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The 4-Hour Body
Tim Ferriss ISBN 0307704610
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Tim Ferriss ISBN 0307704610
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This book by Tim Ferriss has come up 99 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Tim Ferriss. 3 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Andrew Huberman, Arthur Brooks, Blake Mycoskie, Charlie Houpert, Derek Sivers, Ed Zschau. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-06-15 and the most recent from 2026-05-22. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
The 4-Hour Body is the result of an obsessive quest, spanning more than a decade, to hack the human body. It contains the collective wisdom of hundreds of elite athletes, dozens of MDs, and thousands of hours of jaw-dropping personal experimentation. From Olympic training centers to black-market laboratories, from Silicon Valley to South Africa, Tim Ferriss, the 1 New York Times bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, fixated on one life-changing question: For all things physical, what are the tiniest changes that produce the biggest results? Thousands of tests later, this book contains the answers for both men and women.
“I would also just point to for instance the slow carb diet and the 4-hour body. It is not a ketogenic diet”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Sami Inkinen: Finnish-born physicist, entrepreneur, and endurance athlete; co-founder and CEO of Virta Health (metabolic disease reversal) and earlier co-founder of Trulia. World-champion age-group triathlete who rowed unsupported from California to Hawaii with his wife. Virta founder Sami Inkinen on reversing type 2 diabetes with individualized nutrition, his daily routine, endurance training, and rowing to Hawaii.
“And the fact of the matter is when I wrote the 4-hour body, people were like, Oh my god, you want us to repeat the same meals over and over again?”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Dr. Dom D'Agostino: Associate professor at the University of South Florida and researcher in metabolism, ketosis, and metabolic therapy; runs the Metabolic Link podcast and ketonutrition.org, and works with NASA on extreme-environment studies. Dr. Dom D'Agostino explains how ketosis calms the mind, protects the brain, and the surprising risks of cheap exogenous ketones.
“You wouldn't write The 4-Hour Body the same way today. I read that book. I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot from it”— Arthur Brooks
The guest here is Arthur Brooks: Harvard professor, behavioral scientist, and bestselling author of 15 books on happiness, including 'Build the Life You Want' (with Oprah), 'From Strength to Strength,' and 'The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness.'. Arthur Brooks and Tim Ferriss on the meaning of life, mood management, transcendence, suffering, and why marriage and love create significance.
“And then we connected and Charles ended up in the 4-hour body. He introduced me to myofascial release and active release technique.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Ben Patrick: Known as 'KneesOverToesGuy,' a coach and founder of ATG who overcame chronic knee pain and multiple surgeries to build a minimalist knee-training and joint-health system based on training the knees-over-toes position. KneesOverToesGuy Ben Patrick tells Tim Ferriss how backward sleds, deep squats, and Charles Poliquin's lessons fixed his knees.
“I remember looking at this for the 4-hour body way back in 2010. I was I hired a researcher. I was like, is there anything to this?”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Ben Patrick: Known as KneesOverToesGuy, a former failed-then-college-recruited basketball player who rehabbed his knees with knee-over-toe exercises, founded the ATG gym/training brand, and now coaches students and faculty on accessible, injury-resistant training. KneesOverToesGuy walks Tim Ferriss through his full pain-free, knee-and-back-rehab workout using sleds, split squats, and cheap home gear.
“Polycosinol is the only thing the P of PG that I would put on the question mark chopping block if I were to update the 4hour body”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author, angel investor, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show; creator of the Coyote card game with Exploding Kittens and founder of the Saisei (SCI) Foundation funding mental-health science. Tim Ferriss answers listener Q&A solo on elbow surgery recovery, his current supplement stack, AI medical-research workflow, fasting, and creative projects.
“Sorry, I'm in town. I'm just doing the 4-hour body. I've got some meetings tomorrow, so I can't do it.”— Charlie Houpert
The guest here is Charlie Houpert: Founder of Charisma on Command, a YouTube channel and online education business (Charisma University) teaching social confidence and communication; former management consultant turned solo entrepreneur. Charisma on Command's Charlie Houpert traces his journey from broke consultant to multimillion-dollar online course creator, course-correcting through burnout and a painful co-founder split.
“I'm considering getting a high altitude simulation tent. This was for the four-hour body research.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Chris Hutchins: Host of the All the Hacks podcast and former Wealthfront product manager; a self-described arbitrage obsessive who turned points, miles, and deal optimization into his full-time business. Points expert Chris Hutchins helps Tim Ferriss decide what to do with 15.5 million accumulated credit card points and miles.
“I use Momentous Glutamine... for muscle recovery and soreness, it is incredibly effective. I wrote about this in the 4-hour body”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Jake Kaminsky: Two-time Olympic recurve archer and silver medalist (London 2012 men's team), YouTube archery instructor, and Tim Ferriss's archery coach. Olympic archer Jake Kaminsky on hyper-precision, rebuilding his form, affirmations, and coaching Tim Ferriss to compete at Lancaster.
“Which is the reason I did the 4-hour body after the 4-hour work week because I knew I could always go back to the first thing.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Stephen West: Creator and host of the Philosophize This! podcast, a self-taught philosopher who went from a high-school dropout stocking groceries to running one of the most respected independent philosophy shows; 225 episodes in over 12 years, with a book deal coming in 2026. Philosophize This! creator Stephen West tells Tim Ferriss how a homeless dropout warehouse worker built a beloved philosophy podcast.
“New York Times bestselling author of The 4our work week the 4-Hour Body the 4-Hour chef”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Chris Sacca: Billionaire venture capitalist, early backer of Twitter and Uber, founder of climate fund Lower Carbon Capital, and former Shark Tank investor. Chris Sacca on raising resilient kids, saying no, the analog-craving backlash to AI, and betting on clean energy and community.
“in the case of say the 4-Hour Body, the Occam's protocol and a handful of compound movements still does the trick”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Kevin Rose: Co-host of The Random Show, general partner at True Ventures, longtime tech investor and entrepreneur. Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on 2025 predictions, longevity training, crypto, AI devices, meditation, ethical hunting, and aliens.
“The 4-Hour Body then proved to me I could experiment outside of the lines that would limit me to say the business category”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body, host of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast (10+ years), early-stage investor, and creator of the Cockpunch NFT/fantasy project that funded his science nonprofit. Tim Ferriss answers a small group's questions on parenthood, identity diversification, joy, grief, AI-proofing careers, and living with less urgency.
“then I ended up putting that as an appendix in the 4 Hour Body fair play on his part”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Derek Sivers: Musician-turned-entrepreneur who founded CD Baby (the largest independent music seller online), former TED speaker, and author of five books including How to Live and Useful Not True; now a writer and philosophical thinker living in New Zealand. Derek Sivers explains why deliberately reversing his strongest prejudices made the past year the happiest of his life.
“that's slow carb diet it's a straightforward from four our body and then super slow as applied”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author, entrepreneur, angel investor, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show, here doing a solo Q&A marking the podcast's 10th anniversary. Tim Ferriss answers fan questions on reinvention, parenting, dating, intuition, archery, and why doing things in real life beats AI overload.
“Prior to The 4-Hour Body, or in the process of writing The 4-Hour Body, which is all about physical performance and modification”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Kevin Rose: Kevin Rose with Tim Ferriss. Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on podcast sabbaticals, modern dating, longevity science, mediums, and ketamine therapy on the Random Show.
“I learned a lot of this from your book and I worked at a gym by the way the 4H hour body”— Hugh Jackman
The guest here is Hugh Jackman and Esther Perel: Hugh Jackman is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Tony-winning performer known for Wolverine, Les Miserables and The Music Man. Esther Perel is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs, host of the podcast Where Should We Begin?. Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary combo: Hugh Jackman on intuition, meditation and craft, plus Esther Perel on desire, monogamy and infidelity.
“I actually recommended ag1 in my 2010 best seller more than a decade ago the 4-Hour Body and I did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Derek Sivers and Kevin Kelly: Derek Sivers is a former musician and circus MC who founded and sold CD Baby for $22M (donating the proceeds to charity) and authored books including 'Hell Yeah or No' and 'Useful Not True'; Kevin Kelly is the founding executive editor of Wired Magazine, former editor of the Whole Earth Review, and author of 'What Technology Wants,' 'Cool Tools,' and 'Vanishing Asia.'. Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary combo: Derek Sivers and Kevin Kelly on saying no, voluntary simplicity, mastery, and long-term thinking.
“I actually recommended ag1 in my 2010 best seller more than a decade ago the 4-Hour Body”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Neil Gaiman and Debbie Millman: Neil Gaiman is a bestselling author of books, graphic novels, and TV including Coraline, The Graveyard Book, and The Sandman; Debbie Millman is a designer, host of the Design Matters podcast, chair of SVA's Masters in Branding program, and editorial director of Print magazine. Tim Ferriss combo episode pairs Neil Gaiman on writing discipline with Debbie Millman on rejection, design, and her life-changing 10-year plan exercise.
“it can be something from your book the forour body it can be something for my book The Heart St Labs”— Pavel Tsatsouline
The guest here is Pavel Tsatsouline and Christopher Sommer: Pavel Tsatsouline is the founder and CEO of StrongFirst, the strength coach who brought the Russian kettlebell to the West; Christopher Sommer is a former US national team gymnastics coach and founder of the Gymnastic Bodies training system. Two strength legends, Pavel Tsatsouline and Christopher Sommer, explain why strength is a skill and patience builds bodies that last.
“I actually recommended ag1 in my 2010 best seller more than a decade ago the 4-Hour Body and I did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Seth Godin and Dr. Sue Johnson: Seth Godin is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author of 21 international bestsellers including Purple Cow, Linchpin, and This Is Marketing; Dr. Sue Johnson was a leading innovator in couples therapy and adult attachment and the primary developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), author of Hold Me Tight. Tim Ferriss 10-year combo episode pairing marketer Seth Godin on doing meaningful work with Dr. Sue Johnson on the science of love and attachment.
“I actually recommended ag1 in my 2010 best seller more than a decade ago the 4-Hour Body and I did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Rick Rubin and Mary Karr: Rick Rubin is a nine-time Grammy-winning music producer and author of The Creative Act. Mary Karr is a poet and author of the bestselling memoirs The Liars' Club, Cherry, and Lit, and a longtime Syracuse writing professor. A 10-year-anniversary super combo: Rick Rubin on creativity and a 135-pound transformation, and Mary Karr on trauma, sobriety, and writing.
“the 4our work week for the 4our body you know I've heard their fine books those are very fine books and everyone should read them”— Ed Zschau
The guest here is Jim Collins and Ed Zschau: Jim Collins is the author of iconic business books including Good to Great, Built to Last, How the Mighty Fall, and Great by Choice. Ed Zschau is a polymath Princeton/Stanford/Harvard professor, 17-year tech-industry executive, and former U.S. congressman from California who became one of Tim Ferriss's most important mentors. A 10-year anniversary super-combo where Jim Collins and Ed Zschau share lifelong systems for creative discipline, purpose, and entrepreneurial teaching.
“I actually recommended ag1 in my 2010 best seller more than a decade ago the 4-Hour Body and I did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Brene Brown and Edward O. Thorp: Two featured guests: Brene Brown, University of Houston research professor and six-time #1 NYT bestselling author (Atlas of the Heart, Dare to Lead); and Edward O. Thorp, mathematics professor, legendary blackjack player and hedge fund manager, author of Beat the Dealer and A Man for All Markets. A 10-year anniversary super-combo pairing Brene Brown on self-acceptance and armor with Edward Thorp on beating Vegas and Wall Street.
“I actually recommended AG1 in my 2010 bestseller, more than a decade ago, The 4-Hour Body, and I did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Reed Hastings: Co-founder and former 25-year CEO of Netflix, now executive chairman; founder of Pure Software and owner of Powder Mountain ski resort; longtime education philanthropist. Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings unpacks culture, candor, the keeper test, and his uncrowded ski venture Powder Mountain.
“I actually recommended ag1 in my 2010 10 best seller more than a decade ago the 4-Hour Body and I did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Greg McKeown: Author of the New York Times bestsellers Essentialism and Effortless (2M+ copies sold in 37 languages), host of the Greg McKeown Podcast, founder of the Essentialism Academy, and a doctoral candidate at the University of Cambridge. Greg McKeown and Tim Ferriss take a walk-and-talk on purpose, essentialism, secure attachment, and protecting relationships from digital distraction.
“if you look at say the 4-Hour Body the 4our body was workshopped for years before it ever came out just wasn't under that name”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Cal Newport: Georgetown computer science professor, New Yorker contributor, and bestselling author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and Slow Productivity. Cal Newport unpacks slow productivity, obsessing over quality, and resisting algorithm-driven attention economies in favor of long-horizon craft.
“And that's when I went to The 4-Hour Body, totally different category. A lot of people assumed, within publishing, totally different readership.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Soman Chainani: Bestselling young-adult fantasy author of The School for Good and Evil series (six books, adapted into a 2023 Netflix film) and Beasts and Beauty; former longtime tutor and self-described specialist in the teenage mind. Fantasy author Soman Chainani talks creative flow, ketamine therapy, worst-case worrying, cross-collar dating, and reinventing your career like Madonna.
“I go back to The 4-Hour Chef all the time for various things, 4-Hour Body, I go back to it all the time for various things.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Noah Kagan: Founder/CEO of AppSumo (about $80M/year), former employee #30 at Facebook and #4 at Mint.com, YouTuber with a million subscribers, and author of Million Dollar Weekend. Noah Kagan and Tim Ferriss break down launching a million-dollar business in a weekend through asking, presales, and cheap validation.
“so much as I might approach something like Occam's Protocol in The 4-Hour Body, which I've ended up following”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author, entrepreneur, angel investor, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show, in a solo live Q&A fielding pre-submitted and live-feed questions. Tim Ferriss answers fan questions on AI companions, weight training for longevity, writer's block, low-back pain, and meaning in a secular age.
“he's done that by following the slow-carb diet in The 4-Hour Body as described by The 4-Hour Body. People can find it online, certainly without having to buy any book.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Shane Parrish: Founder of Farnam Street (fs.blog) and former intelligence-agency operative; author of Clear Thinking, host of The Knowledge Project podcast, and writer of the popular weekly Brain Food newsletter. Shane Parrish unpacks how positioning, automatic rules, and writing beat raw intelligence at making better decisions and avoiding blind spots.
“I mean extremely specific, as specific as the stuff in The 4-Hour Body specific.”— Arthur Brooks
The guest here is Arthur C. Brooks: Harvard professor, social scientist, and happiness expert; author of From Strength to Strength and co-author with Oprah Winfrey of Build the Life You Want; writes a weekly column in The Atlantic and runs Harvard's Leadership and Happiness Lab. Harvard happiness professor Arthur Brooks explains why satisfaction comes from wanting less, and how unhappiness is essential to a fully lived life.
“I still am a big fan of Tim ferriss's uh slow carbohydrate diet because I like to eat meat and vegetables and starches”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Peter Attia: Physician and longevity expert, author of the bestselling book Outlive and host of The Drive podcast. He focuses on healthspan, lifespan, and metabolic health. Huberman and Attia dissect two papers: metformin's contested longevity claims and a study showing belief about nicotine dose changes the brain.
“when I made the pitch for the four-hour body because I don't have a grand Five-Year Plan I don't have a grand 10-year plan”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author, angel investor, and podcaster (interviewed by Bill Gurley); creator of The 4-Hour Workweek and The Tim Ferriss Show, recounting 20+ years of life and business experiments. Tim Ferriss tells Bill Gurley how a bootstrapped startup, a burnout book, and angel bets built his creator empire.
“the 4 our body represented an opportunity for me to do a few things the first was to diversify my identity”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author (The 4-Hour Workweek, Body, Chef), pioneering podcaster of The Tim Ferriss Show, startup investor, and major philanthropic funder of psychedelic mental-health research. Tim Ferriss breaks down his system for spotting future trends, learning fast, psychedelic philanthropy, and the personal traumas that shaped his work.
“long time ago I talked about FMS in the four-hour body there are probably many other variants of that type of screen”— Eric Cressey
The guest here is Eric Cressey: President/co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance and director of player health and performance for the New York Yankees; strength and conditioning coach known for extensive work with professional baseball players. Eric Cressey explains why MRIs mislead on back pain and how a movement diagnosis beats a medical one.
“It actually reminded me of something you said in The 4-Hour Body about yoga studios”— Derek Sivers
The guest here is Derek Sivers: Entrepreneur turned author who founded and sold CD Baby; minimalist writer known for books like Anything You Want, now living in New Zealand. Derek Sivers walks Tim Ferriss through escaping the cloud, the unoptimized life, and his radical-skepticism worldview of 'Useful Not True.'.
“I recommended it long ago in my 2010 number one New York Times bestseller the four hour body and I did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Dr. Kelly Starrett: Doctor of physical therapy, performance coach, and co-founder of The Ready State (formerly MobilityWOD) with wife Juliet; NYT-bestselling author of Becoming a Supple Leopard, Ready to Run, and Built to Move; works with NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB athletes, Olympic medalists and elite military. Mobility coach Kelly Starrett gives Tim Ferriss simple at-home vital signs and base camp habits that build a durable, mobile body for life.
“I recommended it long ago in my 2010 number one New York Times best-seller, The 4-Hour Body, and I did not get paid to do so.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is David Deutsch and Naval Ravikant: David Deutsch is a visiting physics professor at Oxford's Center for Quantum Computation, a pioneer of quantum computing, and author of The Fabric of Reality and The Beginning of Infinity. Naval Ravikant, co-host here, is co-founder of AngelList and AirChat and an early investor in Twitter, Uber, and Notion. David Deutsch and Naval Ravikant unpack epistemology, the four strands of reality, AGI, optimism, and why humans are central to the universe.
“but when I published The 4-Hour Body, and no doubt you're going to get a lot of these types of requests”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Dr. Peter Attia: Physician focused on longevity and healthspan, founder of Early Medical, and author of the book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity. Peter Attia unpacks the longevity science behind Outlive: muscle, VO2 max, glucose, cancer screening, and emotional health.
“I was following The 4-Hour Body slow carb diet. I was training. I had my cheat days and on and on”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Dr. Andrew Huberman: Neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University's School of Medicine, and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. Andrew Huberman walks Tim Ferriss through his weekly training split, supplement stack, and the five daily foundations of physical and mental performance.
“I recommended it long ago in my 2010 number one New York Times bestseller, The 4-Hour Body, and I did not get paid to do so.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Michael Mauboussin: Head of Consilient Research on Counterpoint Global at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, longtime Columbia Business School adjunct finance professor, and author of investing classics including Think Twice, The Success Equation, More Than You Know, and Expectations Investing. Michael Mauboussin breaks down how great investors decide: base rates, wisdom of crowds, decision biases, and complex adaptive systems.
“I've felt this way for a long time, since predating The 4-Hour Body. I went to the first quantified self-meetup ever”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Dr. Matthew Walker: Neuroscientist, sleep researcher, and author of 'Why We Sleep'; founder of sleep-stimulation startup StimScience and host of The Matt Walker Podcast. Sleep scientist Matthew Walker explains how deep sleep clears Alzheimer's proteins, plus caffeine, cannabis, and sleep-drug effects on sleep architecture.
“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
The guest here is James Clear: Writer and speaker on habits and continuous improvement; author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits (10M+ copies sold) and creator of the 3-2-1 Newsletter (2M+ subscribers). James Clear breaks down the habit systems, identity shifts, and methodical launch strategy behind Atomic Habits' 10 million copies.
“I had the optionality at that point... to try something totally different... so I did The 4-Hour Body, and then it started to expand from there”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Mark Manson: Three-time #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (~20 million copies sold), longtime personal-development blogger at MarkManson.net, and co-author of Will Smith's memoir 'Will'. Mark Manson tells Tim Ferriss the unglamorous truth behind his mega-bestseller, his decade of quiet iteration, and his pivot back to online video.
“it was for The 4-Hour Body hitting number one New York Times. That's why I have the saddles.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek and host of The Tim Ferriss Show, recording a holiday Random Show with longtime friend and serial entrepreneur Kevin Rose (founder of Digg, former CEO of Hodinkee, Moonbirds). Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose trade 2023 resolutions, fitness gear, meditation, the yearly delete, AI's impact on art, and Cockpunch NFTs.
“I really targeted Digg.com... way back in the day to try to get on the homepage for launching The 4-Hour Body”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, 4-Hour Body and 4-Hour Chef, host of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, early-stage startup investor and advisor to companies including Shopify, Uber and TaskRabbit. Tim Ferriss fields a solo live Q&A on PR, marketing, launching products, selling to the affluent, time dilation, and his personal protocols.
“in the process of doing research for the four-hour body my second book spent time in south africa at the south african sports science institute”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Roelof Botha: Partner and leader at Sequoia Capital, former PayPal CFO, and UK-qualified actuary; early backer of YouTube, Square/Block, Unity, Natera, MongoDB, and more. Sequoia's Roelof Botha on goal-setting rituals, founder problem fit, pre-mortems, power-law investing, and daring to dream.
“i've recommended it since the four hour body which was god eons ago 2010 and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Andrew Huberman, Greg McKeown, Jocko Willink, Brené Brown, and Naval Ravikant: A Tim Ferriss compilation episode featuring five guests: Andrew Huberman (Stanford neurobiology professor, host of Huberman Lab); Greg McKeown (author of Essentialism and Effortless); Jocko Willink (former Navy SEAL, podcaster); Brené Brown (research professor, author of six #1 bestsellers); and Naval Ravikant (co-founder/chairman of AngelList, angel investor). A curated buffet of standout podcast clips from five top thinkers on dopamine, focus, leadership, self-acceptance, and wealth.
“both the 4-hour body and the 4-hour chef get into this in quite a bit of detail using accountability and incentives”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek and host of The Tim Ferriss Show; angel investor (now focused on climate tech), podcaster, and self-experimenter, here doing a solo live Q&A. Tim Ferriss answers live and pre-submitted listener questions on wealth, money's limits, book recommendations, skill-building, and taking advice wisely.
“i wrote about the health benefits of using continuous glucose monitors cgm's more than 10 years ago in the four hour body”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Dr. Matt Kaeberlein: Professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, founding director of the UW Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute, and founder/co-director of the Dog Aging Project; a leading researcher on the biology of aging and rapamycin. Aging biologist Matt Kaeberlein on rapamycin, why most longevity hype (resveratrol, sirtuins, NAD) fails the data, and healthspan over lifespan.
“I'm a big fan of Tim Ferris's 4-Hour Body, gleaned So much knowledge from that book.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, known for translating neuroscience into science-based tools for everyday life. Andrew Huberman breaks down the biology of bipolar disorder, the miraculous discovery of lithium, and which treatments actually work.
“i recommended it in fact in the four-hour body this is more than 10 years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Hamilton Morris and Dr. Mark Plotkin: Hamilton Morris is a chemist, filmmaker, and science journalist who writes and directs the documentary series Hamilton's Pharmacopeia. Dr. Mark Plotkin is an ethnobotanist, president of the Amazon Conservation Team, and author of Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice; here he hosts and interviews Morris for his Plants of the Gods podcast. Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin interviews chemist Hamilton Morris on the history, chemistry, and conservation of psychoactive substances.
“I put it into the four hour body when I wrote it in 2008 2009 it's still reliable you can track that stuff”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Balaji Srinivasan: Angel investor, entrepreneur, and author of 'The Network State'; former CTO of Coinbase and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, with a BS/MS/PhD from Stanford. Balaji Srinivasan explains the network state: how online communities with shared moral premises could crowdfund territory and become new countries.
“i recommended it in fact in the four-hour body this is more than ten years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Jason Portnoy: Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author of Silicon Valley Porn Star. Early PayPal financial analyst, first CFO of Palantir Technologies, and founder of the VC firm Subtraction Capital (formerly Oakhouse Partners). Holds engineering degrees from the University of Colorado and Stanford. PayPal-era finance leader Jason Portnoy candidly traces his secret porn and sex addiction, marriage near-collapse, and the inner work that healed him.
“Other books that I've read before... are things like Tim Ferris's "The 4-Hour Body" or Tim Ferris's The 4-Hour Chef book, both of which are excellent”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Dr. Paul Conti: A psychiatrist trained at Stanford and chief resident at Harvard who runs the Pacific Premier Group treating complex trauma, addiction, and psychiatric disorders. He is the author of 'Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic.'. Psychiatrist Paul Conti explains how trauma silently rewires the brain through guilt and shame, and how therapy and even psychedelics can heal it.
“I've recommended it since the 4-Hour Body, which was God, eons ago, 2010, and I did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Cal Newport: Associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, New Yorker contributing writer, and author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and A World Without Email. Here he interviews host Tim Ferriss for a New Yorker piece revisiting The 4-Hour Workweek. Cal Newport interviews Tim Ferriss about how The 4-Hour Workweek warned of unsustainable knowledge work fifteen years early.
“I've recommended it since The 4-Hour Body, which was, god, eons ago, 2010, and I did not get paid to do so.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Sue Flood: A Welsh wildlife photographer and former BBC Natural History Unit filmmaker who spent 11 years on series like The Blue Planet and Planet Earth with Sir David Attenborough. She is now an award-winning photographer best known for her book Emperor, the Perfect Penguin. Tim Ferriss records inside a tent on the Antarctic sea ice with wildlife photographer Sue Flood about penguins, polar bears, and a life chasing animals.
“that is why for instance in the 4-Hour Body or other books, Tools of Titans, certain I have written books in a modular way”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Cal Newport: Associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University (PhD from MIT) who researches the theory of distributed systems. He is a New Yorker contributing writer, host of the Deep Questions podcast, and author of seven books including Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and A World Without Email. Cal Newport on building a deep life through slow productivity, digital minimalism, craft, and contemplation in an age of distraction.
“I've recommended it since the 4-Hour Body which was God eons ago 2010 and I did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Dr. Michio Kaku: Theoretical physicist at the City College of New York and co-founder of string field theory. Bestselling science author (The God Equation, Physics of the Impossible, The Future of the Mind) and a popular science communicator on TV and radio. Physicist Michio Kaku on string theory, time travel, parallel universes, consciousness, and reading the mind of God.
“my second book is a good example of this there are many things in that book that were highly controversial seemingly highly speculative but tested and measured multiple times”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Henry Shukman: An appointed teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage and guiding teacher of Mountain Cloud Zen Center, who teaches mindfulness and awakening practices. He is also an award-winning poet and author of the Zen memoir 'One Blade of Grass.'. Zen master Henry Shukman guides Tim Ferriss through a 20-minute somatic calming practice, then unpacks koans, kensho awakening, and how Zen training is verified.
“Tim, it's been over a decade since the 4-Hour Body. If you had to revise it, what would you change?”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, and Tools of Titans, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show. This is a solo Q&A episode where he both asks and answers, fielding live-chat and pre-submitted listener questions. Tim Ferriss answers live and submitted Q&A on sleep, parenting, fear, mood, psychedelics, learning, and travel.
“i recommended it in fact in the four-hour body this is more than 10 years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Jessica Lahey: New York Times bestselling author of The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation who taught grades 6-12 for over 20 years and worked five years in an adolescent drug-and-alcohol rehab. She is in long-term recovery and serves as a recovery coach at Sana, a medical detox center in Stowe, Vermont. Teacher and author Jessica Lahey on raising self-sufficient kids, preventing addiction, her own sobriety, and learning to write through failure.
“i didn't have the mental toughness to get through the four hour body”— Blake Mycoskie
The guest here is Blake Mycoskie: Founder of TOMS, the shoe company built on a 'one for one' model that has given away more than 60 million pairs of shoes to children in need. A serial entrepreneur who started several businesses before TOMS, he was also a contestant on The Amazing Race. TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie tells Tim Ferriss how a serial entrepreneur turned an Argentina shoe drive into a one-for-one giving company.
“the last time I did a continuous glucose monitor experiment was in 2008 or n for the 4-Hour Body with the version one Dexcom”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Marco Canora: James Beard award-winning chef and owner of Hearth restaurant in NYC's East Village, who trained under Danny Meyer and Tom Colicchio at Gramercy Tavern and Craft. He helped launch America's bone broth trend with his Brodo brand and is the author of cookbooks including 'Salt to Taste' and 'Brodo'. Chef Marco Canora and Tim Ferriss riff on simple cooking, blood-sugar self-experiments, bone broth, food processing, and making perfect gnocchi.
“I recommended it in fact in the 4-hour body. This is more than 10 years ago, and I did not get paid to do so.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is John Doerr: Engineer, venture capitalist, and chair of Kleiner Perkins, an original investor and board member at Google and Amazon. Author of 'Measure What Matters' and 'Speed and Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis.'. Legendary VC John Doerr on OKRs, picking Google early, and his data-driven action plan to solve the climate crisis.
“move it into physical performance with the four hour body ... for our body hits number one new york times still sells extremely well”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Chris Hutchins: Life-optimization enthusiast and host of the All the Hacks podcast, focused on upgrading life, money, and travel while spending less. A former founder, VC, and investment banker who has visited ~70 countries mostly on points, he interviews Tim Ferriss here as a relative podcasting newcomer (~19 episodes in). Tim Ferriss breaks down how he built a 700M-download podcast, covering gear, guests, prep, monetization, and growth with Chris Hutchins.
“i recommended it in fact in the 4-hour body this is more than 10 years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Sir James Dyson: Founder and chairman of Dyson, the engineering company behind bagless cyclonic vacuums, the Airblade hand dryer, and bladeless fans. A self-described amateur engineer trained in art and architecture who built one of the world's most inventive privately held technology companies. Inventor Sir James Dyson on turning a clogging vacuum bag into an empire through 5,127 prototypes, persistence, and learning by failure.
“I recommended it in fact in the 4-hour body this is more than 10 years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Jimmy Wales: Internet and technology entrepreneur, founder of Wikipedia and co-founder of Wikia/Fandom. He grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, worked as a futures and options trader in Chicago, and later launched the social-news experiment WT Social. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales on its dot-com-crash genesis, the failed Nupedia precursor, and designing healthier online communities.
“we first met in 2007 or 2008 shortly after the first book had been published you helped with the four-hour body”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is B. Jeffrey Madoff: A former top-10 U.S. fashion designer who switched careers to film and video production, directing award-winning commercials and documentaries for clients like Ralph Lauren, Victoria's Secret, and Tiffany. He teaches at Parsons School of Design, wrote the book Creative Careers, and is producing the Lloyd Price stage musical Personality. Designer-turned-filmmaker B. Jeffrey Madoff on Ralph Lauren, scratching your own itch, perseverance through rejection, and the work behind every success.
“i recommended it in fact in the four hour body this is more than 10 years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Giuliana Furci: Founder and executive director of the Fungi Foundation, the world's first nonprofit dedicated solely to fungi, established in 2012. A Harvard associate, Dame of the Order of the Star of Italy, and field mycologist who has named new species and pioneered fungal conservation policy. Mycologist Giuliana Furci on discovering new fungi, getting fungi into Chilean law, Jane Goodall's blessing, and why we must let things rot.
“like cable chop and lift or rotational exercises things i wrote about in the four hour body”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Dennis McKenna: Ethnopharmacologist and ethnobotanist focused on Amazonian plant medicines, with doctoral research on ayahuasca and a key role in the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical study of ayahuasca. He is the younger brother of Terence McKenna and a founder of the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy. Ethnopharmacologist Dennis McKenna on 500+ ayahuasca sessions, the science of plant medicines, and preserving Amazonian knowledge.
“the four-hour body which i read and loved and own ... they really helped me they're a lot of useful tools in there”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, known for work on brain development, vision, and neural plasticity. He hosts the Huberman Lab podcast and shares science-based health tools. Stanford neurobiologist Andrew Huberman on using light, breathing, and the body to control sleep, stress, and performance.
“it's something along the lines of say saying occam's protocol in the four hour body or kettlebell swings it's very basic”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author, investor, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show, known for The 4-Hour Workweek and for interviewing world-class performers about their habits and routines. Here he flips the format to be the guest in a solo Q&A with his supporter group. Tim Ferriss answers fan questions on his morning and exercise routines, holotropic breathwork, self-compassion, meaning, and managing trauma.
“i enjoyed that so much that had a few excerpts from that book put into the appendix or the appendices of for our body”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Dr. Peter Attia: A physician focused on the applied science of longevity, blending nutrition, exercise, sleep, and pharmacology to extend lifespan and healthspan. A former ultra-endurance athlete and host of The Drive podcast, he trained at Johns Hopkins and NIH and holds an MD from Stanford. Peter Attia and Tim Ferriss go deep on longevity drugs, cancer screening, zone two training, psilocybin research, and how to read studies.
“i recommended it in fact in the four hour body this is more than 10 years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Balaji Srinivasan: Angel investor and entrepreneur, former CTO of Coinbase and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Holds multiple Stanford engineering degrees, co-founded Earn.com and Counsyl, and was considered for a senior FDA role. Balaji Srinivasan lays out a sweeping thesis on crypto, decentralized media, life extension, network states, and a declining US versus a rising China.
“i recommended it in fact in the four hour body this is more than ten years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Steven Pressfield: Former Marine, Duke graduate, and author who became a published novelist at age 53 after roughly 30 years of failure. He wrote The War of Art, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Gates of Fire, and his then-newest novel A Man at Arms. Steven Pressfield on resistance, the artist's journey, the muse, shadow careers, and why finishing your first big work changes everything.
“i am very proud of the four hour body like that was kind of the tip of the spear with a bunch of areas”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss (interviewed by Kevin Rose): Tim Ferriss is the author of The 4-Hour Workweek/Body/Chef and host of The Tim Ferriss Show. Kevin Rose, his longtime friend and the show's very first guest, hosts this milestone episode by interviewing Tim with crowdsourced and friends' questions. For episode 500, Kevin Rose turns the tables and interviews Tim Ferriss in a loose, candid, fan-question-driven Random Show reunion.
“such as the chop and lift exercises from the Four Hour Body, all sorts of cable exercises that would usually involve much bigger piece of equipment”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Josh Waitzkin: Author of The Art of Learning, eight-time US national chess champion, two-time Tai Chi push hands world champion, and the first BJJ black belt under Marcelo Garcia. He now trains elite mental performers and runs The Art of Learning Project nonprofit. Josh Waitzkin turns the tables on Tim Ferriss, probing gating questions, the entanglement of genius and wounds, surrender, and preparing for accelerating change.
“i view it as all-in-one nutritional insurance i recommended it in fact in the four hour body this is more than 10 years ago”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Marc Randolph: Co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, a serial entrepreneur whose career spans more than four decades and a half dozen startups. He is author of the memoir 'That Will Never Work' and host of the podcast of the same name. Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph on testing bad ideas fast, walking away from 98% of revenue, and refusing to sell to Amazon.
“i recommended it in fact in the four hour body this is more than ten years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Richard Schwartz: Family therapist and Harvard Medical School psychiatry faculty member who developed the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model in the early 1980s. IFS is now an evidence-based form of psychotherapy widely used for trauma. Richard Schwartz explains Internal Family Systems therapy and leads Tim Ferriss through a live IFS session on his own anxiety and trauma.
“i recommended it in fact in the four hour body this is more than ten years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Stefi Cohen: A 25-time world-record powerlifter and the first woman to deadlift over four times her body weight. She is a doctor of physical therapy, author of 'Back in Motion,' and co-owner of Hybrid Performance Method. Powerlifting world-record holder Stefi Cohen breaks down strength training, back-pain science, mindset, and the case for strategic quitting.
“i recommended it in fact in the four-hour body this is more than ten years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Dr. Jim Loehr: World-renowned performance psychologist and author of 17 books, including Leading with Character and the bestseller The Power of Full Engagement. He has coached hundreds of world-class performers across sport, business, medicine, and law enforcement, including over 100 top tennis players, Olympians, FBI hostage rescue teams, and military special forces. Performance psychologist Jim Loehr on mental toughness, managing energy over time, the private inner voice, and character.
“I recommended it, in fact, in The 4-Hour Body. This is more than 10 years ago, and I did not get paid to do so.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Leo Babauta: Founder of Zen Habits, a website on simplicity and mindfulness with more than 2 million readers, named by Time among its top blogs and websites. A father of six who transformed his life starting in 2005 and now coaches others, studies Zen Buddhism, and unschools his kids. Zen Habits founder Leo Babauta on rebuilding his life one habit at a time, simplicity, contentment, unschooling, and befriending uncertainty.
“i recommended it in fact in the 4-hour body this is more than 10 years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Martine Rothblatt: Chairman and CEO of United Therapeutics, a biotechnology company she founded to save her daughter's life, and the earlier founder of Sirius XM satellite radio. A self-taught polymath spanning satellite communications, medicine, law, transgender rights, and aviation, holding degrees from UCLA and a PhD in medical ethics. Polymath Martine Rothblatt on building United Therapeutics to save her daughter, manufacturing organs, digital consciousness, vagus nerve stimulation, and zero-carbon engineering.
“he also wrote about the four-hour body launch that's called interested in that”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Harley Finkelstein: Entrepreneur, lawyer, and Chief Operating Officer of Shopify, which he joined around 2010. He founded his first company at 17 while a student at McGill and is an advisor to Felicis Ventures. Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein on building the entrepreneurship company, lessons from law school, the Build-A-Business competition, and the accelerated future of retail.
“to do things i just cannot do in my home gym such as the chop and lift exercises from the four hour body”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Jim Collins: Researcher and teacher of what makes great companies endure, and a Socratic advisor to leaders. Author or co-author of six books (including Good to Great and Built to Last) that have sold more than 10 million copies. Jim Collins returns to discuss mentors, the power of small gestures, light vs. dark motivation, the Stockdale Paradox, and renewing over a lifetime.
“you might recognize the name because kelly was in the four-hour body he was in tools of titans he's been on this podcast”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Steven Rinella: Host of the Netflix series MeatEater and the MeatEater podcast, and author of seven books on wildlife conservation, hunting, fishing, and wild foods. His newest is The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival. Steven Rinella debunks survival fantasies and explains the simple, unglamorous preparation that actually keeps you safe in the wilderness.
“i recommended it in fact in the four hour body this is more than ten years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Dan Harris: Former ABC News anchor who had an on-air panic attack on Good Morning America in 2004. He became a meditation advocate and bestselling author of 10% Happier, and co-founded the Ten Percent Happier company and app. ABC anchor turned meditation evangelist Dan Harris on panic attacks, training the mind, and becoming 10% happier.
“i recommended it in fact in the hour body this is more than 10 years ago and i did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Scott Kelly: Former U.S. Navy fighter and test pilot, engineer, and retired NASA astronaut who commanded the International Space Station and flew the year-long mission, setting the American record for accumulated days in space. Author of Endurance and creator of the audio course Go for Launch. Astronaut Scott Kelly on decision-making under pressure, learning to study, embracing failure, scientific literacy, and lessons from 500+ days in space.
“to do things i just cannot do in my home gym such as the chop and lift exercises from the four-hour body all sorts of cable exercises”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Seth Godin: Author of 19 international bestsellers including Tribes, Purple Cow, Linchpin, and This Is Marketing, and writer of one of the world's most popular daily blogs. He founded the altMBA and the Akimbo workshops, and his newest book is The Practice: Shipping Creative Work. Seth Godin on shipping creative work, ignoring outcomes, reframing anxiety, and using constraints, generosity, and practice to make magic.
“to do things i just cannot do in my home gym such as the chop and lift exercises from the 4-hour body”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Naval Ravikant: Co-founder and chairman of AngelList and a prolific angel investor in over 100 companies including Twitter, Uber, Notion, and Postmates. He is widely known for his writing and podcast on wealth and happiness. Naval Ravikant returns to discuss happiness, anxiety, meditation, true science, building wealth without luck, and cryptocurrency as sovereign money.
“I recommended it in 2010 in the Four-Hour Body and I did not get paid to do so”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Richard Koch: British entrepreneur, investor, and former strategy consultant whose investments have compounded at 22% annually over 37 years. He is the author of several business classics, including The 80/20 Principle, The Star Principle, and Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It. Richard Koch explains the 80/20 principle, his star-business investing method, and the nine landmarks of unreasonable success.
“This was probably 2008 or 2009 when I was working on the 4-Hour Body, and I thought, I can work with a weight vest”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Kevin Rose: Tech investor, entrepreneur, and host of his own podcast; co-host of The Random Show with Tim Ferriss. Founder of Digg and a longtime early-stage tech investor and product enthusiast. Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on Zen, pandemic investing, Mike Tyson's comeback, GPT-3, and the world's rarest beers.
“i still go back to the your first book the testosterone chapter and the orgasm chapter are required reading i think for everybody”— Mike Novogratz
The guest here is Mike Novogratz: Founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital and former Goldman Sachs partner and Fortress Investment Group president. A macro trader, early institutional bitcoin advocate, and criminal justice reform philanthropist who chairs The Bail Project. Mike Novogratz on resilience after public failure, intuition in macro trading, his bitcoin bull case, ayahuasca, and bail reform.
“I recommended it way back in 2010 in The 4-Hour Body, and I did not get paid to do so.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Maurice Ashley: Maurice Ashley is the first African-American International Grandmaster in chess history, a three-time national-championship coach, author, ESPN commentator, and speaker. Born in Jamaica and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn, he was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame in 2016. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley traces his path from Brooklyn chess hustles to history-making mastery, plus lessons on focus, teaching, and lifelong reinvention.
“Ever since I wrote The 4-Hour Body, starting my day with at least 30 g of protein has been part of my routine.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Blake Mycoskie: Serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, and best-selling author who founded TOMS Shoes and pioneered the one-for-one business model. He later funded Johns Hopkins' psychedelic research center and co-founded the habit-formation company Madefor. TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie on the inner-work pilgrimage behind his depression: Hoffman Process, ayahuasca, conscious uncoupling, and daily habits.
“another thing I learned from you from your for our body book I was getting ready for Wolverine”— Hugh Jackman
The guest here is Hugh Jackman: Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning Australian actor and performer known for Wolverine in the X-Men films, The Greatest Showman, and Broadway musicals. Equally at home on stage and screen, he is also a longtime meditator and devoted family man. Hugh Jackman tells Tim Ferriss about his morning reading ritual, meditation, intuition, the 85% rule, and following his gut.
“ditto for 4-hour body and the 4-hour chef tools of Titan's contains most of the answers for all three”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer: A compilation of three Tools of Titans profiles: Derek Sivers, the introverted musician-turned-philosopher who founded and sold CD Baby; BJ Miller, a triple-amputee palliative care physician who has guided roughly 1,000 deaths; and Christopher Sommer, a former US National Team gymnastics coach and founder of the Gymnastic Bodies strength-training system. Tim Ferriss narrates his Tools of Titans intro plus profiles of Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer.
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