The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: The Random Show — On Fasting, Forest Bathing, How to Say NO, Rebooting the Self, and Much More (#391)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: The Random Show — On Fasting, Forest Bathing, How to Say NO, Rebooting the Self, and Much More (#391)

Please enjoy this transcript of another episode of “The Random Show” with technologist, serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, self-experimenter, and all-around wild and crazy guy Kevin Rose (@KevinRose). In this one we discuss Japanese whisky, domestic speakeasies, wooden saddles, the rebooting power of Anthony de Mello’s Awareness, poetry, the art of surrender and letting go, mushroom …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Tristan Harris — Fighting Skynet and Firewalling Attention (#387)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Tristan Harris — Fighting Skynet and Firewalling Attention (#387)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Tristan Harris (@tristanharris), named by Rolling Stone as one of the “25 People Shaping the World.” He was featured in Fortune’s 2018 “40 under 40” list for his work on reforming technology, and the Atlantic has called him the “closest thing Silicon Valley has to a conscience.” Formerly …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Ken Burns — A Master Filmmaker on Creative Process, the Long Game, and the Noumenal (#386)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Ken Burns — A Master Filmmaker on Creative Process, the Long Game, and the Noumenal (#386)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with renowned documentary filmmaker Ken Burns (@KenBurns). Since his Academy Award-nominated film Brooklyn Bridge from 1981, Ken has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made, including The Civil War; Baseball; Jazz; The Statue of Liberty; Huey Long; Lewis & Clark; …

Ken Burns — A Master Filmmaker on Creative Process, the Long Game, and the Noumenal (#386)

Ken Burns — A Master Filmmaker on Creative Process, the Long Game, and the Noumenal (#386)

“There’s always the certainty that the opposite of what I might believe in might also be true.” — Ken Burns Ken Burns (@KenBurns) has been making documentary films for more than 40 years. Since the Academy Award nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, Ken has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: David Allen — The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD) (#384)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: David Allen — The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD) (#384)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with David Allen (@gtdguy), one of the world’s most influential thinkers on productivity, whose 35 years of experience as a management consultant and executive coach have earned him the titles of “personal productivity guru” by Fast Company, one of America’s top five executive coaches by Forbes, and among …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Safi Bahcall — On Hypnosis, Conquering Insomnia, Incentives, and More (#382)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Safi Bahcall — On Hypnosis, Conquering Insomnia, Incentives, and More (#382)

Please enjoy this transcript of my second interview with Safi Bahcall (@SafiBahcall), author of Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries, which debuted #3 on the Wall Street Journal’s bestseller list. Safi received his PhD in physics from Stanford and his undergrad degree from Harvard. After working as a …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Nick Norris — Navy SEAL and Athlete on Training, Post-Traumatic Growth, and Healing (#378)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Nick Norris — Navy SEAL and Athlete on Training, Post-Traumatic Growth, and Healing (#378)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Nick Norris (@nick_norris1981), a graduate of both the United States Naval Academy and Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL (BUD/S) Class 247, with deployed roles that have included combat advisor to Iraqi and Afghan military units, Cross Functional Team Leader, and Ground Force Commander during combat operation in both …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Psychedelics — Microdosing, Mind-Enhancing Methods, and More (#377)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Psychedelics — Microdosing, Mind-Enhancing Methods, and More (#377)

Please enjoy this transcript of a panel that I moderated in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference 2019. It features Matthew Johnson, Principal Investigator at Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Unit; Ayelet Waldman, author of A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My …