Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

by Timothy Ferriss

More than 80% of the interviewees have some form of daily mindfulness or meditation practice ► A surprising number of males (not females) over 45 never eat breakfast, or eat only the scantiest of fare (e.g., Laird Hamilton, here; Malcolm Gladwell, here; General Stanley McChrystal, here) ► Many use the ChiliPad device for cooling at bedtime ► Rave reviews of the books Sapiens, Poor Charlie’s Almanack, Influence, and Man’s Search for Meaning, among others ► The habit of listening to single songs on repeat for focus (here) ► Nearly everyone has done some form of “spec” work (completing projects on their own time and dime, then submitting them to prospective buyers) ► The belief that “failure is not durable” (see Robert Rodriguez, here) or variants thereof ► Almost every guest has been able to take obvious “weaknesses” and turn them into huge competitive advantages (see Arnold Schwarzenegger, here)