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Technologist, serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, self-experimenter, and all-around wild and crazy guy Kevin Rose (@KevinRose) rejoins me for another episode of The Random Show!

Please enjoy!

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform .

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This episode is brought to you by AG1! I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usually AG1, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body in 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, but AG1 further covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system. 

Right now, you’ll get a 1-year supply of Vitamin D free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones. Visit DrinkAG1.com/Tim to claim this special offer today and receive your 1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase! That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive daily, foundational nutrition supplement that supports whole-body health.

This episode is brought to you by Shopify! Shopify is one of my favorite platforms and one of my favorite companies. Shopify is designed for anyone to sell anywhere, giving entrepreneurs the resources once reserved for big business. In no time flat, you can have a great-looking online store that brings your ideas to life, and you can have the tools to manage your day-to-day and drive sales. No coding or design experience required.

Go to  shopify.com/Tim  to sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period. It’s a great deal for a great service, so I encourage you to check it out. Take your business to the next level today by visiting  shopify.com/Tim .

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Want to hear the last time Kevin and I put on a Random Show? Listen to our conversation here, in which we discussed brain stimulation, 21st-century dating, phone data strategies for international travelers, carrot-free martinis, synchronous book clubs, creative CØCKPUNCH collaboration, overcoming delegation consternation, and much more.

#690: The Random Show, Rare Drinking Edition — Affordable Luxuries, Brain Stimulation, Sampling the Future (and Some Previews), Recharging with Creative Experiments, Tokenizing Humans with a Bonding Curve, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry, and Much More

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Kevin Rose:

Website | PROOF | Instagram | Twitter

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The post The Random Show — 2024 New Year’s Resolutions, Tim’s 30-Day No-Caffeine Experiment, Mental Health Breakthroughs, AI Upheaval, Dealmaking and Advising for Startups, The Next-Gen of Note-Taking, Digital Security Tips, and Much More (#712) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss.

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“As far as I can tell, all greatness is achieved through novelty. It’s doing things that other people don’t want to do, doing things that other people are afraid to do, doing things that other people wouldn’t even think about doing.”

— Andrew Rosener

Andrew Rosener (@andrewrosener) is the founder and CEO of MediaOptions, which has been the #1 domain broker in the world for the last six consecutive years. Since 2008, Andrew has been involved in more than $600 million dollars in domain sales and has played a pivotal role in numerous high-profile domain-name transactions, including X.com to Elon Musk, Zoom.com to Zoom, and Prime.com and Podcast.com to Amazon, as well as thousands of others. 

Andrew is an inductee of the Domain Name Hall of Fame; he was named Domain Investor of the Year by TRAFFIC; and he is the creator of the Rosener Equation, a formula for objectively valuing domain names, widely adopted by the industry.

Andrew is also the owner of DomainSherpa.com, the industry’s leading educational podcast. 

Please enjoy!

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform . You can watch the interview on YouTube here.

Brought to you by  AG1  all-in-one nutritional supplement,  GiveWell.org  charity research and effective giving,  Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating.

The transcript of this episode can be found here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.

Listen onApple Podcasts[image error]Listen onSpotify[image error]Listen onOvercast#711: Andrew Rosener — Becoming The Hokkaido Scallop King, Leasing Blue Chip URLs, Life Tenets from Charlie Tuna, Selling 8-Figure Domains, and More

This episode is brought to you by AG1! I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usually AG1, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body in 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, but AG1 further covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system. 

Right now, you’ll get a 1-year supply of Vitamin D free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones. Visit DrinkAG1.com/Tim to claim this special offer today and receive your 1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase! That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive daily, foundational nutrition supplement that supports whole-body health.

This episode is brought to you by GiveWell.org! For over ten years, GiveWell.org  has helped donors find the charities and projects that save and improve lives most per dollar. GiveWell spends over 30,000 hours each year researching charitable organizations and only recommends a few of the highest-impact, evidence-backed charities they’ve found. In total, more than 100,000 people have used GiveWell to donate as effectively as possible.

This year, support the charities that save and improve lives most, with GiveWell. Any of my listeners who become new GiveWell donors will have their first donation matched up to $100 when you go to GiveWell.org and select “PODCAST” and “Tim Ferriss” at checkout.

This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep! Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover is the easiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply add the Pod Cover to your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.

Conquer this winter season with the best in sleep tech and sleep at your perfect temperature. Many of my listeners in colder areas enjoy warming up their bed after a freezing day. Go to eightsleep.com/Tim and save $250 on the Pod Cover by Eight Sleep this winter. Eight Sleep currently ships within the USA, Canada, the UK, select countries in the EU, and Australia. 

Want to hear another episode with a different kind of broker? Listen to my conversation with superstar agent Rich Paul, in which we discussed lifelong lessons learned from youthful street gambling, creating an enduring relationship with client LeBron James, beating bigger competition, entrepreneurial impulses that lead to darkness, best investments, influential confidence builders, and much more.

#697: Rich Paul — The Power Broker and Superstar Agent Behind LeBron James, Draymond Green, and Others

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES…

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Andrew Rosener:

Website | Twitter

DomainSherpa:

Website | YouTube | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

The 10 (now 15) Tenets of Charlie Tuna:I’m not Mother Teresa; I’m here for a profit.You can’t run a whorehouse without any whores.Get your ducks in a row before you pull the trigger.Pay for the mic, say what you want (as Reagan said to Bush during a debate, “I paid for this microphone”).Don’t crowd the mourners (a reference to not overstepping your boundaries).Don’t offend my sense of logic.Play stupid and see what you can learn (go play Mickey the Dunce).Don’t be backward about going forward.When you woke up today, what did you tell yourself?Tire-kickers are like leeches, they suck your time.Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, you can’t put it back in.Pay peanuts, get monkeys.Cheap is always the most expensive option.Do what you say you are going to do.Gutter money is good money.The Industry Leading Domain Broker | Media OptionsMemento | Prime VideoForrest Gump | Prime VideoAndrew Rosener’s Amazing Ride From Historic New England to Domain Sales Nirvana | Domain Name JournalThe University of Rhode IslandExactitude Definition and Meaning | Merriam-WebsterAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand | AmazonWhat Is Arbitrage? | InvestopediaMizuhopecten Yessoensis | WikipediaTeppanyaki Restaurant | BenihanaTop Five Best Nicaraguan Cigars in 2023 | Atlantic Cigar CoJamón Ibérico | WikipediaQuiet Please Farm | Sweet House DreamsBuy, Sell, and Talk Domain Names | DN ForumThe Domain Industry News Magazine | Domain Name JournalInternet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)Confirmed: Amazon Acquires Prime.com | Domain InvestingWhat is Domain Squatting and How Can You Protect Your Brand? | Intercap RegistryUniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) | ICANNThe Net | Prime VideoMedia Options Inc Completes the Sale of Domain Name Pizza.net | PR.comBack When SCO and Pizza Hut Made Headlines with PizzaNet | Santa Cruz Tech BeatSingle-Letter Second-Level Domain | WikipediaThe Pros and Cons of Living in Panama | International LivingEverything You Need to Know About Domain Name Leasing (Including Example Agreement) with Zak Muscovitch | DomainSherpaBuy and Sell Anything Safely without the Risk of Chargebacks | Escrow.comHire Freelancers and Find Freelance Jobs Online | FreelancerDiabetes and Obesity Outcomes Guaranteed | Vida HealthFacebook Paid Farm Bureau $8.5 Million To Acquire Fb.com | TechCrunchAbsolut’s Approach to Marketing: Then and Now | BanknotesDon’t Grow Your Garden in Someone Else’s Yard | Paul JunFuckyourself.com Now Points to Bob Iger’s Wikipedia Page | Kim Dotcom, TwitterThe Big Lebowski | Prime VideoJackie Treehorn’s Doodle Pad | The Big LebowskiHotel BironDr. Gabor Maté — The Myth of Normal, Metabolizing Anger, Processing Trauma, and Finding the Still Voice Within | The Tim Ferriss Show #620How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management by Seneca and James S. Romm | AmazonDe Ira | WikipediaThe Easy Way to Quit Caffeine: Live a Healthier, Happier Life by Allen Carr | AmazonAllen Carr’s Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr | AmazonRound 2: We Test the New Gemini-Powered Bard against ChatGPT | Ars TechnicaKnow Your Client (KYC): What It Means, Compliance Requirements | InvestopediaChris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3, How to Pick the Right Hill to Climb, Finding the Right Amount of Crypto Regulation, Friends with Benefits, and the Untapped Potential of NFTs | The Tim Ferriss Show #542One Stop Shop for Web3 Domains | Unstoppable DomainsNo, There Isn’t Child Porn on the Bitcoin Blockchain | Bitcoin NewsFive Ways You Can Use Web3 Domains | Unstoppable DomainsIn the Valley of Novelty by Terence McKenna | The Library of ConsciousnessRonald Reagan at 1980 GOP Debate: “I Am Paying for This Microphone” | Face the NationInception | Prime VideoA Summary and Analysis of the David and Goliath Story | Interesting LiteratureDots Of Thoughts On Where AI Is Headed | Agent.aiSHOW NOTES[07:06] Who is Charlie Tuna, and what are his tenets?[30:11] Presidential ham and the value of owning coveted domains.[34:35] Tess Diaz enters the picture.[39:25] A domain industry overview.[43:14] Domain investors vs. domain squatters.[46:21] Getting a late start in the game.[50:16] Brokering the sale of pizza.net.[56:50] Why relocate to Panama in the midst of building a business that needed to make $250 per day?[1:00:40] Leasing vs. buying a domain as a startup.[1:10:36] Leasing vs. selling a domain as a holder.[1:13:42] How important is securing your brand as a .com?[1:15:50] Negotiating equity in lieu of cash.[1:19:35] Are we in the early stages of a digital real estate boom?[1:22:03] Why did Andrew buy Fuckyourself.com?[1:25:29] Anger management.[1:31:18] Email management.[1:33:57] How will AI affect the domain industry and SEO business?[1:39:53] Alternative uses for domains.[1:48:35] Finding Andrew and his projects online.[1:49:28] Pursuit of happiness.[1:55:08] Avoiding attraction to unnecessary pain.[2:03:13] Three most important influences.[2:06:05] Parting thoughts.[2:08:15] Hunting bigger fish.MORE GUEST QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“As far as I can tell, all greatness is achieved through novelty. It’s doing things that other people don’t want to do, doing things that other people are afraid to do, doing things that other people wouldn’t even think about doing.”

— Andrew Rosener

“Show me one meaningful piece of art that came as a result of rainbows and butterflies and happiness. Great art comes from pain, suffering, heartache, mental illness, just terrible circumstances. Great art comes from the darkness, not from the light, but you need both. And if you ignore the darkness, you will never get the light — or you’ll always be chasing the light. The light will always be in the distance, but you have to lean into the pain.”

— Andrew Rosener

“I was able to build a business that makes a lot of money and fits my lifestyle. I’ve optimized it for exactly the way I want to live. I don’t want to build, I don’t want to scale it. I don’t want to have 60 employees. I want to have four, five. I want to just keep doing what I’m doing.”

— Andrew Rosener

“I don’t necessarily pursue happiness, I pursue contentment.”

— Andrew Rosener

“I fundamentally believe that we are still in the early stages of domain names and domain value, the early stages of digital commerce and the internet.

Most people in the world have been online for less than 25 years. That’s a pretty short period of time. As we see commercial real estate sort of dying and all the distress in commercial real estate, we’re seeing digital real estate boom. And there’s a direct correlation there — I want to say a causation.”

— Andrew Rosener

“You’d be hard-pressed to tell me a company valued over $1 billion that isn’t on a .com. I think there’s only one Fortune 1000 company that is not on a .com.”

— Andrew Rosener

“I think that a long-enduring, mostly loving marriage is one of the most underrated elements of success in the world. Maybe the most underrated.”

— Andrew Rosener

PEOPLE MENTIONEDPeter MoehrkeMini-MeAyn RandBatman/Bruce WayneMother TeresaGeorge W. BushTess DiazSandra BullockElon MuskPeter ThielStephanie TileniusSeneca the YoungerDale CarnegieJack DorseyTerence McKennaJason StathamRonald ReaganGeorge H.W. BushWayne GriffinHoward HughesAndrew’s ParentsLeonardo DiCaprioDavidGoliathDharmesh ShahJeff Bezos

The post Andrew Rosener — Becoming The Hokkaido Scallop King, Leasing Blue Chip URLs, Life Tenets from Charlie Tuna, Selling 8-Figure Domains, and More (#711) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss.

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“As far as I can tell, all greatness is achieved through novelty. It’s doing things that other people don’t want to do, doing things that other people are afraid to do, doing things that other people wouldn’t even think about doing.”

— Andrew Rosener

Andrew Rosener (@andrewrosener) is the founder and CEO of MediaOptions, which has been the #1 domain broker in the world for the last six consecutive years. Since 2008, Andrew has been involved in more than $600 million dollars in domain sales and has played a pivotal role in numerous high-profile domain-name transactions, including X.com to Elon Musk, Zoom.com to Zoom, and Prime.com and Podcast.com to Amazon, as well as thousands of others. 

Andrew is an inductee of the Domain Name Hall of Fame; he was named Domain Investor of the Year by TRAFFIC; and he is the creator of the Rosener Equation, a formula for objectively valuing domain names, widely adopted by the industry.

Andrew is also the owner of DomainSherpa.com, the industry’s leading educational podcast. 

Please enjoy!

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform .

Brought to you by  AG1  all-in-one nutritional supplement,  GiveWell.org  charity research and effective giving,  Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating.

Listen onApple Podcasts[image error]Listen onSpotify[image error]Listen onOvercast#711: Andrew Rosener — The Path from Scallop Kingpin to Selling 8-Figure Domains, Achieving Financial Freedom, and How to Live a Contrarian Life

This episode is brought to you by AG1! I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usually AG1, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body in 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, but AG1 further covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system. 

Right now, you’ll get a 1-year supply of Vitamin D free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones. Visit DrinkAG1.com/Tim to claim this special offer today and receive your 1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase! That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive daily, foundational nutrition supplement that supports whole-body health.

This episode is brought to you by GiveWell.org! For over ten years, GiveWell.org  has helped donors find the charities and projects that save and improve lives most per dollar. GiveWell spends over 30,000 hours each year researching charitable organizations and only recommends a few of the highest-impact, evidence-backed charities they’ve found. In total, more than 100,000 people have used GiveWell to donate as effectively as possible.

This year, support the charities that save and improve lives most, with GiveWell. Any of my listeners who become new GiveWell donors will have their first donation matched up to $100 when you go to GiveWell.org and select “PODCAST” and “Tim Ferriss” at checkout.

This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep! Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover is the easiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. Simply add the Pod Cover to your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temperature.

Conquer this winter season with the best in sleep tech and sleep at your perfect temperature. Many of my listeners in colder areas enjoy warming up their bed after a freezing day. Go to eightsleep.com/Tim and save $250 on the Pod Cover by Eight Sleep this winter. Eight Sleep currently ships within the USA, Canada, the UK, select countries in the EU, and Australia. 

Want to hear another episode with a different kind of broker? Listen to my conversation with superstar agent Rich Paul, in which we discussed lifelong lessons learned from youthful street gambling, creating an enduring relationship with client LeBron James, beating bigger competition, entrepreneurial impulses that lead to darkness, best investments, influential confidence builders, and much more.

#697: Rich Paul — The Power Broker and Superstar Agent Behind LeBron James, Draymond Green, and Others

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES…

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Andrew Rosener:

Website | Twitter

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The 10 (now 15) Tenets of Charlie Tuna:I’m not Mother Teresa; I’m here for a profit.You can’t run a whorehouse without any whores.Get your ducks in a row before you pull the trigger.Pay for the mic, say what you want (as Reagan said to Bush during a debate, “I paid for this microphone”).Don’t crowd the mourners (a reference to not overstepping your boundaries).Don’t offend my sense of logic.Play stupid and see what you can learn (go play Mickey the Dunce).Don’t be backward about going forward.When you woke up today, what did you tell yourself?Tire-kickers are like leeches, they suck your time.Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, you can’t put it back in.Pay peanuts, get monkeys.Cheap is always the most expensive option.Do what you say you are going to do.Gutter money is good money.The Industry Leading Domain Broker | Media OptionsMemento | Prime VideoForrest Gump | Prime VideoAndrew Rosener’s Amazing Ride From Historic New England to Domain Sales Nirvana | Domain Name JournalThe University of Rhode IslandExactitude Definition and Meaning | Merriam-WebsterAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand | AmazonWhat Is Arbitrage? | InvestopediaMizuhopecten Yessoensis | WikipediaTeppanyaki Restaurant | BenihanaTop Five Best Nicaraguan Cigars in 2023 | Atlantic Cigar CoJamón Ibérico | WikipediaQuiet Please Farm | Sweet House DreamsBuy, Sell, and Talk Domain Names | DN ForumThe Domain Industry News Magazine | Domain Name JournalInternet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)Confirmed: Amazon Acquires Prime.com | Domain InvestingWhat is Domain Squatting and How Can You Protect Your Brand? | Intercap RegistryUniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) | ICANNThe Net | Prime VideoMedia Options Inc Completes the Sale of Domain Name Pizza.net | PR.comBack When SCO and Pizza Hut Made Headlines with PizzaNet | Santa Cruz Tech BeatSingle-Letter Second-Level Domain | WikipediaThe Pros and Cons of Living in Panama | International LivingEverything You Need to Know About Domain Name Leasing (Including Example Agreement) with Zak Muscovitch | DomainSherpaBuy and Sell Anything Safely without the Risk of Chargebacks | Escrow.comHire Freelancers and Find Freelance Jobs Online | FreelancerDiabetes and Obesity Outcomes Guaranteed | Vida HealthFacebook Paid Farm Bureau $8.5 Million To Acquire Fb.com | TechCrunchAbsolut’s Approach to Marketing: Then and Now | BanknotesDon’t Grow Your Garden in Someone Else’s Yard | Paul JunFuckyourself.com Now Points to Bob Iger’s Wikipedia Page | Kim Dotcom, TwitterThe Big Lebowski | Prime VideoJackie Treehorn’s Doodle Pad | The Big LebowskiHotel BironDr. Gabor Maté — The Myth of Normal, Metabolizing Anger, Processing Trauma, and Finding the Still Voice Within | The Tim Ferriss Show #620How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management by Seneca and James S. Romm | AmazonDe Ira | WikipediaThe Easy Way to Quit Caffeine: Live a Healthier, Happier Life by Allen Carr | AmazonAllen Carr’s Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr | AmazonRound 2: We Test the New Gemini-Powered Bard against ChatGPT | Ars TechnicaKnow Your Client (KYC): What It Means, Compliance Requirements | InvestopediaChris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3, How to Pick the Right Hill to Climb, Finding the Right Amount of Crypto Regulation, Friends with Benefits, and the Untapped Potential of NFTs | The Tim Ferriss Show #542One Stop Shop for Web3 Domains | Unstoppable DomainsNo, There Isn’t Child Porn on the Bitcoin Blockchain | Bitcoin NewsFive Ways You Can Use Web3 Domains | Unstoppable DomainsIn the Valley of Novelty by Terence McKenna | The Library of ConsciousnessRonald Reagan at 1980 GOP Debate: “I Am Paying for This Microphone” | Face the NationInception | Prime VideoA Summary and Analysis of the David and Goliath Story | Interesting LiteratureDots Of Thoughts On Where AI Is Headed | Agent.aiSHOW NOTES[07:06] Who is Charlie Tuna, and what are his tenets?[30:11] Presidential ham and the value of owning coveted domains.[34:35] Tess Diaz enters the picture.[39:25] A domain industry overview.[43:14] Domain investors vs. domain squatters.[46:21] Getting a late start in the game.[50:16] Brokering the sale of pizza.net.[56:50] Why relocate to Panama in the midst of building a business that needed to make $250 per day?[1:00:40] Leasing vs. buying a domain as a startup.[1:10:36] Leasing vs. selling a domain as a holder.[1:13:42] How important is securing your brand as a .com?[1:15:50] Negotiating equity in lieu of cash.[1:19:35] Are we in the early stages of a digital real estate boom?[1:22:03] Why did Andrew buy Fuckyourself.com?[1:25:29] Anger management.[1:31:18] Email management.[1:33:57] How will AI affect the domain industry and SEO business?[1:39:53] Alternative uses for domains.[1:48:35] Finding Andrew and his projects online.[1:49:28] Pursuit of happiness.[1:55:08] Avoiding attraction to unnecessary pain.[2:03:13] Three most important influences.[2:06:05] Parting thoughts.[2:08:15] Hunting bigger fish.MORE GUEST QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“As far as I can tell, all greatness is achieved through novelty. It’s doing things that other people don’t want to do, doing things that other people are afraid to do, doing things that other people wouldn’t even think about doing.”

— Andrew Rosener

“Show me one meaningful piece of art that came as a result of rainbows and butterflies and happiness. Great art comes from pain, suffering, heartache, mental illness, just terrible circumstances. Great art comes from the darkness, not from the light, but you need both. And if you ignore the darkness, you will never get the light — or you’ll always be chasing the light. The light will always be in the distance, but you have to lean into the pain.”

— Andrew Rosener

“I was able to build a business that makes a lot of money and fits my lifestyle. I’ve optimized it for exactly the way I want to live. I don’t want to build, I don’t want to scale it. I don’t want to have 60 employees. I want to have four, five. I want to just keep doing what I’m doing.”

— Andrew Rosener

“I don’t necessarily pursue happiness, I pursue contentment.”

— Andrew Rosener

“I fundamentally believe that we are still in the early stages of domain names and domain value, the early stages of digital commerce and the internet.

Most people in the world have been online for less than 25 years. That’s a pretty short period of time. As we see commercial real estate sort of dying and all the distress in commercial real estate, we’re seeing digital real estate boom. And there’s a direct correlation there — I want to say a causation.”

— Andrew Rosener

“You’d be hard-pressed to tell me a company valued over $1 billion that isn’t on a .com. I think there’s only one Fortune 1000 company that is not on a .com.”

— Andrew Rosener

“I think that a long-enduring, mostly loving marriage is one of the most underrated elements of success in the world. Maybe the most underrated.”

— Andrew Rosener

PEOPLE MENTIONEDPeter MoehrkeMini-MeAyn RandBatman/Bruce WayneMother TeresaAnna Droeghoff-RosenerGeorge W. BushTess DiazSandra BullockElon MuskPeter ThielStephanie TileniusSeneca the YoungerDale CarnegieJack DorseyTerence McKennaJason StathamRonald ReaganGeorge H.W. BushWayne GriffinHoward HughesAndrew’s ParentsLeonardo DiCaprioDavidGoliathDharmesh ShahJeff Bezos

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Welcome to The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out their routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life. 

This time around, we have a very special edition with two hit interviews from the podcast’s back catalog. It features two incredible guests: Jamie Foxx and Maria Popova. 

My goal is to introduce people to interviews they might have missed over the years and encourage them to enjoy household names but also sample lesser-known people I consider stars. You can think of this format as my personal, curated selection of the best of the last 10 years, or at least some of my favorites. 

Jamie Foxx (@iamjamiefoxx) is an Academy Award-winning actor, a Grammy Award-winning musician, and a standup and improv comedian. He is one of the most consummate performers and entertainers that I have ever met. This conversation was voted Podcast of the Year in 2015.

Maria Popova (@brainpicker) is the creator of The Marginalian (long ago named Brain Pickings), which is included in the Library of Congress’ permanent web archive of culturally valuable materials. The Marginalian is Maria’s one-woman labor of love—an inquiry into how to live and what it means to lead a good life. From Mark Twain to Oscar Wilde and everyone in between, Maria finds the hidden gems. She is prolific and consistent—The Marginalian was created on October 23, 2006, and it has been running strong for 17+ years. 

What do you think of this format? Please let me know on Twitter—or X, as the cool kids say—by tagging @tferriss .

Please enjoy!

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Want to hear other episodes featuring Jamie Foxx and Maria Popova? Listen to my second conversation with Jamie, in which we discussed past lives, political correctness, orgasmic meditation, artistic death, how Jamie imagines heaven, and much more. And be sure to check out some of Maria’s favorite book recommendations as part of the “Books I’ve Loved” series.

#167: Jamie Foxx Part 2 - Bringing the Thunder#436: Books I've Loved — Maria Popova and Tyler Cowen

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE JAMIE FOXX EPISODE

Connect with Jamie Foxx:

Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

Jamie Foxx – Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen RosesTwista ft. Kanye West and Jamie Foxx – Slow JamzJamie Foxx ft. T-Pain – Blame It (On The Alcohol)Terrell, TexasSeattle during the Jazz AgeRayRay Charles performing on The Dinah Shore Show, 1963In Living ColorThe Laugh Factory HollywoodBlack Lives MatterThe home of Martin Luther King, Jr.Minority of OneThe PianistWithout Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America by James AllenThe Harrison Narcotic ActGiuseppe Zanotti shoesSleepless NightDjango Unchained

SHOW NOTES (Timestamps apply to original episode)

Why does Jamie keep a grand piano in his home studio? [06:49]What is automated dialogue replacement (ADR)? [08:13]How did Jamie break into music? [09:32]How did a then-unknown Jamie Foxx got into Puff Daddy’s parties? [09:57]Jamie challenges Puff Daddy by throwing down the party gauntlet [10:55]Before social media, Jamie had a unique way of staying connected with people, which involved comedy shows, cue cards, and text messages [11:59]Why nobody leaves Jamie’s house without performing  [16:56]What makes Jamie’s studio magical [19:34]How Jamie learned the nuances of performing on both sides of the tracks (literally and metaphorically) when he was a kid [23:59]How young Jamie dealt with racially insensitive grown-ups at a Christmas party [28:31]What convinced Jamie to leave Texas and head to California [30:42]Life lessons Jamie learned from his grandma [33:38]Why Jamie is always willing to help his family, but he’s no sucker [39:45]Jamie’s parenting style  [41:27]How portraying Ray Charles in Ray gave Jamie the opportunity to bring all of his comedic, acting, and musical talents into play [42:00]What Ray Charles told Jamie was possible if he could play the blues [43:15]Lessons from Ray Charles [47:19]What’s on the other side of fear? [50:42]Jamie’s first impression? [54:07]What Bill Cosby had to say to Jamie on the subject of booty calls [56:44]How Jamie uses his musical background to help him do impressions [57:34]How raising kids in Hollywood differs from Jamie’s own small-town Texas upbringing [59:52]Jamie Foxx’s real name [01:03:06]Could Prince or Michael Jackson find a career break in today’s “Age of Memes?” [01:08:11]What happened when Jamie first bombed on stage [01:09:32]Why do some standup comedians lose the ability to make people laugh? [01:17:15]Where does Jamie get his best standup material? [01:20:34]How did the In Living Color team assemble? [01:28:19]Jamie talks about how social media has taken away the power to control our own narratives [01:34:51]Is Quentin Tarantino a cop hater? [Short answer: No, and don’t believe the media spin]  [01:41:32]Jamie’s advice to new parents raising a child of color in modern America [01:48:00]Jamie’s plans for his next comedy tour [01:52:43]The first person who comes to Jamie’s mind when he hears the word “successful.” [01:54:34]What historical figure does Jamie most identify with? [01:57:13]Jamie’s take on documentaries [02:01:37]What would Jamie’s billboard say? [02:06:08]What would Jamie teach a class of 9th graders? [02:07:22]Jamie’s morning routine (it doesn’t involve coffee) [02:12:07]Advice Jamie would give to his younger self. [02:15:04]The time Jamie told Mike Tyson jokes but didn’t realize Mike was in the audience. [02:23:55]

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Puff DaddySnoop DoggJohn BBrian McKnightBreyon PrescottJ. LoJay ZMissy ElliottPharrellKanye WestNatasha BedingfieldKelly RowlandThe GameEd SheeranMiranda LambertStevie WonderBabyfaceRay CharlesQuincy JonesFrank SinatraDinah ShoreMark TwainJohnny CarsonDavid BrennerSteve AllenDavid LettermanFranklyn AjayeJay LenoRichard PryorRich LittleJimmy CarterRichard NixonRonald ReaganDoc RiversKermit the FrogSammy Davis, Jr.LeBron JamesRedd FoxxPrinceMichael JacksonLatimoreKevin HartEddie MurphyChris RockJim CarreyChris TuckerJoe PiscopoBill ClintonArsenio HallGeorge LopezSarah SilvermanAmy SchumerWhoopi GoldbergTK KirklandEarthquakeTony RobertsEvan GoldbergSeth RogenJerrod CarmichaelRobert De NiroKeenen Ivory WayansDamon WayansYvette WilsonHeavy DShawn WayansCaitlyn JennerJustin BieberChris BrownJennifer AnistonQuentin TarantinoBarack ObamaOprah WinfreyNorman LearMagic JohnsonKareem Abdul-JabbarMartin Luther King, Jr.Harry BelafontePo BronsonColin PowellTyrin TurnerNicole ScherzingerTankKid InkMike TysonTerence WinterMartin ScorseseDrew Bundini BrownMuhammad AliWill SmithSelected Links from the Maria Popova EpisodeConnect with Maria Popova:

The Marginalian | Twitter | Instagram

Adventures in the Screen Trade by William GoldmanWilderness Essays by John MuirThe MarginalianSam Harris’s Blog The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert Explore LJ or Maria’s Literary JukeboxBasecampTRXScreenGrabEvernoteWordPress.orgShare-a-Draft Plugin for sharing with WordPress.orgWordPress VIPBuffer for Twitter/Facebook ManagementEMailCharter.orgWhere to Start? The Marginalian Recommendations from Maria PopovaThe Shortness of Life: Seneca on Busyness and The Art of Living Wide Rather Than Living Long by Maria PopovaHow to Find Your Purpose and Do What You Love by Maria PopovaHappy Birthday, Brain Pickings: 7 Things I Learned in 7 Years of Reading, Writing, and Living by Maria PopovaSHOW NOTES (Timestamps apply to original episode) What percentage of New York Times best sellers are a result of Maria’s coverage? [4:55]How to live a meaningful happy life. [10:00]The importance of writing for an audience of one. [12:10]Contending with the temptation to create Buzzfeed-like content. [15:45]Maria Popova’s daily rituals, beliefs on sleep, distraction-avoidance habits, meditation, and exercise routines. [23:25]Maria Popova’s note-taking system. [31:45]Seneca and the time-tested challenge of presence vs. productivity. [37:36]Start-up opportunity? Build a note-taking tool for heavy readers/highlighters. [41:58]About the team behind BrainPickings. [48:45]Maria Popova’s process for editing within her team. [51:12]Self-reliance pathology and how to overcome it. [53:56]How to find a professional personal assistant and delegate. [56:40]What Maria Popova’s weight lifting regiment looks like, plus her favorite bodyweight-only exercise. [1:02:14]Blogging strategies [1:05:22]Social media strategies [1:15:00]How cultivate a personal inner circle, how to pre-screen book review requests [1:20:30]Why there are no dates on the posts on BrainPickings? [01:12:30]Scheduling (and automating) social media [01:22:10]How do you deal with friends who want you to read their books? [01:27:10]What donation model works best for site revenue? [01:31:45]People MentionedSam Hhttps://tim.blog/2018/10/29/sam-harris-waking-up/arrisWendy MacNaughtonRichard BettsKurt VonnegutKevin KellyAlan WattsChris SaccaJohn RomanielloOscar WildeTara Brach – Mindfulness Practitioner (Meditation Podcast)Werner HerzogRalph Waldo EmersonPaul Graham

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Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life. 

This is a special inbetweenisode, which serves as a recap of the episodes from last month. It features a short clip from each conversation in one place so you can easily jump around to get a feel for the episode and guest.

See it as a teaser. Something to whet your appetite. If you like what you hear, you can of course find the full episodes below or at tim.blog/podcast. 

Please enjoy! 

Timestamps:

Q&A with Tim: 02:59

Steve Jang: 08:41

Dr. Willoughby Britton: 18:14

Sheila Heen: 28:13

Full episode titles:

Q&A with Tim — New Religions, AI Companions, Longevity Levers, Resurrecting “Forgotten” Languages, Stress-Testing Cherished Beliefs, Tactics for Writer’s Block, Low-Back Pain, and Much More (#704)

Live from South Korea — Steve Jang on Korea’s Exploding “Soft Power,” The Poverty-to-Power Playbook, K-Pop, “Han” Energy, Must-See Movies, Export Economies, and Much More (#707)

Dr. Willoughby Britton — The Hidden Risks of Meditation, Overlaps with Psychedelic Risks, Harm Reduction Strategies, How to Choose a Retreat, Near-Death Experiences, and More (#705)

Sheila Heen — How to Master the Difficult Art of Receiving (and Giving) Feedback (#703)

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“For Koreans, han can be a drive to do great things, to bond together, to understand each other, to empathize. But it can also just be anger and K-rage which, channeled correctly, allows you to build an entire industry and succeed on the global level to create pop culture phenomenons that win Grammys, and movies that win Oscars, and light up the world to what’s happening in this little country that used to be poor, that was broken after colonization and a war.”

— Steve Jang

Scroll down to the show notes section to see Steve’s must-see Korean movies and must-do things in Seoul.

Steve Jang (@stevejang) is the founder and managing partner at Kindred Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund based in San Francisco. He is also a longtime friend and one of the founder-now-investor generation of VCs that arose out of the last technology cycle. Steve is one of the top 100 venture capital investors in the world, according to Forbes Midas List of top venture capital investors, and was ranked #45 in 2023. He is also a Korean-American, a gyopo, who is deeply invested and involved in both the technological and cultural worlds in the US and Asia. 

Previously, Steve was an early advisor to, and angel investor in, Uber, and then an early-stage investor in Coinbase, Postmates, Poshmark, Tonal, Blue Bottle Coffee, and Humane, the AI device platform. He helped Uber, Coinbase, and Blue Bottle Coffee, among others, to expand into Korea and Japan. As an entrepreneur, Steve co-founded companies in the consumer internet, mobile, and crypto space.

In the film and music world, he is an executive producer, and his most recent film is Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV, which tells the story of the greatest Korean artist, and father of digital video art, and which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023. His next film is a documentary about Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum.

Please enjoy!

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Want to hear another episode featuring a gyopo? Listen to my conversation with streetwear artist Bobby Hundreds in which we discussed his double life as a parent-pleasing law student and clandestine artist, collaboration over competition, rolling with the tides of fickle fashion, necessary disconnections, subcultural security, hermit north stars, and much more.

#671: Bobby Hundreds — Building an Iconic Streetwear Brand, Making $7 Million in 40 Minutes, The Power of Garfield, Why Korean Entertainment is Taking Over the World, Maintaining the Mystery, The Fickleness of Fortune, and Developing “Nunchi”

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Steve Jang:

Kindred Ventures | Twitter | Instagram | Threads | LinkedIn

Steve’s Top “Must-See” Korean Movies:

OldboyThe WailingThe HandmaidenMemories of MurderParasiteBurningMinariBroker (2022)Joint Security Area

Steve’s “Must-Do” Things in Seoul:

Walk and explore the old town areas of Samcheong, Insa, and Hongdae. Meander around these hills and small streets and alleys full of small shops, cafes, and tea houses.Headbob or dance with local folks at small DJ bars in Hongdae or Itaewon. Favorites are Cakeshop, Hills and Europa, and Gopchang Jeongol.Eat at a Hanwoo beef specialty restaurant. Hanwoo is the Korean version of Wagyu.Check out small art galleries, craft boutiques, and large museums including the Leeum. The artist community in Korea is a core element of Korean society, in historical, counterculture, and fine art spheres.Eat lunch in the food court of a major department store like Hyundai, Galleria, or Shinsegae. Completely different quality than what you’d expect in the US.Exercise at the outdoor park by the Han River. The colder the weather, the better.Get Tongdak (Korean fried chicken) and beer. If you aren’t eating next to taxi drivers and ajummas, then it’s not OG.Explore Dongdaemun Market, the largest independent fashion designer marketplace in the world.Go out for cocktails, makkoli (fermented soybean liquor), and karaoke (which is called “noraebang” in Korean) in Apgujeong, the cool kid area of Gangnam.Sign up for a K-pop boot camp for three months and pay to learn how to sing, dance, and dress to be in the next BLACKPINK or BTS.Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV | Prime VideoPast Lives | Prime VideoHallyu (Korean Wave) | Korea.netK-Everything: The Rise and Rise of Korean Culture | The GuardianFull History of Korea in Five Minutes | History on MapsKorean Diaspora | WikipediaSouth Korea’s Complicated Embrace of Gyopo | Los Angeles TimesBlade Runner | Prime VideoKorea First to Protect Robot Rights | WiredSeoul Hopes to Start Flying Taxis in 2025 | Chosunilbo AMPKorea: From Hermit Kingdom to Colony | Association for Asian StudiesVan Nuys Senior HighYour All-in-One Hangul Guide | 90-Day KoreanWhat’s Behind Japan and South Korea’s Latest Attempt to Mend Ties? | United States Institute of PeaceNine Things You Should Know About Christianity in Korea | TGCConfucianism | National GeographicIntroduction to the Cultural Revolution | FSIThriving on Anxiety: Korea’s Multibillion-Dollar Hagwon Industry | Korea HeraldPachinko by Min Jin Lee | AmazonA Uniquely Japanese Take On Nostalgia | BBCSaudade: An Untranslatable, Undeniably Potent Word | alt.latinoBizarro World | WikipediaStranger Things | NetflixThe Upside Down | Stranger Things WikiHow to Say “No” In Japanese? It’s Harder Than You Think | Japan DevYakuza: Like a Dragon’s Punch Perm Is a Tough-Guy Look with a Wild History | InverseFamilies Divided by War in North and South Korea Reunite | CBS MorningsThis News Broadcast Reunited 10,189 Families Separated by War | The EthnographerThe Korean War | AP US History Study Guide from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryAn Unpromising Recovery: South Korea’s Post-Korean War Economic Development: 1953-1961 | Association for Asian StudiesThe Host (English Subtitled) | Prime VideoWhat Are Chaebol Structures in South Korea? | InvestopediaSouth Koreans Push for Promised Chaebol Reforms | Financial TimesSquid Game | NetflixPhysical: 100 | NetflixAmerican Gladiators (1989 TV Series) | WikipediaThe Hunger Games | Prime VideoBLACKPINK at Coachella: Group Thanks Fans for Supporting Historic Set | Rolling StoneVenture Capital | InvestopediaPaving the Path to Soft Power: Crucial Moments in South Korea’s Cultural Policies | Wilson CenterManga Answerman: How Do Censorship Rules Work for Hentai? | Anime News NetworkHow the Beanie Baby Craze Came to a Crashing End | HistoryNaruto | Prime VideoWu-Tang ClanBackstreet BoysThis Is Spinal Tap | Prime Video“These Go to 11.” | Spinal TapK-Pop Trainee Program | ACOPIAThere’s a Uniquely Korean Word for Rage and Regret. 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“The North and South Korean governments at certain times, when they get along, they’ll try to do some great olive branch moves to reunite families. And they had the TV station film it, and they set up a whole area and they brought buses down. And it turned out to be not cathartic at all, but reopening pain.”
— Steve Jang

“Class struggle is the theme of so many [Korean] movies, books, TV series. It’s the suffering and the struggle to move out of their condition, and that society and the upper crust of society won’t allow it. This tension is in music, it’s in movies, it’s in literature, it’s in TV shows, it’s all around. And you might say, ‘Oh, no, it’s around every country.’ Sure it is. But it’s really strong and consistent in Korean movies and literature.”
— Steve Jang

“Han is probably the most talked-about collective trait of Koreans. What it essentially boils down to is this idea of collective suffering that the Korean people have through history, and manifests in this very complicated feeling of we are suffering and we share that pain with each other, but it’s somehow not always a negative. It can sometimes drive us to express ourselves in strong ways. It can drive us to suffer together collectively.”
— Steve Jang

“For Koreans, han can be a drive to do great things, to bond together, to understand each other, to empathize. But it can also just be anger and K-rage which, channeled correctly, allows you to build an entire industry and succeed on the global level to create pop culture phenomenons that win Grammys, and movies that win Oscars, and light up the world to what’s happening in this little country that used to be poor, that was broken after colonization and a war.”
— Steve Jang

“There is this accelerated sense of ‘We must achieve something tomorrow because we’re already behind.’ That is a very Korean mentality.”
— Steve Jang

“Tomorrow is not guaranteed for South Koreans. There’s a well-understood tension with North Korea that at any moment this could all be over.”
— Steve Jang

“Of all the cultural exports, Korean food is the most important one.”
— Steve Jang

“You get a thousand points of credit from any Korean if you try to speak the language. They love it. It’ll smooth all rough edges on anything that you’re talking about with them if you at least try.”
— Steve Jang

PEOPLE MENTIONEDVitalik ButerinTeo YooMin Jin LeeSuperman/Clark KentBizarroMargaret Des GainesBong Joon-hoW. Edwards DemingDavid ChangTravis KalanickBobby HundredsHulk/Bruce BannerMichel ThomasBarbra StreisandMichael JordanElon MuskMichael GalpertCorey LeeNam June PaikSteven YeunAmanda Kim

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“If you can interface with any type of meditation spiritual system with maintaining your inner compass, that’s going to be a recipe for a much better outcome.”

— Willoughby Britton, PhD

Willoughby Britton, PhD is a clinical psychologist, an associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University Medical School, and the director of Brown’s Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory.

Her clinical neuroscience research investigates the effects of contemplative practices (meditation) on the brain and body in the treatment of mood disorders, trauma, and other conditions. She is especially interested in which practices are best- or worst-suited for which types of people or conditions and why. She is probably best known for her research on adverse effects—why they happen and how to mitigate them.

Dr. Britton is the founder of Cheetah House, a nonprofit organization that provides evidence-based information and support for meditators in distress as well as meditation safety trainings to providers and organizations. 

Please enjoy!

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Want to hear an episode that examines the upsides of meditation? Listen to my latest interview with Buddhist mindfulness legend Jack Kornfield in which we discussed yogic swoons, the point of consciousness, how the Buddha would deal with anxiety, the dimensions of meditation, reliably eliciting the non-self, cultivating a more joyful mind, and much more.

#684: Jack Kornfield — How to Reduce Anxiety and Polish the Lens of Consciousness

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Willoughby Britton:

Brown University | CLANlab

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“I was on a meditation retreat, and I mentioned the data that I had found, which is basically that it was causing cortical arousal and insomnia. And the meditation teacher sort of chastised me and said, ‘I don’t know why all you clinical psychologists are always trying to make meditation into a relaxation technique. Everyone knows that if you meditate enough, you stop sleeping.'”
— Willoughby Britton

“Let me tell you, males 18 to 30 who think that combining every possible powerful tool, all at once, to break on through to the other side is a story that I see again over, and over, and over again.”
— Willoughby Britton

“Within that study, we found that people who had tried meditation even once, half of them would have at least one negative effect. And it could be extremely brief, no big deal. More concerning is that 10 percent, so one in 10 people who had tried meditation even once, would have a meditation-related adverse effect that was associated with impairment in functioning.”
— Willoughby Britton

“Having a negative experience during meditation, which we call negative valence, I don’t consider that an adverse effect. I think that if you don’t have some kind of negative experience in your meditation at some point you’re probably sleeping, because it’s not a warm bath for the mind — it can be challenging.”
— Willoughby Britton

“If you can interface with any type of meditation spiritual system with maintaining your inner compass, that’s going to be a recipe for a much better outcome.”
— Willoughby Britton

“Meditation never really improved my cognition. I always found that I was sort of one of those sleepy meditators. I would just get really, really, really calm and my brain just kind of got dull. But if I go out there and just use power tools outside in the cold, then my blood’s moving, my brain’s working. That’s doing more of what I was hoping meditation would do. I am also just ecstatically happy, which meditation never did that for me.”
— Willoughby Britton

PEOPLE MENTIONEDJack KornfieldParacelsusYuval Noah HarariRichard J. DavidsonSimon GoldbergObi-Wan KenobiChris PalmerGeorge S. PattonAimee MannKahlil GibranRoman PalitskyDanny MeyerHermann RorschachThe Dalai Lama

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This blog post is a very special holiday edition of 5-Bullet Friday, my very own email newsletter!

It features 12 things I love, all of which make great holiday gifts. I also reached out to some of my favorite brands to get special deals for subscribers. I use all of these products on a daily or weekly basis. Each sponsored bullet is indicated with a star at the end of it, just like this sentence.*

Everything in this post is literally in my home, minus the last gift for mom.

I dislike shopping, but I do love finding the perfect gift. Finding that gift, though, gets harder with time. So… If you’re having trouble thinking up great options, here’s a list of goodies that deliver.

Outstanding game that I’m playing with friends and family

​​​Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza. You can learn how to play in less than a minute. The game is fast, fun, addictive, hilarious, and suitable for all ages. It scrambles brains to the delight of all. It’s also a simple deck of cards that travels easily. Hat tip to game Jedi Elan Lee (@elanlee) for introducing me to this gem!

Book I’m rereading and gifting

​The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander. I have read this book many times. It’s a wonderful and short reboot for possibility, excellent for all students of life and those who want to overcome self-imposed limitations. Here’s a snippet from the description: “Presenting twelve breakthrough practices for bringing creativity into all human endeavors, The Art of Possibility combines Benjamin Zander’s experience as conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and his talent as a teacher and communicator with psychotherapist Rosamund Stone Zander’s genius for designing innovative paradigms for personal and professional fulfillment.”

Sleep technology I’m using nightly

​Pod 3 Cover by Eight Sleep. Temperature is one of the main causes of poor sleep, and heat is my nemesis. I’ve suffered for decades, tossing and turning, throwing blankets off, pulling them back on, and repeating ad nauseam. The Pod 3 Cover has been a game changer for the quality of my sleep and the quality of my life. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. I’ve been using Eight Sleep for more than three years. Just in time for the holidays, add the Pod 3 Cover to your current mattress and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. It also splits your bed in half, so your partner can choose a totally different temp. No more fighting over the A/C! The Pod technology adjusts the temperature of each side of the bed based on your sleep stages, biometrics, and bedroom temperature, reacting intelligently to create the optimal sleeping environment. For a limited time, Eight Sleep is offering subscribers of 5-Bullet Friday $350 off(!) of the Pod 3 Cover. Click here to get the exclusive holiday savings until November 30th.*

​​Eye mask I swear by

​WAOAW Sleep Mask. This is my favorite sleep mask, and I’ve tried a lot. The WAOAW is a contoured mask that removes all pressure from the eyes, and it’s been added to my list of “things I didn’t know I needed.” The design also blocks much more light than conventional masks.

Two tools that save my low back

​As I type this on an international flight, both of the below are in my luggage. You are about as
old as your back feels, and these help me go, go, go without the ow, ow, ow.

PSO-RITE. If you have low-back pain, there’s a good chance your psoas muscle is involved. This was recommended by multiple people in this Twitter thread on self-release, and I use it right before bed.

Fisher Traction’s Low Back Device. This was first recommended to me by a martial-arts teacher who, in his mid-60s, can still outperform most 20-somethings. It’s a simple, portable way to use traction at home or on the road. I do 3–4 reps of five minutes with 60 seconds in between, and it makes a world of difference. One fine-tuning point: rather than pull on the “release strap” for the 60-second rest, I simply take the belt off of my hips and lie on the floor.

Electrolytes I depend on

LMNT. I’ve enjoyed LMNT for years now. I typically use 1–2 packs per day to add electrolytes, which helps me maintain both focus and energy levels. I add electrolytes for many reasons: because I over-hydrate compulsively while stuck at a laptop (which dilutes electrolytes and leads me to feel tired); because I’m typically on a low-carb diet; and because I’ve lost electrolytes through exercise, dry winter climates, sauna, etc. It’s convenient hydration insurance that tastes great. Each serving of LMNT delivers a meaningful dose of electrolytes without the garbage—no sugar, no artificial ingredients, no coloring, no junk. My favorite flavor is Citrus Salt, which, as a side note, you can use to make a kick-ass, no-sugar margarita. For the colder months, I’ve also been enjoying their chocolate flavors to mix into my favorite hot beverages. Find your favorite flavor with a free LMNT Sample Pack, included with any purchase. And if you don’t love your purchase for any reason, my friends at LMNT offer a no-questions-asked refund policy. This special offer is available at DrinkLMNT.com/Tim.*

What I’ll be wearing while skiing and snowboarding this winter

​​​ORTOVOX Merino Thermovent Hoody. I wore this for the end of last season, and it is the best combination of warmth and breathability I’ve ever found. From the description: “The HOODY is made of 99% fine merino wool. Thanks to the mesh structure in the torso and arm areas, this super-lightweight base layer wicks moisture away perfectly and provides ventilation. And the air pockets in the special structure make it particularly warm. Merino wool is naturally temperature- and moisture-regulating. A small pack size and ideal weight-to-warmth ratio will delight all tourers who value comfort and low weight.”

A delicious little indulgence for cheat day or any day

​Big Island Coffee Sea Salt Espresso Bites. Thanks to Jake Muise for bringing these goodies to Austin! Here’s a delicious one-liner from the website: “A little salty, a little sweet, and decadently wild, this espresso bite is made with 100% Maui coffee and sprinkled with mineral-rich sea salt from Molokai.” Outside of cheat day, a single square right before podcast recording also gives me just the right cognitive boost without any jitters.

Coffee gadgets I and my friends adore

​​​AeroPress Original (Cost: The 4-Hour Chef in 2012: “This is now, bar none, my favorite brewing method. Remember the Aerobie, the amazing UFO-like disc that you could throw farther than a football field, 20 times farther than a standard Frisbee? Alan Adler, a mechanical engineer and Stanford University lecturer, created it. After conquering the 1980s toy market, he began to obsess over coffee. The result was the AeroPress, which debuted in 2006. Quickly adopted by the specialty coffee community, it offers a simple way to prepare a small amount of excellent coffee, and it’s great for travel. Armed with an AeroPress and a tiny manual hand grinder like the Hario MSS-1B Mini Mill [or the more recently recommended Comandante], you can even make world-class coffee on an airplane meal tray! No mess and no fuss.” If you want to use a beefier and automated burr grinder at home, I now use the Baratza Encore.

​Jura ENA 4 (Cost: $999). Going up quite a few notches in fancy, the Jura ENA 4 was gifted to me by my friend Brad L. He is a die-hard coffee nerd and swore it was the best cup of coffee you could have without a professional barista. Just feed it whole beans, and it handles the rest. This attractive machine also imbues the coffee with a creamy texture that is hard to describe. There are multiple models to choose from with different features.

Health supplements I’m loving for sleep and performance

Momentous. Momentous offers high-quality supplements and products across a broad spectrum of categories, and I’ve been testing their products for months. I’ve recently focused on their Magnesium Threonate, Apigenin, and L-Theanine, which I use before bed. In combination, they have really helped me improve the onset, quality, and duration of my sleep. Momentous Sleep conveniently delivers all three in one single blend to help prime your body for sleep and help you build a powerful nighttime routine. I’ve also been using Momentous Creatine, and while it certainly helps physical performance, including poundage or wattage in sports, I use it primarily for mental performance (short-term memory, general podcasting, etc.). Their products are third-party tested (Informed Sport and/or NSF-certified), so you can trust that what is on the label is in the bottle… and nothing else. Until November 28th, Momentous is offering subscribers of 5-Bullet Friday exclusive early access to a 25% discount on all products, including my personal favorites, Sleep and Creatine. Click here to access these holiday savings. Momentous also ships internationally.*

Delicious meat I’m devouring this holiday season (and every season)  

Maui Nui Venison. This is the most delicious, nutrient-dense, and environmentally conscious red meat you can bring to your table. Many of my close friends have made this their go-to clean meat, and it’s helped me get into the best shape I’ve been in in years. Maui Nui is on a mission to restore balance to Hawai‘i’s ecosystems. The only operation of its kind, Maui Nui’s 100% wild-harvest process helps manage Maui’s invasive Axis deer populations while producing stress-free, incredibly tender and delicious protein, delivered right to your door. Enjoy clean-tasting venison (no gaminess at all) with the highest density of protein per calorie in a variety of cuts, jerky sticks, and bone broth. I love this company and their products so much that I ended up investing in them, as did Dr. Peter Attia. For a quick 30 grams of protein within 30 minutes of waking up, I eat three of their pepper jerky sticks nearly every morning. Supplies are limited, which is why I’m excited to offer 5-Bullet Friday subscribers 20% off site-wide, including your first purchase of their remaining subscription boxes. Visit MauiNuiVenison.com/Tim to take advantage of this limited-time offer and get 20% off.*

A device that most moms (or parents) will love

Skylight Digital Picture Frame. I gave this to my mom roughly a year ago, and it’s gotten more use than perhaps any other gift. The gist is simple: a nice digital display that rotates through photos. It runs 24/7 in my parents’ house, and it’s now loaded with family and childhood pics taken over decades. This one definitely exceeded all expectations.

And there you go! Twelve of my favorite things that make great holiday gifts. I love them all and hope you do, too.
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Have a wonderful weekend and wonderful holiday season, everyone!
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Much love to you and yours,
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Tim

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Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs. This is Tim Ferriss. Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is usually my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types to tease out the habits, routines, favorite books, and so on that you can apply and test in your own life. 

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In this episode, I answer questions on resurrecting “forgotten” languages, dog training, writer’s block, reducing alcohol intake, AI companions, training the “good enough” muscle, low-back pain, the importance of weight training and muscle mass, travel recommendations for Japan, managing fear of death and the descent to death, breaking negative self-talk, and much, much more. 

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#628: Q&A with Tim — Revisiting 15+ Years of PR and Marketing Lessons, Time Dilation for Deep Relaxation, The Art of Setting Ultra-High Prices, The Low-Information Diet, Studying Animal Communication, My 3-Day Fasting Protocol, Tools for Handling Adversity, Selling to the Affluent, My Current Coffee and Alcohol Rules, Risk Mitigation, and Much More

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEWhat Is Your Carbon Footprint? | The Nature ConservancyPut Oil Back Underground | Charm IndustrialAn Anti-GHG 501c3 | TerrasetSo You Want to Be a Neuroscientist? | Harvard Brain Science InitiativeHow to Become a Marine Biologist | Conservation CareersHow to Become a Comic Book Artist | The Art Career ProjectDerek Sivers — The Joys of an Un-Optimized Life, Finding Paths Less Traveled, Creating Tech Independence (and Risks of the Cloud), Taking Giant Leaps, and Picking the Right “Game of Life” | The Tim Ferriss Show #668The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss | AmazonOccam’s Protocol4-Hour Body: Occam’s Protocol and the Minimum Effective Dose | Social Media University, Global (SMUG)The Slow-Carb Diet One-Pager | Tim FerrissMasterpieces of Fantasy Art by Dian Hanson | AmazonFan Ho’s Street Photography: What Hong Kong Looked Like 60 Years Ago | Public DeliveryThe Conscious Leadership GroupThe 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Warner Klemp | AmazonDon’t Let Perfection Be the Enemy of Productivity | Harvard Business Review“I Think That Saying ‘Good Enough’ is a Superpower.” -Derek Sivers | Tim Ferriss, TwitterLogitech BRIO Ultra HD Webcam | AmazonMacBook Pro | AppleAudio-Technica ATR2100x-USB Cardioid Dynamic Microphone | AmazonTools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss | AmazonFasting vs. Slow-Carb Diet, Top $150 Purchases, Balancing Productivity and Relaxation, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #213Imposter Syndrome: Why You May Feel Like a Fraud | Verywell MindAizuchi | WikipediaDefinition of Backcountry Skiing, Slackcountry, Sidecountry, and Off Piste | The Backcountry Ski Touring Blog10 Reasons to Finally Give Backcountry Skiing a Try | goEastSkis | DPS SkisHow I Built a #1-Ranked Podcast With 60M+ Downloads | Tim Ferriss1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly | The TechniumCreative or Cool Excuses to Not Drink | r/TheGirlSurvivalGuideDr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Liquid Soap (Baby, Unscented) | AmazonCheck Your Sunscreens! More Recalls Due to Benzene | The Legal ExaminerNordic Naturals ProOmega 650 EPA/450 DHA | AmazonEasy Strength: How to Get a Lot Stronger Than Your Competition-And Dominate in Your Sport by Dan John | AmazonThe DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics by Dennis O’Neil | AmazonTiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg | AmazonAtomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear | AmazonHow to Read the Good Books | The New YorkerThe 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon12 Rules for Learning Foreign Languages in Record Time — The Only Post You’ll Ever Need | Tim FerrissDie Hard | Prime VideoOne Piece Wiki | FandomDon’t Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor | AmazonDog Tips and Training | Tim FerrissThe Most Important Skill to Teach Your Dog | Tim FerrissHow to Keep Your Dog Occupied | Tim FerrissDog Breakfast Tips with Molly | Tim FerrissDog Tricks: Command, Safety, and Vanity | Tim FerrissSusan Garrett — Master Dog (and Human) Trainer | The Tim Ferriss Show #200How to Lose 100 Pounds on The Slow-Carb Diet — Real Pics and Stories | Tim FerrissThe Healthiest Red Meat on the Planet | Maui Nui VenisonNutrient Density Study | Van Vliet LabJake Muise — The Relentless Pursuit of Innovation, Quality, and Meaning | The Tim Ferriss Show #678Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #398The AI Companion Who Cares | ReplikaAn ‘Epidemic’ of Loneliness Threatens Health of Americans, Surgeon General Says | Smithsonian MagazineDr. Vivek Murthy — Former Surgeon General on Combating COVID-19, Loneliness, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #417Charted: The Rapid Decline of Global Birth Rates | Visual CapitalistThe Sunk Cost Fallacy | The Decision LabWhat the Luddites Really Fought Against | Smithsonian MagazineThe Turing Test | Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyGoogle’s AI Passed the Turing Test — And Showed How It’s Broken | The Washington PostInokashira-koen Park and Ghibli Museum | Truly TokyoStores | LawsonSpirited Away (English Language) | Prime VideoBar Gen Yamamoto | InstagramWe Visit a Hidden Bar in Niseko | Steven & DiepBar Gyu+ | InstagramNikko Toshogu Shrine Autumn Grand Festival | Nikko Official GuideSamurai Archery: Yabusame in Nikko (Japanese Horseback Archery) | Ronin DaveQuestBridgeSupport a Classroom. 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Sheila Heen has spent the last three decades working to understand how people can better navigate conflict, with a particular specialty in difficult conversations. 

She is a founder of Triad Consulting Group, a professor at Harvard Law School, and a co-author of Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well (even when it’s off base, unfair, poorly delivered, and, frankly, you’re not in the mood), with Douglas Stone, and Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most, with Douglas Stone and Bruce Patton (with a newly updated third edition that was released in August).

Sheila and her colleagues at Triad work with leaders and organizations to build their capacity to have the conversations that matter most. Her clients have included Pixar, American Express, the NBA, the Singapore Supreme Court, the Obama White House, and theologians struggling with the nature of truth and God.

She is schooled in negotiation daily by her three children. You can find my first conversation with Sheila at tim.blog/SheilaHeen.

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Want to hear Sheila’s last appearance on this program? Have a listen to our conversation in which we discussed three categories of difficult conversations, conveying curiosity without coming off as condescending, finding common ground amid a disconnect, rewriting the scripts for bad apologies, setting behavioral expectations, presenting obstacles as shared problems, blame-absorbers versus blame-shifters, and much more.

#532: Sheila Heen of the Harvard Negotiation Project — How to Navigate Hard Conversations, the Subtle Art of Apologizing, and a Powerful 60-Day Challenge

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Sheila Heen: Website | LinkedInConnect with Triad Consulting Group: Website | Help Yourself Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen | Amazon Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen | AmazonTriad Consulting GroupHarvard Negotiation Project | Harvard Law SchoolSheila Heen of the Harvard Negotiation Project — How to Navigate Hard Conversations, the Subtle Art of Apologizing, and a Powerful 60-Day Challenge | The Tim Ferriss Show #532The Psychology of Victim Blaming | The AtlanticThe 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss | AmazonRE: Bill Cosby Quote from The 4-Hour Workweek | Nikita Singh, TwitterSheila Heen: Appreciation, Coaching, and Evaluation (ACE) | Global Leadership NetworkThree Kinds of Feedback | Yale School of MedicineThe War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield | AmazonTo Give Better Feedback, You Must Fully Understand the Agony of Receiving It | Quartz At WorkGetting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt | AmazonSheila Heen: Blame Absorbing vs. Blame Shifting | Global Leadership NetworkThe Three Kinds of Feedback and Our Triggers | Conversation AgentOnline Rorschach Inkblot TestNonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values by Marshall B. Rosenberg | AmazonA Research-Based Approach to Relationships | The Gottman InstituteThe 6 Things That Predict Divorce | The Gottman InstituteWhy Do People Roll Their Eyes? Psychologist Suggests Theories for Passive-Aggressive Sign in Teenage Girls | The IndependentHow to Treat Fatigue From Lyme Disease: 5 Tips | Medical News TodayFor All Your Stories of Small Victories Over Those Who’ve Wronged You | r/PettyRevengeKill Bill: Volume 1 | Prime VideoKill Bill: Volume 2 | Prime VideoThe 5 Love Languages Explained | Wisdom for LifeHow to Use Words of Affirmation in Your Relationship | Verywell MindSheila Heen: The “One Thing” Questions | Global Leadership NetworkSHOW NOTES[07:01] Conversations are the relationship.[08:12] How should we talk about feedback?[11:16] De-escalating the ask.[13:30] Addressing victim-blaming feedback for the new edition of Difficult Conversations.[28:48] How I’ve dealt with reader (and proofreader) feedback.[41:18] Making use of the three types of feedback.[49:05] Received difficult feedback? Phone a friend.[54:36] Discovering a good/bad match early in the dating game.[00:59:30] How I’ve traditionally handled conflict and stress.[1:07:50] The conundrum of feedback’s source.[1:09:03] Three triggered reactions to feedback.[1:12:09] The you plus me combination.[1:20:16] What does resolution look like?[1:22:52] The Gottman Institute.[1:29:35] Coping with a relationship’s unresolvable frictions.[1:33:41] The courtship of Sheila’s sister.[1:37:11] A thirst for vindictiveness and other deal breakers.[1:43:31] Learning from the comfort of our strengths.[1:45:43] Perspective from three positions.[1:47:09] How to extend positive reinforcement.[1:51:26] Giving feedback without starting a fight.[1:55:12] Asking “one thing” questions as a leader.[1:57:43] Are you aware of your need to receive feedback?[2:02:13] Parting thoughts.MORE SHEILA HEEN QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“Being an honest mirror is asking a friend to help you see what might be right about this feedback.”

“We uncovered some evidence that suggests that, in terms of sensitivity to feedback, how upset we get and how long it takes us to recover, that can vary by up to 3,000 percent.”

“We have the biggest emotional reaction to the evaluation part because we hate being judged. It’s hard. It’s really hard to feel judged, so we’re quick to hear it in anything.”

“The need to give feedback is a felt problem. I have feedback for you. I’m carrying it around with myself because I don’t know how to give it to you, or I’ve tried to give it to you and you’re not taking it. If there’s a book that would help me do that, I would buy that book, and could use some help. The need to receive feedback from other people who are carrying it around and not giving it to us is not necessarily a felt problem. I’m oblivious to it. I have mixed feelings about it.”

PEOPLE MENTIONEDDouglas StoneBruce PattonBarack ObamaBill CosbySteven PressfieldJerzy GregorekHermann RorschachJohn & Julie GottmanHercule PoirotSherlock HolmesJohn RichardsonStacy Heen LennonQuentin Tarantino

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