Patrick Buchanan

Patrick Buchanan asked Timothy Ferriss:

Tim - what motivates you at this point to keep pushing so hard whether it's writing books, doing podcasts, etc etc? You probably have enough money such that invested prudently you could do what you want for the rest of your life. You have reached a certain level of fame that most people would be happy with. How do you juxtapose your drive for success with your Stoic philosophy?

Timothy Ferriss Good question. On some level, my drive comes *from* my stoic leanings! Read "On The Shortness of Life" by Seneca, which you can find on my blog with commentary.

I want to help and impact as many people as possible. It's not something I have to do for income; it's something I genuinely want to do. I always thought I would be a teacher.

Time is fleeting and you can die anytime. Life is fragile.

My drive is to make the most of the little time we have on this planet. If it were primarily financial, I would have chosen other paths (e.g. banking).

Hope that helps!

Tim

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Jennifer Roberson

Jennifer Roberson asked Timothy Ferriss:

Do you have any suggestions for getting access to and understanding scientific journal articles so that you can compare your own results to the industry norms. I am a layperson working with a speech therapist and the nerd in me wants to find the statistical significance of the results we received with our speech therapist. I want to avoid "bad science"

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A Goodreads user asked Timothy Ferriss:

Podcast idea: I have heard you say that after a couple sessions with a company you can increase their conversion/sign-ups, up to 80%. Do you think it would make a good podcast to feature a random business, talk about their strategy, and point out how they could be doing better on their site to increase conv/signup as well? It would be great for many of us (esp if my co was the one being interviewed!).

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Ideas for 1st-time young entrepreneurs to build credibility fast?

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