Home Tim Ferriss Episode
Tim Ferriss · 2025-01-23

Chris Sacca — How to Succeed by Living on Your Own Terms

Chris Sacca — How to Succeed by Living on Your Own Terms

Recommended on this episode

BookRecommendedISBN verified

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

“great book”
“you always ask people their favorite books Etc like one is Morgan's the psychology of money oh Morgan hle yeah great book”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

The Anxious Generation

Jonathan Haidt

“informed me more about our generation as well as how to work with other people”
“ready book list yeah you didn't ask me well I did for your syllabus but you dodged and gave me poetry anxious generation and coddling of American mind”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

The Coddling of the American Mind

Jonathan Haidt (inferred)

“informed me more about our generation as well as how to work with other people”
“anxious generation and coddling of American mind and generations by Jee twangy who works with Jonathan height informed me more about our generation”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommended

Generations

Jean Twenge

“informed me more about our generation as well as how to work with other people There's No Agenda to that book but it's powerful”
“generations by Jee twangy who works with Jonathan height informed me more about our generation as well as how to work with other people”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

The Coming Wave

Mustafa Suleyman

“does the most even-handed job of assessing the future of AI particularly by someone in the business end”
“the coming Wave by Suliman I think does the most even-handed job of assessing the future of AI particularly by someone in the business end”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

The End of the World Is Just the Beginning

Peter Zeihan

“I think it's just provocative”
“the world is just the beginning do you know that guy no Peter he's a Maniac I think it's just provocative”— Chris Sacca
MediaRecommended

Van Neistat's book report on The Fourth Turning

Van Neistat (inferred)

“it's just thought-provoking”
“I love van neistat's book report on the fourth turning it's just thought-provoking”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Homegrown

Jeffrey Toobin

“that book explains what happens when the Factory closes down and people become radicalized and I encourage people to read it”
“homegrown a book by Jeffrey tubin about Tim McVey is I think a Canarian a Coline book”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Stolen Focus

Johann Hari

“just amazing I think it's like the best like digital detox”
“stolen focus by Jonathan Harari you know that one just amazing I think it's like the best like digital detox”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Meditations for Mortals

Oliver Burkeman

“is a great one... so good yeah he's great”
“meditation for Mortals is a great one oh Oliver burkman yeah so good yeah he's great”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Rejection

Tony Tulathimutte

“the best piece of fiction I've read recently... it's amazing”
“the best piece of fiction I've read recently is rejection by Tony can't say his last name it's amazing”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

The Every

Dave Eggers (inferred)

“the every is great fiction... seems to be increasingly prophetic right now”
“the every is great fiction... the every I love Edgars but the every seems to be increasingly prophetic right now”— Chris Sacca
MediaRecommended

Greenlights (audiobook)

Matthew McConaughey

“you can't read it you got to listen to it”
“did you listen to to mcc's autobiography green lights... Matthew MC's audio book you can't read it you got to listen to it”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Lost Connections

Johann Hari

“the one I read in full which I thought was great... very well done”
“lost connections is the one I read in full which I thought was great that's about isolation loneliness and things to do about it”— Tim Ferriss
MediaRecommended

Moonbound

Robin Sloan

“Robin Sloan's fiction moonbound and penumbra are great”
“Robin Sloan's fiction moonbound and penumbra are great”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Robin Sloan (inferred)

“Robin Sloan's fiction moonbound and penumbra are great”
“Robin Sloan's fiction moonbound and penumbra are great”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Wool (Silo series)

Hugh Howey

“love it I think it's great I think it's prophetic and amazing”
“I even read the wool series after watching the first season of Silo love it I think it's great I think it's prophetic and amazing”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Communists

Gideon Defoe (inferred)

“those books are so good you laugh at them even as you read them to children”
“it's the Pirates series The Pirates in an adventure with Communists the Pirates in adventure with Darwin like those books are so good”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (with Darwin)

Gideon Defoe (inferred)

“those books are so good you laugh at them even as you read them to children”
“the Pirates in adventure with Darwin like those books are so good you laugh at them even as you read them to children”— Chris Sacca
ProductRecommended

Karst Stone Paper notebooks

Karst

“I highly recommend it amazing... there's no more enjoyable experience than writing on Stone”
“have you ever written on Stone paper these notebooks by kst... so carst Stone paper.com I don't own it but I highly recommend it amazing”— Chris Sacca
ProductRecommended

Dirra (Campari/Aperol substitute)

Richard Betts and Joe Maresi (inferred)

“it's my favorite booze right now... an allnatural compari and appol substitute with none of the fake dies”
“doira it's my favorite booze right now what is that it's an allnatural compari and appol substitute with none of the in it”— Chris Sacca
ProductRecommended

Komos Tequila

Richard Betts and Joe Maresi (inferred)

“Kos is the highest rated tequila in the land right now”
“the komos tequila guys yeah Kos is the highest rated tequila in the land right now yeah”— Chris Sacca
ProductRecommended

Mullet wigs

“my number one purchase under $100 that I stand by... they change everything... that still holds up durable mullet wigs”
“my number one purchase under $100 that I stand by... I never show up at a party without mullet wakes they change everything”— Chris Sacca
BookRecommendedISBN verified

The Medium Is the Massage

Marshall McLuhan

“that book yeah... it's just beautiful foresight as to what's happening not just entertaining yourself to death”
“another book designed by the same designer Quenton fiori called the medium is the massage... it's beautiful foresight as to what's happening”— Chris Sacca
MediaRecommended

The Moth (podcast)

“I am a big fan of the moth podcast”
“I listen to the stories of Garrison Keeler like old ones... I am a big fan of the moth podcast”— Chris Sacca
ProductRecommended

Athletic (non-alcoholic beer)

Athletic Brewing (inferred)

“I love those Athletics by the way”
“I love those Athletics by the way... today sucked give me an athletic and you're like I don't actually want to get up right now”— Chris Sacca
MediaRecommended

Mark Rober YouTube videos

Mark Rober

“Mark Rober makes Incredible YouTube videos”
“Mark Rober makes Incredible YouTube videos did you ever see the dartboard he made where it's impossible to miss”— Tim Ferriss

The guest's own work

BookBy the guestISBN verified

The 4-Hour Workweek

Tim Ferriss (inferred)

“New York Times bestselling author of The 4our work week the 4-Hour Body the 4-Hour chef”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guestISBN verified

The 4-Hour Body

Tim Ferriss (inferred)

“New York Times bestselling author of The 4our work week the 4-Hour Body the 4-Hour chef”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guestISBN verified

The 4-Hour Chef

Tim Ferriss (inferred)

“New York Times bestselling author of The 4our work week the 4-Hour Body the 4-Hour chef”— Tim Ferriss

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

ProductReferenced

Zillow

Zillow (inferred)

“rich founded Expedia Zillow Crystal and I look up to them as a family as parents as business people”— Chris Sacca
ProductReferenced

Expedia

Expedia (inferred)

“rich founded Expedia Zillow Crystal and I look up to them as a family as parents as business people”— Chris Sacca
BookReferencedISBN verified

The Millionaire Next Door

“but a lot of that like The Millionaire Next Door that kind of stuff all of them are just like look the way you get rich is by not spending it”— Chris Sacca
MediaReferenced

The Jerk

Steve Martin (inferred)

“do you remember that line in Steve Martin's The Jerk where he's walking out of the house you know he's losing his money”— Chris Sacca
BookReferencedISBN verified

The Fourth Turning

“I love van neistat's book report on the fourth turning it's just thought-provoking again”— Chris Sacca
BookReferencedISBN verified

Chasing the Scream

Johann Hari

“I misquoted just briefly Johan Harry's book Chasing the scream and lost connections”— Tim Ferriss
MediaReferenced

Silo

Apple TV+ (inferred)

“did you watch Silo did you read the wool series”— Chris Sacca
MediaReferenced

Class C (documentary)

“Phil Jackson voiced over a documentary about smalltown basketball in Montana I think it was called Class C”— Chris Sacca
BookReferencedISBN verified

I Seem to Be a Verb

Buckminster Fuller (inferred)

“Buckminster Fuller still a huge influence on me you and I permanently ruined the market for his book I seem to be a verb”— Chris Sacca