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Tools of Titans
Tim Ferriss ISBN 9781713554806
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This book by Tim Ferriss has come up 22 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who brought it up: Greg McKeown, Jack Canfield, Noah Kagan, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-06-15 and the most recent from 2026-03-26. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Tim Ferriss, famed productivity expert and author of The 4-Hour Work Week, has access to some pretty high-powered individuals for his podcast. In this book, he distills the insights from their hours-long interviews, tests their methods and advice at home, and gives actionable tips for how to incorporate their wisdom into your own life.
“People can find the 17 I think they're in Tools of Titans, maybe Tribe of Mentors, but also on tim.blog”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author, podcaster, and early-stage investor; solo Q&A host answering pre-submitted and live audience questions about AI, careers, creativity, and life. Tim Ferriss answers listener questions on the AI tsunami, arguing offline, relational, and in-real-life advantages matter more as machines eat white-collar work.
“things that you can do to stabilize everything else in effect that I did put some of in Tools of Titans with say some of Peter Tia's exercises”— 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.
“your book, The Titans book, is just amazing. All these people telling you what worked... If you haven't read that, by the way, guys, please do. It's incredible.”— Jack Canfield
The guest here is Jack Canfield: Co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series (over 500 million copies sold) and author of The Success Principles. A former inner-city teacher turned success/human-potential trainer who introduced Tim Ferriss to his first book agent. Jack Canfield tells Tim Ferriss how Chicken Soup for the Soul beat 144 rejections, plus his success principles on responsibility, beliefs, and relentless action.
“someone was just raving to me last night about tools of titans this is the groom who just was married oh amazing”— Greg McKeown
The guest here is Greg McKeown: Author of Essentialism and Effortless, speaker who has taught these ideas to 400+ organizations worldwide; currently pursuing a doctorate at the University of Cambridge. Greg McKeown returns to unpack essentialism, effortless systems, and finding meaning in suffering through radical gratitude and deep listening.
“In Tools of Titans, I put "squirrel" as my favorite animal. And so, very easy to get distracted.”— Noah Kagan
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.
“I would say Tools of Titans really was intended to be almost an addendum to The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body and The 4-Hour Chef”— 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.
“that book and probably Tools of Titans are my two bestselling books still to this day”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Morgan Housel: Partner at Collaborative Fund and author of The Psychology of Money (3M+ copies, 53 languages) and Same as Ever; two-time Best in Business Award winner and New York Times Sidney Award recipient. Morgan Housel on betting on what never changes, social debt, raising unspoiled kids, and writing for an audience of one.
“there was a bit in tools of Titans to address that on more extended fasts let's just call it three to 7 day fasts”— 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.
“i was so impressed by this good clip that a slightly edited text version of it appears in one of my previous books tools of titans”— 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.
“it would be tools of titans i think that is just the largest funnel there's something in that book for everyone i think”— 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.
“doing it every night before bed, when I was working on Tools of Titans, this book of mine”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Jack Kornfield: Buddhist teacher trained as a monk in Thailand, India, and Burma; co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Center; holds a PhD in clinical psychology and helped introduce mindfulness practice to the West. Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield guides Tim Ferriss through working with anger, hypervigilance, despair, death, and cultivating joy.
“i put an edited ... slightly shortened version in i think it was tools of titans because it had such an impact on me”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Matt Mullenweg: Co-founder of the open-source publishing platform WordPress and founder/CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, and Pocket Casts. A longtime friend of Tim, distributed-work advocate, and avid photographer. Tim Ferriss and Matt Mullenweg record from a tent on an Antarctic glacier, sharing personal reflections on grief, mortality, fear, and meaning.
“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.
“Those additions, however, were put into Tools of Titans. So, a lot of the additions that I would have made to The 4-Hour Body were put into Tools of Titans”— 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 put an updated slash edited version of that in either tools of titans or tribe mentors because i think it's that valuable”— 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 have written about sleep quite extensively in tools of titans i'll mention just a few things california poppy is very helpful”— 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.
“her quote i believe it was in tools of titans originally when i asked her what she would put on a billboard is no one owes you anything”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Greg McKeown: Author of the New York Times bestseller Essentialism and the new book Effortless, and host of the What's Essential podcast. Originally from London, he is a speaker and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader living in California with his wife and four children. Greg McKeown joins Tim Ferriss to explore doing the right things the easier way, gratitude, and a wrenching family health crisis.
“there's a bunch of stuff from from tools of titans so let's not forget the tools of titans was basically my update to four hour work week”— 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.
“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.
“you have tools of titans which did have quite a bit of original writing i mean probably 150 pages original writing”— 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.
“thousands of you have asked for years for the audio book versions of tools of titans and tribal mentors and they are now both finally available”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Naval Ravikant, Susan Cain, and Yuval Noah Harari: A compilation of three Tribe of Mentors profiles. Naval Ravikant is CEO and co-founder of AngelList and a prolific angel investor; Susan Cain is the bestselling author of Quiet and co-founder of Quiet Revolution; Yuval Noah Harari is a historian at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and author of Sapiens and Homo Deus. Tim Ferriss introduces Tribe of Mentors, then shares profiles of Naval Ravikant, Susan Cain, and Yuval Noah Harari.
“thousands of you have asked for years for the audio book versions of tools of titans and tribal mentors and they are available today”— 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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