Hey, Upgrade listeners. This week we're bringing you a show from a couple of years ago.

This is an episode featuring New York Times bestselling author and podcasting giant Tim Ferriss.

We had a really great talk with Tim back in 2017, during which we talked about all kinds of ways to hack your lives.

So please enjoy this recast, and we will be bringing you a brand new episode next week.

Hello, and welcome to The Upgrade, the podcast from the team at Lifehacker.com, where we help you improve your life one week at a time.

I'm Melissa Kirsch, editor-in-chief of LifeHacker.

And I'm Alice Bradley, LifeHacker's deputy editor.

And today, my friends, we're talking with Tim Ferriss, the man who's been called a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk.

Tim is an author, a public speaker, a podcaster, an investor, an entrepreneur, and a self-reclaimed

human guinea pig. He's the author of several books, including the number one New York Times

bestsellers, the four-hour work week, the four-hour

body, and Tools of the Titans. He's also been called The Oprah of Audio for his podcast,

The Tim Ferriss Show, and his TV show Fearless just finished its first season on direct TV.

Tim's new book is Tribe of Mentors, which features the secrets to success of more than 100 experts, including David Lynch, Aisha Tyler, and Terry Cruz.

We should say up front that Tim is a human guinea pig. That means his methods are highly unconventional, and neither Lifehacker nor the upgrade, nor Alice, nor I are endorsing any of his regimens.

As with anything health-related, proceed at your own risk, and always, always, always,

consult a doctor before undertaking anything health-related that you hear about on this or any podcast.

Thank you. on this or any podcast. So, Tim, what's going on?

What took you so long to get here?

We need answers.

We need answers. Talk to us.

You know, it's been a winding journey. Many tribulations. I feel like it's been destined to happen.

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