Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2013-01-23
Books mentioned on Joe Rogan Experience #137 - Tim Ferriss
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The 4-Hour Workweek
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss is a popular self-help and lifestyle design guide that challenges traditional notions of retirement and employment, advocating instead for outsourcing, automation, and mini-retirements.
Recommended“Tim Ferris 4hour work week. The 4hour body. Go buy his books, ladies and gentlemen.”
Where to get it
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Good calories, bad calories
Good Calories, Bad Calories is a dense, deeply researched science and health book by Gary Taubes that investigates the dietary triggers of chronic diseases and challenges conventional wisdom regarding carbohydrates and weight gain.
Recommended“uh but I would think that in addition to those types of stresses which are definitely biochemical events uh carbohydrate intake so there's a great book called good calories bad calories and there's a there's one section on disease states and carbohydrates”
Where to get it
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Born to Run
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall is an engaging exploration of human endurance, ultra-running, and the Tarahumara indigenous tribe of Mexico who effortlessly run immense distances across rugged terrain.
Recommended“Have you ever read Born to Run? No. Uh really good book, but it talks about the evolution of mankind.”
Where to get it
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The Black Swan
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a prominent nonfiction book that examines the profound impact of highly improbable, unpredictable rare events on human history, finance, and psychology.
Recommended“Uh and he introduced me to the black swan by Nasim Talib, which is really about rare events and how poor humans are at at predicting or even planning for rare events.”
Where to get it
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Letters from a Stoic
Letters from a Stoic by Seneca is a classic collection of philosophical epistles that serves as a practical guide for managing emotions, maintaining inner peace, and understanding what lies within personal control.
Recommended“The best guide to that that I've ever found is letters from a stoic written by Senica.”
Where to get it
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The 4-Hour Body
The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss is an extensive manual on physical optimization, offering unconventional fitness and health strategies derived from rigorous self-experimentation and minimal effective doses.
Recommended“Tim Ferris 4hour work week. The 4hour body. Go buy his books, ladies and gentlemen.”
Where to get it
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“I've seen some pretty wild stuff with uh gene therapy in the course of doing the 4-hour body and meeting with all these athletes.”