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What Tim Ferriss Says About Relationships
10 episodes about relationships
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 Relationships
Charlemagne actually proposed marriage to Byzantine Empress Irene around 800 CE, but the proposal was rejected by her advisers who then overthrew her
- The alternate scenario explores how a successful Charlemagne-Irene marriage in 794 could have prevented the East-West Schism and fundamentally altered European religious history
- Money serves you best when it stops being the thing you think about, allowing focus on meaningful problems and relationships
- You don't attract the relationship you want - you attract the relationship you're ready to participate in
- Love responds to identity signals, not affirmations - you act based on who you believe you are
- Never go dating when you're starving for love - you make poor decisions from a place of lack
- People who get prenups usually don't get divorced, suggesting the vulnerable conversation required builds relationship skills
- According to Your Brain on Love, couples should address arguments within three minutes to prevent seeing partners as predators
Episodes
How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Anne Lamott, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Yarrow, and Diana Chapman
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
Tim Ferriss — How to Quiet the Ruminative Mind, Avoid Traps of Self-Help, and Focus in a World of Promiscuous Overcommitment
Tish Rabe — 200+ Children's Books, Getting Picked for Dr. Seuss, Lessons from Early Sesame Street, How to Write 300+ Songs, and More
Arthur Brooks — Finding The Meaning of Your Life, The Poet's Protocol, The Holy Half-Hour, and Why Your Suffering is Sacred
Bill Gurley — Investing in The AI Era, 10 Days in China, and Important Life Lessons from Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld, MrBeast, and More
The Random Show — The 2–2–2 Rule, The Future of AI, Bioelectric Medicine, Surviving Modern Dating, The Promises of DORAs for Alzheimer’s, and Wisdom from Anthony de Mello
Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D. — Protocols for Fasting, Lowering Dementia Risk, Reversing Heart Aging, & More
Dr. Gabor Maté — Trauma, Addiction, Ayahuasca, and More
Books on relationships
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