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The Tim Ferriss Show

#670: The Random Show with Kevin Rose — The $1M Bitcoin Bet, Japanophilia, Rare IPAs, Preventing Hangovers, AI Companions, Fringe Discords, Affordable Luxuries, High-Fidelity Audio, and Much More

The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

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🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

Brought to you by Shopify global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business; Helix Sleep premium mattresses; and Athletic Greens’s AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement.

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.

In this one, we discuss affordable luxuries for priceless lives, suiting up for a visit to the Magic Castle, Eliza Ivanova's art, my secret for supple skin, 19th-century Nintendo, Balaji's bet, the science of #hangover remedies, Moonbirds over Tokyo, an unexpected Sanbo Zen inquisition, Japanese death poems, escape rooms, high-fidelity immersive sound, Nanoblocks, and much more!

Please enjoy!

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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 AG1 further covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system. 

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This episode is brought to you by ShopifyShopify 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.

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This episode is brought to you by Helix Sleep! Helix was selected as the best overall mattress of 2022 by GQ magazine, Wired, and Apartment Therapy. With Helix, there’s a specific mattress to meet each and every body’s unique comfort needs. Just take their quiz—only two minutes to complete—that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk-free. They’ll even pick it up from you if you don’t love it. And now, Helix is offering 20% off all mattress orders plus two free pillows at HelixSleep.com/Tim.

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[04:44] The important juice.

[08:37] Discount downfalls and luxury lettuce.

[13:16] Becoming suitable for The Magic Castle.

[17:12] Affordable luxuries for a priceless life.

[19:47] A pipe dream.

[22:04] A skincare secret.

[23:08] Later life dating and alcohol abating (#hangover).

[31:35] The current and anticipated state of AI.

[46:15] Balaji's bet.

[1:02:00] Kevin practices his ABCs.

[1:05:17] Eliza Ivanova.

[1:07:10] TimTimsPrivacyScreens dot com.

[1:09:38] Nintendo: Hanafuda to Zelda.

[1:12:52] Untranslatables.

[1:13:48] Tokyo Moonbirds and Zen karaoke.

[1:18:10] Japanese Death Poems and other uplifting reading.

[1:22:44] Some escape rooms are better than others.

[1:26:51] High-fidelity immersive sound.

[1:31:26] A whispering Replika and a vibrating "chest."

[1:35:28] Nanoblocks!

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This episode is brought to you by Helix Sleep. Helix Sleep is a premium mattress brand that provides

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tailored mattresses based on your sleep preferences. Their lineup includes 14 unique mattresses,

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including a collection of luxury models, a mattress for big and tall sleepers, that's not me.

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And even a mattress made specifically for kids. They have models with memory foam layers to provide

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optimal pressure relief if you sleep on your side, as I often do and did last night on one of their beds.

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Models with more responsive foam to cradle your body for essential support in stomach and back

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sleeping positions and on and on. They have you covered. So how will you know which Helix mattress

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works best for you and your body? Take the Helix Sleep Quiz at helix sleep.com slash Tim and

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find your perfect mattress in less than two minutes. Personally, for the last few years, I have been

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sleeping on a Helix Midnight Lux mattress. I also have one of those in the guest bedroom and feedback

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from friends has always been fantastic. They frequently say it's the best night of sleep they've

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had in ages. It's something they comment on without any prompting from me whatsoever. Helix mattresses

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are American made and come with a 10 or 15 year warranty depending on the model. Your mattress will

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be shipped straight to your door free of charge. And there's no better way to test out a new mattress

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than my sleeping on it in your own home. That's why they offer a 100 night risk free trial. If you

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decide it's not the best fit, you're welcome to return it for a full refund. Helix has been awarded

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number one mattress by both GQ and wired magazines. Helix is now offering 20% off on all mattress

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orders plus two free pillows for you, my dear listeners. On some mattresses, this can mean savings of

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more than $500. So go to helix sleep.com slash Tim. This is the best offer that they have made yet

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and it will not last forever. With Helix, better sleep starts now. So one more time, check it out. Helix

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H E L I X helix sleep.com slash Tim. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Shopify is one of my

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favorite companies out there, one of my favorite platforms ever. And let's get into it. Shopify is a

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