The Tim Ferriss Show

By Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

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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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06.30.2020 #444: Hugh Jackman on Best Decisions, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, Favorite Exercises, Mind Training, and Much More Hugh Jackman on Best Decisions, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, Favorite Exercises, Mind Training, and Much More \| Brought to you by ExpressVPN and Magic Spoon “Everyone takes a shower every day, and we don’t complain about it. We do ...
06.25.2020 #443: David Yarrow on Art, Markets, Business, and Combining It All David Yarrow on Art, Markets, Business, and Combining It All \| Brought to you by Honey, Thrive Market, and LegalZoom "I must never again put myself in a position where my work ethic can be undone by things totally beyond ...
06.22.2020 #442: Tribe of Mentors — Naval Ravikant, Susan Cain, and Yuval Noah Harari Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show! It will feature some of my favorite advice and profiles from Tribe of Mentors. Thousands of you have asked for years for the audiobook versions of Tools of Titans and Tribe ...
06.17.2020 #441: John Paul DeJoria — From Homelessness to Building Paul Mitchell and Patrón Tequila John Paul DeJoria — From Homelessness to Building Paul Mitchell and Patrón Tequila \| Brought to you by eero and LinkedIn Marketing Solutions "Don't limit yourself in life by your age, or what you think you're capable of doing. You're ...
06.12.2020 #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 Jobs Rick Doblin, PhD, (@rickdoblin) is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received ...
06.10.2020 #439: Tools of Titans — Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show! It will showcase some of my favorite advice and profiles from the audiobook of Tools of Titans. Thousands of you have asked for years for the audiobook versions of Tools of ...
06.08.2020 #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 ...
05.27.2020 #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 Albright Madeleine K. Albright (@madeleine) is ...
05.25.2020 #436: Books I've Loved — Maria Popova and Tyler Cowen #436: Books I've Loved — Maria Popova and Tyler Cowen \| Brought to you by Audible. 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 ...
05.21.2020 #435: Kevin Hart — The Unstoppable Combination of Positivity and Relentless Improvement Kevin Hart — The Unstoppable Combination of Positivity and Relentless Improvement \| Brought to you by Theragun and Athletic Greens "I don't understand how you do something halfway. I did that through high school, and doing that, I saw the ...
05.18.2020 #434: Jim Dethmer — How to Shift from Victim Consciousness, Reduce Drama, Practice Candor, Be Fully Alive, and More Jim Dethmer — How to Shift from Victim Consciousness, Reduce Drama, Practice Candor, Be Fully Alive, and More \| Brought to you by LMNT and "5-Bullet Friday" "So many of us destroy our aliveness through pretending. I wasn't going to ...
05.15.2020 #433: Sam Harris on Psychedelics, How to Cope During a Pandemic, Taming Anxiety, and More Sam Harris — Psychedelics, Meditation, and The Bigger Picture \| Brought to you by FreshBooks and "5-Bullet Friday" "Nothing's changed but yet, on some level, everything has changed, and I feel like I'm in a spaceship where at any moment, ...
05.13.2020 #432: Books I've Loved — Kevin Kelly #432: Books I've Loved — Kevin Kelly \| Brought to you by Audible. 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 ...
05.11.2020 #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 Marks Howard Marks (@HowardMarksBook) is ...
05.09.2020 #430: Elizabeth Gilbert’s Creative Path: Saying No, Trusting Your Intuition, Index Cards, Integrity Checks, Grief, Awe, and Much More Elizabeth Gilbert’s Amazing Creative Toolkit: Saying No, Trusting Intuition, Seeking Awe, Bathing in Grief, and Index Cards \| Brought to you by Thrive Market and Athletic Greens. More on both below. “We live in a culture that says you should ...
05.06.2020 #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 ...
05.04.2020 #428: Jim Jefferies on Comedy, Life Lessons, and the Magic of Filling Out Customs Forms #428: Jim Jefferies on Comedy, Life Lessons, and the Magic of Filling Out Customs Forms \| Brought to you by Laird Superfood and “5-Bullet Friday." More on both below. “The rise is always better than the peak.” — Jim Jefferies ...
05.01.2020 #427: Michael Lewis — Inside the Mind of the Iconic Writer #427: Michael Lewis on the Crafts of Writing, Friendship, Coaching, Happiness, and More \| Brought to you by UCAN and Readwise. More on both below. “The secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste ...
04.29.2020 #426: The Random Show: Boozy Quarantine Edition! #426: The Random Show: Boozy Quarantine Edition! \| Brought to you by Magic Spoon Cereal and “5-Bullet Friday" 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 ...
04.27.2020 #425: Books I've Loved — Cindy Eckert and Alexis Ohanian #425: Books I've Loved — Cindy Eckert and Alexis Ohanian \| Brought to you by Audible. 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 ...
04.23.2020 #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.” — ...
04.21.2020 #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 Kaliouby A pioneer in Emotion AI, Rana el Kaliouby, Ph.D. (@Kaliouby), ...
04.20.2020 #422: Fear-Setting: The Most Valuable Exercise I Do Every Month “We suffer more in imagination than in reality.” — Seneca I 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 ...
04.16.2020 #421: Dr. Jane Goodall — The Legend, The Lessons, The Hope Dr. Jane Goodall — The Legend, The Lessons, The Hope \| Brought to you by ExpressVPN and LinkedIn Marketing Solutions. “The greatest danger to our future is apathy.” — Dr. Jane Goodall Dr. Jane Goodall (@JaneGoodallInst) was born on April ...
04.13.2020 #420: Books I've Loved — Matt Mullenweg #420: Books I've Loved — Matt Mullenweg \| Brought to you by Audible. 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 ...
04.09.2020 #419: Ryan Holiday — How to Use Stoicism to Choose Alive Time Over Dead Time Ryan Holiday — How to Use Stoicism to Choose Alive Time Over Dead Time \| Brought to you by LegalZoom and Trello. "Anger is often what pain looks like when it shows itself in public." — Krista Tippett Ryan Holiday ...
04.02.2020 #418: Esther Perel — Tactics for Relationships in Quarantine Esther Perel — Tactics for Relationships in Quarantine \| Brought to you by Magic Spoon and ShipStation. “Maybe you don’t feel that enough people love you, but I can tell you, there’s a world of people out there who need ...
03.26.2020 #417: Dr. Vivek Murthy — Former Surgeon General on Combatting COVID-19, Loneliness, and More Dr. Vivek Murthy — Former Surgeon General on Combatting COVID-19, Loneliness, and More \| Brought to you by NutriBullet and Trello. “All of us, regardless of what stage of life we’re at, we’ve got three basic needs: we all want ...
03.21.2020 #416: How to Support Healthcare Workers Now — Plus Urgent Suggestions for Uber Eats, Hilton, Amazon, and More I expect next week will be an exceptionally difficult week for many people and many cities, New York City chief among them. There are several very urgent needs. This episode will highlight things that can be done to help healthcare ...
03.19.2020 #415: Lori Gottlieb — The Power of Getting to Unknow Yourself Lori Gottlieb — The Power of Getting to Unknow Yourself \| Brought to you by Four Sigmatic and LinkedIn Jobs. Lori Gottlieb (@LoriGottlieb1) is a psychotherapist and author of the New York Times bestseller Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, ...
03.12.2020 #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 Kornfield Jack ...
03.05.2020 #413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins \| Brought to you by NutriBullet and ExpressVPN. "If you need to measure, you've failed." — Tyler Cowen Professor Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen) has a personal moonshot: to teach economics ...
02.27.2020 #412: Josh Waitzkin on Beginner’s Mind, Self-Actualization, and Advice from Your Future Self Josh Waitzkin on Beginner’s Mind, Self-Actualization, and Advice from Your Future Self \| Brought to you by Helix Sleep and Athletic Greens. "I think of learning as unobstructed self-expression." — Josh Waitzkin Josh Waitzkin, author of The Art of Learning: ...
02.20.2020 #411: Richard Turner — The Magical Phenom Who Will Blow Your Mind Richard Turner — The Magical Phenom Who Will Blow Your Mind \| Brought to you by Nulo and Inktel. "Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect." — Richard Turner I am very, very excited to introduce this interview, ...
02.13.2020 #410: Ryan Holiday — Turning the Tables Ryan Holiday — Turning the Tables \| Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs and 99designs. Welcome to The Tim Ferriss Show! It is — usually — my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types to tease ...
02.06.2020 #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 ...
01.30.2020 #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 guy Kevin ...
01.23.2020 #407: Sam Zell — Strategies for High-Stakes Investing, Dealmaking, and Grave Dancing Sam Zell — Strategies for High-Stakes Investing, Dealmaking, and Grave Dancing \| Brought to you by FreshBooks and Brave “If I can't run it, then I don't want to own it.” — Sam Zell Welcome to another episode of The ...
01.16.2020 #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 ...
01.09.2020 #405: Penn Jillette on Magic, Losing 100+ Pounds, and Weaponizing Kindness Penn Jillette on Magic, Losing 100+ Pounds, and Weaponizing Kindness \| Brought to you by Brave and LinkedIn Jobs. "One of the biggest challenges we face is staying kind with profound disagreement—and staying kind when a mechanism has been set ...
12.30.2019 #404: Books I've Loved — Steve Jurvetson Books I've Loved — Steve Jurvetson \| Brought to you by Four Sigmatic. 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 ...
12.23.2019 #403: Tony Fadell — On Building the iPod, iPhone, Nest, and a Life of Curiosity Tony Fadell — On Building the iPod, iPhone, Nest, and a Life of Curiosity \| Brought to you by SuperFat and Four Sigmatic. “Get bored. Just put away all of your things. Maybe go clean up the garage or whatever ...
12.16.2019 #402: Books I've Loved — Seth Godin and Esther Perel Books I've Loved — Seth Godin and Esther Perel \| Brought to you by Hu 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 ...
12.12.2019 #401: Gary Keller — How to Focus on the One Important Thing Gary Keller — How to Focus on the One Important Thing \| Brought to you by ShipStation and Ring. "My life is better when I'm spontaneous after I've done my most important thing. Being spontaneous before that, that's where it ...
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 Adam Grant — The Man Who Does Everything \| Brought to you by Zapier and Peloton. "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 ...
11.27.2019 #398: Peter Attia, M.D. — Fasting, Metformin, Athletic Performance, and More Peter Attia, M.D. — Fasting, Metformin, Athletic Performance, and More \| Brought to you by HumanN's BeetElite and Peloton. Dr. Peter Attia (peterattiamd.com, TW: @PeterAttiaMD, IG: @peterattiamd, FB: @peterattiamd) is a former ultra-endurance athlete (e.g., swimming races of 25 miles), ...
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 ...

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