Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2019-06-20
Books mentioned on #374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
"The question would be: 'What mastery can you offer?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Recommended“And so that went into my lessons this week which was uh between stimulus and response there is a space.”
Where to get it
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Setting the Table
Setting the Table by Danny Meyer is widely regarded as one of the definitive guides to hospitality, leadership, and business management, written by the renowned restaurateur behind Shake Shack.
Recommended“Um I also love Danny Meyer, the restaurateur. Yeah. Um and he's got and he's got one of the best books on hospitality ever written, which is called um Setting the Table.”
Where to get it
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal reflections and Stoic philosophy written by the Roman emperor during his campaigns.
Recommended“Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. I have given that away to to a number of people.”
Where to get it
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On the Shortness of Life
On the Shortness of Life by Seneca is a foundational Stoic philosophical essay that examines the perception of time, mortality, and the importance of mindful attention to make every minute count.
Recommended“Maybe Seneca, there's a Seneca book about about the short life. Yeah, on the shortness of life. On the shortness of life.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Emotional Equations
“Plus, I wrote another book. I wrote a book called Emotional Equations. It did well. It became a a New York Times bestseller”