People Learn This Too Late! - Escape Mediocrity & Win At Anything In Life | Tim Ferriss
1,627,758
Published 2017-01-17
Tim’s list of accomplishments is as impressive as it is surprising. He is a former professional break dancer for MTV Taiwan and a one-time national Chinese Kickboxing Champion. He is the first American to hold the Guinness world record in Tango, a horseback archer, and Princeton University guest lecturer.
Tim is also an angel investor who has racked up a serious string of entrepreneurial mega hits including Uber, Facebook, Twitter and Alibaba. He is an unparalleled self-experimenter, professional note taker and would-be ninth grade teacher. He is widely known for his bestselling books, The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body and The 4-Hour Chef. He is also the host of the number one iTunes podcast The Time Ferriss Show, which has been downloaded more than 100 million times.
Tim’s brand new book is Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines and Habits of Billionaires, Icons and World-Class Performers.
In this episode, Tim dives deep into many of the lessons and strategies he’s learned over the years from his world-class guests and constant self-experimentation. amzn.to/2j26Mn5
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
Tom and Tim discuss the driving force behind their greatest superpowers. [4:04]
Tim talks about how you can test the impossible in 17 questions. [7:45]
Tim defines red/blue team strategies and how to apply them. [13:36]
Tim explains why setting low expectations for creativity leads to higher performance. [18:50]
Tom and Tim talk about what it means to copyright your faults. [26:52]
Tim emphasizes the importance of writing morning pages. [30:17]
Tim talks about the most important takeaways from his new book. [31:31]
Tim reveals an absurd goal that he has not shared with anyone else. [38:30]
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Tim’s latest book: Tools of Titans - amzn.to/2j26Mn5 [1:40]
CEO of Twitter and Square Jack Dorsey - bit.ly/2iBo5h2 [3:18]
Author of Wild, Cheryl Strayed - bit.ly/JxWqJr [3:22]
PayPal cofounder and Facebook's first professional investor Peter Thiel - bit.ly/1kDYgsw [3:44]
Cofounder and Executive Chairman of LinkedIn Reid Hoffman - bit.ly/2iYviWw [3:47]
Uber investor and Shark Tank panelist Chris Sacca - bit.ly/1kG5Sqs [6:17]
Founder and Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation Peter Diamandis - bit.ly/2jmV0HB [10:16]
Entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer Marc Andreessen - bit.ly/2jmM4li [14:05]
Author of The Alchemist Paulo Coelho - bit.ly/2aRHunD [19:03]
Record producer Rick Rubin - rol.st/2jmZg9Q [19:12]
Best-selling author & transformational journalist Neil Strauss - bit.ly/2jzFcOK [22:15]
President of Pixar Ed Catmull - bit.ly/2jzYC68 [24:03]
Music that inspires Tom to write (Faint by Linkin Park) - bit.ly/1dPQnbJ [25:31]
Author who gave Tim great advice about writer’s block Po Bronson - bit.ly/2joSaRV [26:06]
Comedienne and Actress Whitney Cummings - bit.ly/2jzT5Na [26:17]
Tim’s favorite podcaster Dan Carlin - bit.ly/2jOqqTK [27:00]
Author most famous for her book The Artist's Way Julia Cameron - bit.ly/1GzFv18 [30:19]
Entrepreneur and founder of CD Baby Derek Sivers - bit.ly/1jjcOjk [31:44]
Best-selling author, speaker, and entrepreneur Seth Godin - bit.ly/1nzKslz [32:03]
Professional snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White - bit.ly/2jV9W00 [36:58]
Retired tennis player and former World No. 1 Andre Agassi -bit.ly/2iBuPvC [37:40]
Academy Award winning actor, singer, and comedian Jamie Foxx - bit.ly/2gvtimr [43:08]
FOLLOW TOM BILYEU
TWITTER: bit.ly/2iyjY5P
INSTAGRAM: bit.ly/2j7vqX8
FACEBOOK: bit.ly/2hPStWo
FOLLOW IMPACT THEORY
TWITTER: bit.ly/2iC5lN3
INSTAGRAM: bit.ly/2hPSGJa
FACEBOOK: bit.ly/2iystOf
FOLLOW TIM FERRISS
TWITTER: bit.ly/2jffIXh
FACEBOOK: bit.ly/2jzTnU4
INSTAGRAM: bit.ly/2jV6ClJ
TOOLS OF TITANS: amzn.to/2j26Mn5
Subscribe to the PODCAST:
apple.co/2icO5wz
All Comments (21)
-
Key Takeaways: 1. Meditate and Journal 2. Ask yourself: "What can I learn from the people I hate the most?" 3. Lower your standards of expectations to get you moving forward. Even writing two pages a day mean you win the day 4. If you are stuck ask yourself: "What makes you angry?" Write about that. 5. Copyright your faults - That's what makes you unique and preventing competition from imitating you 6. 'Morning Pages' - 'Bitch and moan and complain' into your journal so that you can clean your mind out of negativity before starting your day 7. Absorbing more information will not make you a billionaire. You have to apply what you read / watch. Take action 8. Dedicate yourself to ONE THING AT A TIME. Focus is the key. Don't do two things at once. 9. 95% is enough. Don't make an activity painful because you 'kill' yourself to get to 100%. Keep it enjoyable 10. If you are stressing about a goal, say to yourself: "Who cares" 11. Pair one serious goal with one absurd goal
-
I just learned to swim as age 54 thanks to Tim.
-
In my opinion, the difference between average people and titans is ACTION. No matter which methods are you using to do something, to get motivated, the thing is to do something. Each person has enough resources to go on and find solutions, but the method depends on the self analyse, to remember when you had the flow and the condition to reproduce it. :)
-
It's INCREDIBLE how Tim remembers all the names of everyone he has spoken to in the past
-
"Lower your standards till you get started" ... Pure gold!
-
I'm starting to think my unwillingness to suffer may be the thing that is holding me back more than anything and ironically causes most of my actual suffering.
-
What makes Tom Bilyeu one of my favorite people ever is his humbleness. He's worth half a billion!! And yet he sits in his chair and is a student - listening more than talking.... I mean just wow.....
-
He is hilarious and super knowledgeable. Love it! Want a second round with Tim Ferris.
-
Everyone you "introduce" me to has a big impact in my life, and for that I am forever grateful to you Tom.
-
Loved these sentences Tom, "To continue to do profound things, it's like you have to reinvent yourself." Also Tim's question, "What can I learn from the people I hate the most?" Tim mentioned, "Some of your biggest flaws may in fact be assets" Wow!...Great episode! Best wishes!
-
A kick boxer, dancer and author... amazing.
-
"my goal is to make me obsolete as soon as possible" that is the sexiest thing I have ever heard
-
This will go into the category of videos that I will need to watch again at some point. Excellent!
-
Everyone should buy this book! It is a reference manual of tactics, nuggets of wisdom, and mindset shifts that can change your life completely! Use what is useable and discard what is not and enjoy the journey ! I continue to love this show and Tom always has the best guests on the show!! Thank you for all that you do !!!
-
Bought the book and read it in two days.....awesome read. Tim is such a cool and humble dude and just keeps on giving. Love your work Tom, cheers buddy.
-
His book the 4hour workweek changed my life
-
I enjoyed the part about “what makes you angry.” Because people get angry over the things they are passionate about and it taps into your passion quickly. Example: you’re passionate about animals, then thinking about animal cruelty will tap into your passion of caring. So you’re attacking what your passionate about, almost from a blue team mindset while defending from a red team attack. Love it!!
-
Fantastic advice from two of the best and brightest minds. Entrepreneurship is certainly not an easy road to venture out too, but thanks to people like Tim and Tom we have tons of advice and expertise readily available. Thanks fellas, keep doing great work.
-
I normaly don't comment on any videos but this is just insanly inspriring! 17 minutes in and I'm sitting and writing a list of how I can achieve my 3 year goals as a musician I just 4 months. You have a new subscriber from this day man, watching your videos gives me so much energy and this one in perticular the belief that seemingly impossible things are possible. A sincere thank you!
-
I've been watching this 'show' for about a year... Awesome job. You help and give many people life! Thank You
