What follows are 17 questions that have dramatically changed my life. Each one is time-stamped, as they entered the picture at precise moments.
TOOLS OF TITANS — Sample Chapter and a Taste of Things to Come
This blog post will share the first chapter in my new book, Tools of Titans. It’s been nearly five years since my last book. But before we get to that, a short story… Three weeks before my book deadline, I was burning the midnight oil on rural Long Island. I’d set up a treadmill desk and …
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25 Great Things I Learned from Podcast Guests in 2015 (#126)
The Tim Ferriss Show has been selected as one of iTunes’ “Best of 2015.” Thanks for all the incredible feedback this year! It’s what makes the show fun for me. To celebrate, this short episode (approximately 30 minutes) describes 25 of my favorite learnings from 2015: tips, gadgets, and quotes from podcast guests that I’ve …
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Drunk Dialing Fans — Celebrating The 100th Podcast Episode! (#103)
100 episodes! Whaaat?! This celebratory episode involves me drunk dialing a bunch of you on Skype. We’ll get to that. But first, a little background and thank you… My podcast–The Tim Ferriss Show–was started on a whim. It was intended as a break between big book projects. “I’ll do six episodes to get better at interviewing” was the …
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How to Make Lock Picks Out of Common Household Items
This short video might blow your mind. Using household items like paper clips or toothbrushes, you can easily defeat 70-80% of the padlocks out in the world. The teacher is Kevin Reeve of OnPoint Tactical. Kevin has trained and consulted for the FBI, Secret Service, SWAT, and elite military units like Marine Force Recon, SEAL …
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How One Computer Hacker Conquered Online Dating, Opens Locked Cars, and More (#74)
Hacker Samy Kamkar in “The Dating Game” Samy Kamkar is one of the most innovative and notorious computer hackers in the United States. He’s also a well-known whistleblower. If you want to learn how Samy hacks everything from online dating to car alarms, this episode is for you. He is best known for creating the …
FINALLY — Tim Ferriss TV is here, plus Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Glitch Mob
[PLEASE NOTE: This contest has ended per the rules explained below. Thanks!] I cannot put into words how excited I am to write this post. Perhaps it’s because I’ve had 3 glasses of wine, or perhaps it’s the glee of F bombs below. But no. It’s because I have a huge TV announcement, an opportunity to …
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The Tim Ferriss Show: Ed Catmull, President of Pixar, on Steve Jobs, Stories, and Lessons Learned (#22)
NOTE TO E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: Please see this post in your inbox for a recording of the recent 2.5-hour live Q&A. Not on the email list? Sign up here and get extras like this for free. Listen on iTunes, download (right click “save as”), or stream below now: This podcast is brought to you by The Tim …
The Tim Ferriss Show: Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park – Making Art, Making Music, Getting To 60+ Million Albums (#21)
Listen on iTunes, download (right click “save as”), or stream below now: This podcast is brought to you by The Tim Ferriss Book Club, which features a handful of books that have changed my life. Here’s the list. Now, on to our guest… Mike Shinoda is best known as the rapper, principal songwriter, keyboardist, rhythm …
Dan Carlin — Hardcore History, Building Podcasts, Creativity, and More (#20)
Dan Carlin (@hardcorehistory) is the host of my favorite podcast, Hardcore History. But… what?! History?! I know. I thought the same thing. How could a history podcast have a cult following? And yet it did. During research for launching The Tim Ferriss Show, I asked many of the top dogs on the iTunes charts: what …
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