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.
I have a brand-new podcast called Tribe of Mentors that is currently #4 across all podcasts on iTunes/Apple Podcasts! It’s like The Tim Ferriss Show but shorter format. I’ll keep doing both. Click here to check it out, and I’d really appreciate it if you subscribed. Lots of fun stuff coming. You can find it on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.— Tim Ferriss
Two brand-new podcasts from past podcast guests you loved! I suggest subscribing to both, as I know what’s coming :) Deviate with Rolf Potts -- Rolf changed my life in 2003-2004 with his book Vagabonding. For years, I’ve been suggesting he start a podcast, and finally, here it is! To help him kick it off, I’m in one episode, covering all of my tips, strategies, etc. for building a podcast. Rolf also has great articles and travel advice on his site. Big Questions with Cal Fussman -- Thousands of you asked Cal to make his own podcast after he appeared on my show. Well, he finally did it! He's go— Tim Ferriss
Yin Reserve was developed by one of the world’s most successful strength coaches, Charles R. Poliquin (you can listen to his podcast episodes hereand here). If you ask Charles, he’ll tell you that sleep is the most underrated aspect of recovery. That’s because all hormones that contribute to peak performance are directly affected by your sleep. This supplement combines magnesium, inositol and theanine to reduce anxiety and increase both the quality and quantity of restorative sleep.— Tim Ferriss
The “Wrath of the Khans” series on Hardcore History. Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History is my favorite podcast, bar none, and this is still my favorite series of his to date. Think of it like the best non-fiction audiobook you’ve ever heard. It’s worth the headache to download, and it’s worth listening to more than once.— Tim Ferriss
I’ll keep this one short, as it’s related to the above. I’m experimenting with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) as prescribed by Dr. Martin Gibala, one of the world’s foremost exercise scientists (Podcast: “The One-Minute Workout Designed by Scientists”). Most recently, I’ve been using the above XPO/prowler on asphalt with straight arms (at about 50% max grip height) to remove the variability of arm position. I find stationary biking about as interesting as watching paint dry, and the prowler is lower impact. I also suspect there will be some nice carryover to handstand work. Totally lo— Tim Ferriss
My new TV show, Fearless, debuted last Tuesday at 8pm on DIRECTV. Fearless spotlights in-depth, long-form conversations with world-class performers, focusing on how they’ve overcome fears, made hard decisions, and won at the highest levels imaginable. The first episode (which you can watch here) featured illusionist and performance artist David Blaine (@davidblaine). The show is on DIRECTV channel 239 and AT&T U-Verse channel 1114, but if you’re a cord-cutter, you can still watch on the DIRECTV NOW app. Click here for all the information on how you can watch.— Tim Ferriss
Masters of Scale podcast, hosted by Reid Hoffman -- Brian Chesky This is a FANTASTIC 30-minute conversation/class from two startup Jedi, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn, Twitter) and co-founder of Airbnb, Brian Chesky (@bchesky). It masterfully covers how to create “magical experiences” by deliberatly doing things that don’t scale. Oddly enough, that can be a key to later scaling to hundreds of millions -- or billions -- of users. If you make products or services of any type, this is worth your time.— Tim Ferriss
The BBC recently had an interesting podcast discussion on the life of Seneca. The tone is as fusty and British (and I love Brits) as it gets, but there's a lot of fascinating context.— Tim Ferriss