Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2025-12-23
Tim Ferriss & Arthur Brooks: books mentioned on The Tim Ferriss Show #841
#841: Arthur Brooks — Finding The Meaning of Your Life, The Poet's Protocol, The Holy Half-Hour, and Why Your Suffering is Sacred
Arthur C. Brooks is a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. His next book, The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness, will be released on March 31, 2026.
Tim Ferriss recommended With Nature in Mind by Andy McGeeney, and discussed From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks and The Meaning of Your Life by Arthur C. Brooks. Arthur Brooks recommended Awe by Dacher Keltner and Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and discussed The master and his emissary by Iain McGilchrist.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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From Strength to Strength
Discussed“after your many books, author of 15 books, right, you have build the life you want, co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, from strength to strength, which was my first introduction to your books, which is an exceptional book, finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life.”
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The Meaning of Your Life
Discussed“And now, the meaning of your life, finding purpose in an age of emptiness, why write this book?”
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Flow
Recommended“One of the great things about, you know, transcendence is so Mikai Chik Mikai, who wrote the great book flow.”
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With Nature in Mind
Recommended“Have you ever seen Andy Gold? I've heard of this. All right. So, this is using pure nature. This is Andy Goldsworthy, a collaboration with nature. Everybody should get this book.”
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The master and his emissary
Discussed“He wrote the master and his emissary back in 2010.”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“after your many books, author of 15 books, right, you have build the life you want, co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, from strength to strength, which was my first introduction to your books, which is an exceptional book, finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life.”