Q&A with Tim Ferriss — Three Life Commandments, AI, Stoicism, and More

Welcome back to another in-between-isode, with one of my favorite formats: the good old-fashioned Q&A.

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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.

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[0:00] Start.
[0:33] Instilling nostalgia in future children.
[2:25] Secret suspicions about success.
[5:58] Comfy clothes and commandments for my new cult religion.
[9:47] Laying groundwork for large projects.
[11:41] The purpose of my No Book preview community.
[12:14] How I use and don't use AI.
[15:40] My own success: because of strategies or despite them?
[16:11] Optimizing efficiency in the face of unknown variables.
[18:07] Why we should all learn how to live offline.
[19:42] Superb Sufism sources.
[20:34] How a podcast episode anticipated to be good can go bad.
[23:55] When inefficiency is the optimal choice.
[27:57] Helping rather than hurting our workaholic friends.
[30:33] The right time to announce a new project.
[34:16] Establishing partnership parameters.
[36:21] Spiritual speculations.
[39:05] Using today's advantages to build tomorrow's apps.
[41:14] Keeping audience capture from converting you to caricature.
[44:30] Legends of Varlata vs. The Legend of COCKPUNCH.
[48:03] Hunting for Easter eggs across IPs.
[48:29] Coyote curiosity.
[52:35] 4-Hour Workweek tools I still use regularly.
[54:27] A favorite memory with my childhood best friends.
[55:02] A movie sequel I'd finance.
[55:59] I will (not) sell No book before its time.
[1:01:37] Archery aims.
[1:02:13] Inspirational blurbs, billboards, and tchotchkes.
[1:05:09] Does study of stoicism risk dulling positive emotions?
[1:08:17] What my Saisei Foundation is focusing on lately.
[1:15:01] Kundalini activation caution.
[1:15:51] Molly's ideal trip with me.
[1:16:19] Parting thoughts.