Book · recommended on 3 episodes
Levels of the Game
John McPhee ISBN 9780374708658
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John McPhee ISBN 9780374708658
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This book by John McPhee has come up 3 times on Tim Ferriss. 3 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Janna Levin, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-07-13 and the most recent from 2026-04-07. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“If you want to read something short, Levels of the Game is incredible. Just a phenomenal writer”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Michelle Khare: YouTube creator and host of Challenge Accepted, where she attempts the world's toughest stunts and professions. 6M+ followers, 1B+ views, Time 100 honoree, and the first creator to petition onto the prime-time Emmy ballot. Former BuzzFeed producer, Dartmouth grad. YouTube creator Michelle Khare on building Challenge Accepted, fear-setting, cold emails, and choosing the hard path that becomes a defensible moat.
“There's a book called Levels of the Game by John McPhee, which is about one tennis match, a single tennis match involving Arthur Ashe.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Chris Beresford-Hill: Award-winning advertising creative; worldwide chief creative officer at Ogilvy, formerly chief creative officer at TBWA\Chiat\Day and an eight-year run at BBDO under David Lubars. Known for Super Bowl ads (Emerald Nuts' Robert Goulet, Mountain Dew's Bryan Cranston Shining spot) and the Adidas Billie Jean King sneaker stunt. Ad veteran Chris Beresford-Hill breaks down creativity, persuasion, and how cold emails, fast decisions, and 'getting away with it' built his career.
“John McPhee wrote a book called Levels of the Game. if you want an idea of how to structure a book in a really elegant interesting way, this is a book”— Janna Levin
The guest here is Janna Levin: Tow Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University and director of sciences at Pioneer Works. She studies black holes, extra dimensions, and gravitational waves, and is an award-winning author of books including Black Hole Blues and A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines. Physicist Janna Levin on the finite universe, extra dimensions, time travel, and reframing life's obstacles as the path itself.
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