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Useful Not True

Derek Sivers ISBN 0473453037

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This book by Derek Sivers has come up 2 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who brought it up: Derek Sivers, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2024-07-10 and the most recent from 2024-11-13. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

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Guest's own workTim Ferriss

Derek Sivers, Philosopher-Entrepreneur — The Greatest Year of His Life

“this is actually in my useful not true book that came out this idea that was actually a little bit sparked by you”— Derek Sivers

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.

00:29:292024-11-13
Guest's own workTim Ferriss

Derek Sivers and Kevin Kelly — The Tim Ferriss Show

“author of books on philosophy and Entrepreneurship including how to live hell yeah or no anything you want and useful not true”— 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.

00:06:482024-07-10