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What Tim Ferriss Says About Reading
11 episodes about reading
Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and one of Fortune’s “40 under 40...
Key Insights on Reading
Synchron's BCI device avoids skull surgery by threading through blood vessels, modeled after cardiac stents
- Meta's mind-reading project achieved high accuracy using magnetoencephalography (MEG) to decode brain activity while participants typed sentences
- John advises founders to 'pick one thing and go deep on it personally' rather than spreading focus across multiple growth paths
- Reading Too Big to Fail reminded John that 'despite the headlines, life goes on' during economic uncertainty
- Churchill's 'wilderness years' of painting and reading poetry weren't torture but essential preparation for the marathon ahead, similar to pandemic forced breaks
- Day 80 concludes the desert wanderings period and the books of Numbers and Deuteronomy
- Day 99 begins the first messianic checkpoint with seven days reading through the Gospel of John
- Father Mike Schmitz leads day 70 of The Bible in a Year podcast, reading Numbers 22, Deuteronomy 23, and Psalm 105
Episodes
How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Anne Lamott, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Yarrow, and Diana Chapman
Cathy Lanier, NFL Chief Security Officer — From Food Stamps to the Super Bowl War Room
4-Hour Workweek Success Story, Brian Dean — From Dad’s Basement to Selling Two Companies
Daredevil Michelle Khare — How to Become a YouTube Superstar, Open Impossible Doors (FBI, Secret Service, etc.), Craft Jedi-Level Cold Emails, and Use Fear-Setting to Change Your Life
Q&A with Tim — The Upcoming AI Tsunami and Building Offline Advantage, Book Recommendations, Spotting Psychedelic Red Flags, Courage as a Learnable Skill, and More
How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Maria Popova, Morgan Housel, Cal Newport, Craig Mod, and Debbie Millman
Tish Rabe — 200+ Children's Books, Getting Picked for Dr. Seuss, Lessons from Early Sesame Street, How to Write 300+ Songs, and More
Jordan Jonas, Champion of Alone — The Art of Survival, Lessons from Nomadic Tribes, Hardship as the Path to Peace, How to Handle Rogue Wolverines, and Why Not to Photograph Attacking Bears
How to Use Ketosis for Enhanced Mood, Cognition, and Long-Term Brain Protection — A Practical and Tactical Guide with Dr. Dominic D'Agostino (Plus: Deconstructing Tim’s Latest Keto Experiment)
Bill Gurley — Investing in The AI Era, 10 Days in China, and Important Life Lessons from Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld, MrBeast, and More
Dr. Gabor Maté — Trauma, Addiction, Ayahuasca, and More
Books on reading
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