Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2026-04-07
Books mentioned on #860: Daredevil Michelle Khare — How to Become a YouTube Superstar, Open Impossible Doors (FBI, Secret Service, etc.), Craft Jedi-Level Cold Emails, and Use Fear-Setting to Change Your Life
Daredevil Michelle Khare lives life to the extreme in Challenge Accepted, amassing more than 6 million followers and more than 1 billion views.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Year of Living Biblically
The Year of Living Biblically by A.
Recommended“The year of living biblically I think is an amazing amazing book. I met him a couple months ago and I said you need to do that again and make it a YouTube video.”
Where to get it
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The 4-Hour Workweek
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss is a lifestyle design guide that encourages readers to escape the traditional nine-to-five and build automated online businesses.
Discussed“reading the 4-hour work week changed my life. This is the original copy I have from 2016.”
Where to get it
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Levels of the Game
Levels of the Game by John McPhee is a celebrated sports book that uses a 1968 tennis match between Arthur Ashe and Stan Smith to explore race, class, and American culture.
Recommended“If you want to read something short, Levels of the Game is incredible. He's won one or two Peele surprises. Just a phenomenal writer, can make anything interesting.”
Where to get it
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Radical Candor
Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott is a prominent management guide that outlines how to offer effective feedback and build strong workplace relationships through direct and caring communication.
Discussed“Radical Cander by Kim Scott and The Six Thinking Hats by Edward Dabono. Do either of these ring a bell?”
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Six Thinking Hats
Six Thinking Hats by Edward De Bono is a well-known management and communication book that introduces a parallel thinking process to help groups and individuals analyze problems from multiple distinct perspectives.
Discussed“Radical Cander by Kim Scott and The Six Thinking Hats by Edward Dabono. Do either of these ring a bell?”
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The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building
The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building by Matt Mochary is a practical handbook designed to help leaders organize management structures, scale companies, and improve operational efficiency.
Discussed“So, we have a giant spreadsheet called the Areas of Responsibility Chart, which I learned from a book called The Great CEO Within.”
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Originals
Originals by Adam Grant explores how nonconformists, creative thinkers, and individuals who champion new ideas can drive positive change without taking reckless risks.
Recommended“And then I've given Adam Grant's originals to a few people, too.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“The first was the 4-hour chef, which was basically just a suicide mission of a deadline. Book that should have taken three years was done in a year and that's just physically effectively impossible.”
“And the biggest difference, I'd say the absolute biggest difference between the 4-hour chef and the books that came before it, the 4-hour work week and the 4-hour body, is that in the case of the 4-hour body, I did all of the experiments, then digested it all, combed through everything, and compiled the book.”
“And the biggest difference, I'd say the absolute biggest difference between the 4-hour chef and the books that came before it, the 4-hour work week and the 4-hour body, is that in the case of the 4-hour body, I did all of the experiments, then digested it all, combed through everything, and compiled the book.”
“Jack Canfield who co-created Chicken Soup for the Soul which has sold hundreds and hundreds of millions of copies and then they ultimately sold as a franchise.”