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Tim Ferriss’s book recommendations in 2022

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#647: Mark Manson — The Path to 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck,' The Ups (and Downs) of Success, The Craft of Writing, Personal Reinvention, How to Build a Lean Team, Protecting Boundaries, Decompressing with Fiction, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-12-30

The Game by Neil Strauss · discussed · at 38:08
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max · discussed · at 38:14
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder · recommended · at 1:45:41
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman · recommended · at 1:47:29
Letters from a Stoic by Seneca · discussed · at 1:49:49
The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley · recommended · at 1:54:58
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Deluxe Edition) by Amal El-Mohtar · recommended · at 1:56:01

#645: The Random Show, Mega-Holiday Edition — 2023 Resolutions and New Tools, Extensive Bullshitting, Booze and Ethanol Alternatives, The “Yearly Delete,” A Million Sidebars, Ayahuasca Revisited, Recapping the COCKPUNCH Saga, and Much More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-12-23

Atomic Habits by James Clear · discussed · at 56:28
Die with Zero by Bill Perkins · discussed · at 1:26:54

#644: Jonathan Haidt — The Coddling of the American Mind, How to Become Intellectually Antifragile, and How to Lose Anger by Studying Morality

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-12-21

The Year of Living Biblically by A. J. Jacobs · recommended · at 36:45
Tribe by Sebastian Junger · recommended · at 1:27:23

#642: Steven Pressfield on Going from Truck Driver to Bestselling Novelist, Overcoming Self-Sabotage, Building Momentum, Dancing with the Muse, Turning Pro, and Letting Your Underground River Flow

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-12-13

Govt Cheese by Steven Pressfield · recommended · at 1:17:51

#637: Stephen Wolfram — Personal Productivity Systems, Richard Feynman Stories, Computational Thinking as a Superpower, Perceiving a Branching Universe, and The Ruliad... The Biggest Object in Metascience

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-11-24

Idea Makers by Stephen Wolfram · discussed · at 27:12

#633: Chris Palmer, MD, of Harvard Medical School — Optimizing Brain Energy for Mental Health, The Incredible Potential of Metabolic Psychiatry, Extraordinary Case Studies, and Harnessing Mitochondria for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-11-10

Brain Energy by Christopher M. Palmer · discussed · at 6:48
Spark by John J. Ratey, Eric Hagerman · recommended · at 1:42:42

#629: Aryeh Bourkoff — Media's Hottest Dealmaker on How to Negotiate, Rejecting Constraints, Mastering the Calendar to Create More Time, and How to Play the Long Game

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-10-19

Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck · recommended · at 1:20:19

#628: Q&A with Tim — Revisiting 15+ Years of PR and Marketing Lessons, Time Dilation for Deep Relaxation, The Art of Setting Ultra-High Prices, The Low-Information Diet, Studying Animal Communication, My 3-Day Fasting Protocol, Tools for Handling Adversity, Selling to the Affluent, My Current Coffee and Alcohol Rules, Risk Mitigation, and Much More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-10-11

Guerilla financing by Bruce J. Blechman · recommended · at 4:02
ONE SIMPLE IDEA by Stephen Key · recommended · at 25:27
Built to Sell by John Warrillow · recommended · at 26:21
On Grief and Grieving by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross · recommended · at 30:45
Small Giants by Bo Burlingham · recommended · at 35:45
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries · recommended · at 48:22
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch · recommended · at 48:46
Selling to the Affluent by Thomas J. Stanley · recommended · at 52:50
Deluxe by Dana Thomas · recommended · at 53:32
Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson · recommended · at 1:10:22
Become the arrow by Byron Ferguson · recommended · at 1:16:34
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach · recommended · at 1:20:47
The ONE Thing by Gary Keller, Jay Papasan · recommended · at 1:24:13
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman · discussed · at 1:27:14

#625: Dr. John Krystal — All Things Ketamine, The Most Comprehensive Podcast Episode Ever

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-09-29

Living with Terror, Working with Trauma by Danielle Knafo · discussed · at 12:29
Spark by Timothy J. Jorgensen · recommended · at 3:42:02

#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

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-09-27

Vagabonding by Rolf Potts · discussed · at 0:24
The Vagabond's Way by Rolf Potts · discussed · at 0:38

#622: A Rare In-Person Random Show with Kevin Rose — VR Workouts, I Bonds, Excellent Movies, Recent Books, Lessons from Amy Tan, How to Shape Your Mind, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-09-23

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin · recommended · at 40:46
The Fellowship of the Ring by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Christina Scull · discussed · at 41:37
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman · recommended · at 46:51
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende · discussed · at 49:08

#620: Dr. Gabor Maté — The Myth of Normal, Metabolizing Anger, Processing Trauma, and Finding the Still Voice Within

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-09-07

Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach · discussed · at 35:13
The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté, MD · discussed · at 51:47

#618: Roelof Botha — Investing with the Best, Ulysses Pacts, The Magic of Founder-Problem Fit, How to Use Pre-Mortems and Pre-Parades, Learning from Crucible Moments, and Daring to Dream

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-08-31

The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby · discussed · at 49:03
More money than God by Sebastian Mallaby · discussed · at 49:13

#615: Dr. Andrew Weil — The 4-7-8 Breath Method, Cannabis, The Uses of Coca Leaf, Rehabilitating Demonized Plants, Kava for Anxiety, Lessons from Wade Davis, The Psychedelic Renaissance, How to Emerge from Depression, Tales from 50+ Visits to Japan, Matcha Benefits, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-08-17

One River by Wade Davis · discussed · at 17:30
The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis · discussed · at 18:02
The Fellowship of the River by Joseph Tafur MD · discussed · at 52:46

#614: Q&A with Tim on Wealth and Money, Book Recommendations, Advice on Taking Advice, C.S. Lewis, Relationships, Behavior Change and Self-Awareness, Why We Are All (Mostly) Making It Up as We Go, and Much More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-08-11

Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman · recommended · at 9:02
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel · recommended · at 20:15
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Perry Moore · discussed · at 25:42
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis · recommended · at 26:58
Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa · recommended · at 39:01
Awareness by Anthony De Mello · recommended · at 40:41
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende · discussed · at 45:01
Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly · recommended · at 55:35
Lost Connections by Johann Hari · discussed · at 58:11
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch · recommended · at 1:24:01
On Grief and Grieving by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross · recommended · at 1:27:41
Atomic Habits by James Clear · recommended · at 1:43:31
Already Free by Bruce Tift, MA, LMFT · recommended · at 1:46:00
More money than God by Sebastian Mallaby · recommended · at 1:50:58
The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby · recommended · at 1:51:04

#613: Russ Roberts on Lessons from F.A. Hayek and Nassim Taleb, Decision-Making Insights from Charles Darwin, The Dangers of Scientism, Wild Problems in Life and the Decisions That Define Us, Learnings from the Talmud, The Role of Prayer, and The Journey to Transcendence

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-08-05

The Fatal Conceit by F. A. Hayek · discussed · at 16:58
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · discussed · at 1:25:38
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · discussed · at 1:25:38
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · discussed · at 1:25:38
How Adam Smith can change your life by Russ Roberts · discussed · at 1:47:55
Wild Problems by Russ Roberts · recommended · at 1:48:06

#612: Will MacAskill of Effective Altruism Fame — The Value of Longtermism, Tools for Beating Stress and Overwhelm, AI Scenarios, High-Impact Books, and How to Save the World and Be an Agent of Change

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-08-02

Practical ethics by Peter Singer · discussed · at 2:35
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom · discussed · at 2:35
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky · discussed · at 8:10

#608: Signal Over Noise with Noah Feldman — The War in Ukraine (Recap and Predictions), The Machiavelli of Maryland, Best Books to Understand Geopolitics, The Battles for Free Speech on Social Media, Metaverse Challenges, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-07-21

Coup D'etat by Edward Luttwak · discussed · at 46:57

#607: Luis von Ahn, Co-Founder and CEO of Duolingo — How to Be (Truly) Mission-Driven, Monetization Experiments, 10x Growth, Org Chart Iterations for Impacting Metrics, The Intricate Path to an IPO, Best Hiring Practices, Catching Exam Cheaters, The Allure of Toto Toilets, The Future of Duolingo, and How to Stand Out in Your Career

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-07-13

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 46:40
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz · discussed · at 46:45
Built to Sell by John Warrillow · recommended · at 1:27:22

#604: Master Investor Ed Thorp on How to Think for Yourself, Mental Models for the Second Half of Life, How to Be Inner-Directed, How Basic Numeracy Is a Superpower, and The Dangers of Investing Fads

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-06-28

Bad Science by Ben Goldacre · recommended · at 9:29
More money than God by Sebastian Mallaby · recommended · at 36:55
The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby · discussed · at 36:55
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay · discussed · at 37:55
The Lonely Crowd by David Riesman, Nathan Glazer, Reuel Denney · discussed · at 1:02:16

#601: Jack Kornfield — How to Overcome Apathy and Find Beautiful Purpose

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-06-22

The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch · discussed · at 52:16

#600: Jason Portnoy of PayPal, Palantir, and More — Porn Addiction, The Corrosiveness of Secrets, Healing Wounds, Escaping Shame Cycles, and Books to Change Your Life

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-06-15

Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker · discussed · at 6:29
This Is Your Mind On Plants by Michael Pollan · discussed · at 8:03
The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav · discussed · at 1:29:02
Healing the Shame that Binds You by John Bradshaw · discussed · at 1:29:12

#598: Primatologist Isabel Behncke on Play, Sexual Selection, and Lessons from Following Bonobos for 3,000 Kilometers in the Jungles of Congo

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-06-01

Consilience by E. O. Wilson · recommended · at 14:19
Of wolves and men by Barry Lopez · recommended · at 2:03:15

#597: Morgan Fallon — 10 Years on the Road with Anthony Bourdain, 9 Emmy Nominations, Lessons from Michael Mann, Adventures with Steven Rinella, High Standards, Wisdom from West Virginia, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-05-27

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper · discussed · at 19:55
American Buffalo by Steven Rinella · discussed · at 54:40

#593: Richard Wiseman on Lessons from Dale Carnegie, How to Keep a Luck Diary, Mentalism, The Psychology of the Paranormal, Mass Participation Experiments, NLP, Remote Viewing, and Attempting the Impossible

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-05-10

59 Seconds by Richard Wiseman · discussed · at 35:49
Paranormality by Richard Wiseman · discussed · at 43:21
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker · recommended · at 52:12
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge · discussed · at 52:47
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie · recommended · at 1:07:37

#592: Dennis McKenna — An Ethnopharmacologist on Hallucinogens, Sex-Crazed Cicadas, The Mushrooms of Language, BioGnosis, and Illuminating Obscure Corners

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-05-04

Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss by Dennis McKenna · discussed · at 3:38
The Mind of a Mnemonist by A. R. Luria · recommended · at 52:46

#590: Tony Fadell of iPod, iPhone, and Nest Fame — Stories of Steve Jobs on “Vacation,” Product Design and Team Building, Good Assholes vs. Bad Assholes, Investing in Trends Before They Become Trends, The Hydrogen Economy, The Future of Batteries, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-04-27

Of wolves and men by Barry Lopez · recommended · at 48:20

#588: A.J. Jacobs — How to Be Less Furious and More Curious

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-04-22

The Year of Living Biblically by A. J. Jacobs · discussed · at 0:36
Thanks A Thousand by A. J. Jacobs · discussed · at 0:49
The Puzzler by A.J. Jacobs · discussed · at 4:23

#587: Terry Crews on Masculinity, True Power, Therapy, and Resisting Cynicism

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-04-20

Tough by Terry Crews · recommended · at 1:13:28

#586: The Random Show with Kevin Rose — Current Books, Men's Groups, Tuna Helper, the Latest in NFTs, Fierce Intimacy, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-04-14

Visions of Japan by Victoria and Albert Museum · recommended · at 4:57
The Shaman's Apprentice by Mark J. Plotkin · recommended · at 16:38
Ka by John Crowley · recommended · at 18:41
Little, Big by John Crowley · recommended · at 19:28

#585: Professor Donald Hoffman — The Case Against Reality, Beyond Spacetime, Rethinking Death, Panpsychism, QBism, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-04-13

Biocentrism by Robert Lanza · discussed · at 1:36:02

#583: Susan Cain on Transforming Pain, Building Your Emotional Resilience, Exploring Sufi Wisdom, Tapping into Bittersweet Songs, and Seeking the Shards of Light

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-03-31

Quiet by Susan Cain · discussed · at 0:34

#582: Mark Zuckerberg on Long-Term Strategy, Business and Parenting Principles, Personal Energy Management, Building the Metaverse, Seeking Awe, the Role of Religion, Solving Deep Technical Challenges (e.g., AR), and More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-03-24

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card · discussed · at 7:41
Exhalation by Ted Chiang · discussed · at 9:31
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline · discussed · at 21:52
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman · discussed · at 1:22:22

#581: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stewart Copeland — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-03-18

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries · recommended · at 43:52

#579: Jane McGonigal — How She Predicted COVID in 2010, Becoming the Expert of Your Own Future, Trust Warfare, the 10-Year Winter, and How to Cultivate Optimism

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-03-16

Imaginable by Jane McGonigal · recommended · at 1:48:31

#576: Morgan Housel — The Psychology of Money, Picking the Right Game, and the $6 Million Janitor

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-03-02

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel · discussed · at 0:58
The Man Who Solved the Market by Gregory Zuckerman · discussed · at 5:37
More money than God by Sebastian Mallaby · discussed · at 1:03:02
Only Yesterday by Frederick Lewis Allen · discussed · at 1:48:42
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline · recommended · at 2:56:48

#573: Margaret Atwood — A Living Legend on Creative Process, The Handmaid’s Tale, Being a Mercenary Child, Resisting Labels, the Poet Rug Exchange, Liminal Beings, Burning Questions, Practical Utopias, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-02-23

Trickster Makes This World by Lewis Hyde · recommended · at 17:48
The Gift by Lewis Hyde · discussed · at 17:59
The Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson · recommended · at 48:22
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood · discussed · at 1:27:03
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood · discussed · at 1:27:03
Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez · discussed · at 1:38:10
Of wolves and men by Barry Lopez · recommended · at 1:38:23

#571: Boyd Varty — The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-02-16

Lion Tracker's Guide to Life by Boyd Varty · discussed · at 3:02
Of wolves and men by Barry Lopez · recommended · at 1:31:26

#569: ESPN Co-Founder Bill Rasmussen — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-02-04

Getting Past No by William Ury · recommended · at 42:42
Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher · recommended · at 42:42
Secrets of Power Negotiating by Roger Dawson · recommended · at 42:45

#568: Cal Newport — The Eternal Pursuit of Craftsmanship, the Deep Life, Slow Productivity, and a 30-Day Digital Minimalism Challenge

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-02-02

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson · recommended · at 39:12
The Scientists by John Gribbin · discussed · at 46:40
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson · discussed · at 52:54
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson · discussed · at 53:03
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell · discussed · at 1:21:44
Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee · discussed · at 1:22:03
Can't Even by Anne Helen Petersen · discussed · at 1:22:14
Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price · discussed · at 1:22:31

#566: John List — A Master Economist on Strategic Quitting, How to Practice Theory of Mind, Learnings from Uber, Optimizations to Boost Donations, the Primitives of Decision-Making, and How Field Experiments Reveal Hidden Realities

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-01-26

The Voltage Effect by John A. List · discussed · at 1:02:52
Great Ideas for VBS by John Robert Cutshall · discussed · at 1:02:52
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith · discussed · at 2:05:52
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith · discussed · at 2:08:45

#565: Michael Schur, Creator of “The Good Place” — How SNL Trains Writers, His TV University at “The Office,” Lessons from Lorne Michaels, Wisdom from David Foster Wallace, and Exploring Moral Philosophy with “How to Be Perfect”

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-01-19

How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur · discussed · at 1:24:54
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking · discussed · at 1:25:36

#564: Performance Psychologist Michael Gervais — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-01-14

The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday · discussed · at 33:08

#561: Rich Roll — Reinventing Your Life at 30, 40, and Beyond

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-01-05

Finding Ultra by Rich Roll · discussed · at 56:13
Effortless by Greg McKeown · recommended · at 1:54:30

Other mentions in 2022 (109: passing, ad reads, own books)