Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2018-08-17
Books mentioned on #333: Random Show — Fasting, Biohacking, and Tony Robbins
Serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, eagle scout, and all around wild and crazy guy Kevin Rose (@KevinRose), rejoins me for another episode of The Random Show.
Kevin Rose recommended The Longevity Diet by Valter Longo, and discussed The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Tim Ferriss recommended Spark by John J. Ratey and others, Body by Science by John R. Little and others, Bad Science by Ben Goldacre, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, and Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin, and discussed Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Longevity Diet
Valter Longo's science-based guide outlines targeted nutrition and fasting protocols designed to promote longevity and prevent disease.
Recommended“So, I was turned on to um Dr. Valter Longo's new book, The Longevity Diet, and I had him on my podcast. Have you seen this book yet?”
Where to get it
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo is a widely known self-help and organizing guide that encourages individuals to evaluate their material possessions by keeping only those items that spark genuine joy.
Discussed“Who is that the lady you had in your podcast that wrote that book on Marie Marie Kondo... Technically Marie Kondo's how they would say it in Japanese, but Marie Kondo. Yeah, she's awesome.”
Where to get it
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Spark
Spark by John J.
Recommended“Uh so I have I have in terms of spacing or I'm sorry that the timing of exercise uh I I have less clarity, but there's an entire book called Spark that talks about the among other things the role of exercise in education and learning”
Where to get it
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Body by Science
Body by Science by John R.
Recommended“You can look at a book called Body by Science for for all the details and why that is the case.”
Where to get it
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Bad Science
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre is an insightful examination of sensationalized medical claims, media misinformation, and the flaws in how scientific studies are communicated to the public.
Recommended“And and not to seem like I'm selling my own book, the excerpts for that appendix are from a book called Bad Science by a doctor named Ben Goldacre, which is absolutely fantastic.”
Where to get it
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Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a sprawling philosophical novel that presents the author's theory of Objectivism through a dystopian narrative about a society collapsing under the weight of anti-capitalist regulations and government overreach.
Discussed“and uh certainly Atlas Shrugged even though it's a controversial book, but Ayn Rand comes up a lot in terms of developing a sense of personal agency.”
Where to get it
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Recommended“A few of them just off the bat for people who are curious, uh Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl uh Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin”
Where to get it
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Seeking Wisdom
Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger by Peter Bevelin is an interdisciplinary guide that synthesizes mental models from various academic fields to improve decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Recommended“A few of them just off the bat for people who are curious, uh Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl uh Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“it's possible to read a book like Marie Kondo's book, which I can never remember the title of because I want to say it's like the magic art of Japanese tidying up. Then it's like, "No, it's something close."”
“and the Dickens process that I ended up along with Tony uh including in Tools of Titans, one of my more recent books, because it had such a big impact, made the entire event an easy like 10 to 100 extra turn for me.”
“And you know, he's he's not he Like I said, I don't go to him for all things. I don't think that Tony has the answer to everything. But with particular types of self-imposed narratives”