5 Bullet Archive

o3 Beats a Master-Level Geoguessr Player

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“o3 Beats a Master-Level Geoguessr Player.” GeoGuessr is an online geography game that drops players into random Google Street View scenes and asks them to guess where they are. It became super popular during COVID, and there are ranking systems for human players, who must learn about writing systems, local fauna, and much more… and/or use technology to augment their abilities. If you want to see a spooky-good demo of what good players can do, check out this 34-second video. Last month, OpenAI’s o3 model outscored a Master I–ranked human, correctly naming all five countries and twice landing w— Tim Ferriss

▶The best way to stop headphone tangles

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“The best way to stop headphone tangles.” I’ve gone back to cabled headphones for most things. After losing at least $750 worth of AirPods and having lots of dropped calls and battery-life issues, I’m going retro. The biggest hassle is always the rat’s nest of tangles, and this video provides a short and sweet solution.— Tim Ferriss

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“Do you want to be right or happy? You can’t be both.” — Attributed to Marshall B. Rosenberg

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“One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day. Never lose a holy curiosity. ... Don’t stop to marvel.” — Albert Einstein

When We Cease to Understand the World

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When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut. This is probably my favorite book of the last two years. The prose is gorgeous, and it reads as if your favorite biography and a fever dream had a love child. I’ve never encountered such a wellspring of rich historical accuracy and mind-bending imagination. It was first recommended to me by an iconic filmmaker, and I pushed it off, thinking to myself, “If I can’t separate the fact from the fiction, what’s the point?” I was perhaps missing the point. First, I think the separation is pretty obvious. Second, you should read this book for — Tim Ferriss

25 Principles of Adult Behavior

📰 ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2025 · John Perry Barlow · mail-archive.com

“25 Principles of Adult Behavior” by John Perry Barlow. John was a lyricist for the Grateful Dead and a founding member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Many bullets will seem obvious, but a few of them found me at the right time and really resonated: Avoid the pursuit of happiness. Seek to define your mission and pursue that. Become less suspicious of joy.— Tim Ferriss

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“Putting these conclusions together, this controlling insight can serve as the One Thing you need to know about happy marriage: Find the most generous explanation for each other’s behavior and believe it.” ― Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to Know: ...About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success

Auren

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Auren. “Auren and Seren are a new type of entity with superhuman emotional intelligence, memory, and therapeutic capability.” My team has been testing this app, and they find it helpful with a warning that the Seren personality can be challenging and confrontational. Hat tip to Ben Thompson from Stratechery who found the app impressive and its use as a life coach helpful. Pro tip: To preserve your privacy, after downloading the app on iOS, sign up with Apple and hide your name and email address.— Tim Ferriss

Graham Duncan: Talent Whisperer

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“Graham Duncan: Talent Whisperer.”— Tim Ferriss

The Eagle Huntress

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The Eagle Huntress. This documentary follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old Kazakh girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her family to become an eagle hunter, a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries. You can watch the trailer here.— Tim Ferriss

▶Supreme Illusion

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“Supreme Illusion” (YouTube, Apple Music, Spotify) by Thievery Corporation (Nickodemus Remix).— Tim Ferriss

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“It is not happiness that makes us grateful. It’s gratefulness that makes us happy.” — Brother David Steindl-Rast

How to Heal the Anxious Self

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How to Heal the Anxious Self. I had the pleasure of sitting down with poet David Whyte for an interview a few months ago, and he proved as wonderful in person as he is on the page. During our conversation, he read from his most recent work, Consolations II. Now, I have a dog-eared hardcover copy by my bedside. It’s indispensable. No matter the challenge, dream, mystery, or feeling of stuckness, he has a poem or essay within that will help you. I’ve recently been rereading one of his essays in particular, and David kindly agreed to allow me to share it with you on my blog.— Tim Ferriss

Jodorowsky’s Dune

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Jodorowsky’s Dune. Sometimes, you can learn a lot from failures, which is why I (and Nassim Taleb) like the book What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars, for example. Jodorowsky's Dune is the hilarious telling of a spectacularly bold failure. My favorite parts are the highlights of lessons learned, as well as the stories of how team members later helped create spectacular successes (e.g., the Alien in Alien )). The later diaspora of talent reminded me of the incredible General Magic startup story, which you can learn about here. To give you a taste, here are a few quotes from the titular direc— Tim Ferriss

Productivity

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“Productivity” by Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT and more. From Sam: “I think I am at least somewhat more productive than average, and people sometimes ask me for productivity tips. So I decided to just write them all down in one place.”— Tim Ferriss

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“You come to understand that most people are neither for you nor against you, they are thinking about themselves. You learn that no matter how hard you try to please, some people in this world are not going to love you, a lesson that is at first troubling and then really quite relaxing.” — John W. Gardner

My collaboration with LALO Tequila

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My collaboration with LALO Tequila. This collaboration between yours truly and LALO is not available for purchase, as it was made exclusively for podcast guests on the 10-year anniversary of the podcast, but I wanted to share this video and associated still photos. The Wixárika people are one of the oldest known Indigenous groups still using peyote (hikuri) in a traditional context. This collaboration has already put more than $100,000 USD into the betterment of Wixárika communities, whose sacred lands are under threat from mining companies and other commercial interests. Visit the Goodness Sa— Tim Ferriss

The Universe in Verse

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The Universe in Verse. In 2017, Maria Popova of The Marginalian fame, created the first Universe in Verse event, which featured great prose paired with rich poetry, all celebrating and deepening our relationship to science and art. If you’d like to see me read a Walt Whitman poem for the 2024 event in Austin—nervous as a whippet being pelted with plums—watch 1:36:13 in this video onward. It was my first time ever reading poetry publicly, as I was a last-minute replacement for a cancellation. Great recipe for fear sweats. Maria recently turned The Universe in Verse into a gorgeous, thought-prov— Tim Ferriss

▶Jazz Kissa Octet, Yamagata

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Jazz Kissa Octet, Yamagata by Craig Mod. Unique to Japan, jazz kissa are cafés that focus on the appreciation of recorded jazz music. Music is played for dedicated listening rather than as background music. The video includes a binaural recording (recorded with two microphones, so headphones are recommended for an immersive experience) of listening to “Sonora” off Ryo Fukui’s A Letter from Slow Boat at Octet jazz kissa in Yamagata, Japan.— Tim Ferriss

You Are Not Late

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“You Are Not Late” by Kevin Kelly, written only three months after I first started the podcast way back in April 2014. At the time, I was told that the podcast ship had sailed and that I was late to the party. You are not late.— Tim Ferriss

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“If you never change your mind, why have one?” ― Edward de Bono, author of Lateral Thinking and Six Thinking Hats

How to Lose 100 Pounds on The Slow-Carb Diet – Real Pics and Stories

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“How to Lose 100 Pounds on The Slow-Carb Diet – Real Pics and Stories.” This how-to blog post was sparked by an email I received: “I just wanted to sincerely thank Tim for taking the time to research and write The 4-Hour Body. My mom, in her late 60s, lost 45 lbs and got off her high blood pressure meds that she had been on for 20+ years. She did all this in about 3 months. This means that I get to have her around for a long time.” Anyone can lose hope, and many people do when trying to lose weight. The Slow-Carb Diet (SCD) works almost beyond belief, and it affects much more than appearance. — Tim Ferriss

Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art

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Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art by Lewis Hyde. This is a really fun book for anyone wanting to get into trickster mythology. Hyde offers a description of tricksters I hadn’t fully considered before my first reading: “In short, trickster is a boundary-crosser. Every group has its edge, its sense of in and out, and trickster is always there, at the gates of the city and the gates of life, making sure there is commerce. He also attends the internal boundaries by which groups articulate their social life. We constantly distinguish—right and wrong, sacred and profane, clean and — Tim Ferriss

Aqua Fizz Sparkling Water Maker

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

Aqua Fizz Sparkling Water Maker. After more than a decade of using the standard plastic SodaStream for carbonated water at home, I’ve shifted to the Aqua Fizz, also made by SodaStream. To reduce my exposure to microplastics and possible endocrine disruptors, I’ve been replacing whatever plastic I can with glass or metal. This is an easy step in that direction, and while a tad more complicated in operation, it’s still dead simple to use.— Tim Ferriss

Could The Last of Us Happen?

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“Could The Last of Us Happen?” by Emily Gaines Buchler. This article discusses the work and book (What If Fungi Win?) of Arturo Casadevall, a world-renowned infectious disease doctor, regarding the threats and potential of fungi, including dangerous pathogens. If The Last of Us does not ring a bell, see the trailer here.— Tim Ferriss

Proust Questionnaire

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Proust Questionnaire. Here is the Wikipedia page for the full backstory. Want to see a fun set of answers to these questions? Check out Patti Smith’s responses here. Want more? Grab the Vanity Fair book.— Tim Ferriss

Harvard Business School Case Study: “Tim Ferriss: What Might This Look Like If It Were Easy?

🎙️ PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Professor Ed Zschau · store.hbr.org

Harvard Business School Case Study: “Tim Ferriss: What Might This Look Like If It Were Easy?” Harvard Business School (HBS) reached out last year to create a case study on my entrepreneurial journey, which tracks me from childhood to the current day. On a few levels, this is a full-circle dream come true, as one catalyst for starting my own companies was the ELE 491 “High-Tech Entrepreneurship” class at Princeton taught by Professor Ed Zschau. He used HBS case studies as the backbone of this class, and 20-plus years later, I still have all of them gathered in a three-ring binder. I owe special— Tim Ferriss

AwardTool

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AwardTool. Hat tip to Chris Hutchins of All the Hacks for this recommendation. Description: “Discover the best award flight availability to maximize your points and miles.” Have random points scattered around various places that you don’t know how to use? This might help.— Tim Ferriss

Donating Blood Changes Your Genes

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“Donating Blood Changes Your Genes.” From the lede paragraph: “Recent research from the Francis Crick Institute has revealed intriguing genetic adaptations in the blood stem cells of frequent blood donors, supporting the production of new, non-cancerous cells without increasing cancer risk, as reported in the journal Blood.” Back in The 4-Hour Body, I recommended regular blood donation for a few reasons mentioned in this short article. This is a Perplexity-created synopsis curated by dailyed. Perplexity compiles and summarizes information from various online sources on a topic and creates a re— Tim Ferriss

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“There is no requirement that enlightenment be painful, unless you are trying to avoid pain. Then the universe has no choice but to teach you through pain. One of the universe’s strategies is to put directly before you the things you are trying to avoid. It is possible to grow and learn in a way that is loving to yourself and others. All you do is make a commitment that you want it that way. We have had many of our clients phrase it this way: ‘I’m willing to see and handle anything I need to be free, and I would like my lessons in a friendly, loving way for me and others around me.’” — Conscio

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“My new mantra.”

PlasticList — Data on plastic chemicals in food

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PlasticList — Data on plastic chemicals in food. A disparate group of researchers united by a common interest (to find and share how many plastic chemicals are found in our food) compiled this remarkable list. From the website: We detected plastic chemicals in 86% of the foods we tested. At least one of the 18 chemicals was found in every baby food, prenatal supplement, human breast milk, yogurt, and ice cream product that we tested, to name only a few categories. We also found plastic chemicals in all the products we tested from Starbucks, Gerber, Chobani, Straus, Celsius, Blue Bottle, RXBAR,— Tim Ferriss

Dungeons & Dragons Worlds & Realms — Adventures from Greyhawk to Faerûn and Beyond

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Dungeons & Dragons Worlds & Realms — Adventures from Greyhawk to Faerûn and Beyond by Adam Lee. I grew up with D&D and it was formative. I still own all of my modules, hardcovers, dice, and more. It may not be the easiest to learn, but it’s still the most immersive and imagination-catalyzing game I’ve ever played. From the description: “Worlds & Realms is an illustrated, story-driven retrospective celebrating the immersive worldbuilding of D&D since the iconic game’s inception in 1974. Legendary mage Mordenkainen takes adventurers on a fantastical journey through the multiverse, delving into m— Tim Ferriss

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Bushnell’s Law. Synopsis: “All the best games are easy to learn and difficult to master. They should reward the first quarter and the hundredth.”

Brewing tea removes lead from water

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“Brewing tea removes lead from water.” “In a new study, Northwestern University researchers demonstrated that brewing tea naturally adsorbs heavy metals like lead and cadmium, effectively filtering dangerous contaminants out of drinks. Heavy metal ions stick to, or adsorb to, the surface of the tea leaves, where they stay trapped.” Not all tea is created equal, so click the link to read the details.— Tim Ferriss

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“If you’re feeling creative, do the errands tomorrow. If you’re fit and healthy, take a day to go surfing. When inspiration strikes, write it down. The calendar belongs to everyone else. Their schedule isn’t your schedule unless it helps you get where you’re going.” — Seth Godin

STEP 3: FINDING BIG ROCKS – THE PAST YEAR REVIEW

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“STEP 3: FINDING BIG ROCKS – THE PAST YEAR REVIEW.” I published a brand-new chapter from my upcoming book, The No Book. It’s still a work in progress, but it’s getting there. Please leave your thoughts, suggestions, results, etc. in the blog comments!— Tim Ferriss

Efficacy of Adjunctive D-Cycloserine to Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation for Major Depressive Disorder

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“Efficacy of Adjunctive D-Cycloserine to Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation for Major Depressive Disorder.” From the Key Points: “In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial that included 50 participants, those receiving intermittent theta-burst stimulation with adjunctive D-cycloserine (100 mg) had significantly greater improvements in depressive symptoms compared with stimulation with a placebo.”— Tim Ferriss

Who broke the sperm bank?

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“Who broke the sperm bank?” by Mark Ellwood (Financial Times). From the article: “American sperm has become one of the country’s priciest resources. By weight, super-premium semen ($4,000 or more for a gram) now costs more than Beluga caviar (up to $3 a gram for roe), which represents a tenfold rise in price over the past decade.”— Tim Ferriss

American-Made Wrist Bar | ATG Equipment

🛒 Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Dr. Keith Baar · atgequipment.com

American-Made Wrist Bar | ATG Equipment. I’m using this to build wrist strength and also rehab my tennis elbow. Here’s a quick demonstration of how to use the bar with small weight plates, and I’m mostly doing slow eccentrics followed by yielding isometrics as described by Dr. Keith Baar. Plates and clamps must be purchased separately, and I’m using micro-plates (search “Olympic fractional plates”) of ¼, ½, ¾, and 1 pound to progressively load between larger hops. Hat tip to The Knees Over Toes Guy, who is also the founder of ATG.— Tim Ferriss

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“Breath is not only an invitation into the body but the essence of the way we already know how to live in that body. Easy, relaxed, breathing always leads to surprise: at how centred we already are, how unhurried we are underneath it all, how patient we never knew we could be.” … “Breath is practical and helpful in understanding how we should be in life: the unquenchable source of both visible and invisible help in our days, giving when we do not ask, teaching us, with each in-breath, how to receive when we feel we do not deserve to receive.” — David Whyte, Consolations II You can complement t

My 2018 interview with George Raveling

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My 2018 interview with George Raveling. If you missed my first interview with legendary coach George Raveling, it’s one of the podcast’s greatest hits, according to listeners. We covered a lot, including how he came to possess the original copy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, how his practice team ended up beating the 1984 US Olympic Dream Team in basketball, his pivotal role in getting Michael Jordan signed to Nike (instead of Adidas), and much more. Also, huge congratulations to George on his new book (with a Michael Jordan preface!): What You’re Made For: Powerful L— Tim Ferriss

TheTrueSize.com

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TheTrueSize.com. This is mind-blowing. Try taking the United States, or your own country, and moving it around, especially towards the poles. Play with it for a minute and you’ll get it. From the description: “Every map projection introduces distortion, and each has its own set of problems. One of the most common criticisms of the Mercator map is that it exaggerates the size of countries nearer the poles (US, Russia, Europe), while downplaying the size of those near the equator (the African Continent). … This app was created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice. It was inspired by an episode of — Tim Ferriss

For Less Anxiety and More Life, Treat Your To-Do List Like a Diner Menu

💡 Life HacksTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Oliver Burkeman · tim.blog

“For Less Anxiety and More Life, Treat Your To-Do List Like a Diner Menu” by Oliver Burkeman.— Tim Ferriss

A new chapter from my upcoming book, THE NO BOOK

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A new chapter from my upcoming book, THE NO BOOK! Here is the latest chapter of THE NO BOOK, which I am writing with Neil Strauss. It’s still a work in progress, but it’s getting there. Please leave your thoughts, suggestions, results, etc. in the blog comments! If you missed the first two chapters, introductions from both me and Neil, you can find them here.— Tim Ferriss

▶Loumo

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“Loumo” by Ba Cissoko (YouTube, Apple Music, Spotify).— Tim Ferriss

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“The New Age author Julia Rogers Hamrick once wrote a book, Choosing Easy World, in which she argues it’s as simple as repeating a mantra: ‘I choose to live in Easy World, where everything is easy.’ When some daunting challenge barrels into view, just decide that you’re going to experience it as easy instead.” — Oliver Burkeman, Meditations for Mortals (Hat tip to Ali Abdaal.)

Legendary Ski Artist James Niehues: The Man Behind the Maps

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Legendary Ski Artist James Niehues: The Man Behind the Maps. If you’ve ever skied or snowboarded in the US, you’ve probably seen Niehues’ art but never realized it. Here’s the description: “Featuring over 200 ski resort trail maps hand-painted by one legendary artist, this beautiful 292-page hardcover coffee table book is the first and definitive compilation of the art created by James Niehues during his 30-year career.” Order a signed copy here.— Tim Ferriss

▶Nobody Can Match His Level, Finally a Heavyweight with Elite Submissions - Kaynan Duarte

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“Nobody Can Match His Level, Finally a Heavyweight with Elite Submissions - Kaynan Duarte.” Kaynan Duarte, 27, is a four-time champion at the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship (considered the “Olympics of submission grappling”) and two-time champion at the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the Heavyweight division. Much is expected of him: “Legendary grappler and coach André Galvão believes his star pupil Kaynan Duarte has the potential to become the greatest jiu-jitsu athlete of all time.” (Source)— Tim Ferriss

50 Years of Travel Tips

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“50 Years of Travel Tips” by Kevin Kelly. Regular readers know that I consider Kevin one candidate for the real-world most interesting man in the world. He’s also always a font of good advice. He has traveled to more far-flung places than anyone I know, and he did a lot of it before the Internet, smartphones, or Google Maps. This list of tips is gold. Here’s a teaser intro for you: I’ve been seriously traveling for more than 50 years, and I’ve learned a lot. I’ve traveled solo, and I’ve led a tour group of 40 friends. I’ve slept in dormitories and I’ve stayed in presidential suites with a butl— Tim Ferriss

The third chapter of my upcoming book

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The third chapter of my upcoming book! Here is the first “real” chapter of THE NO BOOK, which I am writing with Neil Strauss. It’s still a work in progress, but it’s getting there. Please leave your thoughts, suggestions, results, etc. in the blog comments! If you missed the first two chapters, introductions from both me and Neil, you can find them here.— Tim Ferriss

Rock climbing friends!

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“Rock climbing friends! What have you found to best fix severe tennis elbow? I tried various AI tools [prompts] but didn’t get the detail I was hoping for. Thanks in advance for any advice!” Thanks to everyone who responded! 🙏 I am digging through the 400+ replies and quickly found a few tips that have already helped.— Tim Ferriss

Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair

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“Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair” (Apple Podcasts, Spotify) on the In Good Company podcast with Nicolai Tangen. Nicolai is the inimitable CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), and he has interviewed guests ranging from Jensen Huang to Magnus Carlsen. I’ve been fascinated by O’Leary since I read Ryanair: How a Small Irish Airline Conquered Europe in 2007. The story of Ryanair is truly bonkers, and while O’Leary is controversial, he is brilliant, uncommonly strategic, and unbelievably fast on his feet. Listen to 10–15 minutes of this and you’ll see what I mean.— Tim Ferriss

The Peanut Butter Falcon

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The Peanut Butter Falcon. If you want a hilarious feel-good movie, look no further. I’d never heard of this film, but a great physical therapist and entrepreneur recommended it, and I’m already planning on watching it again. The viewer ratings are incredible (96% on Rotten Tomatoes), and, c’mon, how can you not bite after this description? >>> “After running away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a pro wrestler, a man who has Down syndrome befriends an outlaw who becomes his coach and ally.” The fantastic cast includes Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, and Zack Gottsa— Tim Ferriss

The Philosopher L. A. Paul Wants Us to Think About Our Selves

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“The Philosopher L. A. Paul Wants Us to Think About Our Selves” by Alice Gregory in The New Yorker. (Alternate link.) Huge thanks to Denise Koller of Harvard Business School for introducing me to L.A. Paul’s work. The subheadline underscores something I’ve been thinking about recently: “To whom should we have allegiance—the version of ourself making choices, or the version of ourself who will be affected by them?” For instance, if certain transformative decisions change how we relate to ourselves and the world around us (having kids, getting a cochlear implant, trying LSD, etc.), should we thi— Tim Ferriss

Landman

🎬 FilmsTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Taylor Sheridan · amazon.com

Landman. This features Billy Bob Thornton and weaves memorable and hilarious dialogue with the Game of Thrones can’t-fail recipe: sex and violence. The show was co-created by Taylor Sheridan, who co-created Yellowstone ) and created its prequels 1883 ) and 1923 ). I was introduced to his writing through Sicario, for which he was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. Taylor has the ability to combine deep character development and brutal reflections of reality into edge-of-your-seat story arcs that keep you watching. Description: “In the heart of Texas, — Tim Ferriss

My brand-new conversation with Brandon Sanderson

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My brand-new conversation with Brandon Sanderson. I had an absolute blast recording in person with Brandon at his HQ in Utah (see photos here). We cover how to build a fiction empire, how he architected his record-breaking $40M+ Kickstarter campaign, unbreakable writing habits, the art of world-building, the science of magic systems, and much more. It is his most comprehensive interview ever. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your audio morsels. Video coming soon to my YouTube channel. Subscribe there if you’d like to see us in living color.— Tim Ferriss

▶NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s Vision for the Future

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

“NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s Vision for the Future” by Cleo Abram (@cleoabram). This is a great example of video adding value to a podcast interview (can we call them “podcasts” anymore?), particularly concept visualization. Cleo is the video journalist behind Huge If True, an optimistic show about incredible tech developments around the world. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Principle I’m revisiting for myself and finding more important every year ----------------------------------------------------------------- “A person’s success in life can usually be measur— Tim Ferriss

Why strict churches are strong

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“Why strict churches are strong” (Slate). You can read the associated paper here. TL;DR: discourage free riders who take more from a community than they give.— Tim Ferriss

Half the students billed the company 15 cents per minute ($9/hour) for their time, while the others billed the company $1.50/minute ($90/hour).

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“Half the students billed the company 15 cents per minute ($9/hour) for their time, while the others billed the company $1.50/minute ($90/hour). Afterward, students who billed the company at the higher rate reported feeling more pressed for time—even though they had completed the same tasks for the same amount of time as students who billed at the lower rate. In other words, making students’ time worth a lot of money was all it took to turn them into stressed-out, time-squeezed consultants.” >From Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton— Tim Ferriss