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Rich Paul — The Power Broker and Superstar Agent Behind LeBron James, Draymond Green, and Others (#697)

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“Just stay at it. It’ll turn. In the dice game, we used to have to be able to say, “Can you stand the rain?” A guy is throwing point after point after point and you would have to stand in there and stand the rain and eventually they turn and things go the other way.”
— Rich Paul

Rich Paul (@RichPaul4) is the CEO and founder of KLUTCH Sports Group, the powerhouse agency representing some of the biggest athletes across major professional sports. Paul founded KLUTCH Sports in 2012 in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, where he forged a unique and personal approach to representing top NBA talent—putting athletes first and empowering them to build careers and brands on and off the court.

In 2019, KLUTCH Sports partnered with United Talent Agency (UTA). Paul serves as UTA’s Head of Sports and is an agency partner, and he was appointed to UTA’s board of directors in 2020. In 2019, Paul was named GQ’s “Power Broker of the Year” and dubbed “The King Maker” on the cover of Sports Illustrated. In 2021, TIME recognized KLUTCH Sports on its first-ever list of TIME100 Most Influential Companies, and Variety recently named Paul to their “Variety500” list of the most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry. Paul is also credited with driving the reversal of the so-called “Rich Paul Rule,” which would have banned agents without a college degree from representing NCAA student athletes.

In 2021, Paul and three former Nike executives formed a company called ADOPT, a creative agency focused on sport, wellness, nutrition, tech, and other consumer-facing products. In 2022, Paul joined the board of trustees of LACMA and the boards of directors of Funko and Designer Brands Inc. In 2023, he joined the board of directors of Live Nation. Paul is also a minority partner of the SpringHill Company.

His new book is Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds.

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Want to hear an episode with LeBron James (and Mike Mancias, his top-secret trainer)? Listen to our conversation here in which we discussed injury prevention and recovery, self-care, career longevity, the power of sleep, environmental optimization, diet, self-talk, tattoos, and much more.

#349: LeBron James and His Top-Secret Trainer, Mike Mancias

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Rich Paul:

Twitter | Instagram

Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds by Rich Paul | Amazon Klutch Sports Group | United Talent Agency Rich Paul, NBA Power Broker, Growing Up and Finding Peace | The New York Times LeBron James’s Agent Is Transforming the Business of Basketball | The New Yorker Rich Paul: NBA Free Agency Belongs to LeBron’s Agent | Sports Illustrated LeBron James’s Representative Completes His Own Journey | The New York Times Glenville | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Muny Football League Rich Paul Circa 1993 | Instagram Free Agency Explained | NBA “Rich Paul the GOAT”: Having Negotiated $900+ Million After Jarred Vanderbilt Extension, LeBron James’ Agent Receives Massive Shoutout | EssentiallySports White Men Can’t Jump | Prime Video Report: Stephen Curry Made 77 Consecutive 3-Pointers in Practice, Hit 94 of 100 | Bleacher Report How an Oilers’ Warren Moon Throwback Jersey Linked Lebron James to His Agent Rich Paul | Chron James Baldwin | Wikiquote Video: Charlton Heston, Sidney Poitier, Marlon Brando, Harry Belafonte, James Baldwin in a Roundtable Discussion on Civil Rights | Slate Paul Speaks Out About Negative Consequences of ‘Rich Paul Rule’ | NBC Sports Warren Buffett Was ‘Terrified’ of Public Speaking and Took 3 Steps to Conquer His Fear | Inc.com Rich Paul: Power Broker of the Year | GQ Cooking for the Pros | Sports Illustrated Hourly Professional Athlete Salary | ZipRecruiter Magic Johnson, Wayne Gretzky, and 13 Great Players Who Couldn’t Coach | Bleacher Report Why We’re OK with LeBron James Being Mr. Nice Guy | Bleacher Report In My Lifetime, Vol.1 [Explicit] by Jay-Z | Amazon I Want You by Marvin Gaye | Amazon Good Times | Prime Video How the Record Sale of “The Sugar Shack” Made Ernie Barnes the Comeback Kid | Artsy Mortal Kombat | WikipediaSHOW NOTES

Editor’s Note: Timestamps will be added shortly.

The store where Rich’s story began.The cover choice for Rich’s memoir, Lucky Me.How Rich negotiated a lucrative free agency period.Street gambling as a youth.Good advice for avoiding bad deals.Meeting and creating an enduring relationship with LeBron James.The influence of James Baldwin.Rich’s experience with higher education and thoughts on the so-called “Rich Paul rule.”Best investments of time, energy, or money.How Rich beat out bigger competition to land clients.Helping aspiring pros establish the infrastructure they need to succeed.Key ingredients for emotional support and stability.Driving home the importance of preparing for a career’s rainy days.LeBron James’ ego.Why is Rich’s book titled Lucky Me?When the entrepreneurial impulse leads to darkness.The Ernie Barnes piece in Rich’s collection.Player empowerment.Rich’s most influential confidence builders.What prompted Rich to write Lucky Me?Rich’s billboard.Parting thoughts.MORE RICH PAUL QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“Some people define the business card and some people are defined by their business card.”
— Rich Paul

“Just stay at it. It’ll turn. In the dice game, we used to have to be able to say, “Can you stand the rain?” A guy is throwing point after point after point and you would have to stand in there and stand the rain and eventually they turn and things go the other way.”
— Rich Paul

“I don’t really have a lot of gray in me. It’s pretty black and white.”
— Rich Paul

“Now, we all have ego. Don’t get me wrong, you have to have an ego to have confidence, but you’re not invested in your ego. You’re not leading with the ego. You know when the ego is supposed to come out the room and when it’s not.”
— Rich Paul

“I know it may seem dark and gray and bleak and challenging, but you tend to think that everyone’s paying attention to you and what you’ve got going on. And so you get discouraged, but in reality, they’re not. Everyone has their own problems. Just get through yours. Get through them, continue to push, continue to persevere, and you can end up in a different spot.”
— Rich Paul

“I was extremely lucky to go through some of the things that I went through to help shape me and mold me to understand life’s challenges and to be able to survive those thunderstorms emotionally … to get out on the other side.”
— Rich Paul

PEOPLE MENTIONEDRich Paul, Sr.Draymond Green Jerami Grant Stephen Curry LeBron James James Baldwin John Singleton Hughes Brothers Warren Buffett Dale Carnegie Tyronn Lue Adrian Griffin Quin Snyder John Stockton Darvin Ham Jamahl Mosley Maverick Carter Randy Mims Jay-Z Ernie Barnes Marvin Gaye Eddie Murphy Reggie Miller Dirk Nowitzki Kobe Bryant Kevin Durant Bill Belichick

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Published on October 09, 2023 12:04

My Mental Health Routines and Tools (Includes Extensive Resources)

This upcoming Tuesday, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day.

Highlighting mental health is important to me for deeply personal reasons. Treatment-resistant depression, bipolar disorder, and addiction run in my family. I’ve lost multiple friends to suicide and almost committed suicide in college. Opioids and alcohol have claimed the lives of family members and some of my closest childhood friends.

But despair need not lead to deaths of despair.

This blog post compiles resources that have helped me and millions of readers. They include books, documentaries, podcast episodes, videos, and much more.

Below are the three resources that have received the most positive feedback. Each is intended to be highly practical and tactical:

Blog post: Some Practical Thoughts on Suicide . Podcast episode: My Healing Journey After Childhood Abuse .Blog post: “Productivity” Tricks for the Neurotic, Manic-Depressive, and Crazy (Like Me) .

If pressed for time, the below short video describes some of my daily practices for warding off and managing depression:

And if you remember only one thing, remember this: there is light on the other side.

I wouldn’t have believed this even 15 years ago, but I now consider myself living proof that deep, lasting change is possible. You are never alone, and it is never hopeless. The resources below the P.S. and P.P.S. are intended to light the fire of hope.

Don’t give up. I’m right there alongside you, as are millions of others.

Much love to you and yours,

Tim

P.S.

In 2018, I created the Saisei Foundation to focus on ambitious scientific research and cutting-edge clinical treatments of intractable conditions, including treatment-resistant depression, opioid addiction, anorexia nervosa, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Projects have been published in leading journals (e.g., The Lancet, NEJM) and featured in media coverage (The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, and dozens more) around the world. Click here to learn more about the foundation and its mission.

P.P.S.

Crisis
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. Crisis Text Line: text “HOME” to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor for free, 24/7 support.

Suicide
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Beginning July 16, 2022, dialing 988 will also route calls to the lifeline. If you’re outside of the US, please click here for a list of international hotlines.

The below list of resources includes podcast episodes, books, documentaries, and more.

VIDEOS ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL

My Daily Practices and Habits to Fight Depression How to Cope with Feeling Unfocused or Overwhelmed Breathing Techniques to Reduce Stress and Anxiety | Dr. Andrew Huberman How to Meditate Brené Brown on How to Navigate the Emotions You’re Unwilling to Feel How to Use Your Phone… So That It Doesn’t Use You

THE TIM FERRISS SHOW PODCAST EPISODES

DOCUMENTARIES

Trip of Compassion. This documentary affected me so deeply (and immediately) when I first saw it that I flew to Tel Aviv, met the filmmakers, and offered to help launch the film digitally worldwide. Everything I’ve done for this film is 100% pro bono, and all proceeds go to the filmmakers.

The Work. This documentary tore my heart apart but simultaneously gave me tremendous hope. It strikes me as particularly important for men (or those who want to better understand men) to watch, but the intensity isn’t for everyone. It’s exhausting to watch.

How to Change Your Mind (Netflix mini-series). “Author Michael Pollan leads the way in this docuseries exploring the history and uses of psychedelics, including LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and mescaline.”

DOSED. It’s one of the best and most beautifully shot docs I’ve ever seen about psychedelic medicine. It showcases the struggles, misfires, and successes in the concrete jungles near Vancouver instead of in an Amazonian jungle. For me, it was quite emotional, as it shows opioid/opiate addiction firsthand, and my aunt died of a Percocet and alcohol overdose close to when I first watched this documentary.

From Shock to Awe. If you like Trip of Compassion, or if you have an interest in psychedelics, ayahuasca, veteran affairs, or healing, take a look at this documentary. I’ve watched it 3x already and highly recommend it. Even if you don’t watch the film, the two-minute trailer is worth checking out.

RESOURCES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND TOOLS

Dialectical behavior therapy | Wikipedia
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises | Amazon
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) | Peter Attia, MD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) | Mayo Clinic
How Somatic Experiencing Can Help You Process Trauma | Healthline
What is Internal Family Systems? | IFS Institute
Parts Work Therapy for Complex PTSD | Dr. Arielle Schwartz
Hakomi Method | Hakomi Institute
Imago Relationships
The Waking Up app
Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders | Mental Health America
Dissociation FAQs | The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research | Johns Hopkins
Centre for Psychedelic Research | Imperial College London
The Conscious Leadership Group
The Enneagram Institute
The Center for Nonviolent Communication
Paradigms of Ketamine Treatment | MAPS
Psychedelic Science: Magic Mushrooms | MAPS
MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy | MAPS
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (Resources) | tim.blog
About Holotropic Breathwork | Grof Transpersonal Training
What is the Hoffman Process? | Hoffman Institute Foundation

SUPPORT LINES:

Crisis
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org
Crisis Text Line text “HOME” to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor for free, 24/7 support.

Suicide
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Beginning July 16, 2022, dialing 988 will also route calls to the lifeline.

Violence, Abuse, and Sexual Abuse
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 or text LOVEIS to 22522
National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or Online Chat
National Sexual Violence Resource Center

Children
National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4AChild (1-800-422-4453) or text 1-800-422-4453
Child Welfare Information Gateway

If you have tips, advice, or resources that have helped you, please share them in the comments below.

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Published on October 06, 2023 12:32

Be Useful — Arnold Schwarzenegger on 7 Tools for Life, Thinking Big, Building Resilience, Processing Grief, and More (#696)

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“Don’t just worry about climbing a ladder that someone else has built. No, build your own ladder. Just don’t wait for anyone else. That’s what I did.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger (@schwarzenegger) is an Austrian-born bodybuilder, actor, businessman, philanthropist, bestselling author, and politician. He served as the thirty-eighth governor of California. His new book, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life, is out October 10th, and his daily email newsletter Pump Club recently hit more than 500,000 subscribers and continues to grow as a positive corner of the Internet.

Schwarzenegger has made it his mission to give back. Since his time in the Governor’s house, he’s been working diligently to combat climate change, anti-semitism, ensure fair voting practices, help youth, work with Veterans, and inspire healthy living.

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Want to hear the first time Arnold Schwarzenegger was on this show? Check out our conversation here in which we discussed how Arnold uses psychological warfare to win, how Twins became his most lucrative movie, mailing bull balls to politicians, how Arnold made millions before his acting career took off, and much more.

#60: Tim Ferriss Interviews Arnold Schwarzenegger on Psychological Warfare (And Much More)

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Editor’s Note: Timestamps will be added shortly.

Recovering from heart surgery.Age 10 entrepreneurship.Arnold’s dad and the importance of being useful.Arnold and his brother: same upbringing, different outcomes.Building ladders and never thinking small.When Arnold’s self-bet to be a comedic lead paid off.We’re all in sales.The significance of shifting gears.Grieving Franco Columbu.Aging.Arnold’s current state of self-identity.What Arnold hopes readers take away from Be Useful.Parting thoughts.MORE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“No country ever was built by people sleeping in. Austria was not built by people sleeping in. America was not built by people sleeping in. People struggled, people suffered, people worked their asses off to build this country.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger

“Through comfort, no one ever grows.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger

“Don’t just worry about climbing a ladder that someone else has built. No, build your own ladder. Just don’t wait for anyone else. That’s what I did.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger

“I realized then the importance of selling. That no matter what you have — if you have a podcast, if you have a movie, if you have a painting, if you have a car, a technology, a medicine, whatever it is — if people don’t know about it, you have nothing. The more people that know about your product or about your talent, the more you can go and be successful.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger

“You can be the biggest celebrity in the world, but you still get your back pain. You still get your hip pain. You still get your shoulder pain. You still get your elbow pain. You still get numb fingers. You still have to watch your heart. You still have to watch the diet. … This is all so that we stay alive longer. The time you’re born, your time is set. It’s set. The only thing that changes it is you.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger

“I’m the guy that climbs up Mount Everest and sees another bunch of peaks. ‘Oh, my God, I didn’t even know they were there.’ And I climb them. That’s what I do, just a continuous climb. Nothing changes.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger

“In lifting, you can only know how much you lift if you’re willing to fail.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger

“I’m not a self-made man. I have to recognize that my training, my money, everything comes from a lot of different people. … When you recognize that, you now have the responsibility of going out and helping others.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger

PEOPLE MENTIONEDGustav Schwarzenegger László Papp Meinhard Schwarzenegger Joe Weider Maria Shriver Steve Reeves Reg Park Clint Eastwood Charles Bronson Warren Beatty Kirk Douglas Ann-Margret Lucille Ball John Milius James Cameron Danny DeVito Ivan Reitman Kelly Preston Tom Pollock Annie Leibovitz Andy Warhol Jamie Wyeth Franco Columbu Dave Draper Sergio Oliva Bill Pearl Muhammad Ali Michael Jordan Sargent Shriver

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Published on October 02, 2023 15:37

Shane Parrish on Wisdom from Warren Buffett, Rules for Better Thinking, How to Reduce Blind Spots, The Dangers of Mental Models, and More (#695)

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“Outcome over ego.”
— Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish (@ShaneAParrish) is the entrepreneur and wisdom seeker behind Farnam Street and the host of The Knowledge Project podcast, where he focuses on mastering the best of what other people have already figured out. Shane’s popular online course, Decision by Design, has helped thousands of executives, leaders, and managers around the world learn the repeatable behaviors that improve results. His work has been featured in nearly every major publication, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes.

Shane is the author of Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results.

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Want to hear another episode with someone who spends his life learning how to solve problems and optimize time? Listen in on my conversation with Atomic Habits author James Clear, in which we discuss habitual accountability, systemic scaffolding, capturing good ideas, leveraging maximal results from minimal scale, defying algorithms, how success generates opportunities and distractions, building good habits while breaking bad ones, optimizing environment for habit adherence, and much more.

#648: James Clear, Atomic Habits — Simple Strategies for Building (and Breaking) Habits, Questions for Personal Mastery and Growth, Tactics for Writing and Launching a Mega-Bestseller, Finding Leverage, and More

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“Outcome over ego.”
— Shane Parrish

“Automatic rules turn your desired behavior into your default behavior, and they do it when you’re at your best.”
— Shane Parrish

“Why risk what you have and don’t need for what you don’t have and don’t want to begin with?”
— Shane Parrish

“Are you thinking independently of the circumstances, or are the circumstances thinking for you?”
— Shane Parrish

“Writing is the process by which we realize we don’t understand what we’re talking about. And it’s only when you sit down and put pen to paper or even type out an idea that you have, a decision you’re making, an idea you’re wrestling with, that you sort of see where you don’t understand it. And the process of writing is not only refining that idea and helping you reflect on it, but you actually generate new ideas in the process of writing.”
— Shane Parrish

“You tell yourself a story about why sunk cost doesn’t apply in this situation or why you’re not overconfident in this situation. And the smarter you are, the better those stories get and the more believable they get.”
— Shane Parrish

“If you put Warren Buffett in a bad position where all of his options are bad—it doesn’t matter how smart he is, it doesn’t matter how Warren Buffett he is—everybody looks like an idiot when they’re in a bad position, and everybody looks like a genius when they’re in a good position.”
— Shane Parrish

PEOPLE MENTIONEDJoe Abercrombie Charlie Munger Warren Buffett Daniel Kahneman Peter S. Kaufman Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller Naval Ravikant Patrick Collison Kat Cole Edward de Bono James Clear Bill Ackman Nassim Nicholas Taleb Peter Thiel

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Published on September 28, 2023 06:29

Sam Corcos, Co-Founder of Levels — The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Assistants, 10x Delegation, and Winning Freedom by Letting Go (Plus: Creating Leverage with Tools, Systems, and Processes) (#694)

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“A lack of communication is a lack of performance.”
— Sam Corcos

Sam Corcos (@samcorcos) is the CEO and Co-founder of Levels, an a16z-backed startup that shows you how food affects your health using continuous glucose monitors and other biosensors.

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Want to hear an episode with another founder who finds novel ways to manage time? Listen to my conversation with Asana’s Dustin Moskovitz in which we discussed making quicker decisions, avoiding the paradox of choice, difficult but desirable delegation, No Meeting Wednesdays, effective altruism, the future of AI, and much more.

#686: Dustin Moskovitz, Co-Founder of Asana and Facebook — Energy Management, Coaching for Endurance, No Meeting Wednesdays, Understanding the Real Risks of AI, Embracing Frictionless Work with AI, The Value of Holding Stories Loosely, and More

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

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“A lack of communication is a lack of performance.”
— Sam Corcos

“One of my new rules over the last couple of years is, I will only purchase a book if it is the next book that I’m going to read. I just found that stacks of books that I have committed to reading, that I have not read, felt like a betrayal of my own commitment to myself.”
— Sam Corcos

“You spend a handful of minutes, 15 minutes, maybe 10 minutes, one time, learning what hotkeys to use. And most people will see a 10 to 40 percent increase in productivity immediately for the rest of their lives. And yet most people don’t take the time to learn them. It is a free productivity boost.”
— Sam Corcos

“If you cannot write out your ideas, you do not have coherent thoughts.”
— Sam Corcos

“Every new surface that you add is an obligation to maintain — maybe forever.”
— Sam Corcos

PEOPLE MENTIONEDZachary Henderson Ray Dalio Tony Milio Josh Clemente Nick Huber Jonathan Swanson Ryan Holiday Kim Kardashian Cosima Travis Sam Harris Eric Ries Casey Means Ben Horowitz Murillo Nicácio De Marães Dustin Moskovitz Todd Opalski Mike Haney David Perell Richard Dawkins JP Sears William James John Gager Bill Gates Mark Granovetter Marco Canora

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Published on September 20, 2023 17:37

25 of My Favorite Books, Articles, Gadgets, Tech, and More (So Far in 2023)

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What does my audience care about most?

Put another way: if nearly two million subscribers to my newsletter voted with their clicks, what most caught their attention thus far in 2023?

The 25 items below are the most-clicked links from my weekly 5-Bullet Friday newsletter so far this year, which I then further curated for this blog post.

5-Bullet Friday is a short email of five bullet points sent out each Friday, and it has become somewhat famous for crashing websites and selling things out (a.k.a. “the hug of death,” as some readers have put it). Each newsletter describes the five coolest things I’ve found or explored that week, often including books, gadgets, tech workarounds, tricks from experts, strange experiments, and weird stuff from all over the world. My subscribers have seen many things before they’ve gone mainstream.

If you haven’t subscribed, it’s free, and you can click here to sign up in a few seconds. It’s easy to unsubscribe anytime.

Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy the below list as much as I did!

The items were shuffled in no particular order, as more clicks doesn’t automatically mean more valuable, and I didn’t want to bias people towards a few links at the top.

Here we go…

#1: Coffee gadgets I’m using daily

Jura ENA 4 (Cost: $999). This was gifted to me by my friend Brad L. He is a die-hard coffee nerd and swore it was the best cup of coffee you could have without a professional barista. Just feed it whole beans, and it handles the rest. This attractive machine also imbues the coffee with a creamy texture that is hard to describe.

AeroPress Original (Cost: The 4-Hour Chef: “This is now, bar none, my favorite brewing method. Remember the Aerobie, the amazing UFO-like disc that you could throw farther than a football field, 20 times farther than a standard Frisbee? Alan Adler, a mechanical engineer and Stanford University lecturer, created it. After conquering the 1980s toy market, he began to obsess over coffee. The result was the AeroPress, which debuted in 2006. Quickly adopted by the specialty coffee community, it offers a simple way to prepare a small amount of excellent coffee, and it’s great for travel. Armed with an AeroPress and a tiny manual hand grinder like the Hario MSS-1B Mini Mill [or the more recently recommended Comandante], you can even make world-class coffee on an airplane meal tray! No mess and no fuss.” If you want to use a beefier and automated burr grinder at home, I now use the Baratza Encore.

[Published in the May 12th newsletter]

#2: List of questions I’m perusing

“Questions” by Alexey Guzey. The English is a little rough in places, but I found some of these questions to be excellent reminders and many others to be outstanding brain food.

[Published in the August 4th newsletter]

#3: New blog post I’m excited to share

“Revisiting Warren Buffett’s Advice to Me in 2008 (Plus: 7 Lessons for Young Investors).” An old video recently resurfaced on social media. It’s yours truly asking Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger a question at the 2008 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting. I was intensely nervous, and the audio makes that clear. This clip went viral, and a number of media outlets (Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, etc.) reached out to me for comment, asking me questions like “What advice would you give a 30-year-old now who’d just amassed their first million?” I decided to take a few of my longer answers that didn’t make it into the pieces and write a blog post with more context.

[Published in the March 3rd newsletter]

#4: Fast and easy game that I’m loving

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza. You can learn how to play in less than a minute. The game is fast, fun, addictive, hilarious, and suitable for all ages. It scrambles brains to the delight of all. Hat tip to game Jedi Elan Lee (@elanlee) for introducing me to this gem!

[Published in the March 26th newsletter]

#5: What I’m excited to share with you

A 5-Bullet Friday exclusive! A short motivational video from Arnold Schwarzenegger, just for you. For more motivation and tactical advice from Arnold, click here to sign up for his daily newsletter called The Pump Daily. On the linked-to page, you’ll also get a free ebook describing how Arnold sets and achieves goals, a simple home-based workout, and his hardcore 1970s chest and back workout for anyone who wants to risk a trip to the hospital.

And by the way… Arnold handwrites his emails. Check out this gem from earlier this week, shared with permission:

[Published in the January 13th newsletter]

#6: Portable cold plunge I’m enjoying

The Cold Pod. For anti-inflammation and mood elevation, cold is the simplest solution I’ve found. I desperately wanted to cold plunge while at an Airbnb, but what to do that doesn’t leave a chest freezer behind? I found this inflatable Cold Pod on Amazon, and it works surprisingly well. Yes, you need to refill with ice, but it’s been a godsend. Pro tip: the less water you use, the less ice you need to lower the temperature.

[Published in the August 4th newsletter]

#7: What I’m rereading

“100 Tips for a Better Life” by Conor Barnes (@Ideopunk). This is a surprisingly good list, despite the generic headline. Thanks to Ryan Holiday (@RyanHoliday) for the recommendation.

[Published in the July 21 newsletter]

#8: Winter jacket that’s saving my ass

Stio’s Environ XT Jacket. I recently replaced my old ski jacket/shell with this, and I’m thrilled that I did. It’s lightweight, durable, and has made even windy negative temperatures easy to handle with a proper base layer and midlayer. The Stio Environ XT is one of SKI Magazine’s “Best Men’s Ski Jackets of 2023,” and I chose Afternoon Azure for color. Here’s the description from the website: “Primed and ready for sidecountry hits, all-day tours, and storm laps in the resort, this jacket is for the minimalist who never uses his powder skirt and the purist who knows exactly what he needs.”

[Note: If the Stio jacket is sold out (it’s popular!), this Men’s Shralpinist Stretch Recycled Jacket from Jones Snowboards is a great alternate. Hat tip to Brad for the recommendation.]

[Published in the February 3rd newsletter]

#9: Article I’m rereading

“Taming the Mammoth: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think.” This remains one of the most empowering articles I’ve read in recent years. It’s hilarious and amazing. For double trouble, pair it with my interview with the author, Tim Urban (@waitbutwhy).

[Published in the February 3rd newsletter]

#10: List I’m studying

“The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2023.” I am planning my next adventures, both in the U.S. and abroad, and this list had some unexpected gems.

[Published in the July 21st newsletter]

#11: Device I’m still using weekly to save my back and neck

The Body Back Buddy, which was originally recommended to me by Dustin Moskovitz (@moskov), co-founder of Asana and Facebook. Here’s how Dustin answered my “best purchase for Tribe of Mentors: “The Back Buddy by the Body Back Company is my favorite purchase from the past five years, bar none. Most basically, it allows you to administer self-massage anywhere on your back with the full leverage of two hands, but I’ve also really gotten to know and appreciate all the little knobs and other features over the years. I’ve even learned how to manipulate parts of my skeletal structure (i.e., self-chiropracty) and incorporate it into my yoga practice.”

[Published in the August 18th newsletter]

#12: Science fiction short story I’m reading

“The Last Question” by Isaac Asimov. This 10–15-minute read is really spectacular. DO NOT read anything about this story before digging in, as even a small spoiler can ruin it. Special thanks to Adam Robinson (@IAmAdamRobinson) for sending it to me.

[Published in the April 21st newsletter]

#13: Book that I couldn’t put down

Saga: Compendium One. This is a raucous masterpiece! After two close friends recommended it within 48 hours, I bit the bullet. I haven’t read graphic novels in ages, but this NSFW gem blew me away. I tore through it in two days. It’s rare that both the writing and artwork grab me, but this did it. Deep bow and “More please!” to Brian K. Vaughan (@briankvaughan), Fiona Staples (@fionastaples), and FONOGRAFIKS. Don’t let the page count scare you, as it moves quickly with the artwork. Think of it as a 150–175-page book.

[Published in the March 31st newsletter]

#14: YouTube summary I’m sharing with friends

“A Massive Upgrade To ChatGPT! (This is Crazy).” This short summary of new ChatGPT features really underscores how explosively the scope of AI tools is expanding. It looks like ChatGPT could quickly become WeChat on steroids for the English-speaking world. Thanks to NP for sharing this.

[Published in the March 24th newsletter]

#15: What I’m reading

“Why AI Won’t Cause Unemployment” by Marc Andreessen (@pmarca). Even if you don’t read this, take a second to look at the primary graph.

[Published in the April 21st newsletter]

#16: Magic trick I’m watching

Infinite Chocolate Bar Trick. Special thanks to Simon Coronel, world champion of magic, for making me aware of this.

[Published in the April 28th newsletter]

#17: Article I’m reading

“How My Father and I Drew a New Life” by Brian Frazer for The New York Times. This is a truly remarkable essay with lessons for all readers. Short and easy. If you’re having trouble accessing the essay at the above link, try this one.

[Published in the June 23rd newsletter]

#18: What I’m watching

“The drawing advice that changed my life.” This video has great advice for anyone looking to expand their creativity. It also has pithy and powerful principles (alliteration!) for anyone looking to procrastinate less.

[Published in the May 26th newsletter]

#19: What I’m wearing for skiing and touring

ORTOVOX Merino Thermovent Hoody. From the description: “The HOODY is made of 99% fine merino wool. Thanks to the mesh structure in the torso and arm areas, this super-lightweight base layer wicks moisture away perfectly and provides ventilation. And the air pockets in the special structure make it particularly warm. Merino wool is naturally temperature- and moisture-regulating. A small pack size and ideal weight-to-warmth ratio will delight all tourers who value comfort and low weight.”

[Published in the January 27th newsletter]

#20: What I’m using for better sleep

Nayoya Acupressure Mat. This was originally introduced to me by acrobat phenom Andrii Bondarenko, but I’ve realized that the smaller portion intended for the neck is perfect for helping calm low-back stiffness and muscle spasms. I’ll lie on this for 5–10 minutes as I read before bed then ditch and go to sleep. It seems to substantially reduce tightness and discomfort throughout the night, and the neck-roll portion is much easier to pack for travel.
[Note: If the Nayoya mat is sold out (it’s popular!), you can find similar products online, like this mat from Sivan with 4.3/5 stars and 1900+ ratings.]

[Published in the August 25th newsletter]

#21: What I’m reading

“How We Spend Our Days Is How We Spend Our Lives: Annie Dillard on Choosing Presence Over Productivity” by Maria Popova (@brainpicker).

[Published in the May 12th newsletter]

#22: Comic book series I’m loving

Tokyo Ghost, written by Rick Remender, drawn by Sean Murphy, and colored by Matt Hollingsworth. Lazarus #1, written by Greg Rucka, drawn by Michael Lark, and colored by Santi Arcas. Reckless, written by Ed Brubaker, illustrated by Sean Phillips, and colored by Jacob Phillips. I posted the covers on Instagram for those who’d like to take a gander.

[Published in the May 12th newsletter]

#23: What I’m watching

“Michael Jackson on Fire Diorama.” This is the best thing I’ve seen on the Internet in a looong time. Keep watching. It just gets weirder. Huge thanks to Oli for sending this to me. I have no idea how he tracked this down on a YouTube channel with five videos, but what a gift! First, you see an amazing craftsman, and then…

[Published in the April 7th newsletter]

#24: Short video that’s making me laugh

“Letterkenny Problems Ep. 1.” This clip is only 90 seconds long and will offend at least 69% of you. Consider yourselves warned. Description: “Two good old boys from Letterkenny, Ontario, tell you their problems.” Hat tip to Dr. Montucky for this gem, which I needed in the midst of a serious week.

[Published in the March 17th newsletter]

#25: Article I’m reading

“The four-hour workday” by Oliver Burkeman. Hat tip to Cal Newport for this one. I love Oliver’s perspective and writing style. From the essay: “Something I’ve long understood about myself is that whenever I get stressed about the number of things on my plate, or anxious about the challenges of a specific project, it’s an excellent idea to do the opposite of what comes naturally to me.” For a perfect pairing, also take a look at Parkinson’s Law, a satirical but practical concept I explored a lot in The 4-Hour Workweek.

[Published in the August 4th newsletter]

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Published on September 20, 2023 15:43

In Case You Missed It: August 2023 Recap of “The Tim Ferriss Show” (#693)

Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.

This is a special inbetweenisode, which serves as a recap of the episodes from last month. It features a short clip from each conversation in one place so you can easily jump around to get a feel for the episode and guest.

See it as a teaser. Something to whet your appetite. If you like what you hear, you can of course find the full episodes below or at tim.blog/podcast.

Please enjoy!

Timestamps:

Co-Founder and CEO of Asana Dustin Moskovitz: 00:03:08:14

Visionary entrepreneurs Daniil and David Liberman: 00:10:41:03

Award-winning game designer Justin Gary: 00:15:27:08

Legendary physical therapist Dr. Shirley Sahrmann: 00:20:04:20

Included episodes:

Dustin Moskovitz, Co-Founder of Asana and Facebook — Energy Management, Coaching for Endurance, No Meeting Wednesdays, Understanding the Real Risks of AI, Embracing Frictionless Work with AI, The Value of Holding Stories Loosely, and More (#686)

The Brothers Who Live One Life — The Incredible Adventures of David and Daniil Liberman (#689)

Justin Gary — Taking the Path Less Traveled, The Phenomenon of “Magic: The Gathering,” How Analytical People Can Become “Creative” People, Finding the Third Right Answer, and How to Escape Your Need for Control (#687)

Dr. Shirley Sahrmann — A Legendary PT Does a Deep Dive on Tim’s Low-Back Issues, Teaches How to Unlearn Painful Patterns, Talks About Movement as Medicine (or Poison), and More (#685)

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Published on September 19, 2023 07:40

Arthur C. Brooks — How to Be Happy, Reverse Bucket Lists, The Four False Idols, Muscular Philosophies, Practical Inoculation Against the Darkness, and More (#692)

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“Intention is fine, but attachment is bad.”
— Arthur C. Brooks

Arthur C. Brooks (@arthurbrooks) is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public and Nonprofit Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. He is also a columnist at The Atlantic, where he writes the popular “How to Build a Life” column. Brooks is the author of 13 books, including the 2022 #1 New York Times bestseller From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life and his newest Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier with co-author Oprah Winfrey. He speaks to audiences all around the world about human happiness and works to raise well-being within private companies, universities, public agencies, and community organizations.

Please enjoy!

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Want to hear another episode with someone who leads the world toward greater kindness by example? Have a listen to my most recent conversation with Jack Kornfield in which we discussed the point of consciousness, yogic swoons and anesthetic autopiloting, how the Buddha might deal with anxiety, the dimensions of meditation, reliably eliciting the non-self, cultivating a more joyful mind, and much more.

#684: Jack Kornfield — How to Reduce Anxiety and Polish the Lens of Consciousness

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

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Editor’s Note: Timestamps will be added shortly.

The reverse bucket list.Intention without attachment.Writing Thích Nhất Hạnh’s obituary.Buddhist views through a Catholic lens.Occlusion training and physical fitness over 40.Arthur’s semi-mystical teenage experiences in Mexico.Arthur’s academic dad on complex vs. complicated.Happiness hygiene for genetically baseline gloominess.Happiness and unhappiness: hand in hand.Being effective with one’s affects.The three macronutrients of happiness.Identifying (and learning to live with) our idols.Secularly securing transcendent perspective.Money doesn’t buy happiness — it lowers unhappiness.Tithing and adoption.How Arthur and his wife met, and how their values aligned over time.Advice for seeking love in the modern world.Death meditation.Finding personal purpose and meaning.Four fundamental micronutrients of happiness.Translating a need for change into action.Aristotle’s secrets to happiness.Real friends help us put the kibosh on self-deception.Reflecting on the repercussions of living for the mirror’s approval.Collaborating with Oprah on Build the Life You Want.The point Arthur hopes people don’t miss in Build the Life You Want.Reading recommendation: The Noonday Demon.Exposure therapy: making pain part of one’s medicine.A practical way to be grateful for life’s bad things.Parting thoughts.MORE ARTHUR C. BROOKS QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“Happiness is not the goal and unhappiness is not the enemy. Getting happier is the goal.”

— Arthur C. Brooks

“Physical fitness, for me, is a way to manage my negative affect. It’s actually a happiness technique for me. It doesn’t make me happier. It makes me less unhappy. That’s what physical fitness will do — it’ll buy you less unhappiness.”

— Arthur C. Brooks

“The best marriages are completely honest, but the honesty is a gift and never a weapon.”

— Arthur C. Brooks

“Most learning doesn’t happen when the professor talks about something. If you understand everything the professor says, it’s not a hard enough class, and you don’t have a very good professor. He has to blow your mind with something, and you’ve got to go away and think about it. And then you learn it through your own thinking. That’s analytical meditation, or mental prayer.”

— Arthur C. Brooks

“The number one thing that Oprah and I will be very disappointed about is that people don’t actually become more fully alive through the transcendent passage of both happierness and the unhappiness that is a part of what it means to be a real person.”

— Arthur C. Brooks

“My goal is training [people] to be happiness teachers. … Understand, change your habits, share with others.”

— Arthur C. Brooks

“Intention is fine, but attachment is bad.”

— Arthur C. Brooks

“It is the voyage itself that is the adventure of life, not actually reaching the particular destination — whether it’s the original one or one that turns out to be better or worse or wherever you wind up. And that’s the way you’ve got to live your life.”

— Arthur C. Brooks

“One of the things that I teach my students at HBS is that I would never invest in the firm of an entrepreneur who’s unwilling to give her or his heart away. Because it’s the single most risky entrepreneurial thing that you can do, putting every bit of capital at risk. If you’re not willing to give your heart away, I’m not going to put my money in your fund.”

— Arthur C. Brooks

PEOPLE MENTIONEDOprah Winfrey Peter Attia Mother Nature Gautama Buddha The Dalai Lama Thích Nhất Hạnh Kelly Starrett Sal Di Stefano Jesus Juan Diego Mary the Blessed Virgin Elvis Presley David Brooks Jacqueline Brooks Charles C. Brooks Billy Graham Richard J. Davidson Marina Brooks Mick Jagger Thomas Aquinas Aristotle Plato Ibn Rushd (Averroes)Maimonides Lady Gaga John Milton Faust Mara Johann Sebastian Bach Ryan Holiday Epictetus Alexander the Great Ed Cooke Fyodor Dostoevsky Marcus Aurelius Michael I. Norton Ashley V. Whillans Daniel Kahneman Angus Deaton Matt Killingsworth Ester Munt-Brooks Frodo Baggins Samson Jean-Paul Sartre Søren Kierkegaard Sigmund Freud Friedrich Nietzsche Simon Sinek Carlos Brooks Śāntideva Scooby-Doo Joshua Greene Batman/Bruce Wayne Carl Jung Andrew Solomon Winston Churchill Neale Donald Walsch

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Published on September 11, 2023 15:24

Nassim Nicholas Taleb & Scott Patterson — How Traders Make Billions in The New Age of Crisis, Defending Against Silent Risks, Personal Independence, Skepticism Where It (Really) Counts, The Bishop and The Economist, and Much More (#691)

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“If you must panic, panic early.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Uncertainty is actually a reason for precaution rather than just throwing caution to the wind and just saying, ‘Well, we don’t know, so what the hell? Let’s just keep going.'”
— Scott Patterson

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) spent 21 years as a risk-taker (quantitative trader) before becoming a researcher in philosophical, mathematical, and (mostly) practical problems with probability.

Taleb is the author of a multivolume essay, the Incerto (The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness, Antifragile, The Bed of Procrustes, and Skin in the Game), covering broad facets of uncertainty. His work has been published into 49 languages.

In addition to his trader life, Taleb has also written, as a backup of the Incerto, more than 70 technical and scholarly papers in mathematical statistics, genetics, quantitative finance, statistical physics, medicine, philosophy, ethics, economics, and international affairs around the notion of risk and probability (grouped in the Technical Incerto).

Taleb is currently Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering (retired). His current focus is on the properties of systems that can handle disorder (“antifragile”).

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Scott Patterson (@pattersonscott) is an investigative reporter for The Wall Street Journal, currently based in Washington DC, working on climate and energy policy. His new book is Chaos Kings: How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis, a profile of the rise of “black-swan traders,” such as Nassim Taleb and Mark Spitznagel, as well as a survey of the many perils the world faces today—and how we might fix them.

Scott has covered everything from Berkshire Hathaway to stock exchanges to high-speed traders to the financial regulators. His first book, The Quants, describes the rise of mathematical finance and delves into its role in the 2008 financial blowup. Dark Pools, his second book, tells how computer traders took control of the US stock market, starting from the birth of computer trading in the 1980s to the explosion of high-frequency trading in the late 2000s.

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How Scott and Nassim first connected.Why Nassim would rather be remembered as a scholar than a trader.You can’t forge a new friendship without breaking a few eggs.Silent risk, tail events, and one-trick ponies.What prompted Scott to write Chaos Kings?Pseudo-efficiency, pseudo-optimization, and pseudo-sorries.The joy of writing a preemptive resignation letter.Developing resilience against criticism.Recurring patterns in successful investors.Nassim: contrarian, or simply independent?Jiving with skeptical turkeys.Living in the polycrisis.The precautionary principle.Fat tails, thin tails, and the COVID vaccine.GMO risks and Monsanto intimidation tactics.Implementing the precautionary principle at a large scale.Uncertainty and the climate crisis.Convexity in the face of financial crisis.Are investors overpowered in an interconnected world?Utilizing the precaution principle in the real world (for better and worse).The flow-on effect of having skin in the game.The ponzification of startups and an overdue reckoning.What convexity at the center of all things conveys.Where to find Scott and Nassim.What Nassim is working on now.New insights from ancient words.Parting thoughts.MORE QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“On my grave, I don’t want to be known as a trader, but as a scholar.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“If you must panic, panic early.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Uncertainty is actually a reason for precaution rather than just throwing caution to the wind and just saying, ‘Well, we don’t know, so what the hell? Let’s just keep going.'”

— Scott Patterson

“It’s what I call pseudo-optimization: If you drive a Ferrari 500 kilometers per hour, you’re not going to get there faster than if you ride a bicycle, because obviously you’re never going to get there.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“I came into Wall Street and started reading about how there’s this belief that people are irrational and the markets are rational and they are predictable because of this. And I thought that is just crazy. To me, I look at financial markets and I see black swans, I see fear and greed. That to me is what drives markets, not rational behavior, rational expectations.”

— Scott Patterson

PEOPLE MENTIONEDNeil Chriss Mark Spitznagel Seth Roberts Bruce Lee Justinian I Yaneer Bar-Yam Joseph W. Norman Peter Ho Pasquale Cirillo Robert Rubin Charlie Munger Ronald Reagan Kenneth C. Griffin Ed Thorp Cliff Asness Fyodor Dostoevsky Joseph Heller Kurt Vonnegut Seneca the Younger Pierre Daniel Huet Joseph Justus Scaliger Pierre Bayle David Hume Al-Ghazal Baruch Spinoza Adam Tooze George Soros Karl Popper Warren Buffett Elon Musk Rupert Read Phil McGraw David Cameron Victor Niederhoffer Lee Kuan Yew Vladimir Putin John Meriwether Adam Smith Aristotle Noah Thomas Aquinas Joe Biden

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Nassim N. Taleb & Scott Patterson — How Traders Make Billions in The New Age of Crisis, Defending Against Silent Risks, Personal Independence, Skepticism Where It (Really) Counts, The Bishop and The Economist, and Much More (#691)