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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Reality Is Not What It Seems

BooksTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Carlo Rovelli · amazon.com

Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli. I loved this book, and it’s nice and short. The audiobook clocks in at around six hours at 1x speed. The prose is gorgeous, and earlier chapters on ancient thinkers (e.g., Democritus) alone make it worth the purchase. Here’s a more complete description: “Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli takes you on a journey through how our understanding of reality has evolved, from Democritus to Einstein, from Michael Faraday to gravitational waves, and from classical physics to his own pioneering work in quantum gravity. Mind-bending physics made accessible,— Tim Ferriss
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▶Endangered Species

MusicTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Nickodemus · youtube.com

“Endangered Species” (YouTube, Spotify) by Nickodemus (Raeo remix).— Tim Ferriss
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“We get old and get used to each other. We think alike. We read each others minds. We know what the other wants without asking. Sometimes we irritate each other a little bit. Maybe sometimes take each other for granted. But once in awhile, like today, I meditate on it and realize how lucky I am to share my life with the greatest woman I ever met. You still fascinate and inspire me. You influence me for the better. You’re the object of my desire, the #1 Earthly reason for my existence. I love you very much.” — Johnny Cash, letter to June Carter Cash, 23rd June 1994 You can complement this editi
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Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself

DocumentariesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Derek DelGaudio · hulu.com

Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself (Hulu). Derek’s feats of magic are rivaled by his feats of social engineering, memory, and more. I found the entire show incredibly inventive. Even if you don’t have Hulu or won’t subscribe, the trailer here is worth watching. Description: “Storyteller and conceptual magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question ‘Who am I?’”— Tim Ferriss
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▶V Shivapriya & BR Somashekar Jois | Konnakkol Duet

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2026 · youtube.com

V Shivapriya & BR Somashekar Jois | Konnakkol Duet. This might just blow your mind, especially if you remember that these vocal gymnastics can be transferred directly to percussion instruments. Jump to 2:40 for a short preview. From the description: “We begin Season 3 with the most traditional, classical & ancient vocal percussive art form of India; the mother of all percussive languages – Konnakkol. In this video, we present to you an exclusive ‘Konnakkol Duet’ by Vidwan B R Somashekar Jois and Kumari V Shivapriya.” If you want extra credit, pair this video with a few clips of renowned drumme— Tim Ferriss
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How to think in writing

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Henrik Karlsson · henrikkarlsson.xyz

“How to think in writing” by Henrik Karlsson.— Tim Ferriss
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▶Relaxing Bird Songs and Nature

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2026 · youtube.com

Relaxing Bird Songs and Nature. The location is Ōtaki Village, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. I can’t wait to get back to good ol’ Nihon. Natsukashii!— Tim Ferriss
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“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” — Claude Monet
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Which companies have the best incentives for health and wellness among employees?

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“Which companies have the best incentives for health and wellness among employees?”— Tim Ferriss
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The Death of Stalin

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2026 · amazon.com

The Death of Stalin (94% on Rotten Tomatoes) This was brutally hilarious. The star performances from Steve Buscemi and others alone make it worth a watch, but the film is also broadly historically accurate. From the description: “The internal political landscape of 1950s Soviet Russia takes on darkly comic form in a film by Emmy Award-winning [for Veep] and Oscar-nominated [for In the Loop] writer/director Armando Iannucci.” Check out the trailer here for a few laughs.— Tim Ferriss
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The below is from Sebastian Mallaby

BooksTim featured this 1× · 2026 · amazon.com

The below is from Sebastian Mallaby’s The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence: I recalled a line from the Life Story ) movie, which had inspired Hassabis [co-founder of DeepMind] to apply to Cambridge. “I’m one of the believers,” says Watson, the codiscoverer of DNA. “Blessed are they who believed before there was any evidence.” TF: This one alludes to believing a problem is soluble without much evidence to support the conviction. How does that square—or not—with science itself? Can you artfully combine limited faith with science to drive breakthroug— Tim Ferriss
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Waste Land

DocumentariesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Lucy Walker · amazon.com

Waste Land (Amazon, Apple). This Oscar-nominated 2010 documentary, directed by Lucy Walker ), follows famous Brazilian-born artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn back to his native Brazil and Jardim Gramacho, then the world’s largest garbage dump. Can a great artist help turn despair into something else through his craft? It’s a riveting watch. At the least, take a minute and watch the short trailer here.— Tim Ferriss
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A rational conversation on where AI is actually going

PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2026 · lennysnewsletter.com

“A rational conversation on where AI is actually going” on Lenny Rachitsky’s podcast. This is the best AI-related podcast episode I’ve heard in months. This middle-ground discussion, based on a lot of real data, stands out, as I’m tired of armies of techno-optimists selling near-instant superabundance and techno-doomers forecasting Mad Max without any citations. Benedict is sharp, and many of his comparisons and lenses were new to me. The official description from Lenny’s site: Benedict Evans is an independent analyst and former partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he spent years as their in-— Tim Ferriss
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Has AI Already Killed How-To Nonfiction?

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · tim.blog

“Has AI Already Killed How-To Nonfiction? Sales Trends, My Personal Data, and What It Might Mean for the Future.”— Tim Ferriss
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Within the space of a mere hundred years, human beings have abandoned their biologically mandated need for adequate sleep—one that evolution spent 3,400,000 years perfecting in service of life-support

BooksTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Matthew Walker · amazon.com

“Within the space of a mere hundred years, human beings have abandoned their biologically mandated need for adequate sleep—one that evolution spent 3,400,000 years perfecting in service of life-support functions.” — Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker (Click here to share on X.) You can complement this edition of 5-Bullet Friday with my behind-the-scenes conversation with Jake Becraft, CEO and co-founder of Strand Therapeutics, which is building one of the most advanced programmable genetic medicine platforms in biotech. And, as always, please give me feedback on X. Which bullet above is your favor— Tim Ferriss
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M3i Studio Indoor Bike | Keiser

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2026 · keiser.com

M3i Studio Indoor Bike | Keiser. I’ve tried a lot of stationary bikes, including very fancy indoor trainers, for getting in Zone 2 cardio and VO2 max training. I hate nearly all of them. This M3i is *not* fancy, but it does allow me to elevate the handlebars enough so that (1) I’m not bumping my thighs into my stomach like a one-hour Heimlich maneuver, and (2) it doesn’t make my low back incredibly grumpy. The controls are simple, it’s durable, I don’t use an app with it, and, so far, it’s the only indoor bike that I’ve used consistently. And more good news: it’s found in a lot of commercial g— Tim Ferriss
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Behind-The-Scenes Live Session with Jake Becraft

PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2026 · tim.blog

Behind-The-Scenes Live Session with Jake Becraft. The most fascinating conversations I have are often behind closed doors: weekly jam sessions with portfolio startup founders. I’ve long assumed them too confidential to share, but this episode is my first exception. It’s a fun one, as there are clear before-and-after results. This early-stage brainstorming session helped refine talking points that ended up in the Oval Office two months later. My guest is Jake Becraft, CEO and co-founder of Strand Therapeutics, which is building one of the most advanced programmable genetic medicine platforms in— Tim Ferriss
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“I’ve fallen in love or imagine that I have; went to a party and lost my head. Bought a horse which I don’t need at all.” — Leo Tolstoy, Diary entry, January 25, 1851
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Your Feed Is Fake

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · vulture.com

“Your Feed Is Fake” (Vulture). (Alternate non-paywall link.) If you’re on social media, even as a casual browser, you should read this entire piece. It’ll give you 100 more reasons to delete your accounts and find better and safer hobbies. A few excerpts from the article: Joe Lim estimates that 90 percent of what you see on the internet is advertising in disguise, and he should know. For three years, Lim ran a company called Floodify, which at its peak operated 65,000 dummy social-media accounts used to drum up attention on behalf of paying clients. On a typical day, he says, Floodify posted 5— Tim Ferriss
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If you have a second, let me know which one you prefer by clicking on it: Hallucinatives (n.) The first generations to take AI/LLM answers as truth without cross-checking.

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If you have a second, let me know which one you prefer by clicking on it: Hallucinatives (n.) The first generations to take AI/LLM answers as truth without cross-checking. Hallucinatives (n.) The first generations with unquestioned faith in the truth of AI/LLM answers.— Tim Ferriss
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Gell-Mann amnesia effect

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · en.wikipedia.org

"Gell-Mann amnesia effect" This was coined by the incredible author, Michael Crichton, who created Jurassic Park, the original Westworld ), the ER ) TV series, and countless others. From his Wikipedia page: [Crichton] explained that he had chosen the name ironically, because he had once discussed the effect with physicist Murray Gell-Mann, "and by dropping a famous name I imply greater importance to myself, and to the effect, than it would otherwise have." Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect works as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murra— Tim Ferriss
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Curious cases of financial engineering in biotech

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · owlposting.com

“Curious cases of financial engineering in biotech.” This is an exceptional piece that felt like flipping a switch and suddenly seeing a broader spectrum of light. Hat tip to Phil Strandwitz of Holobiome for the recommendation. And congrats on the ARPA-H grant!— Tim Ferriss
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Quince’s Mesh-Stitch Button-Up Sweater Polo

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2026 · quince.com

Quince’s Mesh-Stitch Button-Up Sweater Polo. I normally avoid pure cotton, as I find it itchy, but my lovely lady wants to reduce synthetics (polyester, nylon, etc.) in the house and on our bodies. She suggested I try some of the cotton shirts from Quince, and this polo ended up being a hit. It is incredibly breathable, nearly impossible for me to wrinkle, and uses Organic Content Standard (OCS) certified cotton fiber that isn’t treated with pesticides, insecticides, or herbicides.— Tim Ferriss
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Riding the Leopard

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Packy McCormick · notboring.co

“Riding the Leopard” by Packy McCormick.— Tim Ferriss
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“The first objective was to give as many students as possible an early sense of achievement within the first half hour. Using one of his many heuristic techniques—described as ‘mental hooks’—[Michel Thomas] demonstrated to the class that they already possessed a French vocabulary of as many as three thousand words or more. And that these were not ‘baby’ words, but complex adult words, so they did not have to begin learning as children. He pointed out that most English words ending in -tion, -able, -ence and -ism were the same in French (condition, capable, experience, realism). And that many E
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Getting closer to Her: From Moshi to Thinking Machines Interaction Model

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · polymath707.substack.com

“Getting closer to Her: From Moshi to Thinking Machines Interaction Model.” How do we actually get to the Scarlett Johansson companion in the movie Her? >From the above piece: “Real-time voice assistants [have been] small and dumb because anything bigger could not respond inside a human’s patience window. Frontier reasoning models [have been] astonishing in benchmark tables, but their real-time voice versions [feel lacking].” So what to do? Sure, you can try and cascade models together, but then you’re “adding latency, each handoff losing context, each silence between turns reminding you that — Tim Ferriss
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▶I decided to include a couple of unusual tracks from my playlist: “Dead to Me

MusicTim featured this 1× · 2026 · TINAMINA · music.youtube.com

I decided to include a couple of unusual tracks from my playlist: “Dead to Me” (YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music) by TINAMINA. Anglo-Korean R&B. Found this through a niche video on storyboarding in the development of K-Pop Demon Hunters. “Pisces (Live Session)” by JINJER. Ukrainian shapeshifting? Be sure to listen to the first two minutes for the surprise transformation. It’s no joke, and she sounds the same in live performances. As commenter @davidacus956 put it, “I heard this on Spotify and was like ‘I like the distinction between the two vocalists’ and then I watched this.”— Tim Ferriss
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The Greatest Investor You’ve Never Heard Of: An Optometrist Who Beat The Odds To Become A Billionaire

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · forbes.com

“The Greatest Investor You’ve Never Heard Of: An Optometrist Who Beat The Odds To Become A Billionaire” (Forbes, Alternate link). This is a wild read. There are some very smart lessons in here for those who read carefully. One benefit of the 2019 publication date is that you can now look up how his older investments (e.g., Heico) and newer bets at the time of its writing (e.g., GE) turned out. It’s practically the stuff of fantasy.— Tim Ferriss
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▶Prisoner No More

DocumentariesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · youtube.com

Prisoner No More. This documentary tells the story of the most incredible transformation I’ve ever seen. It follows Tae Jin Park, a young man diagnosed with cerebral palsy and autism, who dismantled every limitation medical science predicted for him. Through athletic and mental training under Olympic strength coach Jerzy Gregorek, Tae Jin’s story redefines what is possible. To watch or listen to my brand-new interview with Jerzy, in which we go deeper in how he trained Tae Jin with his methodology of micro-progressions, click here. Special thanks to director Jeff Wolfe for allowing me to share— Tim Ferriss
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“[Michael Levin] agrees with the plant neurobiologists that neurons are overrated, and that other cells can do what neurons do, just more slowly. ‘Whenever I’m at a conference with neuroscientists, I like to ask them to define a neuron,’ he told me. ‘They list maybe five things neurons can do, and I point out that every cell in the body can do those things.’ By which he means, and has demonstrated, that all cells can communicate (both electrically and chemically), form networks, and store information. ‘I’m not denigrating neuroscience,’ he said. ‘I’m saying neuroscience is widely applicable wa
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Could At-Home Brain Stimulation Reduce Psychiatry’s Reliance on S.S.R.I.s?

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Rachel E · nytimes.com

“Could At-Home Brain Stimulation Reduce Psychiatry’s Reliance on S.S.R.I.s?” by Rachel E. Gross (New York Times) (Alternate link.) “Top Psychiatrists Call for a Greater Focus on Ceasing Medication” by Ellen Barry (New York Times) (Alternate link.) One excerpt from the latter: “Various efforts within the psychopharmacology society aim to make deprescribing part of regular medical practice. One group is proposing the creation of a new insurance code so that doctors can be reimbursed for helping patients get off medications. Another is developing a clinical tool to help doctors ascertain whether — Tim Ferriss
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The Podcast Where You Can Eavesdrop on the A.I. Elite

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Benjamin Wallace · nytimes.com

“The Podcast Where You Can Eavesdrop on the A.I. Elite” by Benjamin Wallace (New York Times). (Alternate link.) From the subheading: “Dwarkesh Patel was a bored college sophomore looking for intellectual stimulation. Now he commands interviews with Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg and holds his own with deeply nerdy A.I. researchers.” But how did Dwarkesh get started? Good old-fashioned chutzpah, combined with good writing: Mr. Patel recorded the first episode of “The Lunar Society,” his original name for the podcast, from his dorm room at the University of Texas at Austin in 2020, during the — Tim Ferriss
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“I don't follow trends. I outlast them.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger
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“In the family, I learn the complex choreography of love—what it means to give and take and share, to grow from obedience to responsibility, to learn, challenge, rebel, make mistakes, to forgive and be forgiven, to argue and make up, to win without triumph and know when graciously to lose. It’s where we acquire emotional intelligence, that delicate negotiation between the given and the chosen, the things I will and the things resistant to my will.” — Jonathan Sacks, English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, and author (1948–2020), from Celebrating Life: Finding Happiness in Unexpected Places. You c
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Ocular Glymphatic System: Its Modulation and Role in Intraocular Tumors

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Dr. Jasmine H · iovs.arvojournals.org

“Ocular Glymphatic System: Its Modulation and Role in Intraocular Tumors” by Dr. Jasmine H. Francis and Dr. David H. Abramson. The glymphatic system is worth getting familiar with. Excerpt: “The glymphatic system is a glial-based perivascular network that clears metabolic waste from the central nervous system (CNS), and its dysfunction is related to neurodegenerative disease.” New therapies for enhancing CNS glymphatic flow are discussed in this piece.— Tim Ferriss
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Rory Sutherland explains how one tiny detail on your dashboard could completely transform how we think about speed and safety

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2026 · instagram.com

“Rory Sutherland explains how one tiny detail on your dashboard could completely transform how we think about speed and safety.” Rory Sutherland ) is vice chairman of Ogilvy. This clip comes from his talk “Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don’t Make Sense” (the clip starts at 18:11). For another take on this concept, check out Derek Sivers’ hilarious story about biking and bird poop. Hat tip to drummer extraordinaire Dave Elitch for putting this on my radar.— Tim Ferriss
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Some Contemporary Heresies

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Kevin Kelly · kevinkelly.substack.com

“Some Contemporary Heresies” by Kevin Kelly. Having known Kevin a long time, I suspect that these are collected from some very smart people. Smart doesn’t always equal right, but it does add a little color to the wild statements. “Faith in the Possible.” This is the first article on Reid Hoffman’s new Substack Theory of the Game. This piece has a good fine-slicing of the religion of techno-optimism, which is reframed as creation. His description of the various religious factions is very good, and I hadn’t seen it put so succinctly before. One important footnote: read the comments. I’m sharing — Tim Ferriss
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▶Eat Drink Man Woman

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2026 · youtube.com

Eat Drink Man Woman. I've seen this movie at least five times over the past 25 years. It’s a wonderful, feel-good movie, and it will make you *very* hungry. For the film nerds, it’s one of the early Ang Lee films (before Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Brokeback Mountain; Life of Pi, etc.) that put him on the global map. For the language nerds, you’ll hear many different flavors of Mandarin, plus one showcase of Taiwanese. >From the description: “Master Chef Chu (Sihung Lung) is semi-retired and lives at home with his three unmarried daughters, Jia-Jen (Kuei-Mei Yang), a religious chemistry te— Tim Ferriss
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“It is urgent to live enchanted.” — Valter hugo mãe
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Investigating Rapid-Acting TMS for Adolescent Depression

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · sites.utexas.edu

“Investigating Rapid-Acting TMS for Adolescent Depression.” Do you know a teenager (ages 13–20) experiencing symptoms of depression? If so, this may be worth a look. Dr. Sean O’Sullivan and his team at UT Austin are running a clinical trial using accelerated and personalized transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to treat depression. It is drug-free, and the treatment is only five days long. This is the very approach I’ve used personally, and I had my most recent TMS treatment for GAD/OCD last week. The results are some of the most impressive I’ve ever seen. If you or someone you know might b— Tim Ferriss
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Jaspr Air Scrubber

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2026 · jaspr.co

Jaspr Air Scrubber. I’ve tried a lot of air purifiers over the years, and there are a handful of great options. This is the best combination of function and aesthetics that I’ve found. I love the design and am buying more units for my family. It’s quiet enough to sleep next to, and it’s beautiful enough to put in your living room. Thank you to Dr. Tommy Wood for introducing me to Jaspr. More from Dr. Wood coming soon to the blog.— Tim Ferriss
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You Cannot Kill David Arquette

DocumentariesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · amazon.com

You Cannot Kill David Arquette (Amazon, YouTube, Apple TV). This one is hard to categorize. I found it bizarre, hilarious, and uplifting. The trailer is worth 1,000 words, so click here for a brain tickle of WTFs. The official description: “Branded as the most hated man in wrestling after winning a highly controversial WCW World Heavyweight Championship in 2000, actor David Arquette attempts a rocky return to the sport that stalled his promising Hollywood career. Dangerously determined to redeem his reputation and reclaim his self-respect, Arquette will stop at nothing to earn his place in pro— Tim Ferriss
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“Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of.” — C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
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▶My X followership is around 1.95M, and my OCD drives me nuts every time I see it

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2026 · youtube.com

My X followership is around 1.95M, and my OCD drives me nuts every time I see it. If you’ve ever thought, “Oh, Tim probably shares cool and positive stuff on X,” would you mind following me here? Thank you. I can use accelerated TMS to get the OCD monkey off my back, but it still sits on my shoulder and whispers in my ear.— Tim Ferriss
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SHOKZ OpenMeet UC

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2026 · pro.shokz.com

SHOKZ OpenMeet UC. I’ve been experimenting a lot with headsets that do not go in the ears. While noise-cancelling AirPods and the like are still best for loud environments, I’ve had a few ear infections and a lot of discomfort over the years. These SHOKZ were recommended by polymath Elan Lee, who uses them mostly on his laptop and desktop. I tend to use them when walking and listening to podcasts, or when using Wispr Flow to braindump long drafts into a text file, which I then drop into an LLM for fine tuning (e.g., “Edit this into an email of The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership”).— Tim Ferriss
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▶El son reggae

MusicTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Les Nubians · youtube.com

“El son reggae” (YouTube, Spotify) by Les Nubians (@lesnubians).— Tim Ferriss
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“In the words of the ancients, one should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths. Lord Takanobu said, ‘If discrimination is long, it will spoil.’ Lord Naoshige said, ‘When matters are done leisurely, seven out of ten will turn out badly. A warrior is a person who does things quickly.’ When your mind is going hither and thither, discrimination will never be brought to a conclusion. With an intense, fresh and undelaying spirit, one will make his judgments within the space of seven breaths. It is a matter of being determined and having the spirit to break right through to the other
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‘If Thinking Big accomplishes so much, why doesn’t everyone think that way?’ I’ve been asked that question many times.

BooksTim featured this 1× · 2026 · David J · amazon.com

“‘If Thinking Big accomplishes so much, why doesn’t everyone think that way?’ I’ve been asked that question many times. Here, I believe, is the answer. All of us, more than we recognize, are products of the thinking around us. And much of this thinking is little, not big.” — From The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz ). For more on Stephen Key, the amazing inventor who introduced me to Schwartz’s book, check out “A Beginner’s Guide: How to Rent Your Ideas to Fortune 500 Companies.”— Tim Ferriss
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Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · newscientist.com

“Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs” (New Scientist). Scientists at the Weizmann Institute genetically engineered a single tobacco plant to produce five psychedelic compounds—including psilocybin, DMT, and 5-MeO-DMT—using a technique that temporarily introduces genes from mushrooms, plants, and even the Colorado River toad. The approach could offer a simpler, more sustainable alternative to chemical synthesis for producing psychedelics for therapeutic research. For pairing and background, you can read my older article titled “An Urgent Plea to Users of Psychedelics: Let’s — Tim Ferriss
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How A.I. Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · nytimes.com

“How A.I. Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company.” (The New York Times). From his house in Los Angeles, Mr. Gallagher, 41, used A.I. to write the code for the software that powers his company, produce the website copy, generate the images and videos for ads and handle customer service. He created A.I. systems to analyze his business’s performance. And he outsourced the other stuff he couldn’t do himself. His start-up, Medvi, a telehealth provider of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, got 300 customers in its first month. In its second month, it gained 1,000 more. In 2025, Medvi’s — Tim Ferriss
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“Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.” — Václav Havel (1936–2011), Czech writer and statesman, president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003, from Disturbing the Peace: A Conversation with Karel Hvížďala.
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Why Do Mind-Altering Drugs Make People Feel Better?

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Clayton Dalton · newyorker.com

“Why Do Mind-Altering Drugs Make People Feel Better?” How do you break psychedelic molecules into parts, like cars in a chop shop, and build new ones? This is a thought-provoking New Yorker piece by Clayton Dalton, an ER doc and Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow. I like that this is a controversial piece. I hope it helps drive the science and conversation forward. On one hand, the “neuroplastogen” approach is often driven by business and financial incentives. If you can remove the hallucinations from psychedelics, your ability to fit within current medical structures (take-home— Tim Ferriss
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▶Khabib vs Lex: Training with Khabib

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2026 · youtube.com

“Khabib vs Lex: Training with Khabib.” Lex is a serious Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner and black belt under Rick Migliarese and Phil Migliarese. So what happens when he rolls with one of the greatest of all time? I really appreciate that Lex taped and shared this, and there are a lot of comments that will make you happy you’re not underneath Khabib: I felt like I was drowning watching this The fact that he doesn’t go for the sub, so you don’t tap, so you don’t reset position, so he can keep mauling you is diabolical lol If you like the above video, you may also like “Eddie Bravo speaks— Tim Ferriss
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Queen of Chess

DocumentariesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · netflix.com

Queen of Chess. From the description: “Hungarian chess prodigy Judit Polgár challenges champion Garry Kasparov [Tim note: Garry had an unmatched 20-year dominance as world #1] and her controlling father over 15 years … to become the greatest female player ever.” Watch the trailer here. For a deep dive into the educational philosophy and methods of Judit’s father, László Polgár, who trained all three of his daughters to be chess grandmasters, check out Scott Alexander’s Slate Star Codex review of László’s book Raise A Genius!, which Scott had translated into English. Thanks to Ricardo for the r— Tim Ferriss
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▶Mantis

MusicTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Janapriyan Levine · open.spotify.com

“Mantis” (Spotify, YouTube) by Janapriyan Levine and Brooklyn Raga Massive, from the album Diamonds on the Deep Pink Ocean.— Tim Ferriss