Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2016-08-24
Books mentioned on #182: Jason Nemer - Inside the Magic of AcroYoga
My guest on this episode of the podcast is Jason Nemer, co-founder of AcroYoga. Jason is an incredible character, who travels the world with next to nothing.
Tim Ferriss recommended Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman. Jason Nemer discussed The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and Tao te Ching.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Surely You're Joking, Mr.
Recommended“Richard Feynman, another great example, physicist and phenomenal teacher. Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! is one of my favorite books of all time.”
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The Prophet
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran is a classic collection of poetic essays that explores profound themes of love, work, sorrow, and the human condition.
Discussed“Jason Nemer: The Prophet. Tim Ferriss: The Prophet. These are lessons from Jesus? Jason Nemer: No, he’s a Lebanese guy.”
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Tao te Ching
Tao te Ching by 老子 is a foundational Taoist philosophical text consisting of short, poetic passages on nature, balance, and effortless action.
Discussed“So the Tao Te Ching would be a close second, and I feel like they have similar things where there’s so much energy in each passage that you can sit down and speed read it but the depth of these ideas and these concepts, that’s actually the book that I have on my traveling altar because all I do is”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Ad read The Graveyard Book
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Ad read Vagabonding
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