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Tim Ferriss · 2025-05-29

Three Life Commandments, AI, Stoicism, & More

Three Life Commandments, AI, Stoicism, & More

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Awareness

Anthony de Mello (inferred)

“here's the book I'm reading yet again”
“Developing awareness right here's the book I'm reading yet again. Anthony Dlo awareness look at meditation practice.”— Tim Ferriss
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Scrivener

Literature & Latte (inferred)

“the best tool that I have found thus far is Scrivener”
“the best tool that I have found thus far is Scrivener. It's a software program. It's been used a lot for plays and screenwriting.”— Tim Ferriss
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Gold

Rumi, translated by Haleh Liza Gafori (inferred)

“is a great entry point”
“Hallelua Gapori's translations of Roomie, there's one collection called Gold, I think is a great entry point.”— Tim Ferriss
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Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie (inferred)

“A beautiful pros, amazing voice performance”
“I'm listening to Midnight's Children by Salman Rushy right now, which is one of the books, if not the book that really put him on the map. A beautiful pros, amazing voice performance.”— Tim Ferriss
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I Don't Want to Talk About It

Terrence Real (inferred)

“could be very instructive”
“is the book I don't want to talk about it, which is about ostensibly male depression, but I think it can apply to women as well.”— Tim Ferriss
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Slow Dance

David Weatherford

“That is worth rereading a lot. I think this poem is beautiful”
“You had a beautiful poem titled Slow Dance by David Weatherford. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. That is worth rereading a lot. I think this poem is beautiful”— Tim Ferriss
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The Way App

Henry Shukman (inferred)

“which I think is a very logical sequence for skill development”
“I would mention the way app by Henry Shookman which I think is a very logical sequence for skill development”— Tim Ferriss
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The Neverending Story

Michael Ende (inferred)

“The book is amazing. The movie I thought was incredibly well done”
“The never- ending story, as a lot of you know because it's come up in the writing. I think the nothing is a really compelling concept”— Tim Ferriss
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The Work (Byron Katie's worksheets)

Byron Katie (inferred)

“Byron Katie's The Work and Turnarounds are very helpful”
“Byron Katie's The Work and Turnarounds are very helpful. You can find all those worksheets for free online as PDFs.”— Tim Ferriss

The guest's own work

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The 4-Hour Workweek

Tim Ferriss

“which relate to later questions on 4-hour work week and what I still use from that book.”— Tim Ferriss
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Coyote

Exploding Kittens (inferred)

“Coyote the game, it is now one of the bestselling games at Walmart. It's exclusive there until end of July”— Tim Ferriss

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss

Dennis McKenna (inferred)

“his book the brotherhood of the screaming abyss which is great title about his largely autobiographical experiences with his brother Terrence over time”— Tim Ferriss
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Trickster Makes This World

Lewis Hyde (inferred)

“if you read Trickster Makes This World by Lewis Hyde, it's a book about trickster mythology across different cultures.”— Tim Ferriss
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Running Toward Mystery: The Adventure of an Unconventional Life

Tenzin Priyadarshi (inferred)

“picking up books like this one, haven't read it yet, but Running Toward mystery, The Adventure of an Unconventional Life”— Tim Ferriss