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.

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.
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.
I'm not good at language learning. It's the method. And that method can be copied.  
You need to take the skills you have retired and become extremely good at them.