**The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts Episode 100: Brené Brown****Show notes and links at tim.blog/podcast** Tim Ferriss: Hello, my friends. You muscular, little Oompah Loompahs. Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show. My name is Tim Ferris. My job is to deconstruct world-class performers, people who are the best at what they do and …
The Tim Ferriss 2016 Holiday Gift Guide
I dislike shopping, but I love finding the perfect gift. Finding that gift, though, gets harder with time. People seem to have everything they need. Alternate versions of the shirts I got last year? No, thank you. More ring pops? I’ll pass. In the eternal quest to eliminate clutter, I now give Santa a …
How to Defy Gravity on Earth (And Win $2,000+ Worth of Prizes)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBMrKQ4lkZM?rel=0&w=500&h=281] [PLEASE NOTE: This competition has ended. Here are the winners. Thanks!] Unless you’ve been to outer space, the next few minutes are worth your time. Below are the details of The Zero-G Giveaway. My goal is simple: I want to you to have one of the coolest experiences on the planet. Namely, floating like an …
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Optimizing Investing, Blood, Hormones, and Life (Podcast Double-Header: #63 and #65)
Discussing life and investing with Mark Hart and Raoul Pal. [DISCLAIMER: I’m not a doctor, nor do I play one on the Internet. Speak with a medical professional before doing anything medical-related, m’kay?] There is something here for everyone. This post details two jam-packed discussions — one with world-renowned macro investors and investment strategists (Mark Hart and …
How to Be In My Next Big Book
The 4-Hour Workweek is coming up on its 10th anniversary in a few years (insane), and the time is ripe for a killer companion. Therefore… My next book will be a monstrous encyclopedia of success stories from readers of The 4-Hour Workweek. There are innumerable stories I couldn’t have predicted. Taking multiple companies to IPO? Getting to the Super …
The Random Show — Gut Bacteria, Meditation, Startups, and More (#24)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYZlfotxvSc] If you can’t view the above video, please click here or here. To download the audio as an MP3, just right-click here and choose “save as.” There are dozens of topics covered in this bromantic episode of scatterbrained banter. Like what? To start off: tracking gut bacteria, favorite documentaries, keys for novice meditators, startup …
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How to Gather 100,000 Emails in One Week (Includes Successful Templates, Code, Everything You Need)
This story is about the launch of Harry’s, a new men’s grooming brand. Specifically, it will explain how they gathered nearly 100,000 email addresses in one week (!). This post includes all the email templates, open-source code, and insider tricks that you can use to replicate their success. It’s similar in depth to my previous how-to post, …
Announcing the "4 Fundamentals", Merrell Partnership/Giveaway, and Live Q&A
I’ve worn Merrell shoes for ages, even back in 2007 for Japanese horseback archery training. It’s a long story, but I still have those bad boys. In 2012, Merrell themselves noticed that I wore Merrell. DMs were sent, and the seeds of a partnership were born. Today, I’m thrilled to formally announce that I’m collaborating …
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The 4-Hour Chef Launch — Marketing/PR Summary of Week One
What a whirlwind of a week! For those of you interested in how I sequence launches, or how punishing the last 7 days have been, or what’s required if you want a shot at #1 New York Times or BookScan, below is a very partial list of media coverage and partnerships. They are in rough …
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The 4-Hour Chef is LIVE — Dr. Oz, NYC Cabs, TaskRabbit, London, and More
The 4-Hour Chef has arrived and is available today. It’s 672 pages of full-color goodness that required blood, sweat, and tears (literally) for nearly two years. Putting it together was brutal. In the end, I think it’s the best book I’ve written, a very unusual choose-your-own-adventure guide to learning and life. I really hope you like …
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