The Tim Ferriss Show

By Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

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What's The Tim Ferriss Show about?

Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40+ languages. Newsweek calls him "the world's best human guinea pig," and The New York Times calls him "a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk." In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.

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#407: Sam Zell — Strategies...

01.23.2020

“If I can't run it, then I don't want to own it.” — Sam Zell 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 ...

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01.23.2020 #407: Sam Zell — Strategies for High-Stakes Investing, Dealmaking, and Grave Dancing “If I can't run it, then I don't want to own it.” — Sam Zell 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 ...
01.16.2020 #406: Bob Iger — CEO and Chairman of Disney 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 ...
01.09.2020 #405: Penn Jillette on Magic, Losing 100+ Pounds, and Weaponizing Kindness "One of the biggest challenges we face is staying kind with profound disagreement—and staying kind when a mechanism has been set up to make money and power out of hate." — Penn Jillette Penn Jillette (@pennjillette) is a cultural phenomenon ...
12.30.2019 #404: Books I've Loved — Steve Jurvetson 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 ...
12.23.2019 #403: Tony Fadell — On Building the iPod, iPhone, Nest, and a Life of Curiosity “Get bored. Just put away all of your things. Maybe go clean up the garage or whatever it is. Right? Through that, you're going to start to think differently. You're going to act slightly differently and your mind might open ...
12.16.2019 #402: Books I've Loved — Seth Godin and Esther Perel 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 ...
12.12.2019 #401: Gary Keller — How to Focus on the One Important Thing "My life is better when I'm spontaneous after I've done my most important thing. Being spontaneous before that, that's where it becomes a distraction and does me harm." — Gary Keller Gary Keller (@garykeller) is the co-founder, chairman, and CEO ...
12.09.2019 #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 ...
12.05.2019 #399: Adam Grant — The Man Who Does Everything "When you feel like you're not productive, it's not necessarily because you're lazy or because you have bad habits, it's because you're not working on the right projects and you haven't found the ones that are intrinsically motivating and meaningful ...
11.27.2019 #398: Peter Attia, M.D. — Fasting, Metformin, Athletic Performance, and More Dr. Peter Attia (peterattiamd.com, TW: @PeterAttiaMD, IG: @peterattiamd, FB: @peterattiamd) 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 ...
11.25.2019 #397: Two Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer "If the customer doesn't scream, you don't have product-market fit." — Andy Rachleff Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show. This time, we have a slightly different episode—a takeover by Mike Maples, Jr. Mike Maples, Jr. (@m2jr) and ...
11.22.2019 #396: Marcela Ot’alora — How to Become a Psychedelic Therapist "The only way to not be afraid of someone's suffering is if you're not afraid of your own." — Marcela Ot'alora G. Marcela Ot'alora G. is a psychotherapist and an installation artist. Her interest and focus on trauma has led ...
11.14.2019 #395: Jocko Willink Takeover — On Quitting, Relationships, Financial Discipline, Contrast Baths, and More "You might have to make some tactical retreats in order to win the long war, but never quit on your strategic vision. Never quit on getting to the ultimate place where you want to go." — Jocko Willink Jocko Willink ...
11.07.2019 #394: Q&A With Tim — On Wealth, Legacy, Grief, Lyme Disease, Gratitude, Longevity, and 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 ...
10.31.2019 #393: Edward Norton — On Creative Process, Creative Struggle, and Motherless Brooklyn “It's nice to be reminded that it's been hard for other people when they were getting things done that you admired, because it maybe gives you that extra little bit of determination or patience to persevere a little more." — ...
10.24.2019 #392: Ben Horowitz — What You Do Is Who You Are >> Lessons from Silicon Valley, Andy Grove, Genghis Khan, Slave Revolutions, and More "One of the key insights from Bushido is that a culture is not a set of beliefs, it's a set of actions." — Ben Horowitz Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz) is a cofounder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen ...
10.17.2019 #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 ...
10.10.2019 #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 ...
10.03.2019 #389: Neil deGrasse Tyson — How to Dream Big, Think Scientifically, and Get More Done “What matters is: Are you a good problem solver? Are you moral? Are you a hard worker? Are you a good leader? Do you have insights into the field? These are the questions that matter.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysicist ...
09.26.2019 #388: Lisa Ling — Exploring Subcultures, Learning to Feel, and Changing Perception "It requires time and energy to get invested in other people's stories, but I do in my heart of hearts believe that you emerge a better and smarter human as a result of taking that time." — Lisa Ling Lisa ...
09.19.2019 #387: Tristan Harris — Fighting Skynet and Firewalling Attention "Big Brother isn't watching. He's singing and dancing. He's pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you're awake. He's making sure you're always distracted. He's making sure you're fully absorbed. He's making sure ...
09.12.2019 #386: Ken Burns — A Master Filmmaker on Creative Process, the Long Game, and the Noumenal “There’s always the certainty that the opposite of what I might believe in might also be true.” — Ken Burns Ken Burns (@KenBurns) has been making documentary films for more than 40 years. Since the Academy Award nominated Brooklyn Bridge ...
09.10.2019 #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 ...
09.03.2019 #384: David Allen — The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD) "Your head's for having ideas, not for holding them." — David Allen David 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 ...
08.21.2019 #383: Mike Phillips — How to Save a Species "Humans and cockroaches and coyotes are going to inherit the earth." — Mike Phillips [Visit tim.blog/wolf for the most important links from this interview and my personal next steps.] Mike Phillips has served as the Executive Director of the Turner ...
08.16.2019 #382: Safi Bahcall — On Hypnosis, Conquering Insomnia, Incentives, and More Safi Bahcall (@SafiBahcall) is the author of Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries, which debuted #3 on Wall Street Journal’s bestseller list. Loonshots describes what an idea from physics tells us ...
08.11.2019 #381: Charles Koch — CEO of Koch Industries “When goods don't cross borders, soldiers will.” — Charles Koch, quoting Frédéric Bastiat This episode will no doubt surprise people, and my guest came to me through channels I wouldn't have expected. --- Charles Koch received a bachelor’s degree in ...
08.01.2019 #380: Ed Zschau — The Polymath Professor Who Changed My Life "Entrepreneurship isn't about starting companies. Entrepreneurship is an approach to life." — Ed Zschau Ed 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 ...
07.29.2019 #379: Dita Von Teese — The Queen of Burlesque "You can be a juicy ripe peach and there will still be someone who doesn't like peaches." — Dita Von Teese Dita Von Teese (@DitaVonTeese) is the biggest name in burlesque in the world since Gypsy Rose Lee, and is ...
07.18.2019 #378: Nick Norris — Navy SEAL and Athlete on Training, Post-Traumatic Growth, and Healing "I’ve shared that a lot more openly, and it’s been one of the best medicines that I’ve found. It’s liberating. Talking about grief has been something that’s unlocked a lot of happiness for me." — Nick Norris Nick Norris (@nick_norris1981) ...
07.15.2019 #377: Psychedelics — Microdosing, Mind-Enhancing Methods, and More This episode features a panel that I moderated in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the Milken Institute's Global Conference 2019. It includes a great overview of psychedelic science, investing opportunities, anecdotal personal benefits, legal challenges, and much more. I ...
07.04.2019 #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 Godin I expected this episode to be amazing, and Seth 10x’d expectations. He’s incredible. Seth Godin (@thisissethsblog) is the ...
06.26.2019 #375: Josh Waitzkin — How to Cram 2 Months of Learning into 1 Day "From my perspective, the goal is unobstructed self-expression." — Josh Waitzkin Josh Waitzkin, author of The Art of Learning, is an eight-time US National Chess Champion, a two-time World Champion in Tai Chi Chuan Push Hands, and the first Brazilian ...
06.20.2019 #374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal "The question would be: 'What mastery can you offer?' So have a friend of yours ask that question of you five times, and you'll be sort of surprised at, by the fifth time you get asked that question, and you've ...
06.12.2019 #373: Jerry Colonna — The Coach With the Spider Tattoo "You are not alone. And just because you feel like shit doesn't mean you are shit." — Jerry Colonna Jerry Colonna (@jerrycolonna) is the CEO and cofounder of Reboot.io, an executive coaching and leadership development firm dedicated to the notion ...
06.03.2019 #372: Julie Rice — Co-Founding SoulCycle, Taming Anxiety, and Mastering Difficult Conversations "There is no elevator to success; you have to take the stairs." — Julie Rice Julie Rice (@julierice_) is an entrepreneur best known for co-founding the fitness phenomenon SoulCycle. Julie served as Co-CEO at SoulCycle from 2006 to 2015 before ...
05.21.2019 #371: Ramit Sethi — Automating Finances, Negotiating Prenups, Disagreeing with Tim, and More "Most of us should spend less time on most decisions and we should spend a lot more time on a few key decisions." — Ramit Sethi Ramit Sethi (@ramit), author of the New York Times bestseller I Will Teach You ...
05.11.2019 #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 Sivers Derek Sivers (@sivers) is one of my ...
04.30.2019 #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 Savage Adam Savage (TW: @donttrythis IG: @therealadamsavage FB: therealadamsavage) has spent his life gathering skills that ...
04.25.2019 #369: Kevin Systrom — Tactics, Books, and the Path to a Billion Users “I think a big part of knowing that you’re right is working as hard as you can to prove that you’re wrong. And if you can’t, well, there’s only one option left, which is: you’re probably right.” — Kevin Systrom ...
04.18.2019 #368: Amanda Palmer on Creativity, Pain, and Art "I'm just so fundamentally optimistic, and I barrel forth in life with this attitude that everything is going to be absolutely fine and go my way." — Amanda Palmer Amanda Palmer (@amandapalmer) is a singer, songwriter, playwright, pianist, author, director, ...
04.09.2019 #367: Eric Schmidt — Lessons from a Trillion-Dollar Coach "You can systematize innovation even if you can't completely predict it." — Eric Schmidt Eric Schmidt (@ericschmidt) is Technical Advisor and Board Member to Alphabet Inc., where he advises its leaders on technology, business and policy issues. Eric joined Google ...
03.28.2019 #366: Neil Gaiman — The Interview I've Waited 20 Years To Do “The biggest problem we run into is going, ‘This is who I am, this is what I’m like, this is how I function’ while failing to notice that you don’t do that anymore.” — Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) is ...
03.21.2019 #365: Michael Pollan — Exploring the Frontiers of Psychedelics "An overactive ego is a tyrant." - Michael Pollan Michael 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 ...
03.15.2019 #364: Safi Bahcall — On Thinking Big, Curing Cancer, and Transforming Industries “All these things you’re sure are true — what if they weren’t?” — Safi Bahcall Safi Bahcall (@SafiBahcall) is the author of Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries. Loonshots describes what ...
03.11.2019 #363: Tea Time with Tim — How to Find Mentors, Decrease Anxiety Through Training, and Much More Welcome to a special episode called Tea Time with Tim, in which I solicited phone numbers and called a handful of you to field any questions that you might have. Among other topics, we discuss:How to go about finding a ...
02.28.2019 #362: Graham Duncan — Talent Is The Best Asset Class "Everyone's genius is right next to their dysfunction." — Graham Duncan Graham 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. ...
02.18.2019 #361: Jim Collins — A Rare Interview with a Reclusive Polymath "I'm not really a business author; I just happen to have used companies as the method to study human systems because there's great data." — Jim Collins My guest for this episode is the incredible (and somewhat reclusive) Jim Collins. ...
02.14.2019 #360: Caterina Fake — The Outsider Who Built Giants "I really am a big believer in people's creativity flourishing when they come at things from a different direction and see things in a different way." — Caterina Fake Caterina Fake (@caterina) is a long-time Silicon Valley pioneer. She is ...
02.07.2019 #359: Tobi Lütke — From Snowboard Shop to Billion-Dollar Company "Feedback is a gift." — Tobi Lütke Tobi Lütke (@tobi) is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Shopify. In 2004, Tobi began building software to launch an online snowboard store called Snowdevil. It quickly became obvious that the software ...

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