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Tim Ferriss · 2024-01-11

Unlocking Your Creativity and Persuasion: A Master Ad Man on Tricks of the Trade

Unlocking Your Creativity and Persuasion: A Master Ad Man on Tricks of the Trade

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Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This

Luke Sullivan

“It's an amazing book. So it's really, it's a really smart trek, micro apprenticeship. But that book is perfect.”
“So there's a book called Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This, that's authored by Luke Sullivan. It's an amazing book. That book is perfect.”— Chris Beresford-Hill
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South Park: 6 Days to Air

“It's so inspiring to see those two power through. And there's just a ton of stuff that you can relate to.”
“Number one, South Park, 6 Days to Air, looking at the pressure these guys are under to come up with and do a show.”— Chris Beresford-Hill
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

“And it's amazing. And you don't have to like Metallica to love it. So that's an amazing study on high-performing creative team dynamics.”
“I love the Metallica doc Some Kind of Monster because it gets into doing creative within a team and chemistry and how challenging that can be.”— Chris Beresford-Hill
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Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

“And just seeing the obsession in the craft of it, you're like, I do not work hard enough. I just want to go and write something after I see that.”
“And then the last one, and the most underrated is Conan O'Brien Can't Stop.”— Chris Beresford-Hill
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Bird by Bird

Anne Lamott (inferred)

“Tim: Oh, so good. An amazing book. And I think about it all the time.”
“but I read a book, I know you know this book called Bird by Bird. And I think about it all the time.”— Chris Beresford-Hill
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Tone House

“that has been such a gift for me. My first Tone House class, $34. That was the $34 purchase that changed everything.”
“There's a gym in New York City called Tone House. And now me and a fairly regular group are there five days a week, six days a week.”— Chris Beresford-Hill
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The Easy Way to Quit Smoking

Allen Carr

“So that book is probably a life-saving book. I've given it to four or five friends and all four or five of them just read it and never smoked again.”
“One of them is called The Easy Way to Quit Smoking by Allen Carr. So that book is probably a life-saving book.”— Chris Beresford-Hill
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The Culture Code

Daniel Coyle

“I think you would not only love the book. that's one of the few things that I reread every year for the last two, three years.”
“And then the other one that I love, and I know you know this book, but The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle.”— Chris Beresford-Hill
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Conan O'Brien Learns Korean and Makes It Weird

“Trust me, folks, find it on YouTube. It is beyond hilarious.”
“there's a video called something like Conan O'Brien Learns Korean and Makes It Weird, which is like eight minutes long. It is beyond hilarious.”— Tim Ferriss
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Levels of the Game

John McPhee

“this is an amazing way to get a taste test. It is so, so good.”
“There's a book called Levels of the Game by John McPhee, which is about one tennis match, a single tennis match involving Arthur Ashe.”— Tim Ferriss
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Dr. Bronner's unscented baby soap

Dr. Bronner's

“I have used unscented baby soap from Dr. Bronner's forever and I really like it.”
“I have used unscented baby soap from Dr. Bronner's forever because it's just the least offensive to my system and I really like it.”— Tim Ferriss
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Miracle

Derren Brown (inferred)

“Miracle, I think, is another one, which is very well done.”
“He has many more. Miracle, I think, is another one, which is very well done.”— Tim Ferriss

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The Easy Way to Quit Caffeine

Allen Carr (inferred)

“I listened to a derivative of that, but it's based on the same method, The Easy Way to Quit Caffeine. I listened to the audiobook.”— Tim Ferriss
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The Push

Derren Brown (inferred)

“you can watch these Netflix specials like The Push from this illusionist who's also an amazing graphic artist, Derren Brown.”— Tim Ferriss
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Words That Work

Frank Luntz (inferred)

“there are many books that I've read, like Blunt is the last name, Words That Work, who is, I believe, a Republican political strategist.”— Tim Ferriss
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Excellent Advice for Living

Kevin Kelly (inferred)

“he has a book of advice, short, pithy lines that started as a list of lessons learned on his 68th birthday to give to his kids.”— Tim Ferriss
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MegaBall$

“it's almost like you start in a scene from the movie MegaBall$, which is a movie that features wheelchair basketball.”— Chris Beresford-Hill