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Tim Ferriss

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Author of 5 #1 NYT/WSJ bestsellers, early-stage investor (), Tim Ferriss Show podcast (1B+ downloads), founder of

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1Aug 10, '23Why Dr. Peter Attia (@PeterAttiaMD) Changed His Mind About Saunas👇10.7×1.8M3.3k3851.3k
2Feb 18, '23I can’t believe someone found this video! My one and only time interacting with Buffett and Munger, and I was *intensely* nervous. 2008 was also the first year I began seriously an10.5×1.8M3.4k2221.1k
3Aug 6, '23Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for “10.3×1.7M11k2.3k6.8k
4Apr 9, '24Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being overwhelmed is often as unproductive as10.2×1.7M11k1.7k6.3k
5Jan 23, '25Chris Sacca's Grand Theory of AI: We are super fucked. cc: @sacca8.4×1.4M7.5k8916.6k
6Nov 25, '23I have read this book many times. It’s a wonderful and short reboot for possibility, excellent for all students of life and those who want to overcome self-imposed limitations.6.6×1.1M4.5k3884.5k
7Oct 24, '23Personally, I suck at efficiency (doing things quickly). Here’s my coping mechanism and process for maximizing efficacy (doing the right things): 1) Wake up at least 1 hour before 5.6×941k4.6k6026.5k
8Jan 4, '24Happy New Year, all! A close friend of mine asked me for a cheat sheet for getting into better shape in 2024. He specifically asked about supplements and abs several times. He’s lo5.5×918k2.7k2696.6k
9Jun 27, '23If someone asked me to give investing advice to a 30-year-old today who had just made their first million, I would first point them somewhere else. I’m not a financial advisor and 5.3×884k2.7k3181.9k
10Oct 27, '23In my first interview with Arnold @Schwarzenegger, I brought up a photo of him at age 19, just before he won his first big competition, Junior Mr. Europe. I asked, “Your face was s5.2×862k2.7k3411.1k
11Jul 3, '23Work is not all of life. Your co-workers shouldn’t be your only friends. Schedule life and defend it just as you would an important business meeting. Never tell yourself “I’ll just5.0×827k3.8k4821.1k
12Dec 19, '23Don’t look at a new exercise as something you need to commit to for six months, much less the rest of your life. Look at it as a test drive of one to two weeks. If you want to walk4.9×823k4.1k330776
13Aug 11, '23Get Unrealistic There is a process that I have used, and still use, to reignite life...👇 Create two timelines—6 months and 12 months—and list up to five things you dream of having4.9×822k4k6046.9k
14Aug 15, '23Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse is recommended by many of my podcast guests. There is one takeaway that Naval Ravikant (@naval) has reinforced with me several times on our long walks. 4.3×721k4k6392k
15Oct 23, '23A close friend of mine recently asked me for a cheat sheet for getting into better shape. He specifically asked about supplements and abs several times. He’s looking for a rapid re4.1×687k2.7k2535.4k
16Oct 4, '23“I realized then the importance of selling. That no matter what you have—if you have a podcast, if you have a movie, if you have a painting, if you have a car, a technology, a medi4.1×680k2.6k405894
17Aug 16, '24Organized crime outfits are good at bribing airline employees for flight manifests (lists of passengers). They then Google each name, create a list of apparent high-value targets, 4.0×672k3.1k2661.3k
18Mar 22, '1950% of the Internet = people doing nothing saying "You're not doing enough" to people actually doing something.3.9×09.2k2.1k126
19Oct 3, '18Dear nearly every hotel in the world -- If need be, please make your rooms $1-10 more expensive and stop charging people for fucking wifi. In this day and age, it's like having a s3.8×011k1.3k10
20Oct 13, '23I often think of the below story introduced to me by Tara Brach: "This is a story about a tiger named Mohini that was in captivity in a zoo, who was rescued from an animal sanctuar3.8×630k2.7k4801.1k
21Aug 19, '23I’m going to propose that you develop an uncanny ability to be selectively ignorant. Ignorance may be bliss, but it is also practical. It is imperative that you learn to ignore or 3.6×603k4.7k7921.7k
22Sep 22, '22“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk: Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I 3.4×08.2k1.3k890
23Aug 13, '23“A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.” ― Winston Churchill3.1×523k5k811717
24Aug 23, '24Khaled Hosseini wrote The Kite Runner in the early mornings before working as a full-time doctor. Paul Levesque often works out at midnight. If it’s truly important, schedule it. A3.1×515k2.8k3461.2k
25Nov 22, '23For all of the most important things, the timing always sucks. Waiting for a good time to quit your job? The stars will never align and the traffic lights of life will never all be3.1×515k3.4k4941.4k
26Feb 25, '24Perhaps I’m just getting old, but my definition of luxury has changed over time. Now, it’s not about owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.3.1×512k6k655709
27Apr 17, '24Tony Robbins believes that, in a lowered emotional state, we only see the problems, not solutions. Let’s say you wake up feeling tired and overwhelmed. You sit down to brainstorm s3.0×509k4.6k6383.3k
28Jun 9, '25“Marriage is never 50/50.” — Brené Brown3.0×508k9.3k1.3k9.6k
29Oct 27, '22“In the end, winning is sleeping better.” — Jodie Foster3.0×08k1.2k308
30Mar 20, '23Dr. Andrew Huberman (@hubermanlab) on The 5 Core Pillars of Health 👇3.0×498k2.6k430869
31Feb 18, '25When @jockowillink slept at my house following our interview in 2015, my then-girlfriend woke me up the next morning at 8 a.m. with “Ummm . . . I think he’s been up reading for 5 h3.0×495k4k73235
32Nov 18, '23Learn to ask, “If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?” Don’t ever arrive at the office or in front of your computer without a clear list of 2.9×491k3k4452.4k
33Aug 3, '23Dr. Andrew Huberman (@hubermanlab) on How to Instantly Bring Your Stress Level Down 👇2.9×488k2.7k4381.1k
34Dec 22, '24“[The 4-7-8 breath] is the most powerful method I’ve found to access the relaxation response, and it’s the most powerful anti-anxiety measure I’ve ever come across.” — Dr. Andrew W2.8×474k3.6k3133.8k
35Nov 13, '23Being busy is a form of laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actio2.7×456k3.8k501936
36Sep 15, '20For me, this is the most important podcast episode I’ve ever published. In it, I describe the most life-shaping, certainly the most difficult, and certainly the most transformative2.6×05.8k718887
37Mar 9, '21NEW podcast episode is up! "Vitalik Buterin (@VitalikButerin), Creator of Ethereum, on Understanding Ethereum, ETH vs. BTC, ETH2, Scaling Plans and Timelines, NFTs, Future Consider2.5×05.1k942748
38Oct 15, '20"The most important relationship you have is with yourself." — @naval Find my full interview with Naval here:2.5×04.5k1.1k957
39May 13, '25I routinely write “No hurry, no pause” at the top of my notebooks as a daily reminder. You can get 95% of the results you want by calmly putting one foot in front of the other. One2.5×415k6.7k6762.9k
40Apr 29, '251. Do not answer calls from unrecognized phone numbers 2. Do not e-mail first thing in the morning or last thing at night. The former scrambles your priorities and plans for the da2.5×411k4.5k4634.8k
41Oct 17, '23The superheroes you have in your mind are nearly all walking flaws who’ve maximized 1 or 2 strengths. Humans are imperfect creatures. You don’t “succeed” because you have no weakne2.4×403k2.9k421568
42Aug 24, '23“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk: Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I 2.4×402k4.2k709640
43Aug 21, '23If you’re confused about life, you’re not alone. There are almost eight billion of us. This isn’t a problem, of course, once you realize that life is neither a problem to be solved2.4×401k3k476971
44Jan 3, '25If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.2.2×371k8.5k9211.8k
45Oct 16, '23“Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.” — Jerzy Gregorek2.2×365k2.8k613318
46Jul 18, '23“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing w2.2×363k2.9k339176
47May 23, '25Tony Robbins believes that, in a lowered emotional state, we only see the problems, not solutions. Let’s say you wake up feeling tired and overwhelmed. You sit down to brainstorm s2.1×351k3.7k4033.4k
48Apr 4, '21“If you absolutely can’t tolerate critics, then don’t do anything new or interesting.” — Jeff Bezos2.0×05.3k749169
49Sep 23, '24In 2008, I owned a home in San Jose, California, and its value cratered. More accurately, the bank owned the home, and I had an ill-conceived adjustable-rate mortgage. On top of th2.0×327k3.1k1741.1k
50Sep 26, '23“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer the negative elements in your life, don’t sit at home and think about it. Go out and g1.9×323k3.6k807810
51Aug 28, '24“He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.” — Jean-Luc Godard1.9×318k3.7k737821
52Sep 26, '21“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer the negative elements in your life, don’t sit at home and think about it. Go out and g1.9×04.1k842540
53Sep 4, '19BIG NEWS - Johns Hopkins Medicine launches the U.S.'s first, and world's largest, center for psychedelic research (article via @nytimes):1.8×04k90681
54Sep 23, '22“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” ― Epicurus1.7×04.2k694390
55Aug 16, '23“Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.” — Bruce Lee1.7×286k3.8k763447
56Oct 3, '24Personally, I suck at efficiency (doing things quickly). Here’s my coping mechanism and 8-step process for maximizing efficacy (doing the right things): 1) Wake up at least 1 hour 1.7×282k3.3k3755.3k
57Mar 23, '24On my coffee table at home, I have a piece of driftwood. Its sole purpose is to display a quote by Anaïs Nin, which I see every day: “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s1.6×273k3.1k4541.6k
58Oct 28, '21"I think Web3 is not only better for the world, but it's also going to beat Web2. It's going to be more popular because the people get really excited when they actually get to part1.6×03k556811
59Jul 7, '20“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” ― Epicurus1.6×03.6k919226
60Jun 1, '24“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer the negative elements in your life, don’t sit at home and think about it. Go out and g1.6×266k3.5k6841.5k
61Jan 1, '24“He who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than is necessary.” — Seneca1.6×263k2.7k340469
62Feb 1, '24“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk: Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I 1.6×260k2.9k467812
63Jan 8, '25If you want to be more creative, apply more constraints, not fewer.1.5×244k3.8k345783
64Sep 10, '18“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” — Marcus Aur1.4×03.1k97174
65Feb 26, '22Even if you disagree, this is a brilliantly written speech.1.4×03.5k562271
66Jul 30, '23“The best fighter is never angry.” ― Lao Tzu1.4×240k3.1k486239
67May 21, '22This man is a hero.1.4×04.8k19831
68Mar 14, '24You are the author of your own life, and it’s never too late to replace the stories you tell yourself and the world. It’s never too late to begin a new chapter, add a surprise twis1.4×238k3.5k630916
69Aug 28, '20Might be time to have @naval back on the podcast to peer into the future...1.4×04.6k12033
70Dec 16, '18Dearest parents of kids on airplanes -- Please get them some fucking headphones for their fucking devices for fuck's sake. 'Tis the season! Thanks!1.4×03.9k2556
71Nov 18, '25Based on everything I’ve seen, a simple recipe can work: focus on what’s in front of you, design great days to create a great life, and try not to make the same mistake twice. That1.4×228k3.6k3892.6k
72Jul 19, '24People’s IQs seem to double as soon as you give them responsibility and indicate that you trust them.1.3×222k4k483753
73Dec 26, '21“People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they tell. We trap ourselves.” — Chuck Palahniuk1.3×03.2k418336
74Aug 11, '17Would anyone out there be interested if I started a monthly book club, where we all read the same book and somehow discuss?1.3×03.5k1100
75Jan 1, '19“Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.” — Bruce Lee1.3×02.8k84485
76Sep 6, '23“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu1.3×213k3k599159
77Dec 27, '17Holy cow! I was just sent "This Year in Books - 2017" by Amazon Charts () and, more than 10 years after publication, it appears that The 4-Hour Workweek is the most highlighted boo1.2×03.4k23910
78Nov 8, '20“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day whispering, 'I will try again tomorrow.'” — Mary Anne Radmacher1.2×03.1k484142
79Nov 4, '22You’re 90% done. Congratulations! You only have 50% left.1.2×03.3k348118
80Feb 12, '22Excellent answers and excellent composure. Stone-cold @garyvee on a red-hot sector, where the best and worst of human nature will be showcased, as is true with all tools and platfo1.2×03.2k321126
81Feb 13, '24Picked up a sexy snow bunny on the slopes today. Shapely legs and impeccable Austrian form.1.1×192k3k2836
82Apr 11, '21“I don't trust people who don’t love themselves and tell me ‘I love you.’ … There is an African saying which is: ‘Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.’” — Maya Angelo1.1×02.9k457175
83Nov 10, '25“The hardest thing to teach a student—and the hardest thing to believe consistently—is that there is nothing ‘out there’ to go and get. There is no part, no career, no opportunity 1.1×191k3.2k4591.6k
84Nov 18, '21So much of what's happening in NFTs will end in tears. Don't gamble with more than you can *comfortably* afford to lose. Make no mistake: the "market" can remain irrational much lo1.1×03.1k32280
85Jan 30, '20Would you like 1-5M more followers? Before you answer that, answer this: How might your life change if you -- and often your family -- had to deal with death threats, stalkers, sui1.1×03k28594
86Nov 23, '17Suggestion for Thanksgiving: don't complain about anything or anyone. See if you're still capable of 24 hrs of *not* criticizing things on the Internet, and go thank someone for he1.1×02.7k6090
87Jun 1, '22“Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.” — Jerzy Gregorek1.1×02.6k492175
88Apr 8, '22I'm having 2-3 glasses of wine while writing. Feels great. On a Tuesday I would be an alcoholic, but since it's Friday, I'm at a restaurant, and every table around me is women in g1.1×03.4k5161
89Jun 22, '21“He who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than is necessary.” — Seneca1.1×02.8k423158
90Mar 3, '20After much thought, I've cancelled my attendance at SXSW. I love SXSW, but I don't believe the novel coronavirus can be contained, and I view an int'l event of 100K+ people as a hu1.1×02.7k35633
91Oct 7, '25Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask. After all, conscious thinking is largely asking and answering questions in your own head. If you want confusion and heart1.1×179k4.3k5251.8k
92Mar 17, '25Doing less meaningless work, so that you can focus on things of greater personal importance, is NOT laziness. This is hard for most to accept, because our culture tends to reward p1.0×174k3.2k374760
93Mar 3, '21Well, I've managed to piss off tons of people on both the left and right this week, and it's only Wednesday. Looking at the bright side, I hope that indicates that I'm not 100% ide1.0×03.3k5920
94Sep 3, '24“We don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are.” — Anaïs Nin1.0×169k2.6k519472
95Nov 7, '25You are the author of your own life, and it’s never too late to replace the stories you tell yourself and the world. It’s never too late to begin a new chapter, add a surprise twis1.0×167k4.5k6011.2k
96Jan 11, '19YES. This would be genius.1.0×02.8k31731
97Jun 9, '25“It is impossible to get better and look good at the same time. Give yourself permission to be a beginner.” — ​Julia Cameron​, The Artist’s Way0.9×156k3.2k376842
98Jan 29, '21If you think this week was messy, just wait until next week...0.9×02.9k15528
99May 2, '25View post on X0.9×145k2.7k222248
100Apr 18, '22Been a while since I got a truly unique greeting. 30 min ago in ATX: “You look like Tim Ferriss. I’m a slight fan. More of a @lexfridman guy.” You win, Lex!0.8×02.9k2729
101Oct 10NEW podcast episode is up! "The Random Show with @kevinrose — AI Super Assistants, Boner Pills, Dream Engineering, Wizards, Supplements, Books, and More" Please enjoy!0.3×53k1031132

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