5 Bullet Archive

Everything Tim Ferriss has recommended in 5-Bullet Friday — 2,122 books, articles, quotes, films, products and more, gathered from 480 issues since 2015. Browse by category, sort by what the community values or how often Tim has returned to it, and spend your 25 votes on what matters most to you. Each item's note is quoted from Tim's own words in the newsletter.

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▶How Strange (Nicola Cruz Remix) by Feathered Sun

MusicTim featured this 1× · 2020 · Feathered Sun · youtube.com

How Strange (Nicola Cruz Remix) by Feathered Sun (@featheredsun.de). Mental model I’m using again to set new policies and rules for 2020 — Via negativa: improving by removing. “Via negativa can also be used to describe a similarly ‘negative’ way of improving one’s life; instead of concentrating on what you do, the focus turns to what you don’t do. This path has two main thrusts: stripping bad habits and situations out of your life, and avoiding bad habits/situations in the first place.” (Source and worthwhile short read: Adding to Your Life by Subtracting [Art of Manliness].) Also related: “Fi— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2020

“You have comfort. You don’t have luxury. And don’t tell me that money plays a part. The luxury I advocate has nothing to do with money. It cannot be bought. It is the reward of those who have no fear of discomfort.” — Jean Cocteau, French poet, novelist, boxing manager, and filmmaker, whose collaborations were the inspiration for the term “surrealism” (This quote was found again after rereading this blog post.)
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The (virtual) Universe in Verse 2020

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2020 · Maria Popova · vimeo.com

The (virtual) Universe in Verse 2020, hosted by Maria Popova (@brainpicker). You can find more information about the event here, and the start time is 4:30 PM ET/1:30 PM PT. I will make a little cameo.— Tim Ferriss
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▶What Representing Men in Divorce Taught Me about Fatherhood (TEDxUniversityofNevada)

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2020 · youtube.com

What Representing Men in Divorce Taught Me about Fatherhood (TEDxUniversityofNevada) by attorney Marilyn York (@themarilynyork), who owns a men’s rights, family law firm in Nevada, established in 2001. This opened my eyes quite a bit. If you find it heavy, this video and the next bullet correct for that...— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2020

“Either peace or happiness, let it enfold you. When I was a young man, I felt these things were dumb, unsophisticated. I had bad blood, a twisted mind, a precarious upbringing. I was hard as granite, I leered at the sun. I trusted no man and especially no woman…. I challenged everything, was continually being evicted, jailed, in and out of fights, in and out of my mind…. Peace and happiness to me were signs of inferiority, tenants of the weak and addled mind. But as I went on ... it gradually began to occur to me that I wasn’t different from the others, I was the same... Everybody was nudging,
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▶Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya on How to Invest in This Crisis

PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2020 · youtube.com

Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya on How to Invest in This Crisis. This was sent to me by one of the better investors I know, someone who has been exceptionally successful in startups, public equities, and cryptocurrencies. Here is the description: “This is an episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony Pompliano (@APompliano) and guest Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath), the CEO of Social Capital, the Chairman of Virgin Galactic, and the owner of the Golden State Warriors. In this conversation, Chamath and Anthony discuss … where Chamath currently has capital invested, how he thinks we can solv— Tim Ferriss
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▶There’s a Horse in the Hospital

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2020 · John Mulaney · youtube.com

There’s a Horse in the Hospital by John Mulaney (@johnmulaney).— Tim Ferriss
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Howard Marks’ latest memo

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2020 · oaktreecapital.com

Howard Marks’ latest memo. Howard Marks (@HowardMarksBook) is co-chairman and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, a leading investment firm with more than $120 billion in assets. Warren Buffett has written of Howard Marks: “When I see memos from Howard Marks in my mail, they’re the first thing I open and read. I always learn something.” This is his latest, and I think it poses some of the smartest questions I’ve seen related to these wild times. Here’s one standout line, variously attributed: “Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Catholicism without hell.” For those who’d like to learn — Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2020

“After tragedies, one has to invent a new world, knit it or embroider, make it up. It’s not gonna be given to you because you deserve it; it doesn’t work that way. You have to imagine something that doesn’t exist and dig a cave into the future and demand space. It’s a territorial hope affair. At the time, that digging is utopian, but in the future, it will become your reality.” — Björk
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138 signed copies of Michael Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2020 · amazon.com

138 signed copies of Michael Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind!!! This is one of my favorite books of the past five years, and I give copies to all of my friends when they visit. I have shelves full of copies. AND NOW... Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan) has been kind enough to sign 138 of them—what I had on hand at my house—so that I can mail them out as surprise gifts! Thank you, Michael! To throw your hat in the ring, please fill out this form by 11:59 PM PT on Tuesday, and my team will select 138 folks at random as lucky winners. If you don’t win, I still strongly encourage you to listen to m— Tim Ferriss
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Fast Grants

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2020 · John Collison · fastgrants.org

Fast Grants. This launched just days ago, and it appears to offer the fastest science grants in modern history. From the website: “If you are a scientist at an academic institution currently working on a COVID-19 related project and in need of funding, we invite you to apply for a Fast Grant. Fast Grants are $10k to $500k, and decisions are made in under 48 hours.” Please forward this to any scientists who might be interested. The grants are currently supported by John Collison (@collision), Patrick Collison (@patrickc), Paul Graham (@paulg), Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman), Fiona McKean (@FionaMc— Tim Ferriss
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Stephen Wolfram on Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast

PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2020 · guykawasaki.com

Stephen Wolfram on Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast. I have met Stephen only once, but his breadth of knowledge blew my mind. I’ve been waiting for a podcast episode like this ever since. Here’s the official description from Guy Kawasaki (@GuyKawasaki): “Have you ever wondered what it’s like to get a PhD in Physics at 20 and win a MacArthur [‘Genius Grant’] Award at 21? You’ll get to find out with this episode’s interview of Remarkable People with Stephen Wolfram. Saying he is a ‘physicist’ is like saying LeBron James is a ‘basketball player.’ If you’re a math geek, you’ve probably use— Tim Ferriss
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10 Million Free Rides and Deliveries to Move What Matters

MiscTim featured this 1× · 2020 · uber.com

10 Million Free Rides and Deliveries to Move What Matters. Uber is pledging 10 million free rides and food deliveries for frontline healthcare workers, seniors, and people in need around the world. What have they done so far? From one of my sources at Uber: “As of today, we have funded and distributed over 250,000 meals to medical personnel and first responders in the US and Canada, with many more to come given the updated commitment of 10m meals and rides globally.”— Tim Ferriss
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Duck Shit Fragrance Oolong Tea

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2020 · Jason Nemer · google.com

Duck Shit Fragrance Oolong Tea. This excellent tea was recommended to me by Jason Nemer (@jasonnemer), the co-creator of AcroYoga (interview here). Here’s the description from the now-closed QuantiTea website, where I originally procured the tea: “Duck Shit Fragrance (Ya Shi Xiang) tea received its distinctive name from the original farmer whose intention was to hide the success of the tea from fellow farmers. Tea plants can be cloned by taking clippings and nurtured to mature tea trees. Duck Shit Fragrance is a style of wulong (also written ‘oolong’) from the yashixiang cultivar (dancong 单枞) — Tim Ferriss
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▶Sam Harris’s Mushroom Trip

PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2020 · youtube.com

Sam Harris’s Mushroom Trip. This is quite possibly the best description I’ve ever heard of a psychedelic experience involving high-dose psilocybin. It was previously behind a paywall, and now it’s on YouTube for everyone. Once you get past the caveats, Sam’s wordsmithing—and the imagery it conjures—is beautiful. And if that whets your appetite, I suggest pairing it with “Psychedelic Science: A Conversation with Roland Griffiths” on the Making Sense podcast. More resources: Michael Pollan — Exploring The New Science of Psychedelics.— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2020

“He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.” — Jean-Luc Godard
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Imagine that you or your family go into self-quarantine for the next 1–3 months.

BooksTim featured this 1× · 2020 · twitter.com

Imagine that you or your family go into self-quarantine for the next 1–3 months. What might you do to make it as enjoyable or as productive a time as possible? Here’s some current inspiration, and here’s one iconic example: Isaac Newton had the most productive period of his life when he self-quarantined during the plague. Please submit your ideas at this link before 11:59 p.m. PT, Sunday, and I’ll mail signed copies of Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors to a few dozen of you, as selected by my team of magic elves. I’ll then publish my favorite responses on the blog and/or podcast to benefit — Tim Ferriss
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Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2020 · Tomas Pueyo · medium.com

Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now by Tomas Pueyo (@tomaspueyo). This is probably the best write-up I’ve found thus far on what needs to be done and why. It also includes case studies and suggestions. Many thanks to Chris G. for sending it my way. Here is one snippet: This chart shows, for the 1918 flu in the US, how many more deaths there were per city depending on how fast measures were taken. For example, a city like St. Louis took measures 6 days before Pittsburg, and had less than half the deaths per citizen. On average, taking measures 20 days earlier halved the death rate. Italy has fina— Tim Ferriss
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How Public Health Policies Saved Citizens in St. Louis During the

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2020

How Public Health Policies Saved Citizens in St. Louis During the— Tim Ferriss
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A small, curated Twitter list called “COVID-19

PeopleTim featured this 1× · 2020 · twitter.com

A small, curated Twitter list called “COVID-19,” which currently consists of just seven people I follow on this topic who tend to report and curate well. Nearly all of them are MDs with infectious disease expertise or investors and computer scientists who can think well in terms of exponential growth, compounding, etc. Most folks—even very smart folks—are simply not good at these things, which are critical to properly assessing such a virus. Warning: there are a few extremes in the list, but I’ve found most of their thinking to be helpful. It won’t take you long to pick them out.— Tim Ferriss
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The once-daily scientific and global recap of COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 by Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2020 · Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security · centerforhealthsecurity.org

The once-daily scientific and global recap of COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 by Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. This is a short newsletter of concise bullet points, and it’s the only COVID-19 newsletter that I’m subscribed to. It’s not the end-all and be-all, but it’s more reliable than 99.9% of the noise being circulated. This helps keep you out of primary social feeds, which will overwhelm and confuse. That said...— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2020

“A thousand half-loves must be forsaken to take one whole heart home.” — Rumi Rumi: The Big Red Book[Special thanks to reader Joanna for her blog comment introducing me to this quote.]
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Marc Lipsitch (@mlipsitch

PeopleTim featured this 1× · 2020 · twitter.com

Marc Lipsitch (@mlipsitch), Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is an author of more than 250 peer-reviewed publications on antimicrobial resistance, epidemiologic methods, mathematical modeling of infectious disease transmission, pathogen population genomics, and immunoepidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae.— Tim Ferriss
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Johannes Stötter

PeopleTim featured this 1× · 2020 · johannesstoetterart.com

Johannes Stötter (@johannesstoetterart). I originally came across this video, which I later learned was posted by @bodypainting_festival (great account to follow). It completely blew my mind. Subsequently, I was pointed to this video of the behind the scenes footage of the creation process. Sincere thanks to @joshbatalibasi, @stephrsparks, @robyn.isabel, @shivamansur, and others who identified the artist: Johannes Stötter. Also, kudos to Brett Backus (@backusbuilt) for sending me this equally brain-bending video of turning humans into frogs and chameleons. Don’t miss that either.— Tim Ferriss
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How Sia Saved Herself

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2020 · Hillel Aron · rollingstone.com

How Sia Saved Herself by Hillel Aron (@hillelaron). After my short tweetstorm on the dangers of public exposure, reader Bryan Elliott (@BryanElliott) recommended this to me. What does fame look like without a face? Is it possible to be a pop star while breaking many of the supposed “rules”? Read this and find out. Excellent piece.— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2020

“There have been so many times I have seen a man wanting to weep but instead beat his heart until it was unconscious.” — Nayyirah Waheed
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In 40 tweets I will describe 40 powerful concepts for understanding the world.

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2020 · twitter.com

“In 40 tweets I will describe 40 powerful concepts for understanding the world. Some are complex so forgive me for oversimplifying, but the main purpose is to incite curiosity.…” from Gurwinder Bhogal. Thanks to Paul Graham (@paulg) for retweeting this and bringing it to my attention. And if you’re headed to Twitter, you might consider retweeting this one too...— Tim Ferriss
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Archive.today

Apps & SoftwareTim featured this 1× · 2020 · archive.is

Archive.today or Archive.is (identical). Here’s the official description: “Archive.today is a time capsule for web pages! It takes a ‘snapshot’ of a webpage that will always be online even if the original page disappears. It saves a text and a graphical copy of the page for better accuracy and provides a short and reliable link to an unalterable record of any web page.” Normally, I use the Evernote web clipper for grabbing web content, and many friends use Pocket, but Archive.is has some unique features and benefits worth exploring…— Tim Ferriss
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Business gets ready to trip: How psychedelic drugs may revolutionize mental health care

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2020 · Jeffrey O’Brien · fortune.com

Business gets ready to trip: How psychedelic drugs may revolutionize mental health care by Jeffrey O’Brien (@jeffreyobrien) in Fortune. I don’t do much media these days, but I made a huge exception for this one, as it should be huge: 12–16 pages in the print edition, making it the largest feature in the issue. It’s one of the best articles on psychedelics I’ve seen in years, and it covers a lot of important ground: business, nonprofit, scientific, and investment considerations, among others. As one friend said about the piece: “Finally, this is the article I can send my parents to explain why — Tim Ferriss
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Catherine the Great

PeopleTim featured this 1× · 2020 · en.wikipedia.org

Catherine the Great, born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, was Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796, making her the country’s longest-ruling female leader. She came to power following a coup d’état in which her husband, Peter III, was overthrown. Under her reign, Russia was revitalized—it grew larger and stronger and was recognized as one of the great powers of Europe.— Tim Ferriss
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2020 · amazon.com

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. I’m late to the party on this one, but… this series is sweet as. My girlfriend and I have been watching Mrs. Maisel before bed, and it’s the perfect nightcap for a challenging day. Or for an afternoon of reading too much about coronaviruses. The writing is hilarious, and the cinematography is simply luscious. I’ve never used “luscious” to describe a TV series before, but the colors are so gorgeous and saturated that it’s hard to pull your eyes away. The visual feel is reminiscent of the beauty in Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water.— Tim Ferriss
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Body Count” by Epsilon Theory/Ben Hunt

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2020 · epsilontheory.com

“Body Count” by Epsilon Theory/Ben Hunt (@epsilontheory). This was sent to me by one of my smartest and most connected friends. It paints a spooky picture of the Chinese reports of what has informally been referred to as “Wuhan coronavirus.” Per the WHO at the time of this writing, the official virus name is SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes is COVID-19, much like HIV causes AIDS. Here is one portion from this essay (edited for length), and I suggest reading the entire piece: >From a narrative perspective, China is fighting this war against nCov2019 exactly like the US fought its war again— Tim Ferriss
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▶174 LBS: #3 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) vs. #1 Mark Hall (Penn State) | 2020 B1G Wrestling

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2020 · youtube.com

174 LBS: #3 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) vs. #1 Mark Hall (Penn State) | 2020 B1G Wrestling. This is an absolutely beautiful wrestling match, full of technical mastery and physical savagery. Even though I never reached a high level in collegiate wrestling, nothing I’ve done since can compare in terms of pure exhaustion. This was a great reminder of how nonstop the action can be.— Tim Ferriss
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Digital nomad: this is the reality of living the ‘dream’ Instagram lifestyle

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2020 · Elly Earls · stylist.co.uk

Digital nomad: this is the reality of living the ‘dream’ Instagram lifestyle by Elly Earls(@ellyjearls). This piece highlights some of the risks of working remotely, as well as the incredible importance of community. Pair it with “Remote Workers Are Not All Digital Nomads” by Weiting Liu (@weitingliu).— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2020

“This is not your responsibility, but it is your problem.” — Cheryl Strayed (@cherylstrayed), hat tip to Ryan Holiday
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Lynn Margulis

PeopleTim featured this 1× · 2020 · voicesfromoxford.org

Lynn Margulis. >From Wikipedia: She was “an American evolutionary theorist and biologist, science author, educator, and popularizer, and was the primary modern proponent for the significance of symbiosis in evolution. Historian Jan Sapp has said that ‘Lynn Margulis’s name is as synonymous with symbiosis as Charles Darwin’s is with evolution.’” Next up for me is her debate with Richard Dawkins at Oxford from 2009 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). She was incredibly controversial, and I don’t agree with all of her views, but I do find this type of debate useful in stretching one’s mind. Quote I’m ponder— Tim Ferriss
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climbOn Lotion Bar

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2020 · Rodney of Specialized Bicycles · amazon.com

climbOn Lotion Bar. This was introduced to me by Rodney of Specialized Bicycles on the Hayduke bike trail, which we rode from Grand Junction, Colorado, to Moab, Utah. There are a few things I should share as background. First, this was my first real mountain-biking trip of more than five miles, and it was also my first time using clip-in shoes (not smart). Second, my dear friend Kelly Starrett told me in advance, “Don’t worry!” (I was worried.) “Have you ever ridden a beach cruiser on the Venice boardwalk? It’ll be like that. Flat fire roads. Super chill.” (Not true.) So—surprise, surprise—I g— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2020

“Would you like 1-5M more followers? Before you answer that, answer this: ...”
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Why Is Joe Rogan So Popular?

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2020 · Devin Gordon · theatlantic.com

Why Is Joe Rogan So Popular? (Atlantic) by Devin Gordon (@DevinGordonX). This is one of the best explorations of Joe that I’ve come across. Devin captures the zeitgeist—with real insight into Joe and his format—better than anyone I’ve seen to date. Here is one of many sections that struck me, slightly edited for length: [One journalist wrote,] “If traditional media were pissed about anything relevant to the Musk-Rogan interview, it was the extent to which Rogan got played.” Played! Imagine writing that about one of the most discussed and downloaded podcasts of 2018. Rogan, the one who handed E— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2020

“Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at anytime and be yourself.” — Hermann Hesse
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PromptSmart Pro: Mobile Teleprompter App

Apps & SoftwareTim featured this 1× · 2020 · promptsmart.com

PromptSmart Pro: Mobile Teleprompter App. I was introduced to this app last week while recording video for podcast interviews in Austin. As the name suggests, it’s a teleprompter app for your phone or tablet. I used it for recording intros/bios for guests while looking directly toward the camera. That was a first for me and a quantum leap in video quality. Here’s how it works: Instead of awkwardly reading from a piece of paper, or futilely trying to memorize a page of text, I was looking at an iPad the videographer was holding right underneath the camera, which made it appear as if I were look— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2020

“I remember my grandfather telling me how each of us must live with a full measure of loneliness that is inescapable, and we must not destroy ourselves with our passion to escape the aloneness.” — Jim Harrison
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The Tragedy of the Commons

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2020 · Garrett Hardin · science.sciencemag.org

“The Tragedy of the Commons” by Garrett Hardin, Science, December 13, 1968, 1243–1248. Thanks to Shane Parrish (@ShaneAParrish) of Farnam Street for pointing me to this. This is an incredibly thought-provoking read. Even if you think you understand the concept of the “tragedy of the commons,” this original piece that introduced the phrase offers a lot of food for thought.— Tim Ferriss
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The possibility of a live podcast series at an incredible venue in Austin, TX!

PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2020

The possibility of a live podcast series at an incredible venue in Austin, TX! Could you please take five seconds to vote on Twitter or Facebook (simply “yes” or “no”) to let me know what you think? I have some decisions to make on this very soon. (Click here to vote on Twitter and/or click here to vote on Facebook.)— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2020

“What makes life worth living? No child asks itself that question. To children, life is self-evident. Life goes without saying: whether it is good or bad makes no difference. This is because children don’t see the world, don’t observe the world, don’t contemplate the world, but are so deeply immersed in the world that they don’t distinguish between it and their own selves. Not until … a distance appears between what they are and what the world is, does the question arise: what makes life worth living?” — Karl Ove Knausgård
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BDSM Test: What kind of sexual deviant are you?

Apps & SoftwareTim featured this 1× · 2020 · bdsmtest.org

BDSM Test: What kind of sexual deviant are you? My girlfriend somehow found this (I know where you live, DP) and sent it to me. We had a hilarious and unexpectedly productive time comparing our results. Here’s the description: “The BDSM Test can tell you what parts of BDSM and kink you are into. It’s a fun and an educational experience for both inexperienced and experienced kinksters.” Note to anyone reading this in an office: the test is not safe for work. And if you need me to tell you that after the heading, you are too hungover to make any important decisions. Take a nap and thank me later— Tim Ferriss
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The Japanese raccoon dog

BooksTim featured this 1× · 2020 · nationalgeographic.com

The Japanese raccoon dog. I came across this while reading a book about gray wolves and other canids on New Year’s Eve. See, when I lived in Japan as an exchange student in high school, I learned that “raccoon” was tanuki in Japanese. But, lo! That is not true. The raccoon we know in the US is better translated as araiguma (洗熊), and the Super Mario-style tanuki is, in fact, a separate species known as the Japanese raccoon DOG (?!?). On my fourth or fifth tequila tonic by this point on December 31st, I couldn’t believe my blurry little eyes. Referring to Wikipedia, it was confirmed: “also known— Tim Ferriss
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Having Kids

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2020 · Paul Graham · paulgraham.com

Having Kids by Paul Graham (@paulg). Here is one of my favorite sections: “I remember perfectly well what life was like before. Well enough to miss some things a lot, like the ability to take off for some other country at a moment’s notice. That was so great. Why did I never do that? … See what I did there? The fact is, most of the freedom I had before kids, I never used. I paid for it in loneliness, but I never used it.”— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2020

“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.” ― Cyril Connolly New Statesman, February 25, 1933
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Crazy, Stupid, Love

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2020 · amazon.com

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), starring Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, and others. I watched this with my girlfriend, who has seen Crazy, Stupid, Love four times. She almost never watches movies more than once, and it’s hard for me to remember a film that made me laugh so hard and so often. Here’s a summary from IMDb: “A middle-aged husband’s [Carell] life changes dramatically when his wife [Moore] asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob [Gosling], learning to pick up girls at bars.” Huge kudos to the whole team— Tim Ferriss
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Roost – Adjustable and Portable Laptop Stand

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2020 · amazon.com

Roost – Adjustable and Portable Laptop Stand. On the road, I spotted a coder using one of these in a Starbucks. I crept over and waved to get his attention. Once he’d taken off his headset, I asked him how much he liked the ultralight laptop stand. He answered with a dead-serious stare and a poker face, “I LOVE this laptop stand. My posture has immediately improved, and I complete many more actions per minute.” Gotta love engineers… and he was right. This is a fantastic device. I’m using it in combination with the wireless Apple Magic Trackpad 2 and Magic Keyboard. It’s the perfect size for on— Tim Ferriss
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How Kepler Invented Science Fiction and Defended His Mother in a Witchcraft Trial While Revolutionizing Our Understanding of the Universe

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2020 · brainpickings.org

How Kepler Invented Science Fiction and Defended His Mother in a Witchcraft Trial While Revolutionizing Our Understanding of the Universe. Maria Popova (@brainpicker) is simply amazing. Her prose is worth reading for its beauty alone (keep in mind that English is not Maria’s native language!), and the stories in this essay highlight just how brilliant, stupid, ignorant, and insightful humans can be… sometimes all at the same time. Hat tip to JZ for the recommendation.— Tim Ferriss
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Every Amazon Shareholder Letter in a Single Downloadable PDF

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2019 · el2.convertkit-mail4.com

Every Amazon Shareholder Letter in a Single Downloadable PDF. Jeff Bezos (@jeffbezos) never ceases to amaze, and these letters really highlight how prescient and strategic he and Amazon have been since the 1990s. If you prefer a shortened version via audio, this is worth a shot and includes some fun trivia (e.g., What was the original name idea for Amazon.com? Click on this: Relentless.com…). Big hat tip to Ricardo of Most Recommended Books, whose site is also worth checking out. Quote I’m pondering, particularly as contrasted with the above — “The most exquisite paradox: as soon as you give i— Tim Ferriss
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The Rise of Jordan Peterson

DocumentariesTim featured this 1× · 2019 · el2.convertkit-mail4.com

The Rise of Jordan Peterson (Vimeo, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play; if outside the US, Vimeo is likely easiest due to geo restrictions). I did not expect to like this documentary as much as I did. Prior to watching it, I knew very little of Jordan Peterson (@jordanbpeterson). Here’s the one thing I did know: some friends are fascinated by him and feel he is a brilliant seeker of truth, while others erupt into rage at the mere mention of his name and paint him as an anti-liberal antichrist. I watched this film with a close friend who is both impressed by and skeptical of Jordan, depending on the s— Tim Ferriss
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Loom

Apps & SoftwareTim featured this 1× · 2019 · el2.convertkit-mail4.com

Loom. I’ve tried lots of software for capturing videos of actions on my computer screen. Whether sharing feedback on designs, explaining a tech bug, teaching computer-based skills to employees, having them get me up to speed on 101 skills (e.g., integrating Gmail and Asana), or otherwise, I find videos powerfully clear and invaluable. Historically, that’s involved recording a video, waiting 5–30 minutes for it to render, uploading to a shared folder, waiting another 10–30 minutes, and then sharing a link. Loom creates a shareable link nearly instantaneously, which you can also password protect— Tim Ferriss
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Julieta Venegas — Eres para Mí

MusicTim featured this 1× · 2019 · el2.convertkit-mail4.com

Julieta Venegas — Eres para Mí. Feeling sapped by an ever-increasing creep of nihilism in the world (dramatic, I know)? This is the type of track that helps me find an optimistic foothold. Hard not to have a crush on Julieta Venegas (@julietav) too. Good medicine for challenging times and good medicine for seeing the silver linings all around us. Things are generally a lot better than we think.— Tim Ferriss
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This is incredible. Time to take another vacation from my excuses…

Life HacksTim featured this 1× · 2019 · el2.convertkit-mail4.com

“This is incredible. Time to take another vacation from my excuses…” I found this to be the perfect inspiration for a more positive and optimistic 2020. It’s also a cue to revisit the old 21-day no-complaint experiment.— Tim Ferriss
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Alaska Bear® Natural Silk Sleep mask

PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2019 · Dr. Peter Attia · el2.convertkit-mail4.com

Alaska Bear® Natural Silk Sleep mask. This was recommended to me by Dr. Peter Attia (@peterattiamd) on his most recent podcast appearance. He takes it everywhere. I’ve tried many eye masks and was skeptical—aren’t they all basically the same?—but the Alaska Bear is an upgrade. The design checks a couple of basic but critical boxes: 1) it allows you to tighten the head strap, and 2) the soft material blocks light from entering under the bottom edge of the eye mask. If the ridiculous name isn’t enough, you can also choose many ridiculous patterns for your personalized sleep fashion needs.— Tim Ferriss