Please enjoy this transcript of a special episode about overcoming mistakes and failure. What do you do when your work is rejected, when the big bet fails, or when the path ahead suddenly disappears? As you’ll hear in this episode, setbacks can often present opportunities, if you … | Continue reading
This is a special episode about overcoming mistakes and failure. What do you do when your work is rejected, when the big bet fails, or when the path ahead suddenly disappears? As you’ll hear in this episode, setbacks can often present opportunities, if you know how to look for th … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of a special episode devoted to one deceptively simple question: How do you stay close to your partner over time through the inevitable exhaustion, misunderstanding, conflict, disappointment, and change? Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned i … | Continue reading
This episode is devoted to one deceptively simple question: How do you stay close to your partner over time through the inevitable exhaustion, misunderstanding, conflict, disappointment, and change? The post Relationship Tools That Work — Esther Perel, Brené Brown, Dr. Sue Johnso … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of a special compilation episode devoted to reinvention: how to shed an identity that no longer fits, decide on a new chapter, navigate uncertainty, and commit to what’s next. Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in the interview Legal condit … | Continue reading
This is a special compilation devoted to reinvention: how to shed an identity that no longer fits, decide on a new chapter, navigate uncertainty, and commit to what’s next. The post How to Reinvent Yourself and Make Bold Moves — Decisive Stories from Matthew McConaughey, Steve Yo … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of a special compilation episode devoted to a subject very close to my heart and currently consuming a large percentage of my waking hours: writing. Over the years, I’ve asked some of the writers I admire most questions like: How do you choose a proje … | Continue reading
This is a special compilation devoted to a subject very close to my heart and currently consuming a large percentage of my waking hours: writing. The post How to Start When You’re Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gil … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of a wide-ranging Q&A I did with subscribers. We explore reinvention, enduring skills for the age of AI, friendship, mental health, fitness, language-learning, privacy, cognitive longevity, and more. Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in th … | Continue reading
Q&A with Tim Ferriss on AI, male friendships, personal reinvention, and more! The post Q&A with Tim — The Art of Male Friendship, Mini-Retirements, Higher-Resolution Living, Reinvention in The Age of AI, and More (#877) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Dr. Andrew Huberman, a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Departments of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he runs the Huberman Lab. Andrew is the author of Protocols: An Oper … | Continue reading
An interview with Dr. Andrew Huberman on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Dr. Andrew Huberman — Peptides, Performance, and Protocols (#876) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading
Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly) is Senior Maverick at WIRED, which he co-founded in 1993, and he is the author of one of my favorite essays on making a living as a creator: “1,000 True Fans.” But if 1,000 True Fans tells you who your customers might be, how do you figure out what to s … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of another rousing edition of The Random Show with my good friend Kevin Rose. We reunite over tequila to talk Zen retreats, learning to rock climb at (almost) 50, mortality and grief, why you should stop saying “one day,” AI predictions , and much mor … | Continue reading
The Random Show! Retreats! Mortality! AI! The post The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday” (#875) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Guy Oseary (@guyoseary). Guy has managed some of the biggest names in music, including Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and U2, and was named Variety‘s Music Mogul of the Year in 2022. He co-founded A-Grade Investments and then … | Continue reading
Interview with legendary Hollywood power broker, Guy Oseary, on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast. The post Guy Oseary — The Legendary Hollywood Power Broker on 5-Minute Decisions, 36 Years of Managing Madonna, 26 IPOs, and Spotting Magic First (#874) appeared first on The Blog of Au … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of my conversation with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade Davis on the many benefits of coca and how to liberate coca from its undeservedly tarnished reputation. Bios of Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade Davis Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in the interv … | Continue reading
"Coca is to cocaine what potatoes are to vodka" — Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade Davis on the health benefits, sacred history, and unjust prohibition of the most misunderstood plant on Earth. The post The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Sebastian Mallaby (@scmallaby), the Paul A. Volcker senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the author of six books, including More Money Than God, The … | Continue reading
The following is a guest post from Mark Pincus (@markpinc), an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and philanthropist (including signatory of The Giving Pledge), and the founder of Zynga, the pioneering social- and mobile-gaming company behind Zynga Poker, FarmVille, Words with Fri … | Continue reading
Interview with Sebastian Mallaby on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Sebastian Mallaby, Biographer of Demis Hassabis — Lessons from 100+ AI Insiders on The Race to Superintelligence, The Religion of AI, and Spotting Breakthroughs Early (#870) appeared first on The Blog of … | Continue reading
My head has been spinning after getting a spreadsheet roughly a week ago. Before we dive into my dirty laundry, let’s state the obvious: millions of people have a vague sense that AI is changing things. And LLMs sure are convenient for getting answers quickly. My team and I use C … | Continue reading
Max Levchin (@mlevchin) is a serial entrepreneur, computer scientist, philanthropist, and active investor in more than 100 startups. He is the founder and CEO of Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. He is also the co-founder and ch … | Continue reading
Interview with Max Levchin on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Max Levchin, PayPal and Affirm — The Path from The Soviet Union to Building Multi-Billion Dollar Companies (Plus: Real-World Socialism vs. Capitalism) (#869) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of my conversation with Jake Becraft, the CEO and co-founder of Strand Therapeutics, a company building one of the most advanced programmable genetic medicine platforms in biotechnology. Under his leadership, Strand is redefining what RNA medicines ca … | Continue reading
Conversation with Jake Becraft of Strand Therapeutics on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Tim’s Founder Kitchen — From Brainstorm to the President’s Office in Two Months (Featuring Jake Becraft, Strand Therapeutics) (#868) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading
I’ve been revisiting my Kindle highlights of Pattern Breakers, co-authored by legendary angel investor and friend Mike Maples Jr. Mike was the kind soul who taught me the fundamentals of angel investing back in 2007/2008. He deserves a lot of credit for the wild startup adventure … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Sami Inkinen (@samiinkinen), a Finnish-born, Stanford-trained entrepreneur and the founder and CEO/president of Trulia and Virta Health. Virta is on a mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people using technology, AI … | Continue reading
Interview with Sami Inkinen on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Sami Inkinen of Virta Health — Reversing Type 2 Diabetes, Rowing 2,750 Miles, and Lessons from Fixing Metabolic Health in 100,000+ People (#866) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading
Jerzy Gregorek (@TheHappyBody) is a 4x World Weightlifting Champion, co-founder of UCLA’s weightlifting team, and co-creator, with his wife Aniela, of the Happy Body program. To fill out the form on Cerebral Palsy Research Project, visit tim.blog/cp. To watch Prisoner No More fo … | Continue reading
Interview with legendary investor Elad Gil on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post The Most Incredible Transformation I’ve Ever Seen — Jerzy Gregorek on Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Coaching, and the Power of Micro-Progressions (#865) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferris … | Continue reading
The following is a guest post from Paul Conti, MD, a graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed his psychiatry training at Stanford and at Harvard, where he was appointed chief resident and then served on the medical faculty before moving to Portland and fou … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of a special episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, featuring four listener favorites—Anne Lamott, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Yarrow, and Diana Chapman—whom I invited to answer the question What are 1–3 decisions that could dramatically simplify my life i … | Continue reading
Short audio segments from Anne Lamott, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Yarrow, and Diana Chapman on how to simplify your life! The post How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Anne Lamott, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Yarrow, and Diana Chapman (#864) appeared first on The … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Elad Gil (@eladgil), CEO of Gil & Co, a multi-stage investment firm, holding company, and operating company working on the world’s most advanced technologies. Elad is a serial entrepreneur, operating executive, and investor or adv … | Continue reading
Interview with legendary investor Elad Gil on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Elad Gil, Consigliere to Empire Builders — How to Spot Billion-Dollar Companies Before Everyone Else, The Misty AI Frontier, How Coke Beat Pepsi, When Consensus Pays, and Much More (#863) appear … | Continue reading
The following is a guest post from Dr. Tommy Wood (@drtommywood), associate professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at the University of Washington, where his research focuses on brain health. In this blog post, Tommy covers: Tommy’s new book is The Stimulated Mind: Future-Proo … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Cathy Lanier. Cathy is the chief security officer for the National Football League (NFL), supervising all operations and activities of the NFL Security Department. Prior to her work at the NFL, Cathy served as chief of police with … | Continue reading
Interview with Cathy Lanier, NFL Chief Security Officer on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Cathy Lanier, NFL Chief Security Officer — From Food Stamps to the Super Bowl War Room (#862) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading
Welcome to another episode featuring a 4-Hour Workweek case study—a conversation with someone who has read the book, applied it, and built a life and a businesses I never could have imagined. In this episode, we have Brian Dean, the founder of Backlinko and Exploding Topics, both … | Continue reading
Interview with Brian Dean on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post 4-Hour Workweek Success Story, Brian Dean — From Dad’s Basement to Selling Two Companies (#861) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with daredevil Michelle Khare. Michelle lives life to the extreme in Challenge Accepted, amassing more than 6 million followers and more than 1 billion views. Michelle hopes to prove that with enough dedication and failure, anything is … | Continue reading
Interview with Michelle Khare on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Daredevil Michelle Khare — How to Become a YouTube Superstar, Open Impossible Doors (FBI, Secret Service, etc.), Craft Jedi-Level Cold Emails, and Use Fear-Setting to Change Your Life (#860) appeared first o … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of another in-between-isode, with one of my favorite formats: the good old-fashioned Q&A. Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in the interview Legal conditions/copyright information Additional podcast platforms Listen to this episode on Appl … | Continue reading
Welcome back to another in-between-isode, with one of my favorite formats: the good old-fashioned Q&A. Please enjoy! This episode is brought to you by: Additional podcast platforms Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, … | Continue reading
Please enjoy this transcript of another wide-ranging Random Show episode, recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose! We cover our recent Zen meditation retreat with Henry Shukman at Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, the fascinating science of vagus nerve stimulation, my recen … | Continue reading
Welcome to another wide-ranging “Random Show” episode that I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose! We cover our recent Zen meditation retreat with Henry Shukman at Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, the fascinating science of vagus nerve stimulation, my recent back pain b … | Continue reading