The Year of Living Biblically came up with a genuine on-air endorsement 5 times across the episodes we processed. This page collects every one of those moments: who said it, what they said, and the exact point in the episode.
A.J. Jacobs spent a year following every rule in the Bible literally, and the resulting book keeps finding its way into Tim Ferriss's interviews. The Year of Living Biblically has 5 recommendations logged so far.
Each one links to the exact moment it came up on YouTube. It's an odd fit for a self-optimization podcast, which is probably why it keeps getting brought up.
“AJ Jacobs would be a great example for people who don't know. The year of living biblically I think is an amazing amazing book.” — Tim Ferriss 00:14:12
YouTube creator Michelle Khare on building Challenge Accepted, fear-setting, cold emails, and choosing the hard path that becomes a defensible moat.
“my friend AJ Jacobs who wrote a book called the year of living biblically in which he tried to follow all the rules of the Old and New Testament” — Tim Ferriss 01:28:49
Philosopher Philip Goff makes the case for panpsychism, explores consciousness and quantum mechanics, and shares his return to a heretical Christianity.
“A.J. is amazing. He's written a lot of great books. My favorite's probably The Year of Living Biblically, but he's written a lot of great books.” — Tim Ferriss 00:28:28
Fantasy author Soman Chainani talks creative flow, ketamine therapy, worst-case worrying, cross-collar dating, and reinventing your career like Madonna.
“A.J. Jacobs, who's an amazing writer. He wrote The Year of Living Biblically. He's written many books that I think are very, very smart.” — Tim Ferriss 01:33:40
Morgan Housel on betting on what never changes, social debt, raising unspoiled kids, and writing for an audience of one.
“when he wrote the book The Year of Living Biblically, which is a fantastic, fantastic book.” — Tim Ferriss 00:36:42
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt on antifragility, moral pluralism, why universities and kids are breaking, and getting smarter, stronger, more sociable.
