Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-08-11
Books mentioned on #614: Q&A with Tim on Wealth and Money, Book Recommendations, Advice on Taking Advice, C.S. Lewis, Relationships, Behavior Change and Self-Awareness, Why We Are All (Mostly) Making It Up as We Go, and Much More
Q&A with Tim on Wealth and Money, Book Recommendations, Advice on Taking Advice, C.S.
Tim Ferriss recommended Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis, Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa, Awareness by Anthony De Mello, Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly, The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch, Atomic Habits by James Clear, Already Free by Bruce Tift and others, More money than God by Sebastian Mallaby, and The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby, and discussed The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Perry Moore and others, The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, and Lost Connections by Johann Hari.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Four Thousand Weeks
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman is a time-management guide that embraces human finitude and challenges conventional productivity culture.
Recommended“is actually the name of a book excerpt that also reinforces this point from forty thousand is it four thousand weeks... i always get mixed up... four thousand weeks... oliver berkman is the author”
Where to get it
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The Psychology of Money
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel is a bestselling exploration of how human behavior and emotions shape financial decisions.
Recommended“and psychology of money actually by morgan haswell than probably any books in recent memory for me all right”
Where to get it
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S.
Discussed“he wrote the chronicles of narnia which may very well be an allegory for for christianity... the chronicles of narnia i was looking this up before doing this q a has sold more than 100 million copies”
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The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters is an epistolary novel by C.S.
Recommended“and i will look up actually one book again... but the screwtape letters by c.s lewis i absolutely loved i read it more than 20 years ago”
Where to get it
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Musashi
Musashi is a massive, sweeping historical novel by Eiji Yoshikawa that chronicles the life and spiritual evolution of Miyamoto Musashi, widely regarded as the most famous swordsman in Japanese history.
Recommended“i would recommend reading the historical novel musashi m-u-s-a-s-h-i it is long and it is amazing it's one of my favorite novels”
Where to get it
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Awareness
Awareness by Anthony De Mello is a widely praised spiritual and self-improvement book that offers insights into human consciousness, perception, and personal liberation.
Recommended“if you had to recommend only one book which one would it be right now today i would recommend awareness by anthony demelo”
Where to get it
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The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende is a classic fantasy novel about a young boy who is drawn into a magical, endangered realm through the pages of a mysterious book.
Discussed“and i started thinking about the never-ending story i loved the nevr running story the book when i was young and i misbehaved in school a fair amount”
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Excellent Advice for Living
Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly is a popular book of concise maxims, rules of thumb, and wisdom covering careers, relationships, parenting, finances, and personal innovation.
Recommended“he sent me this little book it's called excellent advice for living seeds for contemplation and these are based on his i want to say for the last two or three years”
Where to get it
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Lost Connections
Lost Connections by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of the underlying causes of depression and anxiety, arguing that societal disconnection plays a massive role in mental health struggles.
Discussed“dear author johann hari i believe it's johan... this book is lost connections and the subtitle is uncovering the real causes of depression and the unexpected solutions”
Where to get it
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The 80/20 Principle
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch is a prominent business and productivity guide that explores how a minority of efforts, inputs, or causes typically lead to a majority of the results, outputs, or rewards.
Recommended“julie what's your system to choose a focus in business pick up the 80 20 principle this is a book by richard koch”
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a comprehensive guide to building good habits, breaking bad ones, and mastering the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
Recommended“you could look at atomic habits you could also look at the four hour chef”
Where to get it
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Already Free
Already Free by Bruce Tift is a guide on integrating western psychotherapy with Buddhist psychology to navigate emotional suffering.
Recommended“there is a book that i i found very helpful and i do think the written version is different from the audiobook for some reason and you can skip around it found me at the right time by bruce tift tift called already free”
Where to get it
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More money than God
More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby is an expansive and entertaining history of the hedge fund industry and the influential investors who shaped modern global finance.
Recommended“for more on that i recommend reading more money than god by sebastian maliby i believe it is”
Where to get it
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The Power Law
The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby is a comprehensive non-fiction exploration of the venture capital industry and its profound influence on the modern technological landscape.
Recommended“sebastian maliby who also has a very good book on venture capital more recently i believe it's called the power law”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“As some of you know, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of The 4-Hour Workweek, which was first published on April 24th, 2007”
“hey tim would you consider doing a new version of tribe of mentors... yes i've actually been considering doing a new version a new volume of tribe of mentors or tools of titans”
“a new version of tribe of mentors or tools of titans... high performing guy got a lot out of both of the books... the motivation would very much echo what is written in the introduction or the preface to tools of titans”
“and i should say at the same time that i read the screw tape letters i was reading bertrand russell and you know why i am not a christian and all these other books”
“and if you haven't read the four hour chef there's an entire section on metal learning so the four hour shaft confusingly is mostly focused on accelerated learning”
“and the four-hour body and that is using accountability and incentives”
“it would be tools of titans i think that is just the largest funnel in the sense that it will appeal to the highest percentage of people i could give it to”