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Tim Ferriss · 2024-09-04

Tim Ferriss’s Sabbatical, Kevin Rose Tries a Medium, Fitness Tools, and More — The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss’s Sabbatical, Kevin Rose Tries a Medium, Fitness Tools, and More — The Tim Ferriss Show

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The Top Idea in Your Mind

Paul Graham

“I'll make a recommendation or something that makes it very clear”
“But he wrote an essay called "The Top Idea in Your Mind," or "A Top Idea in Your Mind." And it talks about effectively attention as a currency”— Tim Ferriss
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Bobby Fingers (YouTube channel)

Bobby Fingers

“I strongly recommend people check it out. And two of my favorites... Michael Jackson or Mel Gibson are a great place to start”
“Bobby Fingers is one of my favorite discoveries on YouTube of the last decade. And he is one of the most unbelievably skilled artists”— Tim Ferriss
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Jake Kaminski (archery YouTube channel)

Jake Kaminski

“I would also recommend people check out his channel if you want to learn anything about archery”
“I would also recommend people check out his channel if you want to learn anything about archery, especially recurve. He is amazing”— Tim Ferriss
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Outdoorsmans Atlas Trainer Frame System

Outdoorsmans

“he recommended the Outdoorsmans Atlas Trainer Frame System”
“he recommended the Outdoorsmans Atlas Trainer Frame System. So what is this? I'll tell you the problem it solves.”— Tim Ferriss
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Painted Porch (bookstore)

Ryan Holiday

“If you want to see sort of a new manifestation of the best of old school bookstores, visit Painted Porch”
“If you want to see sort of a new manifestation of the best of old school bookstores, visit Painted Porch.”— Kevin Rose
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Original Love

Henry Shukman

“Got to give him a plug... The book is fantastic”
“original of Henry Shukman's new book, who is my Zen master. Got to give him a plug... The book is fantastic.”— Kevin Rose
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A Breakthrough in Alzheimer's Disease: The Promising Potential of Klotho (The Drive podcast episode)

Peter Attia

“Peter Attia did a fantastic episode, which we both, I would say would highly recommend”
“Peter Attia did a fantastic episode, which we both, I would say would highly recommend with Dena, who is a fantastic researcher out of UCSF”— Kevin Rose
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Jerry Seinfeld's Duke commencement speech

Jerry Seinfeld

“Amazing. Just trust me, check it out”
“So one is Jerry Seinfeld's Duke commencement speech... Amazing. Just trust me, check it out.”— Tim Ferriss
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David Hockney: The Art of Seeing (documentary)

“It's tremendous. And you can find it on YouTube”
“Then there's a very old documentary that I watched again, David Hockney: The Art of Seeing... It's tremendous.”— Tim Ferriss
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Blood Meridian

Cormac McCarthy

“It is one of the most beautifully written books I've ever read... the prose is so gorgeous”
“It is one of the most beautifully written books I've ever read... called Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy”— Tim Ferriss
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The Bear

Andrew Krivak

“But it's beautiful... That's a very special book”
“The Bear by Andrew Krivak... is a beautiful story of a girl and her father who lived close to the land... That's a very special book.”— Tim Ferriss
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The Birth of Saké (documentary)

“Highly recommend watching that documentary, The Birth of Saké”
“It's called The Birth of Saké... Highly recommend watching that documentary, The Birth of Saké.”— Kevin Rose
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Hitorimusume sake

“which to this day I've been trying to find. So good”
“I bought a sake there called Hitorimusume, which means "single daughter," which to this day I've been trying to find. So good.”— Tim Ferriss
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Hi Ren

Ren

“And it's fucking incredible. You have never seen anything like it... It will blow your mind”
“It's called Hi Ren, R-E-N, by Ren, who is a musician, storyteller, lyricist. And it's fucking incredible.”— Tim Ferriss
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The Well of Being

Jean-Pierre Weill

“And this has made an impact on me. It's a beautiful book”
“Called The Well of Being by Jean-Pierre Weill... And this has made an impact on me. It's a beautiful book.”— Tim Ferriss

The guest's own work

ProductBy the guest

LALO Tequila

LALO (inferred)

“Oh, yeah. LALO tequila. Check it out. Only alcohol brand I've ever invested in.”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guestISBN verified

The 4-Hour Body

Tim Ferriss

“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
BookBy the guestISBN verified

The 4-Hour Chef

Tim Ferriss

“The first hunt I ever did was for The 4-Hour Chef long ago. That was 2012”— Tim Ferriss
ProductBy the guest

The Way (meditation app)

Henry Shukman (inferred)

“And his app, The Way, fantastic meditation app. You and I are both investors in.”— Kevin Rose
BookBy the guestISBN verified

The 4-Hour Workweek

Tim Ferriss

“for instance, if you look at The 4-Hour Workweek, So I get rid of, not get rid of, but I automate my whole business”— Tim Ferriss

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PicStudio.AI

Addison (inferred)

“he also does an AI company, part-time, called PicStudio.AI, which just came out with a new model”— Kevin Rose
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Feno (smart toothbrush)

Feno

“This is called a Feno. This is my buddy's new startup... this is a medically proven way to brush your entire mouth in 20 seconds”— Kevin Rose
BookReferencedISBN verified

The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham (inferred)

“I looked at every single book that Warren Buffett had ever recommended, The Intelligent Investor, all these.”— Kevin Rose
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Why We Sleep

Matthew Walker

“Who also wrote Why We Sleep, which was a mega, mega bestseller.”— Tim Ferriss
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An Honest Liar (documentary about The Amazing Randi)

“there's a documentary about the Amazing Randi called An Honest Liar, and I've watched documentaries on mentalists”— Tim Ferriss
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Yoshida Brewery sake

Yoshida Brewery

“it's this little tiny brewery called Yoshida Brewery... they actually sell this, I found this sake, I have it upstairs”— Kevin Rose
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True Sake (sake store)

True Sake

“there's a great store in San Francisco, I'm sure you probably remember it, called True Sake. Remember over in Hayes Valley”— Kevin Rose
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Flux (AI image model)

Black Forest Labs (inferred)

“there was a team at Stable Diffusion or Stability AI. Those folks left and basically started another open source model... competing with Midjourney”— Addison
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Prompt Hunt

“Well, you guys originally brought up Prompt Hunt like maybe two years ago now, or maybe a year and a half ago.”— Addison