Illustration via 99designs “One of the things I love about working with hypnosis is people are surprised at what they can do because they’re trying out being different and seeing what it feels like.” — Dr. David Spiegel Dr. David Spiegel is Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health, and Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he has been a member of the academic faculty since 1975. Dr. Spiegel has more than 40 years of clinical and research experi ..read more

Illustration via 99designs “Hope is everything.” — Reed Hastings Reed Hastings (@reedhastings) became executive chairman of Netflix in 2023, after 25 years as CEO. He co-founded Netflix in 1997. In 1991, Reed founded Pure Software, which made tools for software developers. After a 1995 IPO and several acquisitions, Pure was acquired by Rational Software in 1997. Reed is an active educational philanthropist and served on the California State Board of Education from 2000 to 2004. He is currently on the board of several educational organizations including KIPP and Pahara. Reed is also a board me ..read more

Tim Ferriss and Scott Glenn “If you love it, make it your life. And right along with that, be tenacious. Learn that the most important thing about being knocked down is getting back up. And if you can put yourself in the spot where you say, ‘I don’t care how many times I get knocked down, I’m getting back up every single time and going after what I want,’ that’s the answer.” — Scott Glenn Scott Glenn’s acting career spans nearly 60 years. His impressive film resume includes performances in Apocalypse Now, Urban Cowboy, The Right Stuff, Silverado, The Hunt for Red October, The Silence of the L ..read more

“How to Start a War” is a short story by yours truly. I’ve never shared fiction on this blog before, and it makes me quake in my boots, but this year will be a year of firsts. The story was originally published in NFT form to learn more about the technology and play footsie with my friend Kevin Rose. It’s a little tale about mercenaries, modern life, and the games we all play. The prose, handwriting, and concept is by me. The graphic design, which you can see at this link, is by Lisa Quine. And how much of this is actually fiction? Well, that’s a damn good question… “If you want to start a ..read more

Illustration via 99designs “I did five years of Akimbo. It was in the top one percent of all podcasts, and then I just stopped. And I stopped not because I didn’t love it — I did love it — I stopped because if I kept doing it, there’s something else I wouldn’t do instead. And creating a vacuum is required so that I will do the hard work of filling the vacuum. But if I just keep doing the thing, then there is no vacuum.” — Seth Godin Seth Godin is the author of 21 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about work. His books have been translated into 38 languages and S ..read more

Illustration via 99designs “You have to have loftier goals than your expected outcome.” — Hugh Howey Hugh Howey (@hughhowey) is the New York Times bestselling author of Wool, Beacon 23, Sand, Machine Learning, Half Way Home, and more than a dozen other novels. His Silo trilogy was recently adapted by Apple TV, becoming their #1 drama of all time. A series based on his novel Beacon 23, starring Lena Headey, also released last year with season two due in March. Hugh’s works have been translated into more than 40 languages and have sold millions of copies around the world. He lives in New York C ..read more

A few years ago, a famous creator asked me if I’d ever learned anything from my audience, as he hadn’t. My response? “Oh, God, yes! More than I can possibly begin to explain.” That’s the whole reason I have comments on this blog, plus clear rules. If you cultivate the right community, the learnings are endless. Hard-to-find experts, rare books, cutting-edge science, hidden gems in foreign cities… you name it. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. If it weren’t for you, I also wouldn’t have discovered some of my best investments and favorite people, including Shopify (CEO and co-founder Tobi L ..read more

Illustration via 99designs “I never saw myself as a woman. I never saw it as a disadvantage or a real advantage. I saw myself as a competitor, just a competitor. And boy, if they treated me badly or spoke down to me or didn’t give me any credence that I could possibly make it in their world—they thought I was a passerby—I would say to myself, ‘You just wait, I’m going to become your biggest rival.'” — Barbara Corcoran Barbara Corcoran (@BarbaraCorcoran) has been an investor/Shark for the past 15 seasons on ABC’s four-time Emmy-award-winning show, Shark Tank, investing in more than 100 busines ..read more

Illustration via 99designs “There are two gaps that I think are really hard. One is people who can’t stop being victims, and the other gap is—I call it ‘self-awareness gap,’ where they think they are the best in the world.” — Claire Hughes Johnson Claire Hughes Johnson (@chughesjohnson) currently serves as a corporate officer and advisor for Stripe, a global technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the Internet. Claire previously served as Stripe’s chief operating officer from 2014 to 2021, helping grow the company from fewer than 200 employees to more than 6,000. At various ..read more

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. Based on your feedback, this format has been tweaked and improved since the first recap episode. For instance, it was suggested that the bios for each guest can slow the ..read more