11 Questions with the Most Curious Man in Hollywood

11 Questions with the Most Curious Man in Hollywood

The following is a guest post from Brian Grazer (@briangrazer), an Oscar-winning movie and television producer and New York Times bestselling author. His work has been nominated for 43 Academy Awards and 195 Emmys, including A Beautiful Mind, 24, Apollo 13, Splash, Arrested Development, Empire, 8 Mile, Friday Night Lights, American Gangster, Frost/Nixon, Genius, and many …

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: Dave Elitch (#348)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Dave Elitch (#348)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Dave Elitch (IG: @daveelitch), a regular session-and touring-drummer who has worked with The Mars Volta, Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, M83, The 1975, Juliette Lewis, Big Black Delta and his own band Daughters of Mara and a drum teacher who has developed a reputation as the technique/body mechanic specialist, …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Debbie Millman — How to Prioritize Your Life and Make Time for What Matters (#304)

Please enjoy this transcript of my second episode featuring Debbie Millman (@debbiemillman), named by Graphic Design USA as “one of the most influential designers working today.” She is also the founder and host of Design Matters. Transcripts may contain a few typos—with some episodes lasting 2+ hours, it’s difficult to catch some minor errors. Enjoy! Listen …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Kara Swisher (#218)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Kara Swisher, executive editor of Recode and the host of the Recode Decode podcast. Transcripts may contain a few typos—with some episodes lasting 2+ hours, it’s difficult to catch some minor errors. Enjoy! Listen to the interview here or by selecting any of the options below. Listen …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Ricardo Semler (#229)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Ricardo Semler (#229)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Ricardo Semler, CEO of Semco Partners. Transcripts may contain a few typos—with some episodes lasting 2+ hours, it’s difficult to catch some minor errors. Enjoy! Listen to the interview here or by selecting any of the options below. DUE TO SOME HEADACHES IN THE PAST, PLEASE NOTE …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Morning Routines and Strategies (#253)

Please enjoy this transcript of my “roundtable episode” with Jocko Willink, Seth Godin, Jamie Foxx, and Scott Adams on morning routines and strategies. Transcripts may contain a few typos—with some episodes lasting 2+ hours, it’s difficult to catch some minor errors. Enjoy! Listen to the episode here or by selecting any of the options below. Listen …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Ryan Holiday — Useful Lessons from Workaholics Anonymous, Corporate Implosions, and More (#169)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with strategist and writer Ryan Holiday, author of Ego Is the Enemy. It is the transcript of episode #169: Useful Lessons from Workaholics Anonymous, Corporate Implosions, and More. Transcripts may contain a few typos—with some episodes lasting 2+ hours, it’s difficult to catch some minor errors. Enjoy! Listen …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Best Investments, Bad Advice to Avoid, and Other Life Lessons (#294)

Please enjoy this transcript of another roundtable conversation on best investments, favorite failures, and bad advice to avoid with Adam Robinson (@IAmAdamRobinson), Debbie Millman (@debbiemillman), Neil Strauss (@neilstrauss), Scott Belsky (@scottbelsky), and Veronica Belmont (@Veronica). Transcripts may contain a few typos—with some episodes lasting 2+ hours, it’s difficult to catch some minor errors. Enjoy! Listen to the episode here or by selecting …

The Magic of Mindfulness: Complain Less, Appreciate More, and Live a Better Life (#122)

The Magic of Mindfulness: Complain Less, Appreciate More, and Live a Better Life (#122)

  This is another special (and short) episode of The Tim Ferriss Show.  In this episode, I share my personal experiences, apps, tools, and best practices for cultivating “mindfulness,” which I’ll define. When I talk about strategies for better living, I usually focus on effectiveness and efficiency. For a good life, these are necessary but …