The 4-Hour Chef Cinematic Trailer – Plus $2,500 Video Competition

For The 4-Hour Chef, I want to do things differently. The above cinematic trailer is more playful than the intense 4-Hour Body trailer, and the storytelling takes a completely different approach. Today also marks the launch of the official 4-Hour Chef site, which has photos, book outlines, and more. In total, we now have four …

How to "Age" Your Wine 5 Years in 20 Seconds: Hyperdecanting

How to "Age" Your Wine 5 Years in 20 Seconds: Hyperdecanting

(Photo credit: Oandu) Wine tends to attract a lot of snobs who use bad French to ruin things. Done at the dinner table, a brutal technique called “hyperdecanting” will appall that muppet with the popped collar on his polo shirt. It will also make your wine delicious, and make you a hero to everyone who …

The 4-Hour Chef – The First Kindle Fire Book Teaser (Want a Free Kindle Fire?)

The 4-Hour Chef – The First Kindle Fire Book Teaser (Want a Free Kindle Fire?)

A first look at the beta-cover of The 4-Hour Chef. Let me know what you think. The magic elves and I have been hard at work on an early Christmas gift for you all. In fact, there are quite a few goodies in this post, including 50 free Kindle Fire devices! Let’s start with one …

Random Episode 8 – 2010 Resolutions with Kevin Rose and Tim Ferriss

This new, long overdue Random episode covers our personal resolutions–personal, business, physical, and otherwise–as well as favorite recent gifts (both given and received). The video is recorded on two cameras, including Glenn’s new experimental HD delight. Topics include: Chocolate Powerlifting Filtering false friends Funny hats The art of the decline … and naked ladies. Best …

Why Language Classes Don't Work: How to Cut Classes and Double Your Learning Rate (Plus: Madrid Update)

Why Language Classes Don't Work: How to Cut Classes and Double Your Learning Rate (Plus: Madrid Update)

Coffee shops vs. classrooms – who wins? (Photo: eye2eye) This is one of several articles planned as supplements to the original “How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour.” This piece focuses on acquisition of new material; for reactivating “forgotten” languages and vocab, I recommend also reading “How to Resurrect Your High …