Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss

Author and Entrepreneur

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Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company‘s “Most Innovative Business People,“ one of Forbes’ “Names You Need to Know,” and one of Fortune‘s “40 under 40.“ He is an early-stage technology investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ others) and the author of three #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, and The 4-Hour Chef. The Observer and other media have called Tim “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, which has exceeded 90 million downloads and was selected for “Best of iTunes” in 2015. His latest book is Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers.

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10 min
The Well
Two critical frameworks for mental mastery
Tim Ferriss has interviewed some of the most powerful thinkers in the world. This is what he learnt about how they operate.
Tim Ferriss
4 min
The Present
Desire success? Start asking dumb questions.
In a world afraid of embarrassment, asking dumb questions is a super power, says Tim Ferriss. It takes a secure intellect to risk looking silly, but the rewards are there for the taking.
Tim Ferriss
7 min
Smart Skills
Entrepreneurs: Stop Fetishizing Failure, Start Asking Absurd Questions
Silicon Valley's entrepreneurial trends go through births and deaths, revolutionizing business attitudes before turning stale. Tim Ferris explains two trends: one near its death, the other very much alive and kicking.
Tim Ferriss
10 min
Smart Skills
Top Entrepreneurs Don’t Just Engineer Success – They Reverse Engineer It
Start at the beginning sounds like good advice, and yet it isn't, says Tim Ferriss. He explains the value of the mastering the endgame, and of carving out empty space.
Tim Ferriss
10 min
Smart Skills
Procrastinating? Use these Jedi mind tricks to meet your goals.
Tim Ferriss shares a bounty of strategies to help you really and truly overcome procrastination. And if it doesn't do it for you, hey, at least you just killed 10 minutes.
Tim Ferriss
There’s a Learning Method to My Madness
Tim Ferriss: I have learned tango, kickboxing, languages – all this crazy stuff.  It’s because I had a method and that is a method that you can use.
Tim Ferriss
The Method to My Language Learning Madness
It wasn’t until I was forced as an exchange student in Japan – my first time abroad – to learn Japanese using comic books and judo textbooks because I had no choice.
Tim Ferriss
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