Brat Mckay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.

So if you're a fan of podcasts, my next guest likely needs no introduction.

His name is Tim Ferris and he's the author of several New York Times bestselling books

in the host of the popular podcast of the Tim Ferris Show.

Tim's out of the new book called Tools of Titans, which he distills the hours of interviews

he's conducted with high performing guests on his podcast to give readers the best tactics

and strategies on how to live a successful and flourishing life.

Today on the show, Tim and I discuss self-improvement advice and the survivorship bias, the common

habits of high performers and how to ask better questions so you can learn things more

quickly.

Tim also discusses his struggle with depression and what's worked for him in keeping

in the black dog at bay.

This podcast is crammed with actionable advice so you'll want to take notes.

Out for the shows over, check out the show notes at aum.is slash ferris that's f-e-r-r-i-s-s.

Tim Ferris, welcome to the show.

Thank you, sir.

All right, so you got a new book out, Tools of Titans, the Tactics, Routines, and Habits

of Billionaires, icons, and world-class performers.

Basically, what you've done is you distilled hours of interviews you've done on your podcast,

the Tim Ferris show, to get the best tactics to help people live a flourishing life.

I love these sorts of books, like what successful people do, the routines, the successful people.

One of the criticisms that's levied at these sorts of books and articles and things

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