The Tim Ferriss Show

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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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#656: Brené Brown — Striving versus Self-Acceptance, Saving Marriages, and More (Repost)

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Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 656

#655: In Case You Missed It: January 2023 Recap of "The Tim Ferriss Show"

This episode is brought to you by  5-Bullet Friday , my very own email newsletter. Welcome to another episode of  The 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 fo...

Feb 14, 2023•50 min•Ep. 655

#654: Dr. Matthew Walker, All Things Sleep Continued — The Hidden Dangers of Melatonin, Tools for Insomnia, Enhancing Learning and Sleep Spindles, The Upsides of Sleep Divorce, How Sleep Impacts Sex (and Vice Versa), Adventures in Lucid Dreaming, The One Clock to Rule Them All, The IP Addresses of Your Memories, and More

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Feb 08, 2023•3 hr 36 min•Ep. 654

#653: Elan Lee, Co-Creator of Exploding Kittens — How to Raise Millions on Kickstarter, Deconstructing Mega-Successes, Secrets of Game Design, The Power of Positive Constraints, The Delights of Craftsmanship, and The Art of Turning Fans into Superfans

Brought to you by Athletic Greens’s AG1  all-in-one nutritional supplement, Helix Sleep  premium mattresses, and  Shopify  global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business.  Elan Lee ( @elanlee ) is the co-creator and chief executive officer of Exploding Kittens , a leading gaming and entertainment company. Under his leadership, Exploding Kittens has expanded its portfolio to nearly 30 different games with more than 20 million...

Feb 02, 2023•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 653

#652: Famed Explorer Wade Davis — How to Become the Architect of Your Life, The Divine Leaf of Immortality, Rites of Passage, Voodoo Demystified, Optimism as the Purpose of Life, How to Be a Prolific Writer, Psychedelics, Monetizing the Creativity of Your Life, and More

Brought to you by  LinkedIn Jobs  recruitment platform with 800M+ users, FreshBooks  cloud-based small business accounting software, and  ButcherBox  premium meats delivered to your door. Wade Davis ( @wadedavisofficial , daviswade.com ) is Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. Between 2000 and 2013, he served as Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. Named by the...

Jan 27, 2023•3 hr 34 min•Ep. 652

#651: Legendary Investor Bill Gurley on Investing Rules, Finding Outliers, Insights from Jeff Bezos and Howard Marks, Must-Read Books, Creating True Competitive Advantages, Open-Source Strategies, Adapting Mental Models to New Realities, and More

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Jan 25, 2023•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 651

#650: Dr. Matthew Walker, All Things Sleep — How to Improve Sleep, How Sleep Ties Into Alzheimer’s Disease and Weight Gain, and How Medications (Ambien, Trazodone, etc.), Caffeine, THC/CBD, Psychedelics, Exercise, Smart Drugs, Fasting, and More Affect Sleep

Brought to you by  Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating,  Athletic Greens  all-in-one supplement ,  and   LMNT  electrolyte supplement . Matthew Walker, PhD  ( @sleepdiplomat ), is professor of neuroscience at the University of California Berkeley and founder and director of the school’s  Center for Human Sleep Science . Dr. Walker is the author of the  New York Times  and international bestseller  ...

Jan 19, 2023•3 hr 10 min•Ep. 650

#649: Rick Rubin, Legendary Producer — Timeless Methods for Unlocking Creativity, Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight, The Future with AI, Helpful Distractions, Working with Strong Personalities, Breaking Out of “The Sameness,” and More

Brought to you by Wealthfront high-yield savings account, Peloton Row  premium rower for an efficient workout, and  You Need A Budget  cult-favorite money management app. Rick Rubin ( @RickRubin ) is a nine-time GRAMMY-winning producer, one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, and the most successful producer in any genre, according to Rolling Stone . He has collaborated with artists from Tom Petty to Adele, Johnny Cash to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie...

Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 649

#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 by  Athletic Greens  all-in-one supplement ,  Peloton Row  premium rower for an efficient workout, and You Need A Budget  cult-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 ...

Jan 04, 2023•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 648

#647: Mark Manson — The Path to 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck,' The Ups (and Downs) of Success, The Craft of Writing, Personal Reinvention, How to Build a Lean Team, Protecting Boundaries, Decompressing with Fiction, and More

Brought to you by Peloton Row premium rower for an efficient workout, Athletic Greens  all-in-one supplement , and  Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating. Mark Manson ( @IAmMarkManson ) is a three-time #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck as well as other titles. His books have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide and have reached number one in more than a dozen countries. Since 2008, he has written art...

Dec 30, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 647

#646: Brian C. Muraresku with Dr. Mark Plotkin — The Eleusinian Mysteries, Discovering the Divine, The Immortality Key, The Pagan Continuity Hypothesis, Lessons from Scholar Karen Armstrong, and Much More

Brought to you by   GiveWell.org  charity research and effective giving and 5-Bullet Friday , my very own email newsletter. Welcome to The 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 Dr. Mark Plotkin and Brian C. Muraresku .  Mark takes over my duties as host and interviews Brian for an epi...

Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 646

#645: The Random Show, Mega-Holiday Edition — 2023 Resolutions and New Tools, Extensive Bullshitting, Booze and Ethanol Alternatives, The “Yearly Delete,” A Million Sidebars, Ayahuasca Revisited, Recapping the COCKPUNCH Saga, and Much More

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Dec 23, 2022•3 hr 4 min•Ep. 645

#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 by  Wealthfront  automated investing ,  Helix Sleep  premium mattresses ,  and   Vuori  comfortable 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 ...

Dec 21, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 644

#643: Todd McFarlane, Iconic Comic Book Artist — Lessons from Stan Lee, How to Make Art that Outlives You, How to Compete with Corporate Giants and Win (While Having Fun), Dealmaking Strategies, War Stories from Wall Street and Lawyer Land, Taking Responsibility for Your Life, and Why Creators Need to Smash Limits

Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs  recruitment platform with 800M+ users, Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement, and  Shopify  global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business .  Todd McFarlane  ( @Todd_McFarlane ) is an Emmy- and Grammy-winning director/producer and creator of one of the world’s best-selling comic books,  Spawn . He is best known to many comic book fans for his work as the artist on ...

Dec 16, 2022•3 hr 48 min•Ep. 643

#642: Steven Pressfield on Going from Truck Driver to Bestselling Novelist, Overcoming Self-Sabotage, Building Momentum, Dancing with the Muse, Turning Pro, and Letting Your Underground River Flow

Brought to you by  MasterClass  online video lessons taught by 180+ of the world’s best, Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement, and Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating . Steven Pressfield ( @SPressfield ) was 52 years old before his first novel was published. Since then, he has written the million-sellers Gates of Fire and The War of Art , as well as The Legend of Bagger Vance , A Man at Arms , and many others. His newes...

Dec 13, 2022•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 642

#641: Roland Griffiths, PhD — Life’s Ultimate Glide Path, An Unexpected Stage IV Diagnosis, Facing Death, How Meditation and Psychedelics Can Help, and The Art of Living a Life of Gratitude

Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show . This is a very meaningful episode to me. It is probably the most significant interview that I've recorded in the last year, and it is with one of my favorite people and one of my favorite scientists in the world: Roland Griffiths, PhD. Roland has recently been diagnosed with what is very likely terminal stage-four cancer. If you've ever found yourself inspired by someone who walks the walk, this episode is worth listening to. In facing mortali...

Dec 09, 2022•3 hr 23 min•Ep. 641

#640: Announcing My New Fiction Podcast Series (Plus: A 50-Second Trailer)

This is a rare day! I’m launching a new podcast for the first time in many years, and it’s scripted fiction. Even if you hate the name, I think most of you will enjoy the 50-second trailer. This podcast (and more) is intended to add a bit of laughter and levity to a world dominated by doomscrolling and pessimism. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or wherever you listen to podcasts . Some background, plus Steven Pressfield on “going big”… I’ve long wanted to do an experiment with fic...

Dec 05, 2022•5 min•Ep. 640

#639: Todd McFarlane, Legendary Comic Book Artist — How to Make Iconic Art, Reinvent Spider-Man, Live Life on Your Own Terms, and Meet Every Deadline

Brought to you by  MasterClass  online video lessons taught by 180+ of the world’s best,  Helix Sleep  premium mattresses, and  Vuori  comfortable and durable performance apparel . Todd McFarlane  ( @Todd_McFarlane ) is an Emmy- and Grammy-winning director/producer and creator of one of the world’s best-selling comic books,  Spawn . He is best known to many comic book fans for his work as the artist on  The Amazing Spider-Man , for which he co-created...

Dec 01, 2022•2 hr 53 min•Ep. 639

#638: Seth Godin on The Game of Life, The Value of Hacks, and Overcoming Anxiety (Repost)

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Nov 28, 2022•2 hr 41 min•Ep. 638

#637: Stephen Wolfram — Personal Productivity Systems, Richard Feynman Stories, Computational Thinking as a Superpower, Perceiving a Branching Universe, and The Ruliad... The Biggest Object in Metascience

Brought to you by  Tommy John  premium underwear,  Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, and  ButcherBox  premium meats delivered to your door. Stephen Wolfram ( @stephen_wolfram ) is the creator of Mathematica , Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language ; the author of A New Kind of Science ; the originator of the Wolfram Physics Project ; and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research . Over the course of more than four decades, he ...

Nov 24, 2022•2 hr 45 min•Ep. 637

#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 by  Maui Nui Venison  wildly delicious venison, Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement, and  Allform  premium, 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 pri...

Nov 18, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 636

#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 Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, House of Macadamias  delicious and nutritious nuts, and  LinkedIn Jobs  recruitment 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...

Nov 18, 2022•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 635

#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 by  Wealthfront  high-yield savings account, ShipStation  shipping software, and  Athletic Greens  all-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 , Civi...

Nov 15, 2022•2 hr 57 min•Ep. 634

#633: Chris Palmer, MD, of Harvard Medical School — Optimizing Brain Energy for Mental Health, The Incredible Potential of Metabolic Psychiatry, Extraordinary Case Studies, and Harnessing Mitochondria for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More

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Nov 10, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 633

#632: Jim Collins — A Rare Interview with a Reclusive Polymath (Repost)

Brought to you by Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement, Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, and Allform  premium, modular furniture.  Jim Collins  ( jimcollins.com ) is a student and teacher of what makes great companies tick and a Socratic advisor to leaders in the business and social sectors. Having invested more than a quarter-century in rigorous research, he has authored or co-authored six books that have sold in ...

Oct 31, 2022•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 632

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

Oct 28, 2022•59 min•Ep. 631

#630: Insights from Dr. Matthew Walker, Adam Grant/Atul Gawande, Diana Chapman, and Rich Roll/David Goggins

Brought to you by Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement, Pique  premium pu’er   tea crystals, and  Shopify  global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business .  Welcome to another episode of  The 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’...

Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 630

#629: Aryeh Bourkoff — Media's Hottest Dealmaker on How to Negotiate, Rejecting Constraints, Mastering the Calendar to Create More Time, and How to Play the Long Game

Brought to you by HEY premium email service, Theragun  percussive muscle therapy devices, and LinkedIn Jobs  recruitment platform with 800M+ users . Aryeh B. Bourkoff ( @aryehbourkoff ) is the Chairman and CEO of LionTree , an independent investment and merchant bank advising and investing in transformational CEOs and the companies they lead. Aryeh founded LionTree in 2012 during a time of unprecedented disruption, and since then, LionTree has supported an expanding number of industrie...

Oct 19, 2022•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 629

#628: Q&A with Tim — Revisiting 15+ Years of PR and Marketing Lessons, Time Dilation for Deep Relaxation, The Art of Setting Ultra-High Prices, The Low-Information Diet, Studying Animal Communication, My 3-Day Fasting Protocol, Tools for Handling Adversity, Selling to the Affluent, My Current Coffee and Alcohol Rules, Risk Mitigation, and Much More

Brought to you by House of Macadamias delicious and nutritious nuts, Wealthfront  high-yield savings account, and Vuori Clothing comfortable and durable performance apparel. Welcome to another episode of The 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....

Oct 11, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 628

#627: Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase — The Art of Relentless Focus, Preparing for Full-Contact Entrepreneurship, Critical Forks in the Path, Handling Haters, The Wisdom of Paul Graham, Epigenetic Reprogramming, and Much More

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase — The Art of Relentless Focus, Preparing for Full-Contact Entrepreneurship, Critical Forks in the Path, Handling Haters, The Wisdom of Paul Graham, Epigenetic Reprogramming, and Much More | Brought to you by  ShipStation  shipping software , Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement, and Helix Sleep  premium mattresses. Brian Armstrong ( @brian_armstrong ) is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Coinbase . Founded in 2012, Co...

Oct 08, 2022•2 hr 46 min•Ep. 627

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