Tim Ferriss: How to Learn Better & Create Your Best Future

Huberman Lab

Scicomm Media

Science, Health & Fitness, Life Sciences

4.8 • 26.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 218 minutes

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In this episode, my guest is Tim Ferriss — a five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, technology investor and host of the iconic podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. We discuss Tim’s process of exploration, experimentation and mastery — themes that have spanned his career that have placed him on the cutting-edge of many important fields. Tim explains what questions to ask when approaching any new endeavor in order to maximize success. He also explains how to incorporate structure and playfulness into skill and knowledge mastery, how to find and work with mentors, the key importance of location and networks in creating truly impactful things. We also discuss Tim’s philanthropic efforts to support research on psychedelics for the treatment of mental health challenges and we discuss his latest creative endeavors. This episode should be of interest to a wide range of listeners, as Tim’s mastery and wisdom spans athletic and mental pursuits, business, media, technology and the arts. What distinguishes Tim is his ability to thoughtfully deconstruct these processes in order to teach others how to do the same. For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Maui Nui Venison: https://mauinuivenison.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Levels: https://levels.link/huberman InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/huberman Momentous: https://livemomentous.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Tim Ferriss (00:04:08) Sponsors: Maui Nui, LMNT, Levels (00:07:43) 4-Hour Body & Development Mindset (00:15:22) Origins of Good Ideas (00:20:06) Writing & Structured Thinking (00:27:58) Writing, Night Owls (00:33:06) Sponsor: AG1 (00:34:21) Investigating Outliers; Social Media & Smartphones (00:40:37) Scientific Literacy, Randomized Clinical Trials (00:45:09) Supplement & Experiment Fails; Cold Exposure & Hyperthermia (00:50:46) Slow Carb Diet & Adherence (01:03:35) Morning Protein Intake; Fasting (01:08:48) Sponsor: InsideTracker (01:09:53) Power of Place; Building Your Network & Volunteering (01:21:43) Developing Skills; Examining Motivation & Good Questions; Simplicity (01:33:32) Early Psychedelic Exploration, Depression (01:45:38) Psychedelic Research & Mental Health Funding (01:59:00) Saisei Foundation, Journalism Fellowship, Law & Education (02:08:22) Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Psychedelics (02:13:28) Meditation, Transcendental Meditation, Nature (02:18:50) Extended Nature Retreats & Integration Period; “Generative Drive” (02:28:05) Mentors (02:34:53) Mind & Attention Allocation, Social Media, Boredom (02:44:12) Cockpunch (03:00:23) Suicide & Depression, Sexual Abuse, Vulnerability (03:14:22) Making Meaning from Suffering (03:19:32) Role Identity, Future (03:27:38) Parenthood, Animals & Training (03:32:21) Podcasting, Experimentation (03:36:52) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Huberman Lab podcast where we discuss science and science-based tools for everyday life.
0:08.7	I'm Andrew Huberman and I'm a professor of neurobiology and
0:12.4	Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. Today my guest is Tim Ferris.
0:17.1	Tim Ferris is an author, a
0:19.4	podcaster, an investor, and is known for having a near-supernatural ability to predict the future,
0:25.3	which has allowed him to obtain success in a huge number of different endeavors.
0:29.4	For instance, he is a five-time number one New York Times best-selling author,
0:34.1	but perhaps equally or more important to that.
0:37.1	He's also exceptionally good at teaching people how to write the entire process of writing and marketing a book.
0:43.4	His book's the four-hour chef and the four-hour body and the four-hour work week,
0:47.2	not only explain his own exploration of how to optimize and prioritize his time and learn
0:52.5	particular skills, but he teaches you those skills as well.
0:56.5	This is really what sets him apart. He is an exceptional learner and an exceptional teacher.
1:02.2	And today you learn why that is and in a characteristic Tim Ferris way.
1:06.7	He explains the process in a way that you can apply it.
1:09.7	He lists out, for instance, the specific questions that you should ask when approaching any endeavor
1:15.8	in order to get the information that you want and to make the process of learning and getting better at something
1:21.4	and achieving great success in something that much more likely.
1:25.1	That ability that Tim has to identify the specific questions that one needs to ask and answer
1:30.3	and the specific action steps to take in order to achieve success
1:34.0	is really what I believe sets Tim apart from everyone else on the internet or on the bookshelf
1:39.7	that's giving advice as to how to become good at something.
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