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 …
How to Say “No” Gracefully and Uncommit (#328)
“People are effective because they say no.” — Peter Drucker This episode of The Tim Ferriss Show showcases two chapters from Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown (@GregoryMcKeown), one of my favorite books of the past few years. The first chapter explains how to say “no” gracefully (and why most of us have trouble …
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Cal Fussman Corners Tim Ferriss (#324)
“All the pieces are coming together here!” — Cal Fussman I’ve interviewed legendary storyteller Cal Fussman (@calfussman) on this show before (here and here), but this time the roles are reversed, and he interviews me! If you are not yet familiar with Cal, he is a New York Times bestselling author and a writer-at-large for …
Brandon Stanton – The Story of Humans of New York and 25M+ Fans (#321)
“Doing anything less than something amazing is squandering this whole reason that you’re here.” – Brandon Stanton Brandon Stanton (@humansofny) is the photographer behind Humans of New York. He attended the University of Georgia and worked as a bond trader in Chicago before moving to New York to pursue photography. Followed by over 25 million …
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Steve Jurvetson — The Midas Touch and Mind-Bending Futures (#317)
“Celebrate the childlike mind.” — Steve Jurvetson Steve Jurvetson (@jurvetson) is an early-stage venture capitalist with a focus on founder-led, mission-driven companies at the cutting edge of disruptive technology and new industry formation. Steve was the early VC investor in SpaceX, Tesla, Planet, Memphis Meats, Hotmail, and the deep learning companies Mythic and Nervana. He …
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Daniel Pink — How to Make Better Decisions and Be More Creative (#305)
“Say something important rather than say important things.” – Daniel Pink This podcast explores how to make better decisions, ask better questions, and be more creative. The stories range from escapes to India and speechwriting for Al Gore, to writing bestselling books and using “motivational interviewing” with kids. The guest is Daniel H. Pink (@danielpink), the …
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