Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2023-04-21
Books mentioned on #668: Derek Sivers — The Joys of an Un-Optimized Life, Finding Paths Less Traveled, Creating Tech Independence (and Risks of the Cloud), Taking Giant Leaps, and Picking the Right “Game of Life”
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Tim Ferriss recommended The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz and Anything You Want by Derek Sivers, and discussed Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly. Derek Sivers recommended What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam by John L. Esposito and How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis, and discussed The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss, A Guide to the Good Life by William B Irvine, and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Paradox of Choice
The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz examines how an abundance of modern options can lead to anxiety, decision fatigue, and diminished personal satisfaction.
Recommended“We will come back to this, because as a foreshadowing for people who are listening, if you have not read The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz, he talks about maximizers and satisficers.”
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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.
Discussed“Kevin Kelly in his new book, called Excellent Advice for Living, said, “You know how you have that bad pen? Throw out the bad pen.””
Where to get it
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Anything You Want
This concise entrepreneurship book shares unconventional business philosophies, emphasizing that founders do not need to follow traditional growth paths to build a successful and fulfilling enterprise.
Recommended“Tim Ferriss: Anything You Want. I recommend people check it out. I’ve read it multiple times. It’s a great book.”
Where to get it
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The 4-Hour Body
The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss is an extensive, data-driven guide to optimizing human physical performance, health, fat loss, and longevity through minimal effective doses of exercise and diet.
Discussed“It actually reminded me of something you said in The 4-Hour Body about yoga studios that no, it’s not the best thing for your health, but it’s a more profitable pitch for them to sell you a yoga studio instead of the free weights.”
Where to get it
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What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam
What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam by John L.
Recommended“I recently read a book I can recommend for anybody called What Everyone [Needs to] Know About Islam.”
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The 4-Hour Workweek
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss is a highly influential lifestyle design manual that challenges conventional career paths and encourages readers to automate, delegate, and escape the traditional nine-to-five grind.
Discussed“And I think about that all the time because he found one thing he disliked about you and therefore declared all 400 pages of this book to be trash.”
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A Guide to the Good Life
A Guide to the Good Life by William B.
Discussed“And, and then finally in 2010, I read A Guide to the Good Life... William Irvine, I think.”
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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie is a practical self-help guide offering actionable strategies to overcome chronic worry and anxiety.
Discussed“I suspect — I found out years later that the Dale Carnegie book called How to Stop Worrying and Start Living... Tim Ferriss: Just as a side note, I’ve read that book multiple times.”
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How to Get Rich
How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis is a frank and practical exploration of wealth accumulation written by a successful magazine publishing mogul.
Recommended“I was super, super influenced by Felix Dennis’s book called How to Get Rich.”
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