Tim Ferriss: "How to Cage the Monkey Mind" | Talks at Google

Tim Ferriss will be joined us at Google to talk about his career, books, podcasts, and stoicism. Tim was asked the following questions: What has been the most important Stoic teaching that I’ve come across? How do I manage the many requests I receive? What are the factors or elements that have led to the success of the podcast? Where do I see myself in five years? If I could pick three people — alive or dead — to be in my personal board of directors, who would they be? How do I experiment with my dog training? What are my recommendations for longevity? How do I fight insomnia? And much, much more…

Comments

1. With hair the mind becomes so much greater at connecting with the natural world.
2. Tims goal "To create a benevolent army of expert learners".
   
   - Army General from South Africa.
3. that guy on the left looks like a frikkin' alien! hahahhahahaha
4. that guys head is SO BIG, he must have like 6 PhD's
5. YO NIGGA KA$H MUNNY KA$H MUNNY NIGGA NAW MEEN?
6. This person doesn't have a real profession. Success is not a profession, and he is telling people how to be successful. You don't need to be successful, just be able to do something useful. And celebrities are not role models.
7. 4-Hour Workweek? That's awesome!
8. Tim puts the W in Waffle
9. he just outsources all the msges
10. Holy shit... All the authors who i read read the same stuff i read?
11. Total schemer
12. This guy's full of it! Why should I waste my time learning all this stuff when I can just work a meaningless job for the rest of my life, miserable and in debt, and then die penniless, completely unfulfilled, with a bitter woman at my side who secretly hated me for the duration of our sham marriage?
13. 4-Hour Parent coming out in 5 years from now.
14. Thank you for this, it is close to my thinking in overcoming negative mental obstacles, overcoming social constraints of acquiescence and strengthening inner fabric. Superb!
15. Great stuff Tim!
16. actualy fat People have the wrong immage of themself
17. I hate it how he always explains the obvious and gets honored for that, every idiot can tell you that being the weakest in a room means that you can learn much, every idiot can tell you that you can think about a problem to solve it... this guy is successfull because he is intelligent enough to not be retarded, but at the same time stupid enough to talk boring shit which is interesting for the average-'stupid' society
18. just go in the 'spectator-mode' and you automatically lose all emotional attachments
19. I got 27th place and got a star. lol.