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Tim Ferriss · 2025-12-23

Arthur Brooks — Finding The Meaning of Your Life

Arthur Brooks — Finding The Meaning of Your Life

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Morpheus heart-rate trainer

Morpheus

“has been recommended to me by folks like Andy Galpin and others, a pretty good device”
“the Morpheus device has been recommended to me by folks like Andy Galpin and others. that seems to be a pretty good device”— Tim Ferriss
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Way (meditation app)

Henry Shukman (inferred)

“amazing mindfulness Zen-focused practice”
“I meditated for 10 minutes with an app, the Way app. Henry Shukman is my spirit animal, amazing mindfulness Zen-focused practice”— Tim Ferriss
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Awe

Dacher Keltner

“It's a great book”
“he has a book called awe, A W E. It's a great book”— Arthur Brooks
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Flow

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“the great book Flow”
“Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who wrote the great book Flow”— Arthur Brooks
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Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature

Andy Goldsworthy

“Everybody should get this book”
“This is Andy Goldsworthy, a collaboration with nature. Everybody should get this book, but check out some of the images in there”— Tim Ferriss

The guest's own work

BookBy the guestISBN verified

Build the Life You Want

Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey

“You have Build the Life You Want, co-authored with Oprah Winfrey”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guestISBN verified

From Strength to Strength

Arthur Brooks

“From Strength to Strength, which was my first introduction to your books, which is an exceptional book”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guest

The Meaning of Your Life

Arthur Brooks

“And now, The Meaning of Your Life, Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness. Why write this book?”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guestISBN verified

The 4-Hour Body

Tim Ferriss

“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

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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The Master and His Emissary

Iain McGilchrist

“Iain McGilchrist at Oxford. He wrote The Master and His Emissary back in 2010”— Arthur Brooks