#439: Tools of Titans — Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig
4.6 • 17.4K Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2020
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show! It will showcase some of my favorite advice and profiles from the audiobook of Tools of Titans. Thousands of you have asked for years for the audiobook versions of Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors, and they are now available. Go to audible.com/ferriss for more details or to download.
Today’s episode will focus on Tools of Titans and features the introduction of the book, as well as the profiles of Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer.
Just a few notes on the audiobook's format: I recorded the introduction and selected three fantastic, top-ranked narrators to handle the rest, along with some surprise appearances from friends.
The short bios, which you will hear at the beginning of each profile, are read by Kaleo Griffith. Ray Porter reads the bulk of each profile including all of my own words. Ray actually narrated my first book, The 4-Hour Workweek, and did an incredible job. Quotations from female guests are read by the wonderful Thérèse Plummer.
The audiobook of Tools of Titans contains the distilled tools and routines I’ve gathered after interviewing hundreds of world-class performers.
Everything has been vetted and applied to my own life in some fashion. The techniques, strategies, and philosophies in Tools of Titans have made me more effective, saved me years of wasted effort and frustration, and helped me navigate many periods of darkness and uncertainty. The advice has truly made me a happier, healthier person and changed my life. I hope that they help change yours as well.
Please enjoy this episode, and if you’d like to listen to the other 100-plus profiles and chapters from Tools of Titans, just head to audible.com/ferriss.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm the optimal mineral. |
| 0:02.0 | At this altitude, I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking. |
| 0:06.2 | Can I also request a question? |
| 0:08.2 | Now I just sit in the perfect time. |
| 0:10.6 | What if I did the alpha? |
| 0:12.2 | I'm a cybernetic organism living to show a metal impulse. |
| 0:15.8 | Lead to Paris show. |
| 0:24.6 | Hello boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen. |
| 0:26.2 | This is Tim Ferris and welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferris Show. |
| 0:29.7 | This episode will share some of my favorite advice and profiles from the audiobook of tools of Titans. |
| 0:35.0 | You heard that right. |
| 0:36.0 | Audio book. |
| 0:37.0 | Thousands of you have asked for years for the audiobook versions of tools of Titans and tribal mentors and they are available today. |
| 0:44.8 | Go to audible.com slash Ferris for more details or to download either of them. |
| 0:49.3 | Today's episode will focus on tools of Titans and features the introduction of the book as well as a few of my favorite people. |
| 0:56.1 | The profiles of Derek Sivers, BJ Miller and Coach Christopher Summer shows you the breadth of expertise and how different these profiles can also be. |
| 1:04.7 | Just a few notes on format. |
| 1:06.2 | I recorded the introduction of the book and selected three fantastic top rank narrators to handle the rest along with some surprise appearances from friends of mine you might know. |
| 1:15.4 | The short bios, which you'll hear at the beginning of each profile are read by Kaleo Griffith. |
| 1:19.9 | Ray Porter reads the bulk of each profile including all of my words. |
| 1:23.7 | Ray actually narrated my first book the four hour work week. |
| 1:26.3 | A lot of you love him already needed an incredible job. |
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