Everything Tim Ferriss has recommended in 5-Bullet Friday — 2,095 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.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, narrated by the one and only Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry makes this audiobook incredible. It’s one of the best voice performances I’ve ever heard. Like many people, I’d come across this book now and again for decades, but I was turned off by the goofy cover. Shame on me, but… perhaps it was perfect that I procrastinated until finding the audiobook, which has been great for laughs and smiles.— Tim Ferriss
The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life by Boyd Varty (@boydvarty). This is a short and wonderful book. It found me at exactly the right time, and I read it in two afternoons. I’ve reread my highlights many times since. My favorite tracker maxim from its pages is from Renias Mhlongo: “I don’t know where we are going, but I know exactly how to get there.” I reread the book in preparation for my podcast interview with Boyd, which turned out better than I ever could have hoped. You can find the full interview here. If you want just one hilarious story, here’s a clip that won’t disappoint.— Tim Ferriss
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, read by Douglas Hodge. After finishing When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, I needed a light palate cleanser. This is what I chose. Did you know that, in addition to selling something like 300 million copies of his children’s books worldwide, Roald Dahl was an intelligence officer and ace fighter pilot? But back to the book, it only struck me in the mountains of Montana two weeks ago, as friends and I were trying to remember the brat girl’s name from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Veruca Salt), that I was flying blind. I have watched a— Tim Ferriss
The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant. This short and powerful book was first recommended to me by investor Ray Dalio. At fewer than 150 pages, it can be digested in a few sittings and offers an impressive overview of human nature and the rise and fall of civilizations. The prose is also beautiful. Here’s the official book description: “A concise survey of the culture and civilization of mankind, The Lessons of History is the result of a lifetime of research from Pulitzer Prize–winning historians Will and Ariel Durant. With their accessible compendium of philosophy and social progres— Tim Ferriss
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck. This was originally given to me by my dear mom, who knows I’ve fantasized for ages about a countrywide road trip with my pooch, Molly. The book was published in 1962, the same year Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work. It’s beautiful and surprisingly hilarious at points. Here is a brief description: “With Charley, his French poodle, Steinbeck drives the interstates and the country roads, dines with truckers, encounters bears at Yellowstone and old friends in San Francisco. Along the way, he reflects on the Americ— Tim Ferriss
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. I could not stop reading this book. It’s a page-turner in the most addictive sense and was not only a New York Times bestseller, but it also placed #76 on the NYT’s list of The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. The less you know about this book before you read it, the better, in my opinion, but if you must get a tease, here’s a snippet of the description: “Sam and Sadie—two college friends, often in love, but never lovers—become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings th— Tim Ferriss
The 4-Hour Workweek Real-World Stories and Case Studies. Do you have any stories about how you’ve applied The 4-Hour Workweek to your life (building a business, lifestyle design [e.g., more time with family], mini-retirements, geo-arbitrage, and/or otherwise)? If so, I’m soliciting real-world stories for a new experiment. Building something big isn’t necessary; the book just needs to have had a large impact on your life. If you have a story, please go to tim.blog/casestudy to share it with me! I look forward to reading all of them.— Tim Ferriss
The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis ). Huge thanks to Maryanna Saenko (🙌), Steve Jurvetson (@FutureJurvetson), and the team from Future Ventures (@FutureVenturesVC) for this one. From the description: “In Polynesia we set sail with navigators whose ancestors settled the Pacific ten centuries before Christ. In the Amazon we meet the descendants of a true Lost Civilization, the people of the Anaconda. In the Andes we discover that the Earth really is alive, while in the far reaches of Australia we experience Dreamtime, the all-embracing philosophy of the— Tim Ferriss
Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch. Filmmaker David Lynch describes his personal methods of capturing and working with ideas and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation. This book has been recommended to me by many high-caliber creatives, including drummer Dave Elitch.— Tim Ferriss
Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch by Dan O’Brien ). From the description: “For twenty years, Dan O’Brien struggled to make ends meet on his cattle ranch in South Dakota. But when a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at the annual buffalo roundup, O’Brien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo. Starting with thirteen calves, ‘short-necked, golden balls of wool,’ O’Brien embarked on a journey that returned buffalo to his land for the first time in more than a century and a half. Buffalo for the Broken Heart is at once a tender accou— Tim Ferriss
Art Is the Highest Form of Hope. Special thanks to the amazing Susan Cain for sending this beautiful book to me, which is full of bite-size philosophy and much-needed imagination. These days, a little light goes a long way. From the description: “Advice, strong opinions, and personal revelations by the world’s greatest artists—exclusively researched for this new book.”— Tim Ferriss
The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr. I’ve long been fascinated by Mary Karr, and I originally picked up her book on the craft of memoir writing after a recommendation by Michael Pollan. It applies to much of life, and I’d consider it a philosophical guide in many respects, replete with the dead serious and spit-up-your-coffee funny. If you work with the written word in any capacity, I highly recommend this read. For more Mary, check out our conversation on the podcast.— Tim Ferriss
About This Life: Journeys on the Threshold of Memory by Barry Lopez. I have fallen in love with Barry Lopez’s writing. If you’re new to his work, I would suggest reading Of Wolves and Men or Arctic Dreams first, as they are nonfiction at its best. About This Life is a mostly autobiographical collection of essays. In descending order, my favorites are: “Learning to See,” “Orchids on the Volcanoes,” and “Apologia.”— Tim Ferriss
“If George Bernard Shaw had not made it a rigid rule to do first things first, he would probably have failed as a writer and might have remained a bank cashier all his life. His plan called for writing five pages each day.” — How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie (Click here to share on X.) “When life gets tough, some of us feel that we’ve lost the game and life has won. But life isn’t trying to defeat you. Life isn’t even a participant—the game is yours.” — Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdat (Click here to share on X.) Happy new year, everyone! May 2026 be your most joyous yet, and— Tim Ferriss
“Now keep looking at this unpleasant situation or person until you realize that it isn’t they that are causing the negative emotions. They are just going their way, being themselves, doing their thing whether right or wrong, good or bad. It is your computer that, thanks to your programming, insists on your reacting with negative emotions. You will see this better if you realize that someone with a different programming when faced with this same situation or person or event would react quite calmly, even happily. Don’t stop till you have grasped this truth: The only reason why you too are not r— Tim Ferriss
Draft No. 4 by John McPhee. This is one of the best books about nonfiction writing that I’ve ever read. Be forewarned that it skips the hand-wavy platitudes and gets straight to the nitty-gritty details, as all McPheesian stories do. If you want to get a fun taste of his writing and mastery of structure, try Levels of the Game, which at least a dozen podcast guests have also recommended.— Tim Ferriss
“100 Tips for a Better Life” by Conor Barnes (@Ideopunk). This is a surprisingly good list, despite the generic headline. Thanks to Ryan Holiday (@RyanHoliday) for the recommendation.— Tim Ferriss
A Procrustean bed: “Something designed to produce conformity by unnatural or violent means. In Greek mythology, Procrustes was a robber who tied his victims to a bed, either stretching or cutting off their legs in order to make them fit it.” (Source: Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms). Nassim Taleb (@nntaleb) has a related book of aphorisms titled The Bed of Procrustes. He explains the title thusly: “Every aphorism here is about a Procrustean bed of sorts—we humans, facing limits of knowledge, and things we do not observe, the unseen and the unknown, resolve tension by squeezing life and the— Tim Ferriss
Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality. This short book has completely captured me since it was first recommended to me by Peter Mallouk, who said it gave him durable peace for weeks at a time. I originally grabbed the Kindle version with low expectations. I devoured it in three days, and a shelf in my guest bedroom is now permanently stocked with copies for friends. It won’t resonate with everyone, but it found me at the right moment. I’ve now read it roughly a dozen times.— Tim Ferriss
Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang. I’ve previously recommended Ted’s incredible collection of short stories titled Stories of Your Life and Others. Despite the fact that Ted started off as a part-time science-fiction writer with a full-time technical writing job, he is the equivalent of Martin Scorsese or Wayne Gretzky in the sci-fi world—he has won four Hugo, four Nebula, and four Locus Awards, among others. The hit film Arrival (94% on Rotten Tomatoes), one of my favorite recent movies, is based on one of Ted’s short stories. Gizmodo has written that “the arrival of a new piece of short fict— Tim Ferriss
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. This is one of the books most frequently recommended by podcast guests. Long ago, Naval Ravikant (@naval) highlighted for me the protagonist Siddhartha’s response to “What can you give?” His simple answer is “I can think, I can wait, I can fast.” There’s much more to his response (search “Kamala” here for a good excerpt), and I think about it often. Skip the Amazon description, as it gives away too much plot, but consider reading or rereading this short gem. If you’d prefer an even shorter read, try this: Can We All Be Like Texas? by David Byrne (@DBtodomundo).— Tim Ferriss
“The Risk of Discovery” essay by Paul Graham (@paulg), which is only a few paragraphs long. It’s worth rereading a few times.— Tim Ferriss
Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy by Mo Gawdat (@mgawdat). This was recommended to me by a type-A MD who runs his life at 200 mph. He is also an engineer and strongly dislikes most woo-woo thinking. He gave this book his highest recommendation. To my relief, it doesn’t require any technical background. Here is part of the description, slightly edited for space: “Mo Gawdat, Chief Business Officer at Google’s [X], applies his superior logic and problem solving skills to understand how the brain processes joy and sadness—and then he solves for happy. In 2001, Mo Gawdat realized that desp— Tim Ferriss
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman (@davideagleman). Don’t let the title of this book fool you; it isn’t making a case for the afterlife. Instead, this short read (easy to finish in 1–2 days) is a collection of 40 thought exercises on the nature of existence, reality, perception, death, pain, boredom, and more. It’s remarkably elegant and fun. At the very least, it should make you appreciate your own life—warts and all—much more. From the book’s official description: “In one afterlife, you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of you— Tim Ferriss
Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami. I’m loving this, and I’m only allowed to listen while driving or taking baths. It’s a reward. Put another way, I can’t use it to postpone writing. It’s a gem, but skip forward if a chapter doesn’t grab you. Here are a few excerpts from the official description: An insightful look into the mind of a master storyteller—and a unique look at the craft of writing from the beloved and best-selling author of 1Q84, Norwegian Wood, and What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. “Murakami is like a magician who explains what he’s doing as he performs the tric— Tim Ferriss
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
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
“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
“‘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
“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
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
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
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
“As part of my interview process, I enlist each of my client’s coworkers to help me out. I want them to assist, not sabotage the change process. I let the coworker know how my process works by saying, ‘I’m going to be working with my client for the next year or so. I don’t get paid if he doesn’t get better. ‘Better’ is not defined by me. It’s not defined by my client. ‘Better’ is defined by you and the other coworkers who will be involved in this process.’ The raters usually respond well to that.” — What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith (Also see: 360-degree feedback)— Tim Ferriss
“Advice for Young Men Who Are Feeling Lost.” This is a blog post with writing from Scott Galloway’s upcoming book, Notes on Being a Man. I heard Scott present a few weeks ago, and it hit very close to home. We are sitting on a tinderbox and need to address the elephant in the room: young men need help. In high school, I won the lottery by chancing upon one coach whose influence saved me from the fates of many of my male friends: jail, overdoses, DUI deaths, and more. Ever since, I’ve searched for ways that we might nudge young men (including 20s, 30s) towards optimism and better lives. Left un— Tim Ferriss
“The history of Neurospora crassa in fermented foods.” Yes, this is a weird one, and it’s actually a fascinating read. Too busy to read? Take a peek at the below macros from the linked article, which are hard to believe: The above is on a dryweight basis, but even per 100 hydrated grams, Neurospora crassa contains: More fiber than oats (fungal polysaccharides, including substantial β-glucans). More protein than eggs. More iron and zinc than beef. More potassium than bananas. Not to mention spermidine and other goodies with longevity implications. But let me back up. Humans need protein. And wh— Tim Ferriss
Deep Future: Creating Technology That Matters by Pablos Holman. This book really encouraged me to think a lot bigger. I recently described Pablos as “one of the scariest hackers I’ve ever met,” and I’ve enjoyed getting to know him and his work, both permitted and unpermitted. Pablos worked on spaceships at Blue Origin and helped build labs to invent a wide variety of breakthroughs, including a brain surgery tool, a machine to suppress hurricanes, 3D food printers, and a laser that can shoot down mosquitos, part of an impact invention effort to eradicate malaria with Bill Gates. In his spare ti— Tim Ferriss
“All the manifestations of the world of measurement—the winning and losing, the gaining of acceptance and the threatened rejection, the raised hopes and the dash into despair—all are based on a single assumption that is hidden from our awareness. The assumption is that life is about staying alive and making it through—surviving in a world of scarcity and peril.” — The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander You can complement this edition of 5-Bullet Friday with my conversation with Steve Jang on all things South Korea, recorded in Seoul. And, as always, please give me — Tim Ferriss
All the highlights below are from Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman: “After years of trying and failing to make time for her illustration work, by taming her to-do list and shuffling her schedule, Abel saw that her only viable option was to claim time instead—to just start drawing, for an hour or two, every day, and to accept the consequences, even if those included neglecting other activities she sincerely valued.” … “The derision we heap upon the avid stamp collector or train spotter might really be a kind of defense mechanism, to spare us from confronting t— Tim Ferriss
“The Mongol was ideally suited to travel long distances; each man carried precisely what he needed, but nothing more. In addition to his deel, the traditional wool robe that reached to his ankles, he wore pants, a fur hat with earflaps, and riding boots with thick soles. In addition to clothes designed to protect him in the worst weather, each warrior carried flints for making fires, leather canteens for water and milk, files to sharpen arrowheads, a lasso for rounding up animals or prisoners, sewing needles for mending clothes, a knife and a hatchet for cutting, and a skin bag into which to p— Tim Ferriss
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. This extraordinary book was recommended to me by various friends for years. I had it on my Audible app but never got around to listening, putting it off out of a perceived heaviness. I’m so glad and grateful that one close friend pushed me to finally absorb this beautiful book. When Breath Becomes Air was a #1 New York Times bestseller and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. From the description: “At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. … Paul d— Tim Ferriss
“You’ve been saying a lot about being able to experience suffering and depression and yet still be detached from it. I’m trying to understand clearly what you’re saying, but it seems such a contradiction to say that you can be happy and depressed, since depression, as I’ve always been taught, is the absence of contentment and happiness. Could you explain this a little more? That’s a good question. Aren’t depression and happiness two contradictory states? I think this is what you’re asking, right? Yes and no. If for you happiness means thrills, fun, pleasure, then, yes, they are contradictory. — Tim Ferriss
This is one of the most incredible things I’ve found in a while. As a kid, I wanted to be a comic-book penciler for more than a decade. Frank Miller’s Sin City: Hard Goodbye Curator’s Collection (Amazon, AbeBooks) shows you the original art pages with pencil lines, rubber cement, smudges, and more. You actually feel like you’re sitting in Frank’s seat as he made it! A little pricey but well worth it for the unique experience.— Tim Ferriss
Maestri House Rechargeable Milk Frother. OK, I never expected to have a frother in this newsletter, but this is a great example of “there is always a market for the best.” It also reminds me of sage wisdom from Kevin Kelly, found in his tiny, practical book titled Excellent Advice for Living: Take note if you find yourself wondering “Where is my good knife?” or “Where is my good pen?” That means you have bad ones. Get rid of those. I’ve owned a lot of frothers for coffee and tea. Most of them are cheap, or I got them for free. They break, batteries stop charging, or they simply have two modes:— Tim Ferriss
I was recently sent the following excerpt from “Means and Meaning” by Packy McCormick. The conversation below between David Foster Wallace and David Lipsky happened in 1996, decades before virtual meetings, algorithmic feeds, and AI. Here is the excerpt: Infinite Jest featured The Entertainment, a videotape so compelling people just watched it until they died. … And in a conversation with Rolling Stone’s David Lipsky, during a five-day road trip at the end of his Infinite Jest book tour that would become a book, which became a movie, David Foster Wallace addressed the challenge head-on: David — Tim Ferriss
“To remember how little you matter, on a cosmic timescale, can feel like putting down a heavy burden that most of us didn’t realize we were carrying in the first place.” — Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks (Click here to share on X.) Pair this quote with one of my favorite pieces of writing from Oliver, “The Liberation of Cosmic Insignificance Therapy.” You can complement this edition of 5-Bullet Friday with my conversations (part one, part two) with Craig Mod. Craig is a writer, photographer, and walker living in Tokyo and Kamakura, Japan. And, as always, please give me feedback on X. Whic— Tim Ferriss
“Finally, out of desperation, I went as small as I could possibly go and asked: ‘What’s the ONE Thing you can do this week such that by doing it everything else would be easier or unnecessary?’” — The ONE Thing by Gary Keller You can complement this edition of 5-Bullet Friday with my brand-new podcast episode, a 4-Hour Workweek case study featuring Charlie Houpert, founder of “Charisma on Command,” which now has 10M+ subscribers on YouTube across its channels. And, as always, please give me feedback on X. Which bullet above is your favorite? What do you want more or less of? Other suggestions?— Tim Ferriss
“How to be more emotionally intelligent (without trying so hard)” by Joe Hudson. Joe Hudson has coached top leaders at OpenAI, Alphabet, Apple, and more. He has worked with everyone from Sam Altman to Ev Williams. Numbers 4, 7, 8, and 9 are a few of the many that struck a chord with me.— Tim Ferriss
“Henry Miller’s 11 Commandments of Writing and His Daily Creative Routine” byMaria Popova. For my personal reorientation towards book writing, I bolded a few as reminders: 1. Work on one thing at a time until finished. 2. Start no more new books, add no more new material to ‘Black Spring.’ 3. Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand. 4. Work according to Program and not according to mood. Stop at the appointed time! 5. When you can’t create you can work. 6. Cement a little every day, rather than add new fertilizers. 7. Keep human! See people, go places, drink — Tim Ferriss
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
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
“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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
“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