The Tim Ferriss Show: Interview of Kevin Kelly, Co-Founder of WIRED, Polymath, Most Interesting Man In The World?

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Now, on to this episode’s guest…

Kevin Kelly might be the real-life Most Interesting Man In The World.

He is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine, which he co-founded in 1993. He also co-founded the All Species Foundation, a non-profit aimed at cataloging and identifying every living species on earth. In his spare time, he writes bestselling books, co-founded the Rosetta Project, which is building an archive of ALL documented human languages, and serves on the board of the Long Now Foundation. As part of the last, he’s investigating how to revive and restore endangered or extinct species, including the Wooly Mammoth.

This episode touches on a lot of cool stuff.  SERIOUSLY, A LOT.

Just scroll below and your head might explode.  Tons of amazing links and goodies…

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Show Notes and Select Links from the Episode

Kevin Kelly’s biggest regret
His lesson in finding contentment in minimalism and “volunteer simplicity”
How he realized that writing actually creates ideas
Why he promised himself that he would never resort to teaching English while traveling abroad
The “creator’s dilemma,” or how you have to go lower to get higher
Why you don’t want to be a billionaire
His realizations after doing a “6 months until death” challenge
His Kickstarter-funded project linking angels and robots
Why a self-proclaimed ex-hippie waited until his 50th birthday to try LSD for the first time
Why a population implosion is probable in the next 100 years
The greatest gift you can give to your child
The criteria for Amish technology assimilation
What technology-free sabbaticals can do for you
Long Now Foundation’s vision of a better civilization
The graphic novel for young people on how to become indispensable
His favorite fiction book
The great resource Kevin compiled for documentary lovers
How he accumulated enough books to fill a two-story library
Mythbuster’s Adam Savage’s organizational method, which transformed Kevin’s life
The project that everyone should undertake at least once in life
The advice he would give to his younger self

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Visit the Tim Ferriss Book Club to find a new book each month (or so) that’s changed my life
Wired Magazine
Learn more about the All Species Foundation
The Rosetta Project
Long Now Foundation 
Get more information about 1,000 True Fans
Learn more about Voluntary Simplicity 
This American Life, Episode 50 with Kevin Kelly
Tim Ferriss Show Episode 2: Interview with Josh Waitzkin
True Films – Kevin Kelly’s site about documentaries
Learn more about sodium valproate
www.Uline.com –  shipping, industrial, and packing materials
Adam Savage – host of Mythbusters
Elance – resource for hiring freelancers
Whole Earth Catalog
KK.org – Kevin Kelly’s website

Books Mentioned in the Episode

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts
Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities by Kevin Kelly
What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly
The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide by Kevin Kelly
The Adventures of Johnny Bunko by Daniel H. Pink
So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
Shantaram: A Novel by Gregory David Roberts
Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess by Fred Waitzkin
True Films by Kevin Kelly

Documentaries Mentioned in the Episode

Man on Wire
King of Kong
State of Mind