Brought to you by Magic Spoon , low carb, high protein, and zero sugar cereal. “Everyone takes a shower every day, and we don’t complain about it. We do it out of discipline. There will always be an excuse not to meditate.” — Hugh Jackman Hugh Jackman ( @TheHughJackman ) is an Academy Award®-nominated, Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning performer, who has made an impression on audiences of all ages with his multi-hyphenate career persona, as successful onstage...
Jun 30, 2020•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 444
"I must never again put myself in a position where my work ethic can be undone by things totally beyond my control." — David Yarrow In his genre, David Yarrow ( @davidyarrow ) is one of the world’s best-selling fine art photographers. Most recently, he has focused on capturing the animal and human worlds in fresh and creative ways, with philanthropy and conservation central to this drive. In 2019, charitable donations from the sale of David’s images exceeded $2.5 million. David’s photograp...
Jun 25, 2020•3 hr 31 min•Ep. 443
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 of Mentors , and they are now both finally available at audible.com/ferriss . Today’s episode will focus on my first chapter in Tribe of Mentors , as well as the profiles of Naval Ravikant , Susan Cain , and Yuval Noah Harari . Just a few notes on the format before we dive...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 442
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 always as old as your mind leads you to believe." — John Paul DeJoria John Paul DeJoria is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist who has launched multiple global enterprises and is renowned as one of the “ 100 Greatest Living Business Minds ” by Forbes . John ...
Jun 17, 2020•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 441
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 his doctorate in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, where he wrote his dissertation on the regulation of the medical uses of psychedelics and marijuana and his master’s thesis on a survey of oncologists abou...
Jun 12, 2020•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 440
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 Titans and Tribe of Mentors , and they are now available. Go to audible.com/ferriss for more details or to download. Today’s episode will focus on Tools of Titans and features the introduction of the book, as well as the profiles of Derek Sivers , BJ Miller , and Chr...
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 439
“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 African-American head basketball coach in the PAC-8 (now PAC-12). On August 28, 1963, at age 26, while volunteering as security at the March on Washington, Raveling would humbly become the guardian of what we have come to know as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 438
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 a professor, author, diplomat, and businesswoman who served as the 64th secretary of state of the United States. In 1997, she was named the first female secretary of state and became, at that time, the highest-ranking woman i...
May 27, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 437
#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 startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.” I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces...
May 25, 2020•26 min•Ep. 436
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 instant consequence." — Kevin Hart Kevin Hart ( @kevinhart4real ) was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he launched his career as a comedian during an amateur night at a local comedy club. Over the years, Kevin has become one of Hollywood’s b...
May 21, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 435
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 pretend." — Jim Dethmer Jim Dethmer is one of the world’s leading voices on conscious leadership. He is a co-founder at Conscious Leadership Group ; co-author of the #1 best-selling book on conscious leadership, The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership ...
May 18, 2020•3 hr 34 min•Ep. 434
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, the leak or the breach in the wall can be catastrophic. It's a very bizarre feeling, which I know everyone is sharing to one or another degree." — Sam Harris Sam Harris ( @SamHarrisOrg ) is a neuroscientist, philosopher, and author of five New York Times bests...
May 15, 2020•2 hr 50 min•Ep. 433
#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 investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.” I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books—...
May 13, 2020•18 min•Ep. 432
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 co-chairman and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management , a leading investment firm with more than $125 billion in assets under management. He is the author of the books Mastering the Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side and The Mos...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 431
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 be able to power through anything. Life will very generously remind you that you cannot, and it will very generously break you at times and very generously show you.” — Elizabeth Gilbert Elizabeth Gilbert ( @GilbertLiz ) is the...
May 09, 2020•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 430
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 want to do was wait to see what happened." — Nick Kokonas Nick Kokonas (IG: @nkokonas , TW: @NickKokonas ) is the co-owner and co-founder of The Alinea Group of restaurants, which includes Alinea, Next, The Aviary, Roister, St. Clair Supper Club, and The Aviary NYC. Ali...
May 06, 2020•2 hr 50 min•Ep. 429
#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 Sydney native Jim Jefferies ( @jimjefferies ) is one of the most popular and respected comedians of his generation, entertaining audiences across the globe with his provocative, belief-challenging, and thought-provoking comedy. He created and starr...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 428
“The secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.” — Amos Tversky Michael Lewis is the best-selling author of many books, including Liar's Poker , Moneyball , The Blind Side , The Big Short , The Undoing Project , and The Fifth Risk . Both of his books about sports became movies nominated for Academy Awards, as did The Big Short , his book about the 2008 financial crisis. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife an...
May 01, 2020•2 hr•Ep. 427
#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 Random Show." In this one we explore fine (and not-so-fine) wines, dog adoption, great fiction and non-fiction reads, anniversary celebration during quarantine, exotic meats and decad...
Apr 29, 2020•2 hr 33 min•Ep. 426
#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 startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.” I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to s...
Apr 27, 2020•27 min•Ep. 425
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.” — Brian Koppelman Brian Koppelman ( @briankoppelman ) is a screenwriter, novelist, director, producer, and host of The Moment podcast. Prior to his hit show Billions , which he co-created and executive produced (and co-wrote on spec), he was be...
Apr 23, 2020•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 424
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 ), is co-founder and CEO of Affectiva , and author of the new book Girl Decoded: A Scientist's Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology . A passionate advocate for humanizing technology, ethics in AI, and diversity, R...
Apr 21, 2020•2 hr 37 min•Ep. 423
“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 personal successes, as well as repeatedly helped me to avoid catastrophic mistakes. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: My TED talk , which is what you are listening to, gives you an overview, and the text at tim.blog/ted provides more detail, step-by-step instructions, and ...
Apr 20, 2020•18 min•Ep. 422
“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.” — Dr. Jane Goodall Dr. Jane Goodall ( @JaneGoodallInst ) was born on April 3rd, 1934, in London England. At the young age of 26, she followed her passion for animals and Africa to Gombe, Tanzania, where she began her landmark study of chimpanzees in the wild, immersing herself in their habitat as a neighbor rather than a distant observer. Her discovery in 1960 that chimpanzees make and use tools rocked the scientific world and redefined the r...
Apr 16, 2020•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 421
#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 investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.” I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books—the...
Apr 13, 2020•25 min•Ep. 420
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 ( @RyanHoliday ) is one of the world’s foremost thinkers and writers on ancient philosophy and its place in modern life. He is a sought-after speaker and strategist and the author of many bestselling books, including The Obstacle Is the Way , Ego Is the Enemy , and&nb...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 419
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 you at this moment.” — Esther Perel Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Esther Perel ( @EstherPerelOfficial ) is recognized as one of today's most insightful and original voices on modern relationships. Fluent in nine languages, she helms a therapy practi...
Apr 02, 2020•2 hr•Ep. 418
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 to know that we matter, we want to be seen for who we are, and we want to know that we’re loved.” — Dr. Vivek Murthy Dr. Vivek H. Murthy ( @vivek_murthy , vivekmurthy.com ) served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States between 2014-2017. As the ...
Mar 26, 2020•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 417
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 workers (food, temp housing, PPE, ventilators and vent modification for higher capacity, etc.), as well as a few companies well positioned to immediately help. I would encourage you to think of healthcare workers, alongside people working on vaccine development and dr...
Mar 21, 2020•19 min•Ep. 416
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 , which is being adapted as a television series by Eva Longoria and the creators of the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series The Americans . In addition to her clinical practice, she writes the Atlantic' s weekly "Dear Therapist" advice column and con...
Mar 19, 2020•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 415
