Dr. Gabor Maté (@drmate) is a physician who specializes in neurology, psychiatry, and psychology. He's well known for studying and treating addiction. Dr. Maté has written several books, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. His work has been published internationally in 20 languages, and he's received the Hubert Evans Prize for Literary Non-Fiction; an Honorary Degree (Law) from the University of Northern British Columbia; an Outstanding Alumnus Award from Simon Fraser University; and the 2012 Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award from Mothers Against Teen Violence. He is an adjunct professor in the Faculty ...
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Bob Metcalfe ([@BobMetcalfe](https://twitter.com/BobMetcalfe)) is an MIT- Harvard-trained engineer-entrepreneur who became an Internet pioneer in 1970, invented Ethernet in 1973, and founded 3Com Corporation in 1979. About 1.2B Ethernet ports were shipped last year — 400M wired and 800M wireless (Wi-Fi). 3Com went public in 1984, peaked at $5.7B in annual ...
Many of you have asked me how I have built a popular blog and podcast. I've contemplated writing a long post about this, and then Mari Takahashi ([@atomicmari](https://www.instagram.com/atomicmari/)) -- a successful ballerina, gamer, and content creator -- sent me some very good questions that I decided to answer in this ...
My first book, [The 4-Hour Workweek,](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0307465357/offsitoftimfe-20) recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Thousands of you have asked me how I would update it today -- and many have asked why I haven't updated it since 2009. For this episode, I discuss common questions and misperceptions, and how I would adjust certain ...
This episode sets a new record with five guests -- each considered among the best in their field. It features [**Adam Robinson**](https://tim.blog/2017/02/02/lessons-from-warren-buffett-bobby- fischer-and-other-outliers/) ** ** ([@IAmAdamRobinson](https://twitter.com/IAmAdamRobinson)), [**Debbie Millman**](https://tim.blog/?s=debbie+millman) ** ** ([@debbiemillman](https://twitter.com/debbiemillman)), [**Neil Strauss**](https://tim.blog/?s=Neil+Strauss) ** ** ([@neilstrauss](https://twitter.com/neilstrauss)), [**Scott Belsky**](https://tim.blog/2013/09/23/youd-like-to-be-an-angel-investor-heres- how-you-can-invest-in-my-deals/) ** ** ([@scottbelsky](https://twitter.com/scottbelsky)), and [**Veronica Belmont**](http://veronicabelmont.com/) ([@Veronica](https://twitter.com/Veronica)). This roundtable discussion covers ...
Catherine Hoke ([@catherine_hoke](https://twitter.com/catherine_hoke)) is the founder of [Defy Ventures](https://defyventures.org/), a national nonprofit organization that "transforms the hustle" of currently and formerly incarcerated people. Defy's vision is to end mass incarceration by using entrepreneurship as a tool to transform legacies and human potential. Cat was named a [#MakeTechHuman Agent of Change](http://www.wired.com/brandlab/2015/10/transforming-the-incarcerated- ...
This is a special episode of the podcast, which features three guests: author [ **Soman Chainani**](https://tim.blog/2017/02/08/soman-chainani-the-school- for-good-and-evil/) ([@SomanChainani](https://twitter.com/somanchainani)), author [**Susan Cain**](https://www.quietrev.com/) ([@susancain](https://twitter.com/susancain)), and [East Rock Capital](http://eastrockcap.com/team/) co-founder and investor [**Graham Duncan**](http://grahamduncan.blog). All three are featured in my latest book, [Tribe of Mentors](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1328994961/offsitoftimfe-20), and all three share something in common: they're ...
Welcome to another edition of The Tim Ferriss Radio Hour, where I share the habits and patterns of world-class performers revealed over nearly 300 interviews. In this episode, we'll explore fear. Specifically, how to manage, mitigate, and overcome fear, which is something I've battled for decades. This has been such ...
Gretchen Rubin is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestsellers [The Four Tendencies](https://www.amazon.com/Four-Tendencies- Indispensable-Personality-Profiles/dp/1524760919/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8), [Better Than Before](https://www.amazon.com/Better-Than-Before-Habits-- Procrastinate/dp/0385348630/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8), [The Happiness Project](https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Project-Revised-Aristotle- Generally/dp/0062414852/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8), and [Happier at Home](https://www.amazon.com/Happier-Home-Self-Control-Experiments- Everyday/dp/0307886794/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8). She has an enormous readership, both in print and online, and her books have sold three million copies worldwide, ...
After reading [Tools of Titans](https://toolsoftitans.com) and [Tribe of Mentor](https://tribeofmentors.com)s, many of you have asked me how I process all of the information I receive. This episode will help you manage information overwhelm, recommend a few techniques for dealing with social media, and answer a few questions that have been frequently ...
Lessons from Bozoma Saint John -- From Spike Lee to Uber, From Ghana to
Silicon Valley
Dec. 27, 2017
Bozoma Saint John ([@badassboz](https://twitter.com/badassboz)) is the Chief Brand Officer at Uber. Until June 2017, she was a marketing executive at Apple Music after joining the company in its acquisition of Beats Music. In 2016, Billboard named her [Female Executive of the Year](https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/women-in-music/7597402/bozoma- saint-john-executive-of-the-year), she appeared on [Fortune's 40 under 40](http://fortune.com/40-under-40/2016/bozoma-saint-john-14/), ...
**Terry Crews **([@terrycrews](https://twitter.com/terrycrews)) is an actor and former NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins, and Philadelphia Eagles). His wide-ranging credits include the original viral Old Spice commercials, television series such as _The Newsroom, Arrested Development,_ and _Everybody Hates Chris_ , and films including _White Chicks_ , ...
Mike Maples, Jr. ([@m2jr](https://twitter.com/m2jr)) is the man who taught me how to invest. He's one of my favorite people and a personal mentor. He is a partner at [Floodgate](http://floodgate.com/), a venture capital firm that specializes in micro-cap investments in startups. He has been on the _Forbes _Midas List since 2010 ...
M. Sanjayan ([@msanjayan](https://twitter.com/msanjayan)) is a global conservation scientist specializing in how nature preserves and enhances human life. He serves as CEO for [Conservation International](https://www.conservation.org/), having joined CI in 2014 as executive vice president and senior scientist. He has led several key divisions including Oceans, Science, Development, Brand and Communications and ...
This is an unusual episode. Instead of the typical interview format where I ask other people questions, I did what thousands of you have requested; I answered the 11 questions that are the foundation of [Tribe of Mentors](https://tribeofmentors.com/) (and add in a few bonus answers). From beliefs that have changed ...
**Tim Urban **([@waitbutwhy](https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy)) is the author of the blog [ _Wait But Why_](https://waitbutwhy.com/) and has become one of the Internet's most popular writers. According to _Fast Company_ , Tim has "captured a level of reader engagement that even the new-media giants would be envious of." _Wait But Why _receives more ...
This is a special episode of the podcast. In writing Tribe of Mentors, I reached out to many people to be featured in the book. More than 130 people said yes -- but many others said no. This episode covers rejection, and -- more specifically -- how to reject other ...
Stewart Brand ([@stewartbrand](https://twitter.com/stewartbrand)) is the president of [The Long Now Foundation](http://longnow.org/), established to foster long-term thinking and responsibility. He leads a project called [Revive & Restore](http://reviverestore.org/), which seeks to bring back extinct animal species such as the passenger pigeon and woolly mammoth. Stewart is very well known for founding, editing, ...
Alice Little ([@thealicelittle](https://twitter.com/thealicelittle)) is considered the #1 top-earning legal sex worker in the United States. She is a 4'8" legal sex worker at Nevada's world famous [Moonlite Bunny Ranch](https://www.bunnyranch.com/). This episode is definitely not suitable for work (NSFW). In this wide-ranging episode, we cover a lot of ground, including: * ...
Brian Grazer ([@BrianGrazer](https://twitter.com/BrianGrazer)) is an Academy Award-winning producer and New York Times bestselling author ([A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1476730776/offsitoftimfe-20), with Charles Fishman) who has been making movies and television programs for more than 25 years. Grazer and his longtime friend and business partner Ron Howard began ...