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This blog post is a very special holiday edition of 5-Bullet Friday, my very own email newsletter! For twice the fun, we have twice the number of bullets.

It features ten 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.* Literally everything in this email is in my home. 

As health has remained my number one priority this year, most—if not all—of the items below focus on sleep, nutrition, pain relief, and recovery. All good things stem from good health. As Confucius is credited with saying, “A healthy person wants a thousand things, a sick person only wants one.”

I dislike shopping, but I do love finding the perfect gift. Finding that gift, though, gets harder with time. Those damn adults seem to have everything. So… If you’re having trouble thinking up great options, here are some goodies that deliver.

What is helping me sleep

​​WAOAW Sleep Mask. This has become my favorite sleep mask. 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. Grumpy Tim is good for no one.

Sleep technology I’m using every night

​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 two 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. 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 $450 off(!) of their Sleep Fit Holiday Bundle, which includes my personal favorite, the Pod 3 Cover. Click here to get the exclusive holiday savings until November 30th.*

What I’m using with my dog

​Slow-Feed Stainless Steel Bowl. My dear Molly pup has a lot of superpowers, but eating slowly is not one of them. Every two weeks or so, she’ll manically Hoover her food and puke it onto the floor a few minutes later. Not my favorite. This new bowl has totally fixed the problem. No one likes the scarf and barf! For some recent Molly photos that don’t involve barfing, click here and here.

​​High-quality meat and fish I’m cooking

​ButcherBox! ButcherBox is my trusted source for high-quality meats and proteins (outside of venison). They deliver 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef; free-range organic chicken; humanely raised pork; and wild-caught seafood directly to your doorstep at the frequency you choose. I love cooking with friends and family, and ButcherBox makes it easier to co-create delicious meals, whether a light fish dish or the best ribs you’ve ever had. ButcherBox also cares deeply about animal welfare, supporting the livelihood of farmers and treating ecosystems with respect. They’re B Corp certified, which means they prioritize meeting the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. This Black Friday, your search for amazing deals on high-quality protein ends with ButcherBox. ButcherBox is offering you one of their best steak deals: Get two 10 oz rib eyes FREE in every box for a whole year when you join, plus an additional $20 off!*

Wine I’m drinking with family and friends this holiday season

​Dry Farm Wines. Wines sold in the US can contain a hefty amount of sugar and up to 76 government-approved wine-making additives. Two of these additives are classified as acute toxins by the National Institute of Health, and 12 are classified as “health hazards.” Modern wine is like modern food; most of it is a processed product. And unfortunately, the government doesn’t require wine companies to disclose any of their ingredients. For that reason, most of the wine in my house over the past two years has been from Dry Farm Wines. In my experience, their wine means more fun with fewer headaches. Dry Farm Wines only curates wines that are organic, practically sugar-free (less than 1g/L), low-alcohol (less than 12.5%), low-sulfite, additive-free, and produced by small family farms. All Dry Farm Wines are laboratory tested for purity standards by a certified, independent enologist, and all of their wines are also backed by a 100% Happiness Promise—they will either replace or refund any wine you do not love. Dry Farm Wines has a special offer just for 5-Bullet Friday subscribers—an extra bottle in your first box for just one extra penny. Check out all the details at DryFarmWines.com/Tim.*

Two tools that have reduced low-back pain and tightness

​PSO-RITE for psoas muscle release. Recommended by multiple people in this Twitter thread on self-release. This is the easier to use of these two grouped bullets, but it’s not as surgically precise as the Hip Hook.
Aletha Hip Hook for relief of back and hip pain. This really gets into your psoas and can also tackle the hard-to-reach iliacus quite effectively. Often, what disrupts my sleep is lower-back tightness, so I end up having to flip-flop like a rotisserie chicken from side to side to side to side, which (surprise!) does not improve my sleep quality.

Premium teas I’m enjoying daily

​Pique! Pique is one of my go-tos for the best gifts for family and friends. Combining efficacy and quality with purity and taste, their fermented pu’er teas have become an essential part of my daily routine. I drink both their black and green pu’er every morning, and I take packets with me when I travel. Combining both allows me to get the full spectrum of active ingredients in one easy and enjoyable drink. Their teas are more concentrated in polyphenol antioxidants than any other tea—they support focus and mental clarity, healthy digestion, metabolism, hormonal health, and a healthy immune system. Another favorite is their Daily Radiance Liposomal Vitamin C maximized for absorption. It tastes so good, you might choose to take it once or twice a day, as I do. When I combine these teas with Vitamin C, I know I’m really setting myself up well for the colder days ahead. Pique’s products are triple toxin screened and sourced from some of the world’s most biodiverse areas. Their cutting-edge extraction technology maximally preserves antioxidants, so you reap the health benefits with zero prep, brewing, or waiting required. Pique is offering their biggest deal ever—an exclusive 15% discount on my favorites and more with code TIM15—only available until November 25th, 11:59 p.m. PST.*

What I’m using for recovery

​Marc Pro | Recovery Tool for Sore Muscles & Pain Relief. Last winter, I injured my shoulder snowboarding, and nothing seemed to stem the pain and inflammation, even after a week of recovery. Kelly Starrett (@thereadystate) of The Ready State recommended the Marc Pro, and it reduced the swelling more than 50% after two two-hour sessions. The transformation was incredible. Of course, your mileage will vary, but I plan on traveling with one such device from now on. Since I can’t help but constantly break myself, I am also watching How to Fix a Pelvic Fault or Tweak for skiing-induced lower-back and SI pain. Maybe I should just grow up, but that sounds incredibly boring. My most recent interview with Kelly can be found here.

Electrolytes I’m using daily

​LMNT. I’ve stocked up on boxes and boxes of LMNT, and I usually use 1–2 packs per day to add electrolytes to prevent dehydration symptoms like headaches, muscle cramps, and fatigue. 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 on a low-carb diet, because I’ve lost electrolytes through exercise, dry winter climates, etc. It’s simply cheap 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. Find your favorite flavor with a free LMNT Sample Pack, included with any purchase for a limited time. 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 here: DrinkLMNT.com/Tim.*

Big relief in a little package

​Rubz ball. Meet one of my favorite travel partners, which can be thought of as a golf ball that won’t shoot across the floor when stepped on. Roll this uniquely designed ball under your feet (my go-to area) or over any sore or tired muscle to reduce tension. It’s small enough to fit in a pocket and easy to manipulate.

And there you go! Ten 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,
​
Tim

P.S. For those of you who need a break from the serious, I’m running a meme contest from now until 10 p.m. PST on Sunday. And closely related, my last podcast with Kevin Rose is designed to trigger giggles and belly laughs: “The Big Reveal: The Legend of CØCKPUNCH — Kevin Rose and Tim Ferriss on Tim’s New and Extremely Bizarre Art Project.”

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

This episode is a bit different.

It’s an exploration of my creative process, how I think about first principles, and how to get serious things done without being serious all the time. In this case, I am the guest and Kevin Rose (@KevinRose) is the host. Who is Kevin? Kevin is a technologist, serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, self-experimenter, and all-around wild and crazy guy.

For more on The Legend of CØCKPUNCH®, visit cockpunch.com and follow on Twitter (@cockpunch). Launch date is coming up soon, so make sure to follow that Twitter account for news, as well as @tferriss and @TimTimNifties. I will also be announcing next steps via my newsletter, and you can sign up at tim.blog/friday.

Please note: 100% of primary sale proceeds are being donated to the Saisei Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation that funds cutting-edge scientific research and other initiatives related to psychedelic medicine, mental health therapeutics, and much more.

The episode you’re about to hear was originally published on the PROOF podcast, a podcast hosted by Kevin, which provides in-depth NFT coverage.

The PROOF podcast is part of PROOF (@proof_xyz). PROOF is creating community-centric products that celebrate art, connect collectors, and activate creative entrepreneurship. Under the PROOF umbrella, they have the PROOF Collective, a private collective of 1,000 dedicated NFT collectors and artists. There is also Grails—which I’ve been an artist for—PROOF-curated collections with artists revealed post-mint. And, of course, there is Moonbirds, a collection of 10,000 utility-enabled PFPs featuring a diverse pool of traits. That’s just the tip of the PROOF iceberg. Kevin is doing a phenomenal job, and I suggest you check out what they’re doing. 

And now, let’s take a trip to crazy town, shall we? I hope you enjoy this as much as I did…

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

Brought to you by  Maui Nui Venison  wildly delicious venison,  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement, and  Allform  premium, modular furniture. 

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This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens. I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usually AG1 by Athletic Greens, 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 AG further covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system. 

Right now, Athletic Greens is offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones. Visit AthleticGreens.com/Tim to claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free 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 all-in-one daily greens product.

This episode is also brought to you by Maui Nui Venison. I’ve been eating Maui Nui Venison for the past two years, and there’s no going back. My pantry and freezers are full of it, and I restock every month. Why? (1) If I combine Maui Nui Venison with even a little exercise, I drop body fat unbelievably quickly. (2) It tastes delicious and isn’t gamey. (3) Ethically, I feel great about Maui Nui protein, as axis deer are an invasive species on Maui, where their population needs to be managed in order to protect vulnerable ecosystems.

Harvested using stress-free methods, Maui Nui’s fresh venison is clean-tasting, tender, and one of the most nutrient-dense meats on the planet. Maui Nui is a nearly daily go-to for me, both as a supplement to my daily diet (with broth, jerky snacks, etc.) and through main courses (via their fresh-meat subscription program). I fell in love with this company so much that I ended up investing, which is a rarity.

Tim Ferriss Show listeners can get 15% off on practically everything Maui Nui is offering by visiting MauiNuiVenison.com/Tim! Just use code TIM at checkout. This is the first discount they have done in more than a year, so you are getting something special, folks!

This episode is brought to you by Allform! If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They also launched a company called Allform that makes premium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door—at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores. You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home.

Allform arrives in just 3–7 days, and you can assemble it yourself in a few minutes—no tools needed. To find your perfect sofa and receive 20% off all orders, check out Allform.com/Tim.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE The Legend of CØCKPUNCH® Saisei FoundationKevin RosePROOFPROOF PodcastsCOCKPUNCH TwitterCOCKPUNCH InstagramTHE SEVENTH SCRIBE Twitter

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“Jason would never stab you in the back. He might stab you in the face, though.”

— Douglas Rushkoff

Jason Calacanis (@jason) has invested in more than 300 startups in the past decade (Uber, Calm, Robinhood, and more), was Sequoia Capital’s first Scout, and is the author of the book ANGEL. He also hosts two podcasts, This Week in Startups and All-In.

Please enjoy!

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

Brought to you by Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, House of Macadamias delicious and nutritious nuts, and LinkedIn Jobs recruitment platform with 800M+ users.

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

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This episode is brought to you by House of Macadamias delicious and nutritious nuts! I love macadamia nuts and have been enjoying them often since keto expert Dr. Dominic D’Agostino recommended them on the podcast in 2015. They taste great, and with more healthy, monounsaturated fat than both olive oil and avocados, 27% fewer carbs than almonds, and more than 50% fewer carbs than cashews, they’re the perfect low-carb, keto-friendly, nutty snack. In fact, I just ate a handful of lightly white-chocolate-covered macadamias about an hour ago to keep me going through the afternoon until dinner. And I will say this: ​House of Macadamias produces the best-tasting macadamia nuts I’ve ever eaten… by far.

Listeners of The Tim Ferriss Show can use code TIM20 to get 20% off all orders, plus free two-day shipping across the US, UK, and African continent with the purchase of two or more boxes! Visit  HouseOfMacadamias.com/Tim  to discover some of the most delicious and nutritious nuts on the planet.

This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs. Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future, LinkedIn Jobs can help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.

Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 800 million professionals worldwide, LinkedIn Jobs can help you find and hire the right person faster. When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. And now, you can post a job for free. Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.

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.

For a limited time, Eight Sleep is offering my listeners up to $450 off their Sleep Fit Holiday Bundle, which includes my personal favorite, the Pod 3 Cover. Go to EightSleep.com/Tim to get the exclusive holiday savings. Eight Sleep currently ships within the USA, Canada, the UK, select countries in the EU, and Australia. That’s EightSleep.com/Tim

Want to hear an episode featuring another incredible entrepreneur ? Have a listen to my conversation with Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg in Antarctica, where we discussed the surreality of perpetual daylight, the “patient” Antarctican landscape, rollicking penguin imitations, the grieving process, using smartphones to regularly record loved ones, existential revelations, cloned pets, how Matt expresses anger without cursing, gratitude, and much more.

#578: Tim Ferriss and Matt Mullenweg in Antarctica: Exploring Personal Fears, Bucket Lists, Facing Grief, Crafting Life Missions, and Tim’s Best Penguin Impressions

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 Jason Calacanis:

Website | Twitter

Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000 by Jason Calacanis | AmazonThis Week In Startups with Jason Calacanis and Molly WoodThe All-In Podcast with Chamath, Jason, Sacks, and FriedbergPatient Capital for Building Enduring Companies | The Sequoia Capital FundThe 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss | AmazonQuickTime | AppleThe Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande | AmazonBay Ridge (1982) | The New York TimesStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Prime VideoGoodfellas | Prime VideoSilicon Alley Reporter | WikipediaLocal Area Network (LAN) | WikipediaGrandmaster Maurice Ashley Plays NYC Trash-Talker | The Tim Ferriss ExperimentPaper MagazineBarneys New York | WikipediaBlender CD-ROM Magazine | Internet ArchivePseudo.com | Wikipedia​Before the Web: Online Services of Yesteryear | ZDNETSony Online | Internet ArchiveBalthazar Restaurant New YorkThe Roxy (New York City) | WikipediaThe Chemical BrothersThe OrbThe Terminator | Prime VideoThe 10 Greatest Punk Zines of the ’80s by Michael Hardy | Medium2600: The Hacker QuarterlyRoseland Ballroom | Wikipedia1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly | The TechniumSliding Doors | Prime VideoForrest Gump | Prime VideoFlickrDel.icio.us | WikipediaKozmo.com | WikipediaAn Italian Style Icon Since 1946 | VespaBedford-Stuyvesant NYC Neighborhood Guide | CompassStarrett-Lehigh BuildingEllis Island | US National Park ServiceLatham & WatkinsA Directory of Mostly Wonderful Things | Boing BoingpaidContent | WikipediaTravel News, Airline News, and Hotel News | SkiftInception | Prime VideoWeblogs, Inc. | WikipediaAmazon, Meta, Twitter Layoffs: The End of Silicon Valley’s 20-Year Boom | SlateNew FTX CEO Calls the Crypto Exchange’s Corporate Control a ‘Complete Failure’ | The New York TimesAutomatticGawkerEngadgetGizmodoFarewell to TUAW – And to a Whole Era of Tech Blogging | Fast CompanyOpening the Kimono Event | Tim FerrissMyers–Briggs Type Indicator | WikipediaEnneagram of Personality | WikipediaBlade Runner | Prime Video“Tears in Rain” Monologue | Blade RunnerCalacanis Calls Time on the Internet ‘Me-Toos’ | The GuardianThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas | AmazonA Rare In-Person Random Show with Kevin Rose — VR Workouts, I Bonds, Excellent Movies, Recent Books, Lessons from Amy Tan, How to Shape Your Mind, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #622You Might Go Through Hell for Your Post-Ozempic Body | The CutFast with Zero | ZeroThe McLaughlin Group | WikipediaThe McLaughlin Group (Parody) | SNLMark Zuckerberg on Long-Term Strategy, Business and Parenting Principles, Personal Energy Management, Building the Metaverse, Seeking Awe, the Role of Religion, Solving Deep Technical Challenges (e.g., AR), and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #582The Production BoardAMC Stock Gains as House Report Reveals New Details on Robinhood | InvestorPlaceGoopAthletic Greens | Tim FerrissMy Next Act: Democratizing Venture Capital | LaunchThe ProPublica-Vanity Fair Report on Covid’s Origins Is Explosive. Is It Reliable? | The GuardianIdiocracy | Prime VideoOw! My Balls! | IdiocracyJackass: The Movie | Prime VideoRed Scare PodcastSpeak Freely | SignalAlley-Oop | WikipediaMaking Sense Podcast with Sam HarrisThe Reason Why Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and Roger Waters Are Feuding | Far OutThe Overton Window: How Politics Change | ConceptuallyLess Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis | AmazonAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis | AmazonThe Bret Easton Ellis PodcastPsychedelics 101: Books, Documentaries, Podcasts, Science, and More | Tim FerrissColorado Proposition 122: Decriminalization and Regulated Access Program for Certain Psychedelic Plants and Fungi Initiative (2022) | BallotpediaMy Healing Journey After Childhood Abuse (Includes Extensive Resource List) | The Tim Ferriss Show #464Funding Cutting-Edge Scientific Research | Saisei FoundationSHOW NOTES[05:39] Why is this only the first time Jason’s been on the show?[06:37] Never underestimate the power of checklists.[08:56] How Jason’s young life was steeped in blood and taxes.[11:57] How Jason entered the world of entrepreneurship.[29:32] What happened when Jason got fired from his own company.[34:05] Orchestrating a comeback the very next day.[37:49] The Mercury Club that never was.[41:37] The origin of “Calacanis.”[43:01] Building a blogging empire.[48:36] Finding blog writers.[52:51] Planning events and making memories.[58:39] Friendship, loyalty, and collaboration with close friends.[1:06:00] All-In: When a solo act gets tricked into joining a band.[1:13:39] Memorable times All-In has gone off the rails.[1:21:49] With greatly followed podcasts comes great responsibility.[1:27:38] KeepingAll-In running smoothly with four very different personalities.[1:34:53] Talent-wrangling techniques.[1:39:30] Bill Maher’s moderation style.[1:40:47] Friendly rapport can be contagious.[1:42:26] Can you see your comfort zone from the Overton window?[1:45:44] Transfering skills, building popularity, and co-existing with jet blockers.[1:52:16] What happens when you catch the car?[1:55:15] Psychedelic therapy and a big win in Colorado.[2:01:28] Jason’s billboard and parting thoughts.MORE JASON CALACANIS QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“When I had no money and then became a millionaire, people treated me differently. All of a sudden, I got 30 more IQ points and I was two feet taller.”
— Jason Calacanis

“[On All-In], I have three partners, and all three of my partners on it have never had a boss. So you’ve literally got four of the most opinionated friends who’ve never had a boss who have four different directions they want to take it.”
— Jason Calacanis

“Have great friends. Build cool shit.”
— Jason Calacanis

“The system is so easy to win, and the system is set up for entrepreneurs to win in this country. Why on Earth would you cheat if it’s so easy to just have a win by just working hard?”
— Jason Calacanis

“It’s important to be, I think, a really good, loyal friend. I have been burned in this regard where I’ve been more loyal to certain people and they have not been loyal to me. And it’s very frustrating for some of the people around me when they see that happen to me. And for me, I say that is that person’s chance to learn how to be a friend. They just haven’t gotten there yet.”
— Jason Calacanis

“47 fucks given.”
— Jason Calacanis

PEOPLE MENTIONEDChris SaccaAtul GawandeJack DorseyJason’s DadHan SoloChewbaccaLeia Skywalker Organa SoloJosh HarrisDavid HershkovitsChristine MuhlkeBjörkSupermanEsther DysonKevin KellyHeather JacksonAlan MecklerDouglas RushkoffCharlie RoseAllan HoustonHulkCaterina FakeDJ SpookyRafat AliHoward SternMercuryXeni JardinMarvin MinskyRobert BrockmanBrian AlveyMark CubanPeter RojasSean BonnerMatt MullenwegGeorge HarrisonPaul McCartneyJohn LennonNick DentonSteve JobsJony IveEvan WilliamsDave GoldbergTony HsiehKevin RoseTravis KalanickChamath PalihapitiyaJohn McLaughlinMark ZuckerbergDavid O. SacksDonald TrumpDavid FriedbergGwyneth PaltrowBrad GerstnerChris AshendenVladimir PutinJoe BidenVolodymyr ZelenskyyJoe RoganDasha NekrasovaRachel MaddowSam HarrisBill MaherRoger WatersDavid GilmourBret Easton EllisBertErnieJade CalacanisDebbie Millman

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“Jason would never stab you in the back. He might stab you in the face, though.”

— Douglas Rushkoff

Jason Calacanis (@jason) has invested in more than 300 startups in the past decade (Uber, Calm, Robinhood, and more), was Sequoia Capital’s first Scout, and is the author of the book ANGEL. He also hosts two podcasts, This Week in Startups and All-In.

Please enjoy!

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

Brought to you by Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, House of Macadamias delicious and nutritious nuts, and LinkedIn Jobs recruitment platform with 800M+ users.

Listen onApple Podcasts[image error]Listen onSpotify[image error]Listen onOvercast#635: Jason Calacanis on Brooklyn Grit, Big Asks, Angel Investing (Uber, Calm, Robinhood, and more), The Magic of Thinking Big, and St*bbing People in the Face but Never In The Back

This episode is brought to you by House of Macadamias delicious and nutritious nuts! I love macadamia nuts and have been enjoying them often since keto expert Dr. Dominic D’Agostino recommended them on the podcast in 2015. They taste great, and with more healthy, monounsaturated fat than both olive oil and avocados, 27% fewer carbs than almonds, and more than 50% fewer carbs than cashews, they’re the perfect low-carb, keto-friendly, nutty snack. In fact, I just ate a handful of lightly white-chocolate-covered macadamias about an hour ago to keep me going through the afternoon until dinner. And I will say this: ​House of Macadamias produces the best-tasting macadamia nuts I’ve ever eaten… by far.

Listeners of The Tim Ferriss Show can use code TIM20 to get 20% off all orders, plus free two-day shipping across the US, UK, and African continent with the purchase of two or more boxes! Visit  HouseOfMacadamias.com/Tim  to discover some of the most delicious and nutritious nuts on the planet.

This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs. Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future, LinkedIn Jobs can help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.

Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 800 million professionals worldwide, LinkedIn Jobs can help you find and hire the right person faster. When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. And now, you can post a job for free. Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.

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.

For a limited time, Eight Sleep is offering my listeners up to $450 off their Sleep Fit Holiday Bundle, which includes my personal favorite, the Pod 3 Cover. Go to EightSleep.com/Tim to get the exclusive holiday savings. Eight Sleep currently ships within the USA, Canada, the UK, select countries in the EU, and Australia. That’s EightSleep.com/Tim

Want to hear an episode featuring another incredible entrepreneur ? Have a listen to my conversation with Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg in Antarctica, where we discussed the surreality of perpetual daylight, the “patient” Antarctican landscape, rollicking penguin imitations, the grieving process, using smartphones to regularly record loved ones, existential revelations, cloned pets, how Matt expresses anger without cursing, gratitude, and much more.

#578: Tim Ferriss and Matt Mullenweg in Antarctica: Exploring Personal Fears, Bucket Lists, Facing Grief, Crafting Life Missions, and Tim’s Best Penguin Impressions

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Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000 by Jason Calacanis | AmazonThis Week In Startups with Jason Calacanis and Molly WoodThe All-In Podcast with Chamath, Jason, Sacks, and FriedbergPatient Capital for Building Enduring Companies | The Sequoia Capital FundThe 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss | AmazonQuickTime | AppleThe Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande | AmazonBay Ridge (1982) | The New York TimesStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Prime VideoGoodfellas | Prime VideoSilicon Alley Reporter | WikipediaLocal Area Network (LAN) | WikipediaGrandmaster Maurice Ashley Plays NYC Trash-Talker | The Tim Ferriss ExperimentPaper MagazineBarneys New York | WikipediaBlender CD-ROM Magazine | Internet ArchivePseudo.com | Wikipedia​Before the Web: Online Services of Yesteryear | ZDNETSony Online | Internet ArchiveBalthazar Restaurant New YorkThe Roxy (New York City) | WikipediaThe Chemical BrothersThe OrbThe Terminator | Prime VideoThe 10 Greatest Punk Zines of the ’80s by Michael Hardy | Medium2600: The Hacker QuarterlyRoseland Ballroom | Wikipedia1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly | The TechniumSliding Doors | Prime VideoForrest Gump | Prime VideoFlickrDel.icio.us | WikipediaKozmo.com | WikipediaAn Italian Style Icon Since 1946 | VespaBedford-Stuyvesant NYC Neighborhood Guide | CompassStarrett-Lehigh BuildingEllis Island | US National Park ServiceLatham & WatkinsA Directory of Mostly Wonderful Things | Boing BoingpaidContent | WikipediaTravel News, Airline News, and Hotel News | SkiftInception | Prime VideoWeblogs, Inc. | WikipediaAmazon, Meta, Twitter Layoffs: The End of Silicon Valley’s 20-Year Boom | SlateNew FTX CEO Calls the Crypto Exchange’s Corporate Control a ‘Complete Failure’ | The New York TimesAutomatticGawkerEngadgetGizmodoFarewell to TUAW – And to a Whole Era of Tech Blogging | Fast CompanyOpening the Kimono Event | Tim FerrissMyers–Briggs Type Indicator | WikipediaEnneagram of Personality | WikipediaBlade Runner | Prime Video“Tears in Rain” Monologue | Blade RunnerCalacanis Calls Time on the Internet ‘Me-Toos’ | The GuardianThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas | AmazonA Rare In-Person Random Show with Kevin Rose — VR Workouts, I Bonds, Excellent Movies, Recent Books, Lessons from Amy Tan, How to Shape Your Mind, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #622You Might Go Through Hell for Your Post-Ozempic Body | The CutFast with Zero | ZeroThe McLaughlin Group | WikipediaThe McLaughlin Group (Parody) | SNLMark Zuckerberg on Long-Term Strategy, Business and Parenting Principles, Personal Energy Management, Building the Metaverse, Seeking Awe, the Role of Religion, Solving Deep Technical Challenges (e.g., AR), and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #582The Production BoardAMC Stock Gains as House Report Reveals New Details on Robinhood | InvestorPlaceGoopAthletic Greens | Tim FerrissMy Next Act: Democratizing Venture Capital | LaunchThe ProPublica-Vanity Fair Report on Covid’s Origins Is Explosive. Is It Reliable? | The GuardianIdiocracy | Prime VideoOw! 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“When I had no money and then became a millionaire, people treated me differently. All of a sudden, I got 30 more IQ points and I was two feet taller.”
— Jason Calacanis

“[On All-In], I have three partners and all three of my partners on it have never had a boss. So you’ve literally got four of the most opinionated friends who’ve never had a boss who have four different directions they want to take it.”
— Jason Calacanis

“Have great friends; build cool shit.”
— Jason Calacanis

“The system is so easy to win, and the system is set up for entrepreneurs to win in this country. Why on Earth would you cheat if it’s so easy to just have a win by just working hard?”
— Jason Calacanis

“It’s important to be, I think, a really good, loyal friend. I have been burned in this regard where I’ve been more loyal to certain people and they have not been loyal to me. And it’s very frustrating for some of the people around me when they see that happen to me. And for me, I say that is that person’s chance to learn how to be a friend, they just haven’t gotten there yet.”
— Jason Calacanis

“47 fucks given.”
— Jason Calacanis

PEOPLE MENTIONEDChris SaccaAtul GawandeJack DorseyJason’s DadHan SoloChewbaccaLeia Skywalker Organa SoloJosh HarrisDavid HershkovitsChristine MuhlkeBjörkSupermanEsther DysonKevin KellyHeather JacksonAlan MecklerDouglas RushkoffCharlie RoseAllan HoustonHulkCaterina FakeDJ SpookyRafat AliHoward SternMercuryXeni JardinMarvin MinskyRobert BrockmanBrian AlveyMark CubanPeter RojasSean BonnerMatt MullenwegGeorge HarrisonPaul McCartneyJohn LennonNick DentonSteve JobsJony IveEvan WilliamsDave GoldbergTony HsiehKevin RoseTravis KalanickChamath PalihapitiyaJohn McLaughlinMark ZuckerbergDavid O. SacksDonald TrumpDavid FriedbergGwyneth PaltrowBrad GerstnerChris AshendenVladimir PutinJoe BidenVolodymyr ZelenskyyJoe RoganDasha NekrasovaRachel MaddowSam HarrisBill MaherRoger WatersDavid GilmourBret Easton EllisBertErnieJade CalacanisDebbie Millman

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“One of the things that’s exciting about the study of history is you are trying to remind yourself again and again that what happened, that what we know happened, might have gone the other way. That the Cuban Missile Crisis ended in both sides essentially backing down was not predetermined. There was a moment when a Soviet submarine commander gave the order to fire a nuclear torpedo at US naval surface ships, so we came within a hair’s breadth of World War III. These alternate worlds, these histories that didn’t happen, have to be alive in your mind when you are writing history. The fatal mistake is to write history as if it were bound to happen the way it happened.”

— Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson (@nfergus), MA, DPhil, FRSE, is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. He is the author of 16 books, including The Pity of War, The House of Rothschild, Empire, Civilization, and Kissinger, 1923–1968: The Idealist, which won the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Prize.

He is an award-winning filmmaker, too, having won an International Emmy for his PBS series The Ascent of Money. His 2018 book, The Square and the Tower, was a New York Times bestseller and also adapted for television by PBS as Niall Ferguson’s Networld. In 2020 he joined Bloomberg Opinion as a columnist.

In addition, he is the founder and managing director of Greenmantle LLC, a New York-based advisory firm; a co-founder of Ualá, a Latin American financial technology company; and a trustee of the New York Historical Society, the London-based Centre for Policy Studies, and the newly founded University of Austin.

His latest book, Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe, was published last year by Penguin and was shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize. 

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Want to hear another episode about the geopolitical framework of current events? Have a listen to my most recent conversation with Noah Feldman, in which we discuss free speech in the age of social media, AR vs. VR, the dollar’s status as a reserve currency, and much more.

#608: Signal Over Noise with Noah Feldman — The War in Ukraine (Recap and Predictions), The Machiavelli of Maryland, Best Books to Understand Geopolitics, The Battles for Free Speech on Social Media, Metaverse Challenges, and More

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Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe by Niall Ferguson | AmazonThe Pity Of War: Explaining World War I by Niall Ferguson | AmazonThe House of Rothschild: Money’s Prophets: 1798-1848 by Niall Ferguson | AmazonEmpire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power by Niall Ferguson | AmazonCivilization: The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson | AmazonKissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist by Niall Ferguson | AmazonThe Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson | AmazonThe Ascent of Money | PBSThe Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook by Niall Ferguson | AmazonNiall Ferguson’s Networld | Prime VideoA Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Advisory Firm | GreenmantleThe Good Side of your Money | UaláThe First World War: An Illustrated History by A.J.P. Taylor | AmazonSex Pistols | The Official WebsiteHistory of Punk: Ian Rubbish and the Bizzaros | SNLUniversity of Oxford1979: The Soviet Union Deploys Its SS20 Missiles and NATO Responds | NATOPunch (Magazine) | WikipediaDaily Mail | WikipediaTory Nihilist: Maurice Cowling Debunked Liberalism With “Irony, Geniality, and Malice.” | The American ConservativeHigh Table | WikipediaHarry Potter Filming Locations | Experience OxfordshireComparing the Slums of 1970s Glasgow to the Buildings That Stand There Today | ViceHillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance | AmazonThe Masters (Strangers and Brothers) by C.P. Snow | AmazonHenry Kissinger | WikiquoteChrist’s College CambridgeChâteau Lafite Rothschild | Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)Niall Ferguson on Why We Study History | Conversations with Tyler #128Revolutions of 1848 | WikipediaThe Course of German History: A Survey of the Development of German History since 1815 by A.J.P. Taylor | AmazonThe Rothschild ArchiveFidelio | WikipediaThe Origins of The Second World War by A.J.P. Taylor | AmazonMunich Agreement | United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWhat Is Tweed? A Complete Guide to the History of Tweed, Plus 8 Different Types of Tweed | MasterClassVirtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals by Niall Ferguson | AmazonHow The World Went To War In 1914 | Imperial War MuseumsTimeline of the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine | WikipediaVideo Collection | President of UkraineThe Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962 | Office of the HistorianThe Submarines of October | The National Security ArchiveThe Struggle for Mastery in Europe: 1848-1918 by A.J.P. Taylor | AmazonEssays in English History by A.J.P. Taylor | AmazonAnimal Farm by George Orwell | Amazon1984 by George Orwell | AmazonThe Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell by George Orwell | AmazonCounterfactual History | WikipediaDan Carlin’s Hardcore History PodcastEngineering Victory with Elon | Hardcore History Addendum #17The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens | AmazonMark Twain: “There Is No Such Thing as a New Idea…” | GoodreadsCold War | WikipediaAre We Entering a Second Cold War? | Harvard MagazineDestined For War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? by Graham Allison | AmazonKennan and Containment, 1947 | Office of the HistorianKorean War | WikipediaTaiwan Prepares to Be Invaded | The AtlanticTaiwan: World’s Semiconductor Factory | Global EconomicsEvents in Iran since Mahsa Amini’s Arrest and Death in Custody | ReutersSeven Years into China’s Belt and Road | Brookings InstitutionWill China Control the Global Internet Via its Digital Silk Road? | Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceChina’s Containment Conspiracy Theories Finally Come True | The HillAUKUS: UK, US, and Australia Launch Pact to Counter China | BBCCHIPS and Science Act of 2022 | InvestopediaChina’s Huawei Is Winning the 5G Race. Here’s What the United States Should Do To Respond | Council on Foreign RelationsThe Soviet Union in Angola: Soviet and African Perspectives on the Failed Socialist Transformation | GeoHistoryTrump’s Trade War Timeline: An Up-to-Date Guide | PIIE‘One China’ Principle: What This Interesting Aspect of Diplomacy Means for China and Taiwan | The ConversationThe Growing Danger of US Ambiguity on Taiwan | Foreign AffairsChimerica | WikipediaThe Great Illusion: A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Norman Angell | AmazonChina Wants To Insulate Itself Against Western Sanctions | The EconomistCan the World Afford Russia-Style Sanctions on China? | Project SyndicateColossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire by Niall Ferguson | AmazonChip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller | AmazonAustin Powers in Goldmember | Prime VideoDominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland | AmazonInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali | AmazonHistory of Fatwas, from Early Islam to Salman Rushdie to the Digital Age | The Washington PostSHOW NOTES

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How Niall’s multi-faceted career has gone according to plan.The license to be outrageous in academia ain’t what it used to be.High table, dregs of Château Lafite, and hyperbolic references.A.J.P. Taylor and the philosophy of history.How does a historian find an “ear” for historical resonance?What Niall would ask A.J.P. if they were Château Lafite drinking buddies.An appetite for tweed.Historical contingency.A.J.P. Taylor reading for beginners and counterfactual history.Dan Carlin, Elon Musk, and Gavrilo Princip.What Niall gets out of digging deep into historical correspondence.Cold War II — what can we do?Keeping Cold War II from heating up into World War III.Economic interdependence does not preclude conflict.Ways Niall is using his grasp of history to change the world for the better.How Niall’s toolkit for enacting change has evolved over the years.Thoughts on fatherhood.Why someone raised as an atheist takes his kids to church.Has marriage to ex-Muslim Ayaan Hirsi Ali changed Niall’s view of Western philosophy?Life under fatwa.Parting thoughts.MORE NIALL FERGUSON QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“You have to talk about what didn’t happen to understand what did happen, obviously.”

— Niall Ferguson

” I used to call myself a punktory, because I had been a schoolboy when the Sex Pistols burst onto the scene in 1976. Three years later, Margaret Thatcher became prime minister and she was almost as infuriating to many people as Johnny Rotten.”

— Niall Ferguson

“Somebody threw a party to celebrate the deployment of cruise and Pershing missiles to Western Europe. And the invitation was the neck of a champagne bottle with a mushroom cloud coming out of it. That was one of the milder things that we did. At that time, there were very limited downside risks to being obnoxious.”

— Niall Ferguson

“The philosophy of history is barely studied or indeed taught. And yet you can’t really be an historian without a philosophy of history. You have to understand the nature of causation. These days, nobody bothers with that, which is why a lot of academic history is garbage.”

— Niall Ferguson

“History’s not a science. It can’t be a science because we can’t rerun events in laboratory and see if, consistently, war breaks out in 1939 with or without Hitler. … It’s quite obvious when one reads a book when a historian’s tone deaf and shouldn’t really have gone into the business, just as it would be obvious if they tried to conduct an orchestra or play a concerto. Yeah, I think it’s much closer to music than it is to science.”

— Niall Ferguson

“The best historians have that ability to bring the experiences of the dead alive, bring them back to life, make you empathize with them, despite the distance in time and in space and in experience.”

— Niall Ferguson

“One of the things that’s exciting about the study of history is you are trying to remind yourself again and again that what happened, that what we know happened, might have gone the other way. That the Cuban Missile Crisis ended in both sides essentially backing down was not predetermined. There was a moment when a Soviet submarine commander gave the order to fire a nuclear torpedo at US naval surface ships, so we came within a hair’s breadth of World War III. These alternate worlds, these histories that didn’t happen, have to be alive in your mind when you are writing history. The fatal mistake is to write history as if it were bound to happen the way it happened.”

— Niall Ferguson

“As a jazz fan, I think history has to have that kind of Thelonious Monk feel to it where you’re telling the reader, ‘This didn’t happen, but it nearly did, and people at the time thought about it.’ This is the key rule, by the way. You can’t just fantasize and devise counterfactuals that are entirely out of your imagination. You have to go with things that people at the time thought might happen. That’s a really important guardrail on counterfactual history.”

— Niall Ferguson

“Economic interdependence does not preclude conflict.”

— Niall Ferguson

PEOPLE MENTIONEDNoah FeldmanA.J.P. TaylorMargaret ThatcherJohnny RottenAndrew SullivanPeter ThielMaurice CowlingNorman StoneGandalfAlbus DumbledoreJ.D. VanceC.P. SnowHenry KissingerAbraham LincolnJohn H. PlumbRothschild FamilySimon SchamaLinda ColleyEdward GibbonAdolf HitlerGeorge OrwellRobin George CollingwoodFritz KraemerMordechai ZuckerLudwig van BeethovenDr. SeussDavid Lloyd GeorgeHerbert Henry AsquithVolodymyr ZelenskyyVladimir PutinVasily ArkhipovLewis NamierThelonious MonkDan CarlinFranz FerdinandElon MuskGavrilo PrincipRichard M. NixonChristopher HitchensMark TwainGraham AllisonWinston ChurchillJoseph StalinGeorge F. KennanJoe BidenXi JinpingMao ZedongDonald TrumpRichard HaassNancy PelosiJake SullivanH.R. McMasterChristopher C. MillerEyck FreymannAustin PowersTom HollandJesusCharles DarwinAyaan Hirsi AliSalman Rushdie

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“Mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain, and so that means metabolic impairment in the body and/or brain can result in mental symptoms.”

— Dr. Christopher Palmer

Dr. Christopher M. Palmer (@chrispalmermd) is a Harvard psychiatrist and researcher working at the interface of metabolism and mental health.Dr. Palmer is the director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For over 25 years, he has held administrative, educational, research, and clinical roles in psychiatry at Harvard. He has been pioneering the use of the medical ketogenic diet in the treatment of psychiatric disorders—conducting research in this area, treating patients, writing, and speaking around the world on this topic.

He has developed the first comprehensive theory of what causes mental illness, integrating existing theories and research into one unifying theory—the brain energy theory of mental illness. You can learn more in his new book Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More.

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#172: Dom D'Agostino — The Power of the Ketogenic Diet

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Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More by Christopher M. Palmer, MD | Amazon Metabolic Psychiatry: A Patient-Provider Discussion with Christin Kehoe & Christopher Palmer, MD | Metabolic Health SummitChronic Schizophrenia Remission Brings Hope | Metabolic MultiplierKetogenic Diet Helps Young Ecuadorian Twins Improve Their Schizophrenic Symptoms | Chris Palmer, MDDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5) | American Psychiatric AssociationDiagnostic Heterogeneity in Psychiatry: Towards an Empirical Solution | BMC MedicineNational Institute of Mental Health Abandoning the DSM | Mind HacksWhat Is Metabolic Syndrome? | Johns Hopkins MedicineThe Atkins Diet: Everything You Need to Know | HealthlineWhat Are the Signs and Symptoms of Schizoaffective Disorder? | RethinkDom D’Agostino — The Power of the Ketogenic Diet | The Tim Ferriss Show #172The Ketogenic Diet for the Treatment of Mood Disorders in Comorbidity With Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents | Frontiers In PharmacologyWhat is Metabolic Psychiatry? | Stanford MedicineToward the Greater Good | Baszucki GroupSign Up and Start Having Fun! | RobloxCartesian Dualism | Philosophy TubeThe Glycogen Depletion Workouts to Do Before Feasting | Men’s JournalCarb Loading: How to Do It + Common Mistakes | HealthlineAbbott Precision Xtra Glucose Monitor | AmazonPeter Attia, M.D. — Fasting, Metformin, Athletic Performance, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #398Want a Better Night’s Sleep? The Keto Diet Can Help | HealthlineMania vs. Hypomania: What’s the Difference? | HealthlineWhat Is the Fasting Mimicking Diet and Is It Healthy? | ShapeRamadan, Mental Health, and the Spiritual Path | Institute for Muslim Mental HealthMitochondria: Why They’re Important and What They Need to Function | Peirson CenterMitochondrial Diseases: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment | Cleveland ClinicStress and Psychiatric Disorders: The Role of Mitochondria | Annual Review of Clinical PsychologyKetoacidosis | WikipediaEffect of Acute Mitochondrial Dysfunction on Hyperexcitable Network Activity in Rat Hippocampus in Vitro | Brain ResearchUnderstanding Seizures | Epilepsy FoundationAlpha-Gal Syndrome | CDCSigns and Symptoms of Untreated Lyme Disease | CDCNew Insights into Lyme Disease | Redox BiologyIntroduction: The Inflammation Connection | Psychiatric TimesCould Infection Cause Mental Illness In Kids? | ShotsIs the Ketogenic Diet Meant To Be a Long-Term Plan? | Well+GoodEzetimibe Uses, Dosage, Side Effects | Drugs.com15 Best Keto Coffee Drinks | Insanely Good10+ Best Keto Fat Bomb Recipes | Delish10 Best and Worst Fats to Eat on the Keto Diet | Everyday HealthTop 13 Common Keto Mistakes and How to Fix Them | Perfect KetoDon’t Quit SSRIs Cold Turkey | Best Day Psychiatry & CounselingBeta-Hydroxybutyric Acid | WikipediaExogenous Ketone Supplements: Are They Safe and Do They Work? | Everyday HealthMitochondrial Biogenesis | WikipediaWhat is the Institutional Review Board (IRB)? | Oregon State UniversityHippocratesHistory and Origin of the Ketogenic Diet | SpringerLinkNorepinephrine: What It Is, Function, Deficiency, and Side Effects | Cleveland ClinicWhy Does the Diagnosis of Schizophrenia Persist? | AcademiaEvidence for Altered Energy Metabolism, Increased Lactate, and Decreased PH in Schizophrenia Brain: A Focused Review and Meta-Analysis of Human Postmortem and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Studies | Schizophrenia ResearchPhysical Activity, Exercise, and Mental Disorders: It Is Time to Move On | Trends in Psychiatry and PsychotherapyA Guide to the Biggest Thing Missing From Your Fitness Routine: Zone 2 Training | The Art of ManlinessSpark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey and Eric Hagerman | AmazonMetformin | MedlinePlusTargeting Aging with Metformin (TAME) | American Federation for Aging ResearchMy Life Extension Pilgrimage to Easter Island | The Tim Ferriss Show #193The Life-Extension Episode — Dr. Matt Kaeberlein on The Dog Aging Project, Rapamycin, Metformin, Spermidine, NAD+ Precursors, Urolithin A, Acarbose, and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show #610Reversing Type 2 Diabetes | Diabetes UKFasting Diet ‘Regenerates Diabetic Pancreas’ | BBC NewsSHOW NOTES[07:14] How a woman overcame her 53-year streak of chronic paranoid schizophrenia.[11:16] The backstory of Brain Energy‘s dedication.[16:31] Chris’ thoughts on DSM-5 diagnostic categories.[21:51] Chris’ first exposure to the ketogenic diet.[28:35] Metabolic psychiatry.[30:33] How ketosis affects the human body (e.g., sleep, mood, weight).[39:35] Examining the mood elevation of ketosis on a bio-cellular level.[44:24] When ketosis can be dangerous.[46:44] How mitochondrial dysfunction can trigger a host of ailments.[58:07] Dietary methods for sustaining ketosis over the long term.[1:04:54] Common ketosis mistakes.[1:07:53] Psychiatric medications, metabolism, and controversy.[1:15:29] Indications that a medication impairs more than improves a patient’s condition.[1:18:06] Resources to share with doctors open to conversation about these issues.[1:20:41] Why quitting psychiatric medication cold turkey is a bad idea.[1:23:20] Thoughts on the efficacy of exogenous ketones.[1:30:32] Ketogenic diet as treatment for schizophrenia.[1:38:34] Why you need to take radical ownership of your own health advocacy.[1:40:33] Physical exercise for optimizing mitochondrial health.[1:44:59] A cautionary note for people using medication for off-label results.[1:48:49] Parting thoughts.MORE CHRIS PALMER, MD QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“Mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain, and so that means metabolic impairment in the body and/or brain can result in mental symptoms.”
— Dr. Christopher Palmer

“Mental disorders are now the leading cause of disability on our planet. And it’s not because people aren’t getting treatment. A lot of those people are getting treatment, and it’s because our current treatments fail to work for them. That is a fact, and that is why I am so passionate about this work, because I want to help those people who are being told, ‘There’s nothing more we have to offer you. There’s nothing more we can do. Just take your pills and stop complaining.’ I want to help them.”
— Dr. Christopher Palmer

“Right now, the mental health field says, ‘This child has block-throwing disorder.’ ‘This child has grumpy disorder.’ ‘This child has handwriting disorder,’ and ‘This child has defiant disorder. He spoke back to me in a really poor manner.’ We label those different things and then we assume they are different disorders. They’re certainly different behaviors and they might require different interventions; one child might need discipline and another maybe not, but you can solve all of it by feeding them.”
— Dr. Christopher Palmer

“What I want to say is for all of you who know somebody with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: there is a better way.”
— Dr. Christopher Palmer

PEOPLE MENTIONEDDominic D’AgostinoDorisMary MagdaleneJesusDavid BaszuckiJan Ellison Baszucki

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

This episode is something different. It’s an experimental format that I’m super excited about, and it’s back by popular demand.

This is an episode that scratches an itch I’ve had for years. I am not always able to listen to every great podcast episode out there, even when they are by some of my closest friends. The answer to my predicament was to ask them to send me a top segment from their podcast that I could listen to and—more importantly—also share with you, my dear listeners. 

My team edited them together, and here we are! This episode is a compilation of 15-to-30–minute clips from some of the best podcasters—and also best interviewees—in the world and certainly some of my favorites.

At the beginning of each clip, you will hear an intro from the host and where to find their work and podcast. I’ll also share one or two of my favorite clips from episodes of The Tim Ferriss Show.

You can view this episode as a buffet, and I strongly suggest that you check out the shows included. If you like my podcast, you will very likely enjoy the featured shows in this episode.

And before you go: Do you like this format? Please let me know on Twitter at @tferriss and also mention @TeamTimFerriss.

Please enjoy!

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Want to hear the previous Insights episode? Listen here for nuggets of wisdom from Tara Brach, Ryan Holiday, Maria Popova, and Cal Newport about the meaning of radical acceptance, how to disentangle from self-judgment, 12 questions that will change your life, how sleep quality affects the quality of everything else you do, reading and taking notes at the gym, three properties crucial to any effective time management system, and much more.

#626: Insights from Tara Brach, Ryan Holiday, Maria Popova, and Cal Newport

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

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Connect with Matt Walker:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker | AmazonThe Matt Walker PodcastMatt Walker’s TED TalksCenter for Human Sleep ScienceAlcohol and Sleep | Sleep FoundationREM Sleep: What It Is and Why It Matters | Sleep FoundationWhat is REM Rebound? | Sleep FoundationSleep & Alcohol: Part 1 | The Matt Walker PodcastSleep & Alcohol: Part 2 | The Matt Walker PodcastCaffeine and Sleep | Sleep FoundationSleep Pressure | The Matt Walker PodcastFragmented Sleep | Sleep FoundationRole of Cytochrome P450 in Drug Interactions | Nutrition & MetabolismSleep & Caffeine: Part 1 | The Matt Walker PodcastSleep & Caffeine: Part 2 | The Matt Walker Podcast

Connect with Adam Grant:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Adam Grant’s Past Appearances on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast:

Adam Grant — How to Remember Anything | The Tim Ferriss Show #471Adam Grant — The Man Who Does Everything | The Tim Ferriss Show #399

Connect with Atul Gawande:

Website | Twitter

ReThinking with Adam Grant PodcastComplications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande | AmazonBeing Mortal by Atul Gawande | AmazonAtul Gawande’s Articles | The New YorkerAtul Gawande’s TED TalksAtul Gawande’s Articles | SlateThe Coach in the Operating Room | The New YorkerThe Rubber Band Theory | Dennis McInteeDeborah Tannen: High Consideration vs. High Involvement Conversation Styles | Georgetown University

Connect with the Conscious Leadership Group:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube

Diana Chapman’s Appearance on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast:

Diana Chapman — How to Get Unstuck, Do “The Work,” Take Radical Responsibility, and Reduce Drama in Your Life | The Tim Ferriss Show #536The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Klemp | AmazonKarpman Drama Triangle | WikipediaTribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Timothy Ferriss | AmazonJim Dethmer — How to Shift from Victim Consciousness, Reduce Drama, Practice Candor, Be Fully Alive, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #434Mind Those Qs | Think ShiftLeading and Living from your Whole Body Yes | Conscious Leadership Group

Connect with Rich Roll:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

Rich Roll’s Appearance on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast:

Rich Roll — Reinventing Your Life at 30, 40, and Beyond | The Tim Ferriss Show #561

Connect with David Goggins:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

The Rich Roll PodcastFinding Ultra, Revised and Updated Edition: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World’s Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself by Rich Roll | AmazonCan’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins | AmazonThe World’s Toughest Foot Race | BadwaterNavy SEAL Requirements | Military.comSickle Cell Anemia Symptoms and Causes | Mayo ClinicEverything to Know About VO₂ Max | HealthlineHematocrit and Hemoglobin | Red Cross Blood DonationBUD/S | Navy SEALsAccountability Mirror with David Goggins | Impact TheoryThe Twelve Steps | Alcoholics AnonymousSHOW NOTES[07:10] Who is Matt Walker?[07:39] Drowsiness is the sincerest form of flattery here.[09:01] Alcohol and sleep.[16:58] Caffeine and sleep.[25:25] Who are Adam Grant and Atul Gawande?[26:24] “Just say yes until you’re 40, and after 40, just say no.”[30:17] Avoiding burnout during the “say yes” phase.[31:57] Worst advice Atul has gotten.[32:36] Why should everyone (including a busy surgeon) have a coach?[36:22] Receiving and reacting to feedback.[39:17] The culture of an organization is the worst behavior you tolerate.[42:30] Who is Diana Chapman?[42:58] The Drama Triangle.[49:25] Body intelligence.[51:56] A walkthrough for getting in tune with your whole-body yes (or no).[1:00:28] Who are Rich Roll and David Goggins?[1:03:56] Why haven’t you done that thing you’ve been talking about for years?[1:04:43] Why your flimsy excuses don’t matter to David.[1:08:27] The Accountability Mirror.[1:11:05] Participation trophies.[1:12:00] How do you overcome what’s really holding you back?PEOPLE MENTIONEDStephen Jay GouldGary HartAl GoreRoger FedererRafa NadalNovak DjokovicRenee FlemingItzhak PerlmanRobert OsteenAlan FosterDeborah TannenStephen KarpmanJim DethmerDustin Moskovitz

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“What is your edge?”

— Aryeh Bourkoff

Aryeh B. Bourkoff (@aryehbourkoff) is the Chairman and CEO of LionTree, an independent investment and merchant bank advising and investing in transformational CEOs and the companies they lead. Aryeh founded LionTree in 2012 during a time of unprecedented disruption and since then, LionTree has supported an expanding number of industries as they capture opportunity in an evolving digital economy.

Aryeh is also the founder of Kindred Media, a digital media and podcasting company powered by LionTree, and serves on the boards of Yahoo and Carnegie Hall. Before founding LionTree, Aryeh spent 13 years at UBS, closing his tenure as Vice Chairman and Head of Americas Investment Banking. Before UBS, Aryeh was a high yield research analyst and ranked as the #1 cable and satellite analyst by Institutional Investor for seven consecutive years.

Aryeh is a graduate of the University of California at San Diego and resides in New York City with his family.

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Want to hear another podcast episode featuring a titan of the media industry? Listen to my interview with Daniel Ek, in which we discuss the meaning of eldsjäl, European versus American parenting, books that stand out among the 60–70 Daniel reads annually, dealing with tough-to-hear feedback, Spotify’s internal two-year missions, speed vs. quality of iteration, and much more.

#484: Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify — Habits, Systems and Mental Models for Top Performance

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

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LionTreeLionTree | InstagramKindred MediaKindred Media | InstagramKindredCastKindredCast | InstagramKindredCast (ART19.com)KindredCast (YouTube)The Best Analysts of the Year 2006 | Institutional InvestorResearch Analyst | InvestopediaHow Aryeh Bourkoff Became Media’s Hottest Dealmaker | The Hollywood ReporterVisual Basic 6 For Dummies by Wallace Wang | AmazonAryeh Bourkoff Talks with NYSE Podcast about Markets, Space Travel, and Scale Players | MediumThe Face Melting Scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark | MovieClipsThe 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss | AmazonHow to Say “No” Gracefully and Uncommit | The Tim Ferriss Show #328Hawkmoon 269 by U2 | YouTubeReimagining the Power of Investing | UBSSundance Channel Is Sold to Cablevision for $496 Million | The Los Angeles TimesCBS Building (aka Black Rock) | WikipediaProxy Statement | InvestopediaWhat the Amazon-MGM Deal Means for the Streaming Business | NPRLeadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute | AmazonScale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies by Geoffrey West | AmazonBoris Johnson: What Is a Vote of No Confidence? | BBC News70 Governments in 77 Years: Why Italy Changes Governments So Often | CNBCIsrael’s Government Collapses, Setting Up 5th Election in 3 Years | The New York TimesSweden’s Parliament Elects PM Backed for First Time by Far Right | Al JazeeraFrance Announces New Government in Reshuffle | Le MondeA City Stirs | The New York TimesDetroit’s Big Comeback: Out of Bankruptcy, a Rebirth | NPRThe Remarkable Rebirth of Medellín | NPRScarcity: The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir | AmazonAbundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis | AmazonA Banker’s Journey: How Edmond J. Safra Built a Global Financial Empire by Daniel Gross | AmazonThe Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond by Chris Blackwell and Paul Morley | AmazonLike a Rolling Stone: A Memoir by Jann Wenner | AmazonThe House of Rothschild: Money’s Prophets: 1798-1848 by Niall Ferguson | AmazonThe House of Rothschild: The World’s Banker: 1849-1999 by Niall Ferguson | AmazonThe Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co. by William D. Cohan | AmazonThe Pearl by John Steinbeck | AmazonThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway | AmazonThe Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks | AmazonTravels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck | AmazonPodcast & Audiobook Production Company | Pushkin Industries2021 Year End Letter | LionTreeSpotify’s Joe Rogan Deal Is Said to Be Worth Over $200 Million | The New York TimesFormula 1: Drive to Survive | NetflixAh, a Cocktail at the Ritz’s Bar Hemingway in Paris | The New York TimesSHOW NOTES[05:35] What makes a good research analyst?[12:39] Lessons learned from Alan Ginsberg.[16:02] Why did Aryeh choose to move across the country for a career in finance?[19:49] Professional job-seeking, doorknob negotiation, and toe-stepping.[24:30] Tying together the disparate and thinking outside convention.[35:38] Coping with overflow when time is short.[51:56] “What is your edge?”[58:27] A deck of cards and Joe Ianniello.[1:05:08] Resources for sharpening negotiation skills.[1:13:56] Recommended reading.[1:22:04] Thoughts on the future of audio/streaming/podcasting.[1:29:41] Building and maintaining community trust.[1:32:39] Goalkeeping.[1:35:59] Mach2.[1:38:01] The write time.[1:39:12] Parting thoughts.MORE ARYEH BOURKOFF QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“If you’re going to go into an industry, go to the heart of it. Don’t plan around the edges.”
— Aryeh Bourkoff

“Conventional thinking is typically right, but seldom profitable.”
— Aryeh Bourkoff

“What is your edge?”
— Aryeh Bourkoff

“If we eliminate all the extremism, then everyone can redefine their view of what their centers look like, and that’s where the richness lies. And whether you find it in the magic hours in the wee hours of the night or the middle of the day, I think we can form these circles and then really bond together, and I think the best is yet to come.”
— Aryeh Bourkoff

“People have hopes and dreams that sometimes take the shape and form of businesses. And those businesses need money, capital, to see the light of day, to realize their dreams. And that’s finance. And if I can play a role in helping those individuals get capital and have their dreams realized, that is a worthwhile life to live.”
— Aryeh Bourkoff

“You have to ask yourself, are you comfortable going into a controversial scenario, or do you want to just live in the non-controversial?”
— Aryeh Bourkoff

“Whenever anyone says, ‘Life is too short,’ I’m like, “Well, life is the longest thing you know. You don’t know anything longer than life.’ So I’m like, ‘Let’s just live it to the fullest as much as you can.'”
— Aryeh Bourkoff

“It goes back to adaptability. If something has a rigid purpose and you break the purpose, it will die.”
— Aryeh Bourkoff

PEOPLE MENTIONEDAlan Robert GinsbergAllen GinsbergGordon GekkoMichael MilkenPaul TingJoseph IannielloRobert RedfordThe DolansDavid BlaineGeoffrey WestElizabeth IIPablo EscobarEdmond SafraChris BlackwellBob MarleyJann WennerGus WennerNiall FergusonJ.P. MorganWilliam D. CohanJohn GrishamAyn RandJohn SteinbeckErnest HemingwayDavid BrooksMalcolm GladwellMichael LewisJoe RoganLewis HamiltonJohn McPheeColin Field

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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. This time, we have a slightly different format, and I’m the guest. 

As some of you know, I tested a “fan-supported model” in 2019, but I ended up returning to ads by request. That’s a long story, and you can read more about it at tim.blog/podcastexperiment. I recently sat down with the original supporter group for a fun and live Q&A on YouTube. 

In this episode, I answer questions on marketing and product launches, premium pricing, user feedback, fasting routines, podcast advertising, my recent gardening adventures, tools for releasing tension in the iliacus and psoas muscles, my current coffee and alcohol rules, advice for artisans, animal communication, tools for adverse life moments, and more. 

Please enjoy!  

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

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#614: Q&A with Tim on Wealth and Money, Book Recommendations, Advice on Taking Advice, C.S. Lewis, Relationships, Behavior Change and Self-Awareness, Why We Are All (Mostly) Making It Up as We Go, and Much More

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“The greatest risk is not taking one.”

— Brian Armstrong

Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Coinbase. Founded in 2012, Coinbase is building the crypto economy—a more fair, accessible, efficient, and transparent financial system enabled by crypto. Coinbase serves over 103 million verified users, 14,500 institutions, and 245,000 ecosystem partners in over 100 countries. In April 2021, Coinbase listed publicly on NASDAQ as COIN. 

Before founding Coinbase, Brian served as a software engineer at Airbnb, where he focused on fraud prevention. Before Airbnb, Brian founded and was CEO of UniversityTutor.com, an online tutoring directory and a subsidiary of Johnson Educational Technologies LLC. Brian also previously served as a consultant for the enterprise risk management division at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Brian has a BA in computer science and economics and an MS in computer science from Rice University.

Over the last three years, Coinbase has worked with ten-time Emmy®-winning filmmaker Greg Kohs on a documentary about cryptocurrency and Coinbase. COIN is now available on Amazon, iTunes, YouTube, Vimeo on Demand, and other platforms.

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Want to learn more about Web3 and crypto? Listen to my podcast episode with Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant in which we discuss what the smartest people do on the weekend, solving proof-of-work problems, the real promise of Web3, why NFTs are more than the sum of their JPGs, how skeuomorphic design can be applied to Web3, why it’s still the early days of decentralization, the pros and cons of crypto regulation, how DAOs work and what they can offer to society at large, and much more.

#542: Chris 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

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Watch COIN: Amazon | iTunes | Vimeo on Demand

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How Brian’s first book idea became a blog.Brian’s time in Buenos Aires.Present-day economic warning signs.Coinbase beginnings: from genesis to the Buy Bitcoin button.Influential human beings, books, and documentaries.Core principles learned from early startup days.Favorite Paul Graham essays.Controversy: Coinbase becomes an apolitical, mission-focused company.Cultivating resilience to resistance as a leader.Competition.What crypto skeptics and crypto bulls each get wrong often.Main use cases for crypto.Making the case that crypto is still in early days.Novel crypto ideas Brian thinks will prove worthwhile.Lessons learned from the launch of Coinbase’s NFT marketplace.How Coinbase is addressing NFT security.“Not your keys, not your crypto.”Self-improvement.Learning biology basics from a tutor as an adult.The goals of NewLimit.What is ResearchHub?How open bounties work.What excites Brian most about science today?Brian’s billboard.Parting thoughts.MORE BRIAN ARMSTRONG QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“Talk to the customer, iterate, talk to the customer, iterate.”
— Brian Armstrong

“We weren’t even trying to make a company. We were just kind of trying to learn this stuff in the evenings in our free time.”
— Brian Armstrong

“If I have to come in every day and be put in front of the hot mic and have to answer all these crazy things that I don’t have an answer to, that’s not what I signed up for. I want to build cool stuff with technology that changes the world. That’s what I’m good at.”

— Brian Armstrong

“Honestly, if you don’t have a competitor — people are naturally tribalistic — you’ll sometimes see tribes start to form inside the company and people start fighting each other, so it’s actually better to have something outside the company that you’re struggling against.”

— Brian Armstrong

“It’s never as good as it seems, never as bad as it seems, in crypto.”

— Brian Armstrong

“They teach you in PR training to pivot the question to the one you wish was asked.”

— Brian Armstrong

“If I just think about all the biggest challenges that we have in the world today, I think science and technology are pretty good hammers to swing at those nails.”

— Brian Armstrong

“The most valuable companies in the world are when we cross-pollinate a true scientific innovation with someone who can go commercialize it.”

— Brian Armstrong

“The greatest risk is not taking one.”

— Brian Armstrong

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