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Oct 2022
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#628: Q&A with Tim — Revisiting 15+ Year...

Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig
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Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is usually my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types to tease out the habits, routines, favorite books, and so on that you can apply and test in your own life. This time, we have a slightly different format, and I’m the guest. 

As some of you know, I tested a “fan-supported model” in 2019, but I ended up returning to ads by request. That’s a long story, and you can read more about it at tim.blog/podcastexperiment. I recently sat down with the original supporter group for a fun and live Q&A on YouTube. 

In this episode, I answer questions on marketing and product launches, premium pricing, user feedback, fasting routines, podcast advertising, my recent gardening adventures, tools for releasing tension in the iliacus and psoas muscles, my current coffee and alcohol rules, advice for artisans, animal communication, tools for adverse life moments, and more. 

Please enjoy!  

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[08:27] How I would build clientele/mitigate risk if I were opening a restaurant.

[13:02] Raising awareness for a new productivity tool.

[18:33] Notable contributions during my days as a tech company advisor.

[21:21] Biggest project/challenge at the moment.

[22:02] Biggest takeaway from my own work that often gets overlooked.

[24:47] Thoughts on curated newsletters for information gathering.

[26:47] Recent spiritual shifts?

[30:07] Derek Sivers.

[30:50] New invention: franchise or sell the proprietary system?

[35:41] My experience with Bas Rutten’s O2 breathing device.

[38:19] Encouragement for a caregiver amid a chronic medical situation.

[40:18] Ketamine and bladder damage.

[42:56] Is it always bad to be the bottleneck to your own business?

[44:32] Blogs or newsletters I read every day.

[46:03] First steps on the animal communication journey.

[49:40] Preparing, enduring, and breaking a three-day fast.

[54:43] How to launch a successful nonprofit.

[58:28] Building a luxury brand.

[1:12:52] Favorite recent travel destinations.

[1:13:37] Shredders.

[1:14:06] Outcompeting in a saturated market.

[1:17:43] Coffee vs. tea.

[1:18:35] Limiting alcohol intake.

[1:22:04] Shaved Ice Island.

[1:22:13] Resources for the archery curious.

[1:25:36] Fiction writing.

[1:26:33] Past guests who have inspired me through tough times.

[1:29:14] The mental model that most effectively helps me prioritize.

[1:32:59] Cosmic insignificance therapy (via Four Thousand Weeks).

[1:33:36] Marketing The 4-Hour Workweek in 2007 vs. 2022.

[1:39:14] Metaverse musings.

[1:41:25] How does my garden grow?

[1:43:29] Workout routine.

[1:48:34] Optimizing ROI on ad dollars spent.

[2:01:59] Required reading for someone in need of self-love.

[2:02:16] If asked, would I appear on The Joe Rogan Experience again?

[2:02:40] Have I ever tried backcountry skiing?

[2:03:25] What is Project 555?

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Past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry SeinfeldHugh JackmanDr. Jane GoodallLeBron JamesKevin HartDoris Kearns GoodwinJamie FoxxMatthew McConaugheyEsther PerelElizabeth GilbertTerry CrewsSiaYuval Noah HarariMalcolm GladwellMadeleine AlbrightCheryl StrayedJim CollinsMary Karr, Maria PopovaSam HarrisMichael PhelpsBob IgerEdward NortonArnold SchwarzeneggerNeil StraussKen BurnsMaria SharapovaMarc AndreessenNeil GaimanNeil de Grasse TysonJocko WillinkDaniel EkKelly SlaterDr. Peter AttiaSeth GodinHoward MarksDr. Brené BrownEric SchmidtMichael LewisJoe GebbiaMichael PollanDr. Jordan PetersonVince VaughnBrian KoppelmanRamit SethiDax ShepardTony RobbinsJim DethmerDan HarrisRay DalioNaval RavikantVitalik ButerinElizabeth LesserAmanda PalmerKatie HaunSir Richard BransonChuck PalahniukArianna HuffingtonReid HoffmanBill BurrWhitney CummingsRick RubinDr. Vivek MurthyDarren AronofskyMargaret AtwoodMark ZuckerbergPeter ThielDr. Gabor MatéAnne LamottSarah SilvermanDr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.

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