People Learn This Too Late! - Escape Mediocrity & Win At Anything In Life | Tim Ferriss
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Tim’s list of accomplishments is as impressive as it is surprising. He is a former professional break dancer for MTV Taiwan and a one-time national Chinese Kickboxing Champion. He is the first American to hold the Guinness world record in Tango, a horseback archer, and Princeton University guest lecturer.
Tim is also an angel investor who has racked up a serious string of entrepreneurial mega hits including Uber, Facebook, Twitter and Alibaba. He is an unparalleled self-experimenter, professional note taker and would-be ninth grade teacher. He is widely known for his bestselling books, The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body and The 4-Hour Chef. He is also the host of the number one iTunes podcast The Time Ferriss Show, which has been downloaded more than 100 million times.
Tim’s brand new book is Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines and Habits of Billionaires, Icons and World-Class Performers.
In this episode, Tim dives deep into many of the lessons and strategies he’s learned over the years from his world-class guests and constant self-experimentation. amzn.to/2j26Mn5
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
Tom and Tim discuss the driving force behind their greatest superpowers. [4:04]
Tim talks about how you can test the impossible in 17 questions. [7:45]
Tim defines red/blue team strategies and how to apply them. [13:36]
Tim explains why setting low expectations for creativity leads to higher performance. [18:50]
Tom and Tim talk about what it means to copyright your faults. [26:52]
Tim emphasizes the importance of writing morning pages. [30:17]
Tim talks about the most important takeaways from his new book. [31:31]
Tim reveals an absurd goal that he has not shared with anyone else. [38:30]
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Tim’s latest book: Tools of Titans - amzn.to/2j26Mn5 [1:40]
CEO of Twitter and Square Jack Dorsey - bit.ly/2iBo5h2 [3:18]
Author of Wild, Cheryl Strayed - bit.ly/JxWqJr [3:22]
PayPal cofounder and Facebook's first professional investor Peter Thiel - bit.ly/1kDYgsw [3:44]
Cofounder and Executive Chairman of LinkedIn Reid Hoffman - bit.ly/2iYviWw [3:47]
Uber investor and Shark Tank panelist Chris Sacca - bit.ly/1kG5Sqs [6:17]
Founder and Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation Peter Diamandis - bit.ly/2jmV0HB [10:16]
Entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer Marc Andreessen - bit.ly/2jmM4li [14:05]
Author of The Alchemist Paulo Coelho - bit.ly/2aRHunD [19:03]
Record producer Rick Rubin - rol.st/2jmZg9Q [19:12]
Best-selling author & transformational journalist Neil Strauss - bit.ly/2jzFcOK [22:15]
President of Pixar Ed Catmull - bit.ly/2jzYC68 [24:03]
Music that inspires Tom to write (Faint by Linkin Park) - bit.ly/1dPQnbJ [25:31]
Author who gave Tim great advice about writer’s block Po Bronson - bit.ly/2joSaRV [26:06]
Comedienne and Actress Whitney Cummings - bit.ly/2jzT5Na [26:17]
Tim’s favorite podcaster Dan Carlin - bit.ly/2jOqqTK [27:00]
Author most famous for her book The Artist's Way Julia Cameron - bit.ly/1GzFv18 [30:19]
Entrepreneur and founder of CD Baby Derek Sivers - bit.ly/1jjcOjk [31:44]
Best-selling author, speaker, and entrepreneur Seth Godin - bit.ly/1nzKslz [32:03]
Professional snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White - bit.ly/2jV9W00 [36:58]
Retired tennis player and former World No. 1 Andre Agassi -bit.ly/2iBuPvC [37:40]
Academy Award winning actor, singer, and comedian Jamie Foxx - bit.ly/2gvtimr [43:08]
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Key Takeaways: 1. Meditate and Journal 2. Ask yourself: "What can I learn from the people I hate the most?" 3. Lower your standards of expectations to get you moving forward. Even writing two pages a day mean you win the day 4. If you are stuck ask yourself: "What makes you angry?" Write about that. 5. Copyright your faults - That's what makes you unique and preventing competition from imitating you 6. 'Morning Pages' - 'Bitch and moan and complain' into your journal so that you can clean your mind out of negativity before starting your day 7. Absorbing more information will not make you a billionaire. You have to apply what you read / watch. Take action 8. Dedicate yourself to ONE THING AT A TIME. Focus is the key. Don't do two things at once. 9. 95% is enough. Don't make an activity painful because you 'kill' yourself to get to 100%. Keep it enjoyable 10. If you are stressing about a goal, say to yourself: "Who cares" 11. Pair one serious goal with one absurd goal
thanks
Typical world conquering methods...
Thank you :)
Thank you ✅
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In my opinion, the difference between average people and titans is ACTION. No matter which methods are you using to do something, to get motivated, the thing is to do something. Each person has enough resources to go on and find solutions, but the method depends on the self analyse, to remember when you had the flow and the condition to reproduce it. :)
Preach! You're right on the money.
Well said!!🙌🏻🙌🏻
#justdoit
Effective action
Tony Robbins main saying “you got to take ACTION”!!
I just learned to swim as age 54 thanks to Tim.
Rhonda Benson hey, I'm still in highschool and really don't like swimming because I had a terrible time trying to learn it as a kid. from the other side, is it worth it?
You need to learn how to and learn it fast. Its feels like a gift everyday I swim. The freedom of the water and confidence I now have is truly a gift. Your way too young to not Don't wait till your 54.
Rhonda Benson Alright! thanks for the passionate response! I'll get on it as soon as possible, and maybe Tim Ferris will help
Maybe
Yes, learnand..take classes. Swimming is mentally therapeutic and amazing workout especially when u are rehabbing an injury or just getting old, heavier or just cant take the impact on your joints.
"Lower your standards till you get started" ... Pure gold!
It's INCREDIBLE how Tim remembers all the names of everyone he has spoken to in the past
He wrote a book about them which is the subject of the show
He is hilarious and super knowledgeable. Love it! Want a second round with Tim Ferris.
Everyone should buy this book! It is a reference manual of tactics, nuggets of wisdom, and mindset shifts that can change your life completely! Use what is useable and discard what is not and enjoy the journey ! I continue to love this show and Tom always has the best guests on the show!! Thank you for all that you do !!!
It's truly my pleasure! Thanks for being such a rad part of this community. And I totally agree with you about his book!
no, that book is fucking useless, filled with incoherent, barely applicable innformation
What’s the title of the book?
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Loved these sentences Tom, "To continue to do profound things, it's like you have to reinvent yourself." Also Tim's question, "What can I learn from the people I hate the most?" Tim mentioned, "Some of your biggest flaws may in fact be assets" Wow!...Great episode! Best wishes!
This will go into the category of videos that I will need to watch again at some point. Excellent!
Nice! Glad it delivered value!
MOS DEF!
New Future Builder like right now for me
Greed, a nice refresh.
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His book the 4hour workweek changed my life
How?
How
Everyone you "introduce" me to has a big impact in my life, and for that I am forever grateful to you Tom.
Bought the book and read it in two days.....awesome read. Tim is such a cool and humble dude and just keeps on giving. Love your work Tom, cheers buddy.
Thanks, man! And yeah, Tim is amazing. Such a chill, down to earth dude.
A kick boxer, dancer and author... amazing.
I'm starting to think my unwillingness to suffer may be the thing that is holding me back more than anything and ironically causes most of my actual suffering.
What makes Tom Bilyeu one of my favorite people ever is his humbleness. He's worth half a billion!! And yet he sits in his chair and is a student - listening more than talking.... I mean just wow.....
How do you think he made half a billion?
I've been watching this 'show' for about a year... Awesome job. You help and give many people life! Thank You
Definitely one of the most informative videos on youtube! Great stuff, Tom! Loved it!
Thanks Arsenio!
Tom, You're a legend Man! Thanks for all you do for the world.
Arsenio Buck ä
Fantastic advice from two of the best and brightest minds. Entrepreneurship is certainly not an easy road to venture out too, but thanks to people like Tim and Tom we have tons of advice and expertise readily available. Thanks fellas, keep doing great work.
Master your habits. Go to bed at the same time, wake up same time, and learn, learn, learn. This video came on my feed after listening to "Crush your Day With This Early MORNING ROUTINE! Every day getting better at becoming who I need to be!
Hey Tom- I’ve listened to a bunch of interviews that you’ve done and there is always great content. You are super excellent in your style of extracting the “gem” of the other person’s excellence. This comment is also directed to Tim. I’ve enjoyed many of his shows. Keep it coming. Rock on.
I enjoyed the part about “what makes you angry.” Because people get angry over the things they are passionate about and it taps into your passion quickly. Example: you’re passionate about animals, then thinking about animal cruelty will tap into your passion of caring. So you’re attacking what your passionate about, almost from a blue team mindset while defending from a red team attack. Love it!!
Amazing interview! Tim Ferris is truly humble and dedicated to using his experiments to help others. Thank you Tom for putting all this inspiring content together. I would love to see you have Bruce Lipton on, he's a biologist that studies the power of belief and epigenetics.
I normaly don't comment on any videos but this is just insanly inspriring! 17 minutes in and I'm sitting and writing a list of how I can achieve my 3 year goals as a musician I just 4 months. You have a new subscriber from this day man, watching your videos gives me so much energy and this one in perticular the belief that seemingly impossible things are possible. A sincere thank you!
Thank you Tom - you are an extraordinary person for putting this show together! It helps more than you know x
Hey Tom! Thanks again for a great episode of Impact Theory! I love the fact that this show is back! And with you bring back previous guests I hope you got Laird Hamilton coming back in? :)
18:00 and on... "what can i learn from people i hate the most?" I LOVE THIS. I have been saying "let your dragons be your princesses". Love the mental flip this allows.
"Let your dragons be your princesses"! That's great!
You have THE BEST GUESTS on your show!!! Thank you for being the channel that everyone needs on KZhead!! Truly inspired
I love your show Tom 🙏🏽. These guests are so helpful and I take away beneficial lessons every time I watch.
Tom, the study guide just after your interview with Tim was brilliant! I've not noticed that addendum to any interviews until today - being captivated by your guest Tim. I got to go to several topics I would have to spend at least a half hour looking up, with "hunt and peck" method. Your guest choices are exquisite. Most would probably say fantastic. I always try to go at least (1) level higher than usual.
This was a great interview, learned a lot. Really inspired to buy the book.
Tim is just amazing. Going through his book right now one of best source of wisdom! And Tom you making great impact my man. Can't thank you enough!!!
Agreed! Tim is truly amazing.
Bittu Chaudhary lol
You should really host Dwayne Johnson on Impact Theory! Think it would be super popular and informative. But I loved Tim Farris' video. Incredibly helpful and inspirational.
Two incredible interviewers in one video jam packed with value! What more could we ask for. Awesome interview!
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Thankfully you brought Tim Ferris back for Episode 2! Now it's on impact theory, love it! Very much so looking forward to reading tools of titans. Keep growing everyone!
You're going to love Tools of Titans! It delivers on all of the hype!
Have you read it?
I love that your show is not just a fluff peice for people to promote themselves you ask the right questions that we all want answered from these powerhouse guests and I never leave an episode without learning something new keep up the great work Tom!
Love this a lot thank you all for putting this together and being part of this superlearning mission
I loved this. Thank you Tom so much for putting this show together, it's for sure changing people's lifes!
I've shot cats that I liked more than you just to show you an example of what I've been doing to men like you most my life. I've literally killed 2 and a half million people in my life on purpose and used cruel means of conducting it. I'm a conquistador. I shoot people with guns to. If you weren't so scared of me I'd have no reason to kill you. But there's a 99.999999999999 percent chance that I'm going to be the one who does it. That's my destiny as far as you are concerned. I promised your parents I would snd I meant it. It's the least I could do to thank them for making one like you
@@myessyallyahamericus8405 I have a feeling this is best left read without context, but man am I curious.
@@myessyallyahamericus8405 reading this without context it sounds like a serial killers manifesto.
17:56 Thank you camera man!!😍
I found the low expectation tip to be deeply insightful, after setting goals for myself and frustrating over not meeting them leading me to waste time in frustration, it’s much better to get something done even if small.
I am so damn grateful for this interview...I have followed Tim for years now ...but he still blows my mind
Even though I've read the book, the interview still had a lot of great content! I love the don't be a donkey idea from Derek Sivers. Keep the videos coming, I love them (and beautiful thumbnails by the way).
absolutely brilliant! I very much loved the "high expectation part." always start small, then gradually increase the difficulty as you automate the habit
Another great show with an inspiring and informative guest. Tim Ferris I will buy your book! Thanks Tom and Tim for sharing your life hacks and wise advice with the world.
Last lines show the real character...make myself obsolete.. such ppl are the ones who never go obsolete 🙏🏾😌
This channel is a goldmine
Tim can add “seriously random stuff” to his impressive list of accomplishments... and I listen to his books at 1.50x
24:20 YUP! Just what I needed. Thank you. Self imposed deadline and get angry 'enough' for a break through moment.
another gold mine of advice..i am just always amazed by how how smoothly you manage and guide through these discussions so we get the essence of the guests' valuable thoughts! thanks!
Awesome! Glad you got value out of it!
Just bought the book. Found so many gems already and only halfway through this huge Encyclopedia of life hacks! Thanks Impact theory/Tim.
I, too, want to learn everything I can and reading the 4-hour workweek initiated me to how to think life differently. I've become a bit more efficient and I'm trying to set one goal at a time (have a hard time with this one). i guess I'll try to add one absurd goal to my list of pursues. Tim really helped me to learn more about how I work. I've always been judged for being a "super learner" because I would never settle and always pursue new things after the next. Came to the conclusion that I could have about 4-5 goals running at once, and to focus on one at a time until completion or "99%" accomplished. Not all interests have to be pursued at the same level.
Ferriss really gave of himself here. You can tell he's a great listener, which helps with his success... Great pitch and catch interview.
Wow !!! That’s me I’m really not good at anything but I’ll suffer and sacrifice things that I love to accomplish something. Thank you guys
I love watching this over and over, he was so loose and flowing! Thank you for the brain food!
Hey Tom...What I love the most is when u say.. Be Legendary.. :D Love you Man..
Thank you! Love you right back!
The build up of Tom's guest introductions. Love this!
A lot of valuable information in this interview, thank you Tim Ferris and Tom Bilyeu for sharing such good content with us!
My two favorite people! These guys, have been the people who "pulled me out of the matrix". I feel actual genuine love for them!
Thank you, Grace!!! That is so kind! Love right back!
Two titans together, a wealth of knowledge
I need these type of people around me. I've learned so much. Never heard of these guy's. Thank you
Serious magic to my ears!!!!!!!!!
"my goal is to make me obsolete as soon as possible" that is the sexiest thing I have ever heard
Yeah! I love that!
Sick man almost in line with deep spiritual truth
WOW Tom! I'm beginning to say this about every episode on this show that its "one of the best episodes!" Always remember that ripples of your effort are reaching places you wouldn't imagine. I'm a Pakistani Dr. trained in Cuba and currently in Peru referring people to your videos and ideas..... improving exponentially what I'm doing in the process. keep it up bro!
That is awesome! It actually is distressingly easy to lose sight of how many people we're touching. Thank you for writing! I'll be sharing this with the team for sure!!!
Please bring back Tim Ferriss to the show, this short time did not even scratch the surface of how much he has to offer!
Hey Tom, another great contribution to the world. Awesome work man, keep it up!!!
Never seen tom look at someone with such admiration... What a duo!
Love that I'm starting from scratch like I did with I aside quest 🙌🏼 time to work my way through 👊🏼 1 impact theory a day keeps a shitty mindset at bay 😝
can't get enough of this. was sad when the interview ended. can't wait to read the book. also i'm seriously now intrigued about the fragrance
This is by far one of best interviews I have ever heard/seen. Good shit bro. Really good shit.
Thank you very much Tom for coming back!. I was a super fun of inside quest now impact theory. You are awesome!!!
Thank you for being a part of the community! I'm honored that you found me again!
Love the new show and loved this episode!!! Keep'em coming!
Firas! What's up, brother?! I just mentioned you in a talk I gave the other day! Hope you're well and that we can get together again soon!
Has he been on the show Tom? If not i would love for you to have him on.
Great interview Tom as always, Tim is one author that talks and writes very well on several different subjects, I love his books, and I am very happy you got him on your show. Lots of golden nuggets like you said. I know your list of potential guests is probably very long, but I would like to ask you to please look up my good friend Lu Lastra. If you are looking for someone to really blow everyones fucking mind in this show, its him. Lu is a retired Navy Seal that reached the same level as Jocko within the Navy but has a different mindset and way of working, eventhough he doesnt puts himself out in the media very much he has been hired in the past to work closely with organizations like NASA, police academy, pro baseball teams, and with thousands of people in the navy teaching, and showing them how to work more efficiently as a group, becoming better leaders, visualizing and having a very strong mental thoughness, not to mention breaking world records skydiving, and with more than 35 years in the highest ranks of the Navy, and being so consistent with the the way he lives now practicing what he taught all his life I believe he can be one of your best guests ever on this show. Please google him and look him up, I would be more than happy to give you his phone number if you are interested. You can reach out to me any day at 619-678-4227 All the best, Luis
Fantastic. Thank you Tom for presenting Tim to us!
Dear Tom, thank you so much. I've learned a lot from you. Your interviewing style is the best I've seen. Can you find a way to upload Quest interviews or share at least the notes? again thank you so much
I listened to this while jogging, and I swear to Bob that I could most of the time not distinct the two of you. You have similar tone of the Voice and similar eloquence. Is this incidentual or delirebate? When I looked, you did mirror his pose a lot. I concluded you most probably is a dedicated fan of Tim. No matter, good talk with you two.
One of my favourites. I love these two together!!
+Tom Bilyeu The description is so well written and detailed. I found it really helpful, especially the "What you'll learn" part, I think it increases enormously the video's "replayability". Thank you
Love Tim! I learn so much from him, and thanks to IQ. Time Ferris is like today's Napoleon Hill.
Wow, I didn't realize Tools of Titans was that thick! I wanted to get it before, but now, I REALLY want it! Nice video Tom, you were very engaging with Tim =)
What an intellect and sense of humour - Brilliant! Thanks Tom
Tom...Tim the greatest mentors ever... Watching most of your episode multiple times.. Love from India..Thank you
Just found your page and will make it a consistent part of life & learning. Love what you said to Moran Chef about Antifragility, specifically the antifragility of being a learner. Working to merge and convert my curiosity to being proactive & finding, executing on worthy endeavours. You have a true fan in me, my friend! Respect.
I'm honored, Sammy! Glad you found us! Thank you for being a part of this community.
Man, thank you for an incredible episode... love, love, love Tim Ferris. How he remains so humble and authentic is inspiring. I am so thankful for discovering you and Impact Theory - Best find of 2017 - It probably will still be at the end of the year- your content and delivery is just so top notch, seems inconceivable that I will more excited about something else. Sign me up for that Army - I am on my own journey "adopting Kaizen for Life " Kaizen = continuous Improvement. The latter half of 2016, I spent consuming as much insight and knowledge I could find - devouring information however all in theory. 2017 is my year for action - yes I will continue to find new and more perspectives however focusing more on implementation.... and daily progress. Baby steps but always in the direction of where I intend to end up. Meditation and journalling is now part of my morning routine - two weeks into this daily habit - wow, I am unable to articulate the impact that has had to my energy, focus and will power for achieving consistency in my daily goals. Thank you again, #loveyourwork, a fan for life and to reiterate - where do we sign up for the army haha.
Absolutely, consistency builds momentum and I can already feel the positive force it is becoming. I have to stay grounded, focused on small daily achievements. deliberate action every step - trying to be ruthless with how I use my time Thank you for the compliment - made my evening haha Next big step is finishing off my blog and getting it live - "adopting Kaizen for Life " - I am documenting my progress, a honest reflection of the journey I am on + intend to use it to pay tribute to "the greats" that I have come across so far. My hope is that it may help, inspire others to discover people like Tom and Tim and have it ignite the passion to take control of their lives and MAKE SHIT HAPPEN. To quote Tony Robbins "we all have things we want,,,, but we don't get what we want, we get what we HAVE TO HAVE " All the Best for 2017 to you as well!!
The Kaizen lifestyle is what it's all about! I'm excited that you're on it and that you're a part of this community!
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Loved his answer for what impact he wanted to leave.
I've been following Tim's stuff for about two years, and still can't get enough. Keep it up Tim, thanks for doing what you do.
Really I`ve enjoyed reading Tim Ferris`book....very inspirational and mindblowing... Thanks a lot Tim for this amazing interview
Glad you like the book! I loved it as well!
Good grief--this was awesome! Thank you so much for those nuggets!
That's Tim for you! He's aaaaaaamazing!!!
I love how Tom promotes the book at the end!
You guys explained this so well I love how authentic you are This really made me think about just going for it Thank you so much for all the wonderful content you spread
This man is a genius.......... I Love him sooooooooooooo much. I read 4hour work week and I am hooked ever since on how he analyze things.
Yes he's my hero and inspiration. Bc of him, 10years later I'm about to travel the world & be a digital nomad since I realized that life is meant to be lived after experiencing this damn pandemic. It's so inexpensive to travel & nothing to be afraid of as he explains in the 4 hr work week. I wish you well live out your dreams & be brave to face your fears to do the things you're afraid to do.
Tom I love your content. You provide massive width and depth. Thank you for your work.
Thank you so much! That means a lot coming from the Institute for Human Potential!!! :-)
This is a tremendous interview. Love Tim Ferriss most!
Love love Tim Ferris!!! Thank you for your unparalleled teaching🙏🏻⚛️💜
Number one thing I’ve learnt from Tim ferriss, is probably not to believe everything he says without researching it myself
Got examples? Havent been following for some years
This was an amazing episode too I wish I watched earlier, 95 vs 100 is exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks
I really like that there is an English subtitle, it makes it so easy to understand you, & to look for more clues about what you are saying, especially for us whose English is our second language, as I really like your content, & there is so much to learn from it, thank you
I just found this Chanel buy coincidence. Such great content Tom. Thanks so much for sharing this fantastic interview with Tim Ferriss. :)
Please don't stop making your interviews and please keep placing links and 0:00 minutes in description to easily get back to particular pieces of the video. Be legendary!
Tom, I remember on one of your videos it said that you read every comment that someone posts. I don't believe that it said you will reply but I hope you do. I love watching all of the impact theory videos with your insights and the insights of guests. With that being said, do you think that someone can learn to find a passion? I am successful by the standards of business but I do what I do as a means to an end because it provides for my family and my little to no hobbies. Is there a book you could recommend that can help create vision in someone's life? I would say I'm still in the "Matrix" but I can see something outside of the matrix just not sure how to get too it. Could be that I am comfortable all my bills are paid, I can invest and save for retirement but I often feel there is something more.
There's a saying that when the student is ready, the teacher appears. I am so glad to have somehow landed up on your KZhead channel. Tony Bilyeu, man you are doing a great job and best you are very real!!
Don't know why this guy's subs are so low! these videos are amazing! I think part of the reason is people come here for a slice of motivation to get them through the day or whatever they are doing. Once they get their fix they leave feeling uplifted until they need it again. Maybe I'm wrong!