — themes that have spanned his career that have placed him on the cutting-edge of many important fields. Tim explains what questions to ask when approaching any new endeavor in order to maximize success. He also explains how to incorporate structure and playfulness into skill and knowledge mastery, how to find and work with mentors, the key importance of location and networks in creating truly impactful things. We also discuss Tim’s philanthropic efforts to support research on psychedelics for the treatment of mental health challenges and we discuss his latest creative endeavors. This episode should be of interest to a wide range of listeners, as Tim’s mastery and wisdom spans athletic and mental pursuits, business, media, technology and the arts. What distinguishes Tim is his ability to thoughtfully deconstruct these processes in order to teach others how to do the same.
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(00:00:00) Tim Ferriss
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(00:07:43) 4-Hour Body & Development Mindset
(00:15:22) Origins of Good Ideas
(00:20:06) Writing & Structured Thinking
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(00:34:21) Investigating Outliers; Social Media & Smartphones
(00:40:37) Scientific Literacy, Randomized Clinical Trials
(00:45:09) Supplement & Experiment Fails; Cold Exposure & Hyperthermia
(00:50:46) Slow Carb Diet & Adherence
(01:03:35) Morning Protein Intake; Fasting
(01:09:53) Power of Place; Building Your Network & Volunteering
(01:21:43) Developing Skills; Examining Motivation & Good Questions; Simplicity
(01:33:32) Early Psychedelic Exploration, Depression
(01:45:38) Psychedelic Research & Mental Health Funding
(01:59:00) Saisei Foundation, Journalism Fellowship, Law & Education
(02:08:22) Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Psychedelics
(02:13:28) Meditation, Transcendental Meditation, Nature
(02:18:50) Extended Nature Retreats & Integration Period; “Generative Drive”
(02:28:05) Mentors
(02:34:53) Mind & Attention Allocation, Social Media, Boredom
(02:43:08) Cockpunch
(02:59:18) Suicide & Depression, Sexual Abuse, Vulnerability
(03:13:18) Making Meaning from Suffering
(03:18:28) Role Identity, Future
(03:26:21) Parenthood, Animals & Training
(03:31:23) Podcasting, Experimentation
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Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss (The 4-Hour Workweek, Tribe of Mentors, The Tim Ferriss Show) is an author, entrepreneur, and podcaster. Tim joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his perspective on stoicism, why he thinks psychedelic treatment progress has been slow, and how he analyzes taking risks. Tim and Dax talk about how fear plays a role in people's anxiety, how having conversations about trauma has become normalized, and why they love to learn about different subcultures. Tim explains the cost of inaction, what the results of his dog's DNA test were, and his time as a competitive Argentinian tango dancer.
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146 - Tim Ferriss on NFTs and 'Cockpunch'
✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-tim-ferriss
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Tim Ferriss is a 5-time NYT best-selling author, an award-winning podcaster with over 900 million downloads, and a prolific angel investor. After nearly a year of work, he has finally begun to start talking about his secretive NFT drop.
What’s it about? Why’s he spending this next chapter of his life on NFTs? What alpha did he decide to drop on Bankless?
Also, Tim—like some of us, unfortunately—had money in FTX. We ask him about that and his advice for dealing with these tumultuous times.
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0:00 Intro 7:20 Tim a Crypto Guy? 18:00 Tim’s Crypto Trepidations 26:32 What’s in Tim’s Control? 30:20 NFTs & Creative Expression 36:13 Evaluating NFTs 42:30 Tim’s Team 47:10 Tim’s NFT Origins 51:40 Why Tim’s Excited & World Building 1:03:13 Cockpunch 1:22:03 Cockpunch Utility 1:24:40 Supporting Science 1:30:26 Cockpunch Mint Details 1:41:43 Strategizing Cockpunch Community 1:49:46 Storytelling via a New Medium 1:53:00 Next Steps 1:54:10 Tim’s Advice on FTX Closing & Disclaimers
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Trickster makes this world https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56450.Trickster_Makes_This_World
Tim Ferriss https://twitter.com/tferriss
Cockpunch www.cockpunch.com
Saisei Foundation https://saiseifoundation.org/
Fear Setting https://tim.blog/2017/05/15/fear-setting/
The TAO of Seneca https://tim.blog/2017/07/06/tao-of-seneca/
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Author and Podcaster: Tim Ferriss
By the time he turned 30, Tim Ferriss had figured out how to succeed at things that many people fail at—from growing a business to dancing the tango to marketing a best-selling book. He approached these and numerous other challenges by breaking them down into manageable chunks, carefully documenting his own progress, and taking copious notes. That formula is now wrapped into a hugely successful personal brand that blends optimism with discipline and includes five books and a popular podcast.
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Why you should define your fears instead of your goals | Tim Ferriss
The hard choices -- what we most fear doing, asking, saying -- are very often exactly what we need to do. How can we overcome self-paralysis and take action? Tim Ferriss encourages us to fully envision and write down our fears in detail, in a simple but powerful exercise he calls "fear-setting." Learn more about how this practice can help you thrive in high-stress environments and separate what you can control from what you cannot.
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Recode Decode: Tim Ferriss
Bestselling author, investor, and podcaster Tim Ferriss talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his advice for people coping with the coronavirus quarantine, which includes giving yourself slack for being unproductive, afraid, and fatigued; the crucial difference between fast decisions and rushed ones; and why the pandemic crisis is a "natural culling of the herd" for businesses in a "bloated capitalist system" that have no resilience. Ferriss also discusses what he's starting to invest in after taking a five-year break, why he's holding onto his early stake in Uber, and why he's been funding research into psychedelic drugs at Imperial College London and Johns Hopkins Medicine. Plus: How being a pessimist and keeping expectations low can lead to greater happiness.
Previously: Listen to Tim's earlier appearance on Recode Decode, from January 2017.
Featuring:
Tim Ferriss (@tferriss), host, The Tim Ferriss Show
Host:
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More to explore:
On Reset, Arielle Duhaime-Ross explores why — and how — tech is changing everything.
On Recode Media, Peter Kafka interviews business titans, journalists, comedians and podcasters about the collision of tech and media.
On Pivot, Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway talk about the big tech news stories of the week, who's winning, who's failing, and what comes next.
And on Land of the Giants, Jason Del Rey chronicled the rise of Amazon. Season 2 will focus on Netflix and is coming soon!
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280. “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” on the topic of Collections.
Hear live journalism wrapped in a game show package and hosted by Stephen J. Dubner. In this episode, Tim Ferriss, Eugene Mirman and Anne Pasternak are panelists. The self-help guru, the comedian and the Brooklyn Museum director talk about brainwaves, sugar, stars and — thanks to fact-checker AJ Jacobs — barf bags.
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Recode Decode: Tim Ferriss, author, "Tools of Titans"
"The 4-Hour Workweek" and "Tools of Titans" author Tim Ferriss talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his newest book, which compiles the life advice of the "titans" from tech, business and entertainment Ferriss has interviewed on his podcast, "The Tim Ferriss Show." He explains how forays into education, neuroscience, tech entrepreneurship and dietary supplements led him to become a self-help author, and what everyday people can learn from winners like investor Chris Sacca, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and actor BJ Novak. Ferriss also talks about why "voluntary suffering" is underrated and how ditching social media may make you happier.
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248. How to Be Tim Ferriss
Our Self-Improvement Month concludes with a man whose entire life and career are one big pile of self-improvement. Nutrition? Check. Bizarre physical activities? Check. Working less and earning more? Check. Tim Ferriss, creator of the Four-Hour universe, may at first glance look like a charlatan, but it seems more likely that he's a wizard -- and the kind of self-improvement ally we all want on our side.
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Maker Stories: Episode 7 w/ Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss is an author, entrepreneur, podcast host, and many other things. In this wide ranging episode, we discuss his new show, advice to his younger self, friendship & relationships, & much more. This is my favorite podcast episode thus far. Listen in and let us know what you think. Check out Tim’s Show here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/the-tim-ferriss-experiment/id984734983?ref=producthunt http://www.producthunt.com/posts/tim-ferriss-experiment You can find more info about Tim as well as his writings and podcasts here: fourhourworkweek.com. Edited by Jenna Weiss Berman.
