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Tim Ferriss · 2023-01-05

James Clear, Atomic Habits — Strategies for Mastering Habits

James Clear, Atomic Habits — Strategies for Mastering Habits

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Kitchen Safe

“finding ways to increase friction or to make it difficult or to make it less obvious, those are all ways to potentially curtail the caffeine habit”
“there's this little kind of diabolical Tupperware container called the Kitchen Safe, and it has a lockbox code on the top of it”— James Clear
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The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

“The book is outstanding. I really enjoyed it.”
“Quick side sell for Morgan, The Psychology of Money. The title may seem generic. The book is outstanding. I really enjoyed it.”— Tim Ferriss

The guest's own work

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Atomic Habits

James Clear

“Atomic Habits, which covers easy and proven ways to build good habits and break bad ones. The book has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide”— Tim Ferriss
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The 4-Hour Workweek

Tim Ferriss

“4-Hour Workweek is a good example of this. Nobody really used that phrase before the book. It was a little bit weird”— James Clear
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The 4-Hour Body

Tim Ferriss

“Similar to what you did with 4-Hour Body and so on, I did a series of bonuses. So if you bought the book during launch week”— Tim Ferriss

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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Small Giants

Bo Burlingham

“I have a small team, it has always been of interest to me, like Small Giants by Bo Burlingham. I think the subtitle is Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big”— Tim Ferriss
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Finite and Infinite Games

James P. Carse (inferred)

“You can get a feel for, for instance, Finite and Infinite Games by Carse, is that something you want to read?”— Tim Ferriss
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The Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg (inferred)

“Power of Habit is another example. If you look at the table of contents there, I think he does Habits of Individuals, Habits of Businesses”— James Clear
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Deep Work

Cal Newport

“I can't remember which one of Cal Newport's books it was, but it was either Deep Work or something like that. But he had a section on, here are the rules”— James Clear
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Marie Kondo (inferred)

“The Power of Habit, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, The Power of Now, The Power of Positive Thinking, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck”— James Clear
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The Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle (inferred)

“The Power of Habit, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, The Power of Now, The Power of Positive Thinking, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck”— James Clear
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The Power of Positive Thinking

Norman Vincent Peale (inferred)

“The Power of Habit, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, The Power of Now, The Power of Positive Thinking, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck”— James Clear
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

Mark Manson (inferred)

“The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, The blah, blah, blah. So it's always the blank of blank, The War of Art. It's a very proven format”— James Clear
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The War of Art

Steven Pressfield (inferred)

“So it's always the blank of blank, The War of Art. It's a very proven format. The Psychology of Money, we can just keep going on and on”— James Clear
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Extreme Ownership

Jocko Willink (inferred)

“Extreme Ownership by Jocko. The idea is you take ownership and responsibility for your life, but you do it in this extreme way”— James Clear
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Rich Dad Poor Dad

Robert Kiyosaki (inferred)

“Another example that might be like Rich Dad Poor Dad. That book has this element of contrast between the two.”— James Clear