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‘We have brothers, sons, lovers – but they can’t live here!’ The happy home shared by 26 women

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Anita Chaudhuri · theguardian.com

“‘We have brothers, sons, lovers – but they can’t live here!’ The happy home shared by 26 women” by Anita Chaudhuri. “That this is an idea whose time has come, particularly for older people, is indisputable. In 2021, 3.64 million people aged over 65 were living alone in the UK, 70% of whom were women. In 10 years’ time, over-65s will have risen from 19% to an estimated 22% of the population, according to the latest report by the Centre for Ageing Better.”— Tim Ferriss

Momofuku Soy Sauce

🛒 Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2026 · shop.momofuku.com

Momofuku Soy Sauce. This was introduced to me by a James Beard Award-winning chef, who explained how it’s totally different from anything you’d typically buy at a grocery store in the US. It’s a naturally brewed soy sauce, meaning it’s produced using the traditional microbial fermentation process rather than chemical hydrolysis. I bought this at Whole Foods. Momofuku is the brainchild of legendary chef David Chang, who Esquire called one of the most influential people of the twenty-first century. His team’s soy sauce is built on 10 years of flavor research from the Momofuku Goods team, and it’— Tim Ferriss

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“I have always admired a man like the late Fred Fuller Shedd, who had a gift for stating an old truth in a new and picturesque way. While editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin and addressing a college graduating class, he asked: ‘How many of you have ever sawed wood? Let’s see your hands.’ Most of them had. Then he inquired: ‘How many of you have ever sawed sawdust?’ No hands went up. ‘Of course, you can’t saw sawdust!’ Mr. Shedd exclaimed. ‘It’s already sawed! And it’s the same with the past. When you start worrying about things that are over and done with, you’re merely trying to saw sawdust.’

Going Founder Mode On Cancer

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Paul Graham · x.com

“Going Founder Mode On Cancer.” After surgery, radiation, and brutal chemo failed to stop his cancer’s recurrence, co-founder of GitLab Sid Sijbrandij did what he knew best. In Silicon Valley’s parlance, he went “founder mode,” the term coined by Paul Graham to describe entrepreneurs who go deep and fully hands-on into a problem. Sid assembled a team, built a system of maximal diagnostics using cutting-edge, single-cell sequencing, and pursued 10+ experimental therapies in parallel, which included a radioligand treatment in Germany that most patients would never find. His cancer is now undetec— Tim Ferriss

Some of you might recall my mention of the potential liver toxicity risks of 1,3-butanediol-based ketone supplements 6–12 months ago.

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · mdpi.com

Some of you might recall my mention of the potential liver toxicity risks of 1,3-butanediol-based ketone supplements 6–12 months ago. 1,3-butanediol—sometimes abbreviated as 1,3-BD, BDO, or 1,3-BDO—is found in the majority of the most popular ketone supplements. Even the monoester I’ve enjoyed refers to BHB bound to 1,3-BD. While I still occasionally consume it, I have strongly dialed back the dosages and frequency. I treat it more like a shot of moonshine and less like a nutritional supplement. A new study was just published February 19th that further supports exercising caution: “Disparate H— Tim Ferriss

My lobster lost $450,000 this weekend

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · pashpashpash.substack.com

“My lobster lost $450,000 this weekend.” “Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums.” (Popular Science). (Original coverage: “The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them” for The Verge).— Tim Ferriss

▶Exercise Scientist Critiques the Most Jacked 79-Year-Old (Robby Robinson)

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

“Exercise Scientist Critiques the Most Jacked 79-Year-Old (Robby Robinson).” I must admit, Mike Israetel is hilarious. Don’t discount him because of neck circumference. I’ve been quietly watching his videos over the last few months, and this Robby Robinson analysis showcases a lot of the reasons why.— Tim Ferriss

Baseball arbitration

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · mdrs.com

“Baseball arbitration.” Pretty cool idea. A summary I found helpful: “Baseball arbitration” is named for its origin in Major League Baseball (MLB), where it was introduced in 1974 to resolve salary disputes for eligible players. It is called this because it specifically applies to the “final offer” format, where a panel must choose between the team’s salary offer and the player’s request. Key details about baseball arbitration: • Origin: Introduced in 1974 in the MLB to prevent holdouts. • Final Offer Mechanism: Unlike traditional arbitration, the panel cannot “split the baby” or create a comp— Tim Ferriss

The Power Broker #01: Robert Caro

🎬 FilmsTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Roman Mars · 99percentinvisible.org

“The Power Broker #01: Robert Caro” by 99% Invisible, hosted by Roman Mars and Elliott Kalan. This is spectacular. I must confess with great shame that I have never finished The Power Broker, the legendary Pulitzer Prize winner by Robert Caro. Dozens of my most brilliant friends have recommended it, and I’ve tried valiantly, but I somehow fall short. The book chronicles the life of Robert Moses, a city planner who became the most powerful man in New York, shaping the city’s politics and infrastructure. This podcast allowed me to salvage my self-respect and dive back into what I knew to be an i— Tim Ferriss

▶Asking 73-year-old how he got ripped

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

“Asking 73-year-old how he got ripped.” 73 years old! One of the best comments: “I aspire to be the oldest guy in the gym, not the youngest in the nursing home. He is an inspiration.” Pair it with “Shredded at 72: The Simple Routine Behind His Insane Strength.”— Tim Ferriss

People who have acquired savant syndrome

👤 PeopleTim featured this 1× · 2026 · en.wikipedia.org

People who have acquired savant syndrome, whereby they exhibit savant skills after central nervous system (CNS) injury or disease, as distinguished from a person born with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other developmental disability. Here is a partial list of documented cases—some controversial—from the Wikipedia entry on the broader savant syndrome: • Alonzo Clemons, American acquired savant sculptor • Tony Cicoria, American acquired savant pianist and medical doctor • Derek Amato, American acquired savant composer and pianist • Patrick Fagerberg, American acquired savant artist, inventor, and — Tim Ferriss

Domaine Tempier’s Bandol Rosé

🛒 Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2026 · wine-searcher.com

Domaine Tempier’s Bandol Rosé. Despite all the anti-alcohol zeitgeist, I still enjoy sipping a glass of wine while cooking on the weekend. This rosé is bone-dry, savory, and nothing like sweet, grocery-store pink wine. Domaine Tempier is a family estate in Bandol on France’s Provence coast. In the early twentieth century, Lucien Peyraud and his wife Lulu built the domaine’s reputation by betting on Mourvèdre, a harder to grow grape. Fun fact for the foodies: Lulu became a mentor to legendary chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse fame.— Tim Ferriss

▶For winding down: “telepatía

🎵 MusicTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Kali Uchis · open.spotify.com

For winding down: “telepatía” (Spotify, YouTube) by Kali Uchis For amping up: “Genesis” (Spotify, YouTube) by Justice— Tim Ferriss

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“I no longer need the armor; my softness is the strongest part of me.” — Brianna Wiest

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“This world is full of conflicts and full of things that cannot be reconciled. But there are moments when we can … reconcile and embrace the whole mess, and that’s what I mean by ‘Hallelujah.’” — Leonard Cohen

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“Happiness lies in thinking or doing that which one considers beautiful.” — Hazrat Inayat Khan

Chaos: The Manson Murders

🎥 DocumentariesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Tom O’Neill and Dan Piepenbring · netflix.com

Chaos: The Manson Murders. This is based on a book, CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties, by Tom O’Neill and Dan Piepenbring, which has been recommended to me by several close friends. The “chaos” in both titles refers to Operation CHAOS, a domestic spying program by the CIA. I was going to skip this documentary, as I’ve seen prior docs on Manson and find the murders themselves horribly tragic but also uninteresting. I rarely watch true crime, as I come across enough darkness without consuming it as entertainment. But then I learned it was made by the iconic Er— Tim Ferriss

▶House of the Rising Sun

🎵 MusicTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Lizzy McAlpine · youtube.com

“House of the Rising Sun” (YouTube, Spotify) by Lizzy McAlpine. This is a beautiful cover of the original, most famously recorded by The Animals, and like many folk songs, it is of uncertain authorship.— Tim Ferriss

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“Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different. We may go through life without suspecting their existence; but apply the requisite stimulus and at a touch they are there in all their completeness. … No account of the universe in its totality can be final which leaves these other forms of consciousness quite disregarded.” — William James

In Memoriam: Art De Vany

🎙️ PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2026 · robbwolf.substack.com

“In Memoriam: Art De Vany.” RIP, Art. You can listen to my conversation with him here.— Tim Ferriss

Alzheimer’s blood tests may be misleading for people with kidney problems

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · sciencedaily.com

“Alzheimer’s blood tests may be misleading for people with kidney problems.” Summary: “A large study found that people with impaired kidneys tend to have higher Alzheimer’s biomarkers, yet they don’t face a higher overall risk of dementia. For those who already have elevated biomarkers, kidney problems may speed up when symptoms appear. The findings show that kidney health can change how Alzheimer’s blood tests are read. Doctors may need to consider both organs to get a clearer picture.” Pair this article with my brand-new conversation with Dr. Tommy Wood on preventing dementia.— Tim Ferriss

▶My appearance on The Shawn Ryan Show

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

My appearance on The Shawn Ryan Show. Shawn is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and CIA contractor who served for 14 years across multiple combat missions. He led us to some edgy and strange topics that I don’t usually discuss publicly. I had a lot of fun. His show is one of the fastest-growing and most popular podcasts in the world, and I was very impressed with the entire operation he’s built. Kudos to Shawn and his entire team.— Tim Ferriss

How I Beat Lyme Disease with The Ketogenic Diet

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · tim.blog

“How I Beat Lyme Disease with The Ketogenic Diet.” I started writing this as a reply on X to Greg Yang, co-founder of xAI, who recently stepped down from xAI to address his debilitating case of Lyme disease. Ultimately, I decided that a blog post could provide more detail and allow proofreading by credible scientists, so here we are. The post covers the science, exact how-to protocols, and much more.— Tim Ferriss

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“A writer’s heart, a poet’s heart, an artist’s heart, a musician’s heart is always breaking. It is through that broken window that we see the world.” — Alice Walker

▶The Wizard

🎵 MusicTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Black Sabbath · youtube.com

“The Wizard” (YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music) by Black Sabbath. Harmonica?!? RIP Ozzy. What a legend.— Tim Ferriss

The Plastic Inside Us

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Wynne Parry · magazine.ucsf.edu

“The Plastic Inside Us” by Wynne Parry for UCSF Magazine. From the article: “Every day, in a thousand ways, we take advantage of the utility of plastic. It’s in our clothes, our cars, our cosmetics, and so much more. But eventually, these products turn into something else: tiny synthetic particles that spread quite literally everywhere—into our air, our food, our water, even inside of us. We are only beginning to tease out what the presence of these microplastics means for our health—and what we can do about it.” I hope to have more thoughts later this year about how to deal with PFAS “forever— Tim Ferriss

Burden of Dreams

🎥 DocumentariesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · amazon.com

Burden of Dreams (Amazon, Apple TV). This documentary was recommended to me by one of the most phenomenal artists I know, Dustin Yellin. Burden of Dreams is a strange and captivating film. It’s a showcase of tackling the impossible, being unrealistic, and failing above others’ successes. On so many levels, the compulsion, single-mindedness, and all-or-nothing drive of legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog makes no sense. And yet… to me, parts of his journey, and parts of his worldview, make all the sense in the world. This is a bizarre one that will only appeal to a small fraction of you, but here— Tim Ferriss

What is the question?

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Itai Yanai · link.springer.com

“What is the question?” by Itai Yanai and Martin Lercher. This is an outstanding read. Even if you have little interest in how the best scientists work, this will help you become a better and more productive thinker. Take it from W. Edwards Deming, who is best known as the “father of the quality movement” for revolutionizing post-WWII Japan and making it one of the most dominant economies in the world: “If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.”— Tim Ferriss

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“The universe is not only stranger than we suppose, but stranger than we can suppose.” —J. B. S. Haldane, British geneticist/biometrician/physiologist who is considered a founding figure in modern evolutionary biology.

▶YouTube: “The Language Master, a film about Michel Thomas

🎥 DocumentariesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Christopher Robbins · youtube.com

YouTube: “The Language Master, a film about Michel Thomas.” This is a great place to start to get a taste of what his method looks like in a live classroom. It also demonstrates how stubborn and difficult he could be! For propagating his own method, he was sometimes his own worst enemy. Book: The Test Of Courage: Michel Thomas, a biography of the Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter by Christopher Robbins. I found this book to be gratifying, and Robbins did a beautiful job with research and fact-checking around details of WWII and the Holocaust I had never seen before. How do we not learn this s— Tim Ferriss

Michel Thomas

👤 PeopleTim featured this 1× · 2026 · tim.blog

Michel Thomas. I recommended Michel’s language learning CDs way back in 2007 in this blog post, and I wrote, “Michel Thomas is one of the few language teachers I recommend, and he walks the talk.” If you want the basics of Spanish or French in less than a week, his programs really deliver. Get his personal recording, if you can, but some of his courses taught by others using his method (e.g., Korean) are also excellent. >From Wikipedia: Michel Thomas (born Moniek Kroskof, February 3, 1914–January 8, 2005) was a polyglot linguist and decorated war veteran. He survived imprisonment in several Na— Tim Ferriss

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Apple TV). I always find this movie inspiring, and January is a great time to watch it. From the description: “A moment comes when you stop dreaming, start living, and discover your destiny. For daydreamer Walter Mitty, that time is now. When his job, along with that of his coworker (Kristen Wiig) are threatened, Walter takes action and embarks on an incredible journey. Ben Stiller directs and co-stars in this inspiring story about an ordinary man who leaps into the extraordinary adventure that is life.” Watch the trailer here.— Tim Ferriss

Wall Street groups hire traders to wade into prediction markets

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · ft.com

“Wall Street groups hire traders to wade into prediction markets” (FT; Alternate link). I’ve long been interested in prediction markets and the secondary and tertiary effects they’ll have on seemingly unrelated fields and bets.— Tim Ferriss

This is a weird comparison, but Zcash reminds me a lot of BitTorrent…

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Haseeb Qureshi · x.com

“This is a weird comparison, but Zcash reminds me a lot of BitTorrent…” by Haseeb Qureshi. I think the nature of privacy, and how much we value it, will change fundamentally in the next 2–3 years, as the realities of being fully exposed become more obvious. For several years, I’ve been tracking privacy-reclaiming technologies, and this is one that I’m paying attention to. How would you like your online purchases, precise physical location, voting and dating preferences, health or health-adjacent information (e.g., wearables), and more to be correlated and made public? What if insurers and pote— Tim Ferriss

What are successful YouTube channels that were strongly inspired by The 4-Hour Workweek?

🎙️ PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2026

What are successful YouTube channels that were strongly inspired by The 4-Hour Workweek? I’m thinking of interviewing some of these creators on the podcast, plus perhaps more… Please let me know by replying to my post here.— Tim Ferriss

KETOSPIKE Cocoa

🎙️ PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Dominic D’Agostino · audaciousnutrition.com

KETOSPIKE Cocoa. I’ve been getting a lot of questions about exogenous ketones. KETOSPIKE, formulated by Dominic D’Agostino, Ph.D., and Csilla Ari D’Agostino, Ph.D., has become my default, which I use a handful of times per week while on a ketogenic or extremely low-carb diet. This is particularly valuable prior to podcast recordings, as was the case a few hours ago. I’ll mix this into coffee with a few tablespoons of cream, and I get a mild but noticeable cognitive boost for 2–3 hours.— Tim Ferriss

Lactate and BDNF: Key Mediators of Exercise Induced Neuroplasticity?

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

“Lactate and BDNF: Key Mediators of Exercise Induced Neuroplasticity?” This will inform how I change my exercise moving forward, specifically related to increasing high-intensity interval training (HIIT). There are some wild insights and workout specifics coming soon to the podcast. Bookmark the last week of January, and you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you get your fine audio morsels.— Tim Ferriss

The Technology Brothers Have Silicon Valley in Their Thrall. Now They’re Coming for You

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2026 · Julia Black · vanityfair.com

“The Technology Brothers Have Silicon Valley in Their Thrall. Now They’re Coming for You” by Julia Black (Vanity Fair). Do you think it’s too crowded to do X, whatever you might be considering? Well, think again, as there is always room if you aim to be the only and not simply the best. Owning a category of one, and being first mover, gives you a tremendous margin of safety. This is a fun read full of lessons. I suggest pairing it with this WSJ profile of the Acquired gents and how they carved out a spectacular niche (a big one!) in the saturated podcast ecosystem.— Tim Ferriss

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“What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.” ― Maya Angelou

What if Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?

📚 BooksTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Vauhini Vara · newyorker.com

“What if Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?” (The New Yorker) by Vauhini Vara, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist. (Alternate link.) From the article: Even if the A.I. model could create prose that passed for mine, that didn’t mean it could invent the content. Plus, there remained an enormous gap between a good sentence and a good novel. Still, I couldn’t avoid the truth. Seven excellent readers had mistaken an A.I. model for me. Seven excellent readers had mistaken me for an A.I. model.— Tim Ferriss

BLÅ

🛒 Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2025 · sparklingtea.co

BLÅ from Sparkling Tea. This stuff is exceptionally delicious, and a good Danish name makes everything feel a tad fancier. The bottle I’m opening tonight has jasmine, white tea, and Darjeeling tea as notes, but my favorite is probably the Oolong tea blend. BLÅ is an alcohol-free aperitif that truly tastes great, not like a poor replacement. Sparkling Tea provides a locator to help you find online and brick-and-mortar options that carry it. As always, probably best to call ahead to confirm it’s in stock before trekking to your local store.— Tim Ferriss

Training the Idea Muscle: Riley Walz on creating viral internet pranks

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Aadil Pickle · sfalexandria.com

“Training the Idea Muscle: Riley Walz on creating viral internet pranks” by Aadil Pickle.— Tim Ferriss

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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” — Maya Angelou

How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2025 · ucsf.edu

“How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death” (UCSF News). Here’s the punchline: “Scientists transformed energy-storing white fat cells into calorie-burning ‘beige’ fat. Once implanted, they outcompeted tumors for resources, beating back five different types of cancer in lab experiments.”— Tim Ferriss

Tongues, Volume 1

📚 BooksTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Anders Nilsen · amazon.com

Tongues, Volume 1 by Anders Nilsen. This blew my mind. If you like the idea of something like Syriana + Greek mythology + beautiful bizarreness, this is for you. It’s hard for me to conceive of how Anders even made this. The art will transport you to another dimension, or perhaps into an altered state. The blurbs and coverage all sound something like this: “Mind-bendingly good. It’s up there with Maus, Fun Home, Persepolis, Jimmy Corrigan.” — Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The 4.3 stars on Amazon makes no sense for anyone who explores graphic novels. — Tim Ferriss

Nothing Lasts Forever

🎥 DocumentariesTim featured this 1× · 2025 · paramountplus.com

Nothing Lasts Forever (Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video). Hat tip to Deepa for this recommendation. The description: “Hidden from public view, a war is raging inside the diamond industry. When filmmaker Jason Kohn infiltrates this highly secretive world, he uncovers a vast, far-reaching crime that threatens the value of every diamond ever mined. At stake is nothing less than the universal symbol of love and commitment—the engagement ring. Featuring some of the most colorful and powerful industry insiders, Nothing Lasts Forever launches us deep inside a criminal investigation and forces us to rec— Tim Ferriss

▶Graceland

🎵 MusicTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Paul Simon · open.spotify.com

Graceland by Paul Simon. My most-listened-to album of 2025. It’s been on many “top 100 best albums ever” lists over the decades. It’s my default wake-up-and-smile music in the morning when making coffee, etc. + “The Story of ‘Graceland,’ as Told by Paul Simon” (YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music) by Paul Simon, from the Graceland (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) album. I know music is nuanced, but I’m a muggle non-musician. This layer-by-layer explanation shows just how much talent and iteration goes into making a Paul Simon track.— Tim Ferriss

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“Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2005 at Emory, real life is not college; real life is not high school. Here is a secret that no one has told you: Real life is junior high. The world that you’re about to enter is filled with junior high adolescent pettiness, pubescent rivalries, the insecurities of 13-year-olds, and the false bravado of 14-year-olds.” — Tom Brokaw, Emory University Commencement Address (2005)

▶The US vs. China in the 21st Century

🎙️ PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2025 · open.spotify.com

“The US vs. China in the 21st Century” on the Invest Like the Best podcast with Patrick O’Shaughnessy, in conversation with Dan Wang, author of Breakneck. From the description: “Dan is a technology analyst and author who spent six years living in China studying its manufacturing ecosystem and tech development, best known for his new book Breakneck. Dan offers the most nuanced framework I’ve encountered for understanding US-China competition. We explore a critical asymmetry: it’s far harder for the US to rebuild manufacturing capacity than for China to improve scientific research, with profound— Tim Ferriss

Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future

📚 BooksTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Mike Maples · amazon.com

Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future by Mike Maples and Peter Ziebelman. Mike Maples Jr. (@m2jr) is the man who first taught me how to angel invest in startups. He’s one of my favorite people in Silicon Valley and a co-founding partner at Floodgate. He has been on the Forbes Midas List eight times in the last decade, was named a “Rising Star” by Fortune, and was profiled by Harvard Business School for his lifetime contributions to entrepreneurship. In particular, I loved his exploration of inflection points as well as his questions and checklists for assessing startups. These— Tim Ferriss

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“The key is to keep asking yourself the same question, again and again and again: this is your life—what do you want to pay attention to?” — Catherine Price Found in Susan Cain’s Quiet Journal

James Cameron On AI in Hollywood

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Trung Phan · readtrung.com

“James Cameron On AI in Hollywood” by Trung Phan. There is a lot hiding in this piece, including some of the strategies that allowed Cameron to make The Terminator for ~$6.5M, thoughts on AI-first studios, and yet another clever move by the inimitable James Dyson. In the end links for the above, I also found a great interview from the always on-point Patrick O’Shaughnessy of Invest Like the Best: “Ari Emanuel’s ‘Anti-AI’ Bet on Live Entertainment.”— Tim Ferriss

The Gene: An Intimate History

🎥 DocumentariesTim featured this 1× · 2025 · pbslearningmedia.org

The Gene: An Intimate History. The Gene is a collaboration of all-stars, including executive producer Ken Burns, award-winning senior producer and co-writer Barak Goodman (Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies), and Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, an executive producer and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the book on which the documentary is based. In roughly four hours, it covers the history of genetics, moving from the earliest theories of Aristotle and Gregor Mendel’s pea plant experiments to the discovery of the double helix in 1953 and the modern era of CRISPR and gene editing. The doc featur— Tim Ferriss

▶Harvest now, decrypt later (HNDL)

📺 Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2025 · youtube.com

“Harvest now, decrypt later (HNDL).” This was new to me, and I assumed it might be new to some of you. HNDL explains why you might want to think about quantum-computer defense well before quantum hacking is fully operational. It applies to non-quantum technology as well. If you prefer a video version, watch this from one of my favorite YouTube channels, Veritasium.— Tim Ferriss

▶WING - Dopamine (Official Video) (BEATBOX)

📺 Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2025 · youtube.com

“WING - Dopamine (Official Video) (BEATBOX).” This blew my mind. Long ago, I tracked the evolution of beatboxing alongside the extra-rapid evolution of breakdancing (e.g., Rahzel at Red Bull BC One). Recently, someone sent me WING, and my head nearly exploded. It is a rapid-fire celebration of “WTF?!?” I clearly missed a quantum leap. Watch two minutes of this, and you’ll see what I mean. Be sure to check out WING’s channel, which has other seemingly impossible videos.— Tim Ferriss

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“I made my money by selling too soon.” ― Bernard Baruch, prominent American financier and statesman who, after amassing a fortune on Wall Street, served as a key advisor to U.S. presidents on economic and industrial mobilization during both World Wars

Multilingualism and Extending Healthspan

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2025 · erictopol.substack.com

“Multilingualism and Extending Healthspan.” From the article: “As the accompanying commentary asserted: ‘multilingual usage across the lifespan could be as important as campaigns that promote physical activity, or smoking cessation.’” Language learning can be one of the greatest joys of your life. It certainly has been for me, but it required letting go of all the high-school Spanish classes that had failed me. You just need better methods that are both fun and effective. Might be time to try out Duolingo and tackle that language that’s always been on your to-learn list! For more practical tip— Tim Ferriss

▶UFC is NOT Ready For Him... Next Gen Submission Master - Mica Galvão

📺 Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2025 · youtu.be

“UFC is NOT Ready For Him... Next Gen Submission Master - Mica Galvão.” Across the board, it is head-spinning to consider how much grappling has evolved in the last decade, but Mica and some of the younger guard (e.g., Kade Ruotolo) take things to levels practically unthinkable 10 years ago. This is a fun highlight reel, and don’t miss the hand-inverted inside ankle pick.— Tim Ferriss

Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech

📚 BooksTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Sally Smith Hughes · amazon.com

Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech by Sally Smith Hughes. This was recommended to me by multiple biotech founders as the best book on behind-the-scenes stories about biotech startups. It takes a little while to warm up, but then it turns into a wild page-turner. With unprecedented access, the author is able to share details of negotiations, contracts, key decisions, unforced errors by competitors (and universities), and much more. I’ve taken a LOT of notes in this one.— Tim Ferriss

▶My Workout with KneesOverToesGuy

🛒 Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2025 · youtube.com

“My Workout with KneesOverToesGuy.” This one really only takes 10–15 minutes and offers a great ROI. I’m literally headed to the gym right after finishing this newsletter to bang it out.— Tim Ferriss