The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Tim McGraw — Starting Late with a $20 Guitar, Selling 100M+ Records, and 30+ Years of Creative Longevity (#852)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Tim McGraw (@thetimmcgraw), a Grammy Award-winning entertainer, author, and actor who has sold more than 106 million records worldwide, with 49 number-one singles and 19 number-one albums. You can find tickets for his upcoming Paw … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 5 days ago

Tim McGraw — Starting Late with a $20 Guitar, Selling 100M+ Records, and 30+ Years of Creative Longevity (#852)

Interview with Tim McGraw on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Tim McGraw — Starting Late with a $20 Guitar, Selling 100M+ Records, and 30+ Years of Creative Longevity (#852) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 5 days ago

How I Beat Lyme Disease with The Ketogenic Diet — Science, How-To Protocols, and 10+ Years of Zero Symptoms

I’ve had Lyme disease twice, and I’m now 100% asymptomatic. The second case in 2014 was incredibly severe, but it was resolved in 4–6 weeks with an unorthodox but defensible approach: strict ketosis. The post How I Beat Lyme Disease with The Ketogenic Diet — Science, How-To Proto … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 10 days ago

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Dr. Tommy Wood — How to Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia (#851)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Dr. Tommy Wood (@DrRagnar), an associate professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at the University of Washington, where his research focuses on brain health across the lifespan. Alongside his academic work, Tommy is head scientis … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 12 days ago

Dr. Tommy Wood — How to Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia (#851)

Interview with Dr. Tommy Wood on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Dr. Tommy Wood — How to Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia (#851) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 13 days ago

Go Where The Action Is

Bill Gurley (@bgurley) is a general partner at Benchmark, a leading venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. Over his venture career, he has invested in and served on the boards of such companies as Nextdoor, OpenTable, Stitch Fix, Uber, and Zillow. He earned his Bachelor of Scien … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 15 days ago

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Dr. Michael Levin — Reprogramming Bioelectricity, Updating “Software” for Anti-Aging, Treating Cancer Without Drugs, Cognition of Cells, and Much More (#849)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Dr. Michael Levin (@drmichaellevin ), the Vannevar Bush Distinguished Professor of Biology at Tufts University and director of the Allen Discovery Center. Dr. Levin is primarily interested in how intelligence self-organizes in a d … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 19 days ago

Dr. Michael Levin — Reprogramming Bioelectricity, Updating “Software” for Anti-Aging, Treating Cancer Without Drugs, Cognition of Cells, and Much More (#849)

Interview with Steve Young on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Dr. Michael Levin — Reprogramming Bioelectricity, Updating “Software” for Anti-Aging, Treating Cancer Without Drugs, Cognition of Cells, and Much More (#849) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 19 days ago

The Tim Ferris Show Transcripts: Steve Young, from Super Bowl MVP to Managing Billions — Hall of Fame 49ers Quarterback on High Performance, Reinvention, Faith, and How to Blend Dreams and Plans (#847)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Steve Young (@steveyoung), Hall of Fame NFL quarterback; founder and current chair of the Forever Young Foundation, an organization deeply involved in supporting children’s charities globally; and the author of QB: My Life Behind … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 26 days ago

Steve Young, from Super Bowl MVP to Managing Billions — Hall of Fame 49ers Quarterback on High Performance, Reinvention, Faith, and How to Blend Dreams and Plans (#847)

Interview with Steve Young on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Steve Young, from Super Bowl MVP to Managing Billions — Hall of Fame 49ers Quarterback on High Performance, Reinvention, Faith, and How to Blend Dreams and Plans (#847) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 27 days ago

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: How to Use Ketosis for Enhanced Mood, Cognition, and Long-Term Brain Protection — A Practical and Tactical Guide with Dr. Dominic D’Agostino (Plus: Deconstructing Tim’s Latest Keto Experiment) (#845)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Dr. Dominic D’Agostino (@DominicDAgosti2), a tenured associate professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and a Visiting Senior Research Scie … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 1 month ago

How to Use Ketosis for Enhanced Mood, Cognition, and Long-Term Brain Protection — A Practical and Tactical Guide with Dr. Dominic D’Agostino (Plus: Deconstructing Tim’s Latest Keto Experiment) (#845)

Interview with Dr. Dominic D'Agostino on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post How to Use Ketosis for Enhanced Mood, Cognition, and Long-Term Brain Protection — A Practical and Tactical Guide with Dr. Dominic D’Agostino (Plus: Deconstructing Tim’s Latest Keto Experiment) (#845) … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 1 month ago

The Single Decision

Coach Sommer​ is a former U.S. National Team gymnastics coach and the creator of ​GymnasticBodies​. This personal email sent to me, which I reread often, was so good that I had to include it in ​Tools of Titans​. Make the one big decision. Enter Coach Sommer… Hi Tim, Patience. Fa … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 1 month ago

The Story Behind EpiPen, The Rise of Food Allergies, and What Doctors Got Wrong (#842)

Interview with Arthur C. Brooks on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post The Story Behind EpiPen, The Rise of Food Allergies, and What Doctors Got Wrong (#842) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 1 month ago

Forget New Year’s Resolutions and Conduct a ‘Past Year Review’ Instead (#559)

I’m often asked about how I approach New Year’s resolutions. The truth is that I no longer approach them at all, even though I did for decades. Why the change? I have found “past year reviews” (PYR) more informed, valuable, and actionable than half-blindly looking forward with br … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 1 month ago

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Arthur Brooks — Finding The Meaning of Your Life, The Poet’s Protocol, The Holy Half-Hour, and Why Your Suffering is Sacred (#841)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Arthur Brooks (@arthurbrooks), a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. Full bio Products, resources, and people mentioned in the interview Le … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 1 month ago

Arthur Brooks — Finding The Meaning of Your Life, The Poet’s Protocol, The Holy Half-Hour, and Why Your Suffering is Sacred (#841)

Interview with Arthur C. Brooks on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Arthur Brooks — Finding The Meaning of Your Life, The Poet’s Protocol, The Holy Half-Hour, and Why Your Suffering is Sacred (#841) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 1 month ago

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Bill Gurley (#840)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Bill Gurley, venture capitalist and general partner at Benchmark. We discuss investing in the AI era, 10 Days in China, important life lessons from Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld, and MrBeast, and much more. Full bio Products, resource … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 1 month ago

Bill Gurley — Investing in the AI Era, 10 Days in China, and Important Life Lessons from Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld, MrBeast, and More (#840)

Interview with Dr. Fei-Fei Li on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Bill Gurley — Investing in the AI Era, 10 Days in China, and Important Life Lessons from Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld, MrBeast, and More (#840) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 1 month ago

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Dr. Fei-Fei Li, The Godmother of AI — Asking Audacious Questions, Civilizational Technology, and Finding Your North Star (#839)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Dr. Fei-Fei Li (@drfeifei), the inaugural Sequoia Professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University, a founding co-director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute, and the co-founder and CEO of World Labs, a g … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 2 months ago

Dr. Fei-Fei Li, The Godmother of AI — Asking Audacious Questions, Civilizational Technology, and Finding Your North Star (#839)

Interview with Dr. Fei-Fei Li on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast! The post Dr. Fei-Fei Li, The Godmother of AI — Asking Audacious Questions, Civilizational Technology, and Finding Your North Star (#839) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 2 months ago

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: The Random Show — The 2–2–2 Rule, The Future of AI, Bioelectric Medicine, Surviving Modern Dating, The Promises of DORAs for Alzheimer’s, and Wisdom from Anthony de Mello ( #838)

Please enjoy this transcript of another wide-ranging “Random Show” episode that I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose (digg.com)! We explore the promises of DORAs for Alzheimer’s, Kevin’s AI stack and where AI is heading, the challenges of modern dating, wisdom from Anthony … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 2 months ago

The Random Show — The 2–2–2 Rule, The Future of AI, Bioelectric Medicine, Surviving Modern Dating, The Promises of DORAs for Alzheimer’s, and Wisdom from Anthony de Mello ( #838)

The Random Show is back! The post The Random Show — The 2–2–2 Rule, The Future of AI, Bioelectric Medicine, Surviving Modern Dating, The Promises of DORAs for Alzheimer’s, and Wisdom from Anthony de Mello ( #838) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 2 months ago

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Derek Sivers, Seth Godin, and Martha Beck (#837)

Please enjoy this transcript of a special episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, featuring three close friends and long-time listener favorites—Derek Sivers, Seth Godin, and Martha Beck. As we head into the new year, many of us feel like we’re drowning in invisible complexity. So I wan … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 2 months ago

How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Derek Sivers, Seth Godin, and Martha Beck (#837)

How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Derek Sivers, Seth Godin, and Martha Beck The post How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Derek Sivers, Seth Godin, and Martha Beck (#837) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 2 months ago

Will MacAskill of Effective Altruism Fame – The Value of Longtermism

Interview with Will MacAskill on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 3 years ago

Where Are You Still Using Single-Ply?

I recently had an epiphany. It wasn’t in the shower. It wasn’t while meditating under a tree. It was while sitting in the bathroom. As I held the toilet paper in my hand, I realized that it was sin… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 3 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg on the Tim Ferriss Podcast

Interview with Mark Zuckerberg on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 3 years ago

How to Negotiate like an Indian (2007)

Guess who won? Indians have founded more engineering and technology companies in the U.S. during the past decade than immigrants from Britain, China, Taiwan and Japan combined (Source: Where The En… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 3 years ago

Michael Pollan: This is your mind on plants

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan), author of eight books, including How to Change Your Mind, Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s D… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 4 years ago

Balaji S and Tim Ferris Podcast

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Balaji S. Srinivasan (@balajis), an angel investor and entrepreneur. Formerly the CTO of Coinbase and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, he wa… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 4 years ago

Interview with Vitalik Buterin on ETH2, Scaling Plans, NFTs, etc.

Please enjoy this transcript of my conversation with Vitalik Buterin and Naval Ravikant. Vitalik Buterin (@VitalikButerin) is the creator of Ethereum. He first discovered blockchain and cryptocurre… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 4 years ago

Yuval Noah Harari on The Story of Sapiens, Forging the Skill of Awareness, and The Power of Disguised Books (#477)

Interview with Yuval Noah Harari on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 5 years ago

Books that shaped billionaires, bestselling authors, and other prodigies (2016)

One of the questions I ask the most successful people I interview or meet is: “What book have you gifted most to others, and why?”   Below is a mega-list of the most-gifted and favorite books of 50… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 5 years ago

Tim Ferris interviews Naval Ravikant (10-16-20)

“Proper examination should ruin the life that you’re currently living. It should cause you to leave relationships. It should cause you to reestablish boundaries with family members and … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 5 years ago

Hamilton Morris on Psychedelics (2018)

“It’s good to take things seriously. You don’t want to be afraid, but it’s a serious experience. I would say it’s no less serious than being reborn.” — Hamilton … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 5 years ago

Reasons Not to Become Famous

November of 2008. I had more hair, a flip phone, and absolutely no idea what was coming. Let the cymbals of popularity tinkle still. Let the butterflies of fame glitter with their wings. I shall en… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 5 years ago

Derek Sivers Reloaded on the Tim Ferriss Show – Transcript

Below you’ll find the complete, unedited transcript of my interview with Derek Sivers on The Tim Ferriss Show. You can listen to the entire episode here or stream it below: NOTE: You are welc… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 5 years ago

Questions that changed my life (2016)

The following is a sample chapter from my new book, Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. Any page numbers are from the print editio… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 5 years ago

Questions that changed my life (2016)

The following is a sample chapter from my new book, Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. Any page numbers are from the print editio… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 5 years ago

Dr. Vivek Murthy Former Surgeon General on Combatting Covid-19,Loneliness and

“All of us, regardless of what stage of life we’re at, we’ve got three basic needs: we all want to know that we matter, we want to be seen for who we are, and we want to know that… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 5 years ago

Reasons Not to Become Famous (Or “A Few Lessons Learned Since 2007”)

November of 2008. I had more hair, a flip phone, and absolutely no idea what was coming. “Let the cymbals of popularity tinkle still. Let the butterflies of fame glitter with their wings. I shall e… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 6 years ago

Finding the One Decision That Removes 100 Decisions

Donald Knuth, a renowned mathematician and recipient of the Turing Award (considered the Nobel Prize of computer science), retired from using email in 1990.  He issued a public statement on hi… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 6 years ago

Commandments of Startup Success with Reid Hoffman

When Reid Hoffman — who is rightly called “the Oracle of Silicon Valley” by many tech giants — returned to the podcast, I figured it would be popular, but it exploded. Many of you have … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 6 years ago

How to Find the Stillness You Need to Thrive

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: The following is a guest post from Ryan Holiday (@RyanHoliday). Ryan is one of the world’s foremost thinkers and writers on ancient philosophy and its place in everyday life. … | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 6 years ago

David Allen – The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD

“Your head’s for having ideas, not for holding them.” — David Allen David Allen (@gtdguy) is one of the world’s most influential thinkers on productivity, and his 35 years o… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 6 years ago

Charles Koch on Tim Ferriss [126:24]

“When goods don’t cross borders, soldiers will.” — Charles Koch, quoting Frédéric Bastiat This episode will no doubt surprise people, and my guest came to me through channels I wouldn’t… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 6 years ago

Why I’m Stopping the Fan-Supported Podcast Experiment

Greetings! This is a quick public service announcement: I will be stopping the fan-supported podcast experiment and moving back to an ad-supported podcast. This post will explain a few of the reaso… | Continue reading


@tim.blog | 6 years ago