Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

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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Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

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#599: New Insights from Sam Harris, Dr. Peter Attia, Ramit Sethi, and Elizabeth Gilbert 08.06.2022 2:17:47

New Insights from Sam Harris, Dr. Peter Attia, Ramit Sethi, and Elizabeth Gilbert | Brought to you by  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement,  Helix Sleep  premium mattresses, and Allform  premium, modular furniture. More on all three below. Welcome to another episode of  The Tim Ferriss Show , where it is usually my job to deconstruct world-class perform...

#598: Primatologist Isabel Behncke on Play, Sexual Selection, and Lessons from Following Bonobos for 3,000 Kilometers in the Jungles of Congo 01.06.2022 2:14:50

Brought to you by LMNT  electrolyte supplement, Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement, and Headspace  easy-to-use app with guided meditations . Isabel Behncke  ( @IsabelBehncke ) is a field primatologist and applied evolutionary ethologist who studies social behavior in animals (including humans) to understand our urgent challenges with each other and the plan...

#597: Morgan Fallon — 10 Years on the Road with Anthony Bourdain, 9 Emmy Nominations, Lessons from Michael Mann, Adventures with Steven Rinella, High Standards, Wisdom from West Virginia, and More 27.05.2022 2:40:51

Brought to you by  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement ,   Helix Sleep  premium mattresses, and Gravity  weighted blankets. Morgan Fallon  ( @diamondmofallon ) is a nine-time-Emmy-nominated executive producer, director, and cinematographer. He was born and raised in New England and studied film at Emerson College in Boston. After graduating, he spe...

#596: Edward O. Thorp, A Man For All Markets — Beating Blackjack and Roulette, Beating the Stock Market, Spotting Bernie Madoff Early, and Knowing When Enough is Enough 25.05.2022 1:35:03

Brought to you by Wealthfront  automated investing,  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement, and Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating . Edward O. Thorp  is the author of the bestseller  Beat the Dealer , which transformed the game of blackjack. His subsequent book,  Beat the Market , coauthored with Sheen T. K...

#595: In Case You Missed It: April 2022 Recap of "The Tim Ferriss Show" 20.05.2022 1:11:19

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...

#594: Cal Newport and Tim Ferriss Revisit "The 4-Hour Workweek" (Plus: The Allure and The Void of Remote Work, Unsustainable Behaviors, Burning Out, The Cult of Productivity, and More) 17.05.2022 1:31:31

Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs  recruitment platform with 770M+ users, Vuori  comfortable and durable performance apparel, and Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement. 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. In this episo...

#593: Richard Wiseman on Lessons from Dale Carnegie, How to Keep a Luck Diary, Mentalism, The Psychology of the Paranormal, Mass Participation Experiments, NLP, Remote Viewing, and Attempting the Impossible 10.05.2022 1:53:23

Brought to you by   UCAN  endurance products ,  Headspace  easy-to-use app with guided meditations ,  and   Helix Sleep  premium mattresses.   More on all three below. Richard Wiseman  ( @richardwiseman ) holds Britain’s only professorship in the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. He has published over 100 peer-r...

#592: Dennis McKenna — An Ethnopharmacologist on Hallucinogens, Sex-Crazed Cicadas, The Mushrooms of Language, BioGnosis, and Illuminating Obscure Corners 04.05.2022 1:58:50

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#591: Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine Fame — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss 29.04.2022 58:49

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. You’ll get plenty of that in this special episode, which features   my interview with Tom Morello from my 2017 TV Show  Fear{less} . The “less” is in parentheses because the objective is...

#590: Tony Fadell of iPod, iPhone, and Nest Fame — Stories of Steve Jobs on “Vacation,” Product Design and Team Building, Good Assholes vs. Bad Assholes, Investing in Trends Before They Become Trends, The Hydrogen Economy, The Future of Batteries, and Mor 27.04.2022 1:52:26

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#589: In Case You Missed It: March 2022 Recap of The Tim Ferriss Show 25.04.2022 45:13

#588: A.J. Jacobs — How to Be Less Furious and More Curious 22.04.2022 1:29:25

Brought to you by  LinkedIn Jobs  recruitment platform with 770M+ users ,  Helix Sleep  premium mattresses ,  and   Headspace  easy-to-use app   with guided meditations . A.J. Jacobs  ( @ajjacobs ) is a bestselling author, journalist, and human guinea pig. He has written four  New York Times  bestsellers, including  The Year of Livin...

#587: Terry Crews on Masculinity, True Power, Therapy, and Resisting Cynicism 20.04.2022 1:23:49

Brought to you by Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement, Gravity weighted blankets, and Allform  premium, modular furniture . Terry Crews  ( @terrycrews ) can do it all: author, action-movie hero, sitcom star, children’s book illustrator, advertising pitchman, playable video game character, talent show host, high-end furniture designer, and human rights activist. The list goe...

#586: The Random Show with Kevin Rose — Current Books, Men's Groups, Tuna Helper, the Latest in NFTs, Fierce Intimacy, and More 14.04.2022 1:29:17

Brought to you by   Wealthfront  automated investing ,  Ascent Protein   premium protein, and  Shopify  global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business . Technologist, serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, self-experimenter, and all-around wild and crazy guy  Kevin Rose  ( @KevinRose ) rejoins me for another...

#585: Professor Donald Hoffman — The Case Against Reality, Beyond Spacetime, Rethinking Death, Panpsychism, QBism, and More 13.04.2022 2:12:05

Brought to you by FreshBooks  cloud-based small business accounting software,  Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement, and JuneShine organic hard kombucha for a brighter buzz. Donald Hoffman  (  @donalddhoffman ) received a PhD in computational psychology from MIT and is a Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He is an auth...

#584: Bo Shao — His Path from Food Rations to Managing Billions, the Blessings and Burdens of Chasing Perfection, Building the eBay of China in 1999, Pillars of Parenting, and Pursuing the Unpopular 06.04.2022 1:53:44

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#583: Susan Cain on Transforming Pain, Building Your Emotional Resilience, Exploring Sufi Wisdom, Tapping into Bittersweet Songs, and Seeking the Shards of Light 31.03.2022 1:47:50

Brought to you by  LinkedIn Jobs  recruitment platform with 770M+ users,  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement, and  Pique  premium tea crystals. More on all three below. Susan Cain  ( @susancain ) is the author of  Quiet Journal: Discover Your Secret Strengths and Unleash Your Inner Power ,  Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of...

#582: Mark Zuckerberg on Long-Term Strategy, Business and Parenting Principles, Personal Energy Management, Building the Metaverse, Seeking Awe, the Role of Religion, Solving Deep Technical Challenges (e.g., AR), and More 24.03.2022 1:42:25

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#581: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stewart Copeland — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss 18.03.2022 55:48

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. You’ll get plenty of that in this special episode, which features   my interview with Stewart Copeland from my 2017 TV Show  Fear{less} . The “less” is in parentheses because the objectiv...

#580: In Case You Missed It: February 2022 Recap of The Tim Ferriss Show 17.03.2022 36:44

#579: Jane McGonigal — How She Predicted COVID in 2010, Becoming the Expert of Your Own Future, Trust Warfare, the 10-Year Winter, and How to Cultivate Optimism 16.03.2022 2:13:59

Brought to you by  Dry Farm Wines  natural wines designed for fewer hangovers,  Vuori  comfortable and durable performance apparel, and  Helix Sleep  premium mattresses. More on all three below. Jane McGonigal  ( @avantgame ) is a future-forecaster and a world-renowned designer of alternate reality games that improve real lives and solve real problems....

#578: Tim Ferriss and Matt Mullenweg in Antarctica: Exploring Personal Fears, Bucket Lists, Facing Grief, Crafting Life Missions, and Tim’s Best Penguin Impressions 09.03.2022 2:01:21

Brought to you by Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, Wealthfront  automated investing, and  Tonal  smart home gym .  More on all three below. Matt Mullenweg ( @photomatt ) is a co-founder of the open-source publishing platform WordPress , which now powers more than one-third of all sites on the web. He is the founder and CEO of...

#577: Hugh Jackman on Best Decisions, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, Favorite Exercises, Mind Training, and Much More (Repost) 04.03.2022 1:41:13

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#576: Morgan Housel — The Psychology of Money, Picking the Right Game, and the $6 Million Janitor 02.03.2022 3:07:17

Brought to you by Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement,  Allform  premium, modular furniture, and  Tonal  smart home gym .  Morgan Housel  ( @morganhousel ) is a partner at the  Collaborative Fund  and a former columnist at  The Motley Fool  and  The Wall Street Journal . He serves on the board of directors at  Markel C...

#575: Neil Gaiman — The Interview I've Waited 20 Years to Do (Repost) 28.02.2022 1:49:09

Neil Gaiman — The Interview I've Waited 20 Years to Do | Brought to you by  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement and 5-Bullet Friday , my very own email newsletter. Neil Gaiman  ( @neilhimself ) is the bestselling author and creator of books, graphic novels, short stories, film and television for all ages, including  Neverwhere ,  Coraline ,  The Graveya...