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, 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 life hacker 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.

So, Tim, what's going on?

What took you so long to get here?

We need answers.

Talk to us.

You know, it's been a winding journey.

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