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#813: Q&A with Tim — Three Life Commandments, 4-Hour Workweek Exercises I Still Use, The Art and Joy of Inefficiency, Stoicism Revisited, and Much More
Welcome back to another in-between-isode, with one of my favorite formats: the good old-fashioned Q&A.
Sponsors:
Monarch Money track, budget, plan, and do more with your money: MonarchMoney.com/Tim (50% off your first year at monarchmoney.com with code TIM)
Eight Sleep Pod Cover 5 sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: EightSleep.com/Tim (use code TIM to get $350 off your very own Pod 5 Ultra.)
AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/Tim (1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase.)
Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Start.
[00:04:44] Instilling nostalgia in future children.
[00:06:29] Secret suspicions about success.
[00:09:50] Comfy clothes and commandments for my cult.
[00:13:20] Laying groundwork for large projects.
[00:15:12] The purpose of my No Book preview community.
[00:15:45] How I use and don’t use AI.
[00:18:56] My own success: because of strategies or despite them?
[00:19:25] Optimizing efficiency in the face of unknown variables.
[00:21:12] Why we should all learn how to live offline.
[00:22:35] Superb Sufism sources.
[00:23:21] How a podcast episode anticipated to be good can go bad.
[00:26:31] When inefficiency is the optimal choice.
[00:31:27] Helping rather than hurting our workaholic friends.
[00:33:42] The right time to announce a new project.
[00:37:09] Establishing partnership parameters.
[00:39:02] Spiritual speculations.
[00:41:24] Using today’s advantages to build tomorrow’s apps.
[00:43:23] Keeping audience capture from converting you to caricature.
[00:46:18] Legends of Varlata vs. The Legend of COCKPUNCH.
[00:49:28] Hunting for Easter eggs across IPs.
[00:49:51] Coyote curiosity.
[00:53:32] 4-Hour Workweek tools I still use regularly.
[00:55:14] A favorite memory with my childhood best friends.
[00:55:48] A movie sequel I’d finance.
[00:56:41] I will (not) sell No book before its time.
[01:01:37] Archery aims.
[01:02:13] Inspirational blurbs, billboards, and tchotchkes.
[01:04:43] Does study of stoicism risk dulling positive emotions?
[01:07:29] What my Saisei Foundation is focusing on lately.
[01:13:33] Kundalini activation caution.
[01:14:17] Molly’s ideal trip with me.
[01:14:42] Parting thoughts.
*
For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast.
For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors
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Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss
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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, Margaret Atwood, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, Dr. Gabor Maté, Anne Lamott, Sarah Silverman, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.
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Welcome back to another in-between-isode, with one of my favorite formats: the good old-fashioned Q&A.
Sponsors:
Monarch Money track, budget, plan, and do more with your money: MonarchMoney.com/Tim (50% off your first year at monarchmoney.com with code TIM)
Eight Sleep Pod Cover 5 sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: EightSleep.com/Tim (use code TIM to get $350 off your very own Pod 5 Ultra.)
AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/Tim (1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase.)
Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Start.
[00:04:44] Instilling nostalgia in future children.
[00:06:29] Secret suspicions about success.
[00:09:50] Comfy clothes and commandments for my cult.
[00:13:20] Laying groundwork for large projects.
[00:15:12] The purpose of my No Book preview community.
[00:15:45] How I use and don’t use AI.
[00:18:56] My own success: because of strategies or despite them?
[00:19:25] Optimizing efficiency in the face of unknown variables.
[00:21:12] Why we should all learn how to live offline.
[00:22:35] Superb Sufism sources.
[00:23:21] How a podcast episode anticipated to be good can go bad.
[00:26:31] When inefficiency is the optimal choice.
[00:31:27] Helping rather than hurting our workaholic friends.
[00:33:42] The right time to announce a new project.
[00:37:09] Establishing partnership parameters.
[00:39:02] Spiritual speculations.
[00:41:24] Using today’s advantages to build tomorrow’s apps.
[00:43:23] Keeping audience capture from converting you to caricature.
[00:46:18] Legends of Varlata vs. The Legend of COCKPUNCH.
[00:49:28] Hunting for Easter eggs across IPs.
[00:49:51] Coyote curiosity.
[00:53:32] 4-Hour Workweek tools I still use regularly.
[00:55:14] A favorite memory with my childhood best friends.
[00:55:48] A movie sequel I’d finance.
[00:56:41] I will (not) sell No book before its time.
[01:01:37] Archery aims.
[01:02:13] Inspirational blurbs, billboards, and tchotchkes.
[01:04:43] Does study of stoicism risk dulling positive emotions?
[01:07:29] What my Saisei Foundation is focusing on lately.
[01:13:33] Kundalini activation caution.
[01:14:17] Molly’s ideal trip with me.
[01:14:42] Parting thoughts.
*
For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.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) 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/tferriss
Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss
YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss
Facebook: facebook.com/timferriss
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss
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, 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.
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