The Tim Ferriss Show

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 Intelli...

“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...

“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 d...

#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...

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...

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 insightf...

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 , ...

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...

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 additio...

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 Kornfield ( @JackKornfield ) trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, shortly thereafter becoming one of the key teachers to introduce...

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 to more people than anyone else in the history of the world—and he might just succeed. In addition to his regular teaching at George Mason U...

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: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance , is an eight-time national chess champion, a two-time world champion in  Tai Chi Chuan Pu...

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, as I've been wanting to meet today's guest, Richard Turner, for almost two years now. I first came across Richard Turner ( richardturner52.com , youtube.com/richardtu...

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 out the habits, routines, favorite books, and so on that you can apply and test in your own life. This time we have a "turning the tables" episode. What does that mean? Well, I will not...

"We chase extraordinary moments instead of being grateful for ordinary moments until hard shit happens. And then in the face of really hard stuff — illness, death, loss — the only thing we're begging for is a normal moment." — Brené Brown Dr. Brené Brown ( @BreneBrown ) is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The...

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 the language of relationships, polarity, energy management, difficult conversations, finding peace and patience, the importance of self-compassion, the search for palatab...

“If I can't run it, then I don't want to own it.” — Sam Zell 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 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 episode. I will not be the one doing the deconstructing....

As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company , Robert A. Iger ( @RobertIger ) is the steward of one of the world's largest media companies and some of the most respected and beloved brands around the globe. Since becoming CEO in 2005, Iger has built on Disney's rich history of storytelling and innovation with the acquisitions of Pixar (2006), Marvel (2009), Lucasfilm (2012) a...

"One of the biggest challenges we face is staying kind with profound disagreement—and staying kind when a mechanism has been set up to make money and power out of hate." — Penn Jillette Penn Jillette ( @pennjillette ) is a cultural phenomenon as a solo personality and as half of the world-famous, Emmy Award-winning magic duo and Las Vegas headliners Penn & Teller . Together since 1975, Penn &a...

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 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." ...

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 it is. Right? Through that, you're going to start to think differently. You're going to act slightly differently and your mind might open up to other sources of inspiration, other prob...

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 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 in...

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 becomes a distraction and does me harm." — Gary Keller Gary Keller ( @garykeller ) is the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Keller Williams (KW) , the world's largest real esta...

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...

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 on the right projects and you haven't found the ones that are intrinsically motivating and meaningful to you." — Adam Grant Adam Grant ( @AdamMGrant ) is an organizationa...