The Tim Ferriss Show

Josh Waitzkin and Tim Ferriss on The Cave Process, Advice from Future Selves, and Training for an Uncertain Future | Brought to you by  Wealthfront  automated investing, Vuori comfortable and durable performance apparel, and Tonal smart home gym. More on all three below. Josh Waitzkin , author of  The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance , is an eight-time nation...

Joyce Carol Oates — A Writing Icon on Creative Process and Creative Living | Brought to you by  Pique Tea  premium tea crystals (pu-erh, etc.),  ShipStation  shipping software, and  ExpressVPN  virtual private network service. Joyce Carol Oates  ( @JoyceCarolOates ) is the author of novels, short story collections, poetry volumes, plays, essays, and criticism, in...

Marc Randolph on Building Netflix, Battling Blockbuster, Negotiating with Amazon/Bezos, and Scraping the Barnacles Off the Hull | Brought to you by Wealthfront  automated investing, Helix Sleep premium mattresses, and Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement. More on all three below. Although best known as the co-founder and first CEO of  Netflix ,  Marc Randolph ‘s ( @mbra...

David Rubenstein, Co-Founder of The Carlyle Group, on Lessons Learned, Jeff Bezos, Raising Billions of Dollars, Advising Presidents, and Sprinting to the End | Brought to you by ShipStation  shipping software, Headspace  easy-to-use app with guided meditations, and Theragun  percussive muscle therapy devices. More on all three below. David M. Rubenstein  ( davidrubenstein....

Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett — Two Legends on Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Must-Read Books, and Much More | Brought to you by Wealthfront  automated investing, Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, and ButcherBox premium meats delivered to your door. More on all three below. Michael Phelps ( @michaelphelps ) is widely regarded as one of t...

The Random Show — Bitcoin Pros and Cons, 2021 Resolutions, Fave Books, Lucid Dreaming, Couples Therapy, and More | Brought to you by  LinkedIn Sales Navigator , the best version of LinkedIn for sales professionals, FreshBooks small-business accounting software, and Magic Spoon  delicious low-carb cereal. More on all three below. Technologist, serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, se...

Richard Schwartz — IFS, Psychedelic Experiences Without Drugs, and Finding Inner Peace for Our Many Parts | Brought to you by  Helix Sleep  premium mattresses,  LinkedIn Jobs   recruitment platform with 700M+ users ,  and  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement.   More on all three below. Richard Schwartz  is on the faculty of the department...

"[Visualize] a negative outcome. We don’t want to plan for it, but we need to prepare for it so we know how to react. Can you keep it together and try again, or will you crumble under pressure?" — Dr. Stefi Cohen Stefi Cohen  ( @steficohen ) is a 25x world-record-holding powerlifter and the first woman in the history of the sport to deadlift 4.4x her body weight. She is a doctor of physical t...

"The power broker in your life is the voice that no one hears. How well you revisit the tone and content of your private voice is what determines the quality of your life. It is the master storyteller, and the stories we tell ourselves are our reality." — Dr. Jim Loehr Dr. Jim Loehr  is a world-renowned performance psychologist and author of 17 books, including his most recent,  Leading...

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, the tables are turned. I was interviewed by Guy Raz ( @guyraz ) for his mega-popular NPR podcast How I Built This .  In this episode, Guy traces my story from the very early days to the current...

"I learned that none of the urges that I thought I needed to act on were actually commands." — Leo Babauta Leo Babauta  ( @zen_habits ) is a  bestselling author  and the founder of  Zen Habits , a website dedicated to finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. Zen Habits has more than two million readers, and  Time  magazine has named it one o...

Dr. Martine Rothblatt  ( @skybiome ) is Chairman and CEO of  United Therapeutics , a biotechnology company she started to save the life of one of her daughters. The company offers FDA-approved medicines for pulmonary hypertension and neuroblastoma and is working on manufacturing an unlimited supply of transplantable organs. Dr. Rothblatt previously created and led Sirius XM as its Chairm...

Harley Finkelstein  ( @harleyf ) is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and the President of  Shopify . He founded his first company at age 17 while a student at McGill. Harley is an advisor to Felicis Ventures, and he is one of the “dragons” on CBC’s  Next Gen Den . In 2017, he received the Canadian Angel Investor of the Year award and Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 award, and in 2016 he was induct...

Entertainment icon  Jerry Seinfeld ’s ( @jerryseinfeld ) comedy career took off after his first appearance on  The Tonight Show  with Johnny Carson in 1981. Eight years later, he teamed up with fellow comedian Larry David to create what was to become the most successful comedy series in the history of television:  Seinfeld . The show ran on NBC for nine seasons, winning numerou...

Daniel Ek ( @eldsjal ) is the founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the board of directors of Spotify , the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with 320m users, including 144m subscribers, across 92 markets. Please enjoy! * This episode is brought to you by  Wealthfront !  Wealthfront  pioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred t...

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 total more than 10 million copies worldwide. They include  Good to Great , the #1 bestseller that exami...

Steven Rinella  ( @MeatEater ,  @StevenRinella ) is the host of the Netflix Originals series  MeatEater  and  The MeatEater Podcast . He’s also the author of seven books dealing with wildlife, conservation, hunting, fishing, and wild foods, including his newest,  The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival . * This episode is brought to you by  Athletic...

After ABC News anchor  Dan Harris  ( @danbharris ) had a  nationally televised panic attack  on  Good Morning America  in 2004, he knew he had to make some changes. He found himself on a bizarre adventure to rein in the voice in his head that provoked his on-air freak-out and found a solution in meditation. A lifelong nonbeliever, meditation was something Dan always a...

Dax Shepard  ( @daxshepard ) is an American actor, writer, director, and podcast host. He is known for his work in the feature films  Without a Paddle ,  Zathura: A Space Adventure ,  Employee of the Month ,  Idiocracy ,  Let’s Go to Prison ,  Hit and Run ,  and  CHiPs , the last pair of which he also wrote and directed, and the MTV practical joke reali...

"For me, the solution to fear is curiosity and presence. I can’t be terrified and curious at the same time." — Mary Karr Mary Karr  ( @marykarrlit ) is the author of three award-winning, bestselling memoirs:  The Liars’ Club ,  Cherry , and  Lit . She is also the author of  The Art of Memoir , which lays bare her own process as she breaks down the craft of memoir ,  a...

Scott Kelly  ( @StationCDRKelly ) is a former military fighter pilot and test pilot, an engineer, a retired astronaut, and a retired US Navy captain. A veteran of four space flights, Scott commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on three expeditions and was a member of the yearlong mission aboard the ISS, the single longest space mission by an American astronaut. In October 2015, he s...

Prof. Yuval Noah Harari  ( @harari_yuval ) is a historian and bestselling author who is considered one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals today. His popular books— Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind ,  Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow , and  21 Lessons for the 21st Century — have sold 27.5 million copies in 60 languages. They have been recommended by Barac...

Seth Godin  ( @ThisIsSethsBlog ) is the author of 19 international bestsellers translated into more than 35 languages, including  Tribes ,  Purple Cow ,  Linchpin ,  The Dip ,  and  This Is Marketing . He writes daily at  Seths.blog , which is one of the most popular blogs in the world. He’s also the founder of the  altMBA  and  The Akimbo Wor...

Mr. Money Mustache ( @mrmoneymustache  — Pete Adeney in real life) grew up in Canada in a family of mostly eccentric musicians. He graduated with a degree in computer engineering in the 1990s and worked in various tech companies before retiring at age 30. Pete, his wife, and their now eleven-year-old son live near Boulder, Colorado, and have not had real jobs since 2005. This begs the questio...

Matthew McConaughey ( @McConaughey ) is a Texas native and one of Hollywood's most sought-after leading men. A chance meeting in Austin with casting director and producer Don Phillips led him to director Richard Linklater, who launched the actor's career in the cult classic Dazed and Confused . Since then, he has won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club , appear...