Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-09-27
Books mentioned on #624: Rolf Potts — The Vagabond’s Way, Tactics for Immersive Travel, Pilgrimages and Psychogeography, Empathy Machines, Full-Throated Love, The Slow Sense of Smell, Lessons from Thích Nhất Hạnh, Falling Upward, and More
Rolf Potts — The Vagabond’s Way, Tactics for Immersive Travel, Pilgrimages and Psychogeography, Empathy Machines, Full-Throated Love, The Slow Sense of Smell, Lessons from Thích Nhất Hạnh, Falling Upw
Tim Ferriss discussed Vagabonding by Rolf Potts and The Vagabond's Way by Rolf Potts. Rolf Potts recommended Falling Upward by Richard Rohr, and discussed The Book of Delights by Ross Gay, The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell, Vanishing Asia : Three Volume Set by Kevin Kelly, and Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Vagabonding
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts is an insightful guide to the art of long-term world travel, digital nomadism, and taking extended sabbaticals.
Discussed“Ralph is the author of The International bestseller vagabonding subtitle an uncommon Guide to the art of longterm World Travel”
Where to get it
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The Vagabond's Way
The Vagabond's Way by Rolf Potts is a collection of 366 daily meditations exploring wanderlust, discovery, and the art of travel as a transformative philosophical practice.
Discussed“his newest book is the Vagabonds way 366 meditations on wander lust Discovery and the Art of travel”
Where to get it
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The Book of Delights
The Book of Delights by Ross Gay is a collection of lyrical essays wherein the author commits to recording daily observations of beauty and wonder over the course of a challenging year.
Discussed“I know he wrote a book called The Book of delights and it and these other readings are sort of part of the model for my new book the Vagabonds way”
Where to get it
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The Road to Wigan Pier
The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell is a classic work of investigative journalism and social commentary documenting the grueling living conditions of working-class coal miners in northern England during the 1930s.
Discussed“actually George Orwell talked about this in an essay called the road to Wigan Pier”
Where to get it
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Vanishing Asia : Three Volume Set
Vanishing Asia : Three Volume Set by Kevin Kelly is an expansive, beautifully curated photography collection that chronicles disappearing cultures across the Asian continent through decades of fieldwork.
Discussed“Vanishing Asia 1117.0 Vanishing Asia 30y year plus project”
Where to get it
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Four Thousand Weeks
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman is an insightful time-management book that confronts the finite nature of human life and challenges modern productivity obsessions.
Discussed“is it Oliver burkman 890.3 I think I think you quoted other people 4,000 weeks 895.4 I think 4,000 weeks”
Where to get it
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Falling Upward
Falling Upward by Richard Rohr is a spiritual guidebook that explores the transition from the first half of life to the second, framing aging and crisis as opportunities for spiritual growth.
Recommended“he has a book called Falling upward which I think the subtitle might be wisdom for the second half of life”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“that was one of the two books I traveled with in the Years preceding the writing of the 4-Hour Work Week”
“I know he wrote a book called The Book of delights and it and these other readings are sort of part of the model for my new book the Vagabonds way”
“well Ral the new book is the Vagabonds way 366 meditations on Wanderlust Discovery and the Art of travel”
“you know bonding shaped a lot of my experiences that then contributed to the writing of the 4our work week”