#472: Books I've Loved — Debbie Millman
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig
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🗓️ 9 October 2020
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Books I've Loved — Debbie Millman | Brought to you by Audible.
Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types—from startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.” I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books—the books that have influenced them, changed them, and transformed them for the better. I hope you pick up one or two new mentors—in the form of books—from this new series and apply the lessons in your own life.
Please note that this episode was recorded in late 2019.
Debbie Millman (@debbiemillman) has been named one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company, and she is the host ofDesign Matters—a great show and one of the world’s longest running podcasts. She is also Chair of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts and Editorial Director of Print magazine, and she has worked on design strategy for some of the world’s largest brands.
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| 0:00.0 | optimal minimal |
| 0:02.0 | at this altitude i can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking |
| 0:06.3 | can i also repassive questions? |
| 0:08.3 | now i just see a nip of bedtime |
| 0:10.4 | what if i did the autopilot? |
| 0:12.1 | i'm a cyber nanny organism living to show a metal impulse go on |
| 0:15.7 | me too |
| 0:18.0 | ferris show |
| 0:24.0 | books i've loved on the timfare show is exclusively brought to you by audible |
| 0:29.0 | there couldn't be a better sponsor for this series my dear listeners and readers i have |
| 0:32.5 | used audible for so many years as long as i can remember i love it |
| 0:36.8 | audible has the largest selection of audiobooks on the planet i listen when i'm taking walks |
| 0:42.0 | i listen while i'm cooking i listen whenever i can |
| 0:45.6 | and if you're looking for a place to start i can recommend three of my favorites |
| 0:50.1 | the first is the Tao of Senaka by Senaka if you want to hear my favorite letters of all time |
| 0:56.8 | touches on stoke philosophy calmness under duress etc the next is the graveyard book by |
| 1:04.0 | neal gayman g a i m a n one of my favorites even if you're a nonfiction purist this is the |
| 1:11.2 | fiction book that you need to listen to neal also has perhaps the most calming voice of all time |
| 1:17.2 | in third Greg McEwan's essentialism subtitle the discipline to pursuit of less this is one of my |
| 1:23.9 | favorite books the past few years compines very well with the 80-20 principle but more on audible |
| 1:30.3 | every month audible members get one credit for any audiobook on the site plus a choice of |
| 1:35.4 | multiple audible originals from a rotating selection they also get access to daily news |
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