Tim Ferriss: A Day In The Life 321 Comments

Written by Topics: Entrepreneurship, Filling the Void


(Trouble viewing? See Tim Ferriss: A Day In The Life on Hulu. If you’re international, try using Hotspot Shield first.)

I’m often asked, “What does your typical day look like?”

In an attempt to answer this difficult question, I met up with Morgan Spurlock’s film crew for an episode of “A Day In The Life.” The full Friday we shot (I reserve Fridays for in-person meetings) reiterates a point I’ve driven home before: The 4-Hour Workweek is, and always has been, about using time optimally, not being idle.

It also shows how much I love my POS VW Golf, which is having its 10th birthday soon.

To clarify the intro, here’s a mostly complete list of start-ups I advise and have invested in:

About.me (acquired by AOL)
DailyBurn (acquired by IAC)
Milk (acquired by Google)
Posterous (acquired by Twitter)
Foodzie (acquired by Joyus)
StumbleUpon
Uber (The Escalade in the above video was via Uber, which I use whenever parking will be a hassle.)
Evernote
DonorsChoose.org (educational non-profit)
Shopify
Trippy
BranchOut
CrowdFlower
RescueTime
WellnessFX
Graphicly
TaskRabbit
Schematic Labs (makers of SoundTracking)
Central Kitchen Restaurant (press)
Blue Bottle Coffee
Quarterly.co
DuoLingo (language learning)

Other investments, excluding late-stage and stealth companies, include:

Facebook (pre-IPO)
Twitter
Alibaba Group
SimpleGeo (acquired by Urban Airship)
Unsubscribe.com (acquired by TrustedID)
Digg (acquired by Betaworks)
Reputation.com
Basis

Would you like to work together? If so, watch the “Advise This!” video below and tell me about your company in the comments, ideally in 200 words or fewer. Stats are always helpful.

Look forward to checking it out. In the meantime, I have to wrap up The 4-Hour Chef!

It’s shaping up to be a fun one… :)

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Odds and Ends:

WellnessFX Competition – Would you like to spend 30 minutes with me? I’d love to learn what you’re up to and see if I can help. WellnessFX, featured in the above episode, is sponsoring a giveaway for six 30-minute slots. Click here to learn more.

SXSW – “Advise This” Panel – So, what do start-up “advisors” do, exactly? How do you recruit A-listers to your cause? Or, better yet, how do you assemble and leverage the *right* team? In the below panel, Gary Vaynerchuk, Tony Conrad, JR Johnson, Chase Charvis, and I discuss the relationships between founders, investors, and advisors in start-ups. You’ll recognize the now familiar “14 minutes into my 15 minutes…,” which I say to keep my head from getting too damn big. It’s a Seneca thing:

Posted on April 24th, 2012

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321 Comments

  • Jeremiah Warren — April 24th, 2012, 11:28 am

    So when are you going to release “The 4 Hour Marksman”? :P

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    • New Balance 1500 — May 7th, 2012, 7:17 pm

      It will be released soon, so you can take care.

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    • Tim Shaw — May 9th, 2012, 7:12 am

      Hi Tim

      I lived in China for 2 years during which time I fully adopted your mantra and started a very successful 4HWW business. I ran the business while traveling in South America for 4 months and now live in Thailand.

      I have an idea to start a website for travel emergencies (I am a subject matter expert in international medical evacuation). The site will have set input fields such as Insurance Number, Name, Passport Number, Emergency Contact Details and so on. The completed fields can then be translated into any of 14 languages with the push of a button and printed off into a business sized card that can be carried in your wallet. In a medical emergency the card can accessed by emergency services and care provided immediately regardless of language barriers (hospitals need to know who you are and how you will pay before they start treatment)

      The idea is so useful to leisure and business travelers that word of mouth advertising through travel blogs would seem highly likely. Offer French, Spanish and Italian for free with a small fee to access Chinese, Indian, Portugese, Russian, Japanese etc.

      Hope to hear from you.

      Tim Shaw

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  • Martin Muehl — April 24th, 2012, 11:29 am

    Only streamed within the US is kind of a bummer I have to say…

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  • Emil Melgaard — April 24th, 2012, 11:29 am

    Too bad it’s US only :(

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  • David Britnell — April 24th, 2012, 11:29 am

    Any chance of getting that video hosted somewhere other than Hulu for those of us not in the US?

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  • SB MT — April 24th, 2012, 11:30 am

    Unfortunately Video is not available for those who live outside the States! It would be great to be able to see this video ;)

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  • Alex Banayan — April 24th, 2012, 11:30 am

    Watched this video on Hulu and it was awesome– nice shooting, Tim :)

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  • Tim Ferriss — April 24th, 2012, 11:31 am

    Hey guys, if you’re international, try HotspotShield and let me know if that works: http://hotspotshield.com/

    If you find a work around, please let folks know!

    Tim

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  • Fabio Peres — April 24th, 2012, 11:35 am

    Please Tim, enable the video so other countries can see too…

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  • Mike O'Leary — April 24th, 2012, 11:39 am

    Tim,

    do you get driven everywhere? lol

    Seems like a fun life my friend!

    Mike

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  • Peter Walters — April 24th, 2012, 11:39 am

    Hey Tim- Two Degrees Food (www.twodegreesfood.com) would love to work with you in some regards (whether advising, investing or otherwise). We’re the first buy-one-give-one food company; for every healthy snack bar we sell, we donate a meal to a hungry child. We’ve donated almost 500k meals in first 15 months in business, and are in all Whole Foods, offices of HP, Facebook Twitter, Patagonia, AOL, Microsoft, etc. We’re based right here in SF and would love to chat. Thanks

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  • Sjors Provoost — April 24th, 2012, 11:39 am

    Hulu asked me to pay $7 to watch it on my iPhone. Interesting business model… Instead I walked upstairs to my laptop (I know I should have used the opportunity to make it a 90 second intense exersize)

    Unfortunately Hulu now tells me I can’t view this outside the USA. Although I’m confident the video is awesome, I’m not going to install a VPN to watch it :-)

    I’m sure you’re already working on it…

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  • Ryoma Machida — April 24th, 2012, 11:39 am

    Tim it worked with your solution! Thanks for visiting Japan last week!

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  • Michael Andreula — April 24th, 2012, 11:42 am

    Tim have you thought about doing an 80/20 for MMA and BJJ Techniques?

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  • Zach Fagenson — April 24th, 2012, 11:42 am

    Nice one! It seems like these non-traditional careers where entrepreneurs or anyone has 12 different projects going on, all very successfu,l is what people aspire to these days, but what are your thoughts on dedicating a lifetime to the pursuit of excellence in just one thing because you love it?

    Check out the movies “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” or “Bill Cunningham New York.” These are about two guys who have spent their entire lives in pursuit of excellence in one field, the former being sushi and the latter being fashion photography.

    Thoughts on one vs. the other?

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  • Gonzalo Sanchez Sarmiento — April 24th, 2012, 11:43 am

    Hey, I’m not in the US and I can’t watch it! Any way around this?

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  • Blake Robinson — April 24th, 2012, 11:54 am

    Hey Tim,

    I have an idea to provide online personal training and nutritional coaching on an electronic format. Workouts/Nutritional information are delivered via electronic media, clients are given specific measurable goals/benchmarks and accountability via skype/email/phone/sms. I have a BS in exercise science, I’m a CSCS, certified nutritionist and it is my goal to stop the destructive progress of obesity in the US/World. Thanks for your time

    Blake

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  • Wolf Price — April 24th, 2012, 11:55 am

    Thank you for doing this episode, I don’t understand how secretive some tech people are… would be nice to see this sort of documentary about mark zuckerberg, google founders etc.

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  • Tim Ferriss — April 24th, 2012, 12:02 pm

    Thanks for the comments, all! Zach, here are my thoughts:
    http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/09/14/the-top-5-reasons-to-be-a-jack-of-all-trades/

    I think focusing on one area and becoming the best in the world is amazing… if you can do it. I just have different hardwiring, it seems!

    All the best,

    Tim

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    • Wolf Price — April 24th, 2012, 12:15 pm

      Tim,
      It seems people look down on having a wide range of skills. I’m only 25 so perhaps it’s because people don’t believe how much experience it is possible to have. Anyway, FHWW helped me focus on my media foundation which is going very well now. I have experimented for years bridging modern and traditional worlds. This is the movie crowd funded via kickstarter.
      “Within The Four Walls trailer”
      http://youtu.be/4ts2IhCGavs
      Enjoy

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    • Zach Fagenson — April 25th, 2012, 5:31 pm

      Heyo Tim – I think you’re saying one thing in your response, and another the linked blog. Your previous post is also pretty condescending, in a punchy #humblebrag kind of way, toward specialization.

      I think the world is becoming increasingly specialized out of necessity. Your lawyers are specialist. The programmer at startups you advise are specialist. If you watch Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and visit him the next time your in Tokyo, you’ll be raving about that specialist the to your friends eating that ‘pedestrian’ SF sushi.

      The truth is, good sir, you are the weirdo!!! Like you said you’re brain is wired to have a finger and a thought in multiple endeavors, maybe that’s why you are who you are, who knows. But I’d propose most people aren’t wired that way, and that ain’t so bad for their happiness.

      Number three – boredom – was the only one of the five that’s relevant to any of this. If someone is bored in what they do or their life, then they’re never going to “maximize [their] peak experiences.” The real problem is in when people know they’re bored, but can’t find it in themselves to change their situation…

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      • John Curran — April 28th, 2012, 8:15 am

        Zach. I think your comments towards Tim are very close minded. I would encourage you to open your mind to other perspectives. Many successful entrepreneurs have ADHD behaviors and characteristics, so they’re hardwired differently. As entrepreneurs we all have value and bring something different to the table. Each with our own unique talents and shortcomings. The key is to have the self-awareness of these shortcomings and mitigate them by bringing people on our team with those strengths. Specialization has its unique advantages like everything else, however, some entrepreneurs are happier and more effective by starting several projects or business start-ups at once, and having trusted members of their team handle the detail work and day to day operations. That’s my “2 cents worth” to add to the conversation….

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      • Sigismond — May 8th, 2012, 9:02 am

        Hey count me in I am a weirdo too !
        I get bored very easily and enjoy having multiple skills.
        Thanks to Tim I managed free myself from a boring but a very well paid job in the UK.
        Been travelling around the world (this month in Bangkok, learning Thai , muay Thai, total immersion swimming, scuba diving, island hopping, and abou 20 more things) with the income from the automated business.

        Met quite a few mega rich (almost billionaires) and chuffed to say that I live a more adventurous life. The only downside is when I become friends with people who have to get back to work after their too weak (2 weeks) holiday.

        It’s actually possible to achieve TIM (T=Time, I = Income, M= Mobility)

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    • R.J. — April 27th, 2012, 12:23 pm

      Tim…thought you’d love this quote from Peter Drucker:

      “I began to force myself to study afternoons and evenings: international relations and international law; the history of social and legal institutions; finance; and so on. Gradually, I developed a system. I still adhere to it. Every three or four years I pick a new subject. It may be Japanese art; it may be economics. Three years of study are by no means enough to master a subject, but they are enough to understand it. So for more than 60 years I have kept on studying one subject at a time. That not only has given me a substantial fund of knowledge. It has also forced me to be open to new disciplines and new approaches and new methods – for every one of the subjects I have studied makes different assumptions and employs a different methodology.”

      Here’s the article from Inc… http://www.inc.com/magazine/19970201/1169.html

      It’s had a huge impact on how I go about my learning. Biggest lesson was to learn one thing at a time.

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  • Justin — April 24th, 2012, 12:07 pm

    Tim, I wish more of those people you described who “really dislike” you would watch this. As a huge fan, I had no idea how you lived and your perspective on things, even from reading your material. The 14 minutes into the 15 minutes of fame sounded so humble, and I never would have expected that. You are an inspiration and I can’t wait for the book. I’ll be a fan in the 16th minute.

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  • Matthew Karsten — April 24th, 2012, 12:09 pm

    Very interesting Tim & Morgan! Nice to get an inside look like this.

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  • Ryan DiGregorio — April 24th, 2012, 12:15 pm

    Hey Tim,

    I’ve been a fan since 4-Hour Workweek and am currently working on a startup that I would love for you to check out. The idea behind it is simple. Information, opinions and a general consensus for what people think on any given topic. Essentially Wikipedia meets Yahoo! Answers. With a big enough sample size and a large number of questions and answers the site could be a search engine for opinions; one singular place for people to go to see how and what people think. This is something that my co-founder and I have only been working on for a few months part time and is still in the very beginning stages. We have 47 members and have grown from less than 5 visits per day in the beginning of April to a steady amount of over 50. I look forward to hearing back and appreciate your time!

    Thanks,
    Ryan

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  • silas stone — April 24th, 2012, 12:25 pm

    Ironically, this guy lives a super interesting life, but he seems bored and talks in a total deadpan. He comes off as more likable and more like a real person in the videos I’ve seen with Kevin Rose.

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  • Ryan England — April 24th, 2012, 12:28 pm

    Fantastic Video. I watched it yesterday on Facebook, but better on the round 2. Very cool to see what you do, and it makes me even more excited for the new book.

    Side Note: The zombie wasn’t shot in the head.

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  • Reformed Foodie — April 24th, 2012, 12:32 pm

    Hey! I saw this yesterday on Hulu- loved it. Big fan of your books (and lifestyle) – well done:)

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  • jill koenig — April 24th, 2012, 12:39 pm

    Thank you for the glimpse into this day in your life. As an entrepreneur, one of the most frustrating things I encounter is when people ask me to explain what I do all day. Each day is different and my day has no resemblance to my friends and family who go to their jobs. It’s been challenging on my relationships because people don’t understand that sometimes sitting under a tree in the middle of the day is part of the process of what allows me to focus on my work and create. They just look at you and to them it looks like you’re not working or you’re goofing off.

    I write content for my book, create products and programs to help people achieve their goals, get in some learning, work on my marketing, get some exercise and work with my coaching clients. That’s a pretty fulfilling and productive day and I’m always engaged in something joyful and interesting to me. At the end of the day, I am energized and actually have real emotion and energy to invest in my loved ones, where I find most who go to jobs just veg out in front of the tv because they have nothing left in their tank. The same people who give me a hard time about not understanding my work day tell me they’re envious of my lifestyle and freedom. Ah the life of an entrepreneur. (I have a feeling I’m going to turn this into a blog post)

    Like you, I have a 3-4 month attention span and harness this to my advantage by engaging in short projects that I call a “Goal Blitz.” This allows me to apply freakish levels of focus and energy for short periods of time and accomplish more in 30 days than most people do all year. Then I get a little time to relax, evaluate, ponder and when I’m ready, I’m on to the next Goal Blitz.

    Thank you for the peak into your day, Tim.

    Live Your Dreams,

    Jill Koenig

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  • Pat — April 24th, 2012, 12:59 pm

    Hey Tim,

    Great episode! I was wondering what book you were reading after the WellnessFX visit and before bringing out the handgun?

    Can’t wait for 4 Hour Chef!

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  • J. Scott Sellers — April 24th, 2012, 1:08 pm

    Tim, I’m a Special Operations soldier in the U.S. military and I found a lot of useful advice reading The Four Hour Workweek. I think every a person of any occupation could draw something from this book. Anyway, the video was exactly what I was hoping for, thanks for posting it.

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  • Matt Makowski — April 24th, 2012, 1:20 pm

    Hi Tim…inspiring to see what you do in a day and how you do it. Loved the ‘smart start’ to your day. Mine is a glass of athletic greens (your recommendation), Wayne Dyers ‘I am’ meditation while I do a little yoga, some strengthening.

    I entered your competition off Facebook. I’m the fittest 71 year old I know. Once a passionate and v. good rock climber, I now play inline hockey 3 days a week (love to teach you…you would love the movement …your passion for the Tango). I also am a real estate broker. I want your input on a niche I know that has huge potential. I need assistance/ideas in getting it off the ground. Please include me in your 30 min. interview. I’ll skype or fly out from Boulder, Colorado. :) Best wishes, keep healthy and happy……Peace……….Matt
    Visit me on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MatteoMak

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  • Sjors Provoost — April 24th, 2012, 1:28 pm

    Watching the second video now, about advisors. Around 34:00 you compare the effect of exposure on the Today Show versus a tweet by Robert Schobol(?) on book sales. The latter led to way more sales, even though he probably has a much smaller audience.

    Last week someone from Triposo mentioned the same effect in his presentation. He was featured in a Dutch radio show with lots and lots of listeners, but it resulted in far fewer downloads then he got when he was featured on a (popular) blog.

    His theory was that audience intent has something to do with it: the people on that blog were looking for new cool apps to try, while people listening to that radio show were interested, but not specifically looking to download something new.

    Either way, it’s great that you were able to measure conversion in both cases.

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  • Gavin Doran — April 24th, 2012, 1:44 pm

    Tim, I really enjoyed this video and would love to see another one. Really made me feel like you are super transparent.

    PS: Thanks to the 4HWW, I got in touch with Chase Jarvis and was able to ask him a very important question. He responded to me before making a blog post about my question, found here…

    http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2012/03/how-to-become-a-pro-photographer-in-5-easy-steps/

    PSS: Know anyone named John Spence? He says he knows you.

    Thanks,

    Gavin Doran

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  • Keith — April 24th, 2012, 1:44 pm

    Tim’s bio suggests that he’s an angel investor in Facebook. I believe he simply bought equity on the second market which anyone with the means could have done.

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  • Tyler Tyssedal — April 24th, 2012, 1:49 pm

    Great watch. Thank you for sharing this with us! I always find it fascinating to peak into the day to day of others.

    I actually remember asking friends what they had had for breakfast in middle school, fascinated by how we took for granted our own rituals. And how different they were.

    Probably with different language, being a middle schooler and all.

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  • Lewis LaLanne@mynotetakingnerd.com — April 24th, 2012, 2:02 pm

    I love the way this is shot.

    It kinda reminds me of the way HBO shoots their launch videos for their mega-pay-per-view fights. Very cool to see beneath the layers of to the boss of the book launch.

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  • Muneeb Ali — April 24th, 2012, 2:12 pm

    Loved the “I know your time is important, but we’re growing 40% – here is my card” line. For the “a day in the life” video, I would’ve been more interested in a day other than Friday i.e., where you don’t have to go around meeting people, but a “normal” day. I’ve been trying to find an optimal “work day strategy” and have been collecting data for 3 years on sleep/work/productivity/etc. Days when you schedule meetings with people are very different from the default days, I think.

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  • Alex Cahiz — April 24th, 2012, 2:20 pm

    Hey Tim,

    At the end you were drinking Yerba Mate, I know from one of your previous posts it was one of the top 10 beverages you like to drink. I’ve been wanting to get into drinking it because of the health benefits and just as an alternative to coffee and tea but wanted to ask a few questions since I’m sure you’ve researched it heavily.

    First, what are your thoughts on the studies that find that Yerba Mate consumed in large amounts can lead to cancer due to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Do you take anything to detoxify your body of PAHs? Or do you just drink in moderation?

    Second, I know traditionally its drank from a gourd with a bombilla but can a regular mug do just as well? How do you prepare/consume it? If you have any links that would be great.

    Thanks for your time, great little vignette of your life and I look forward to your next book.

    -Alex

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    • Tyler — April 26th, 2012, 6:17 pm

      I second Alex’s questions!

      I saw the tea set up at the end and thought it looked awesome! I saw some similar stuff on Amazon but nothing quite as stylish or durable looking…

      And thanks for the look into your life. Very cool. I noticed how kind and upbeat you were to everyone, not just your clients. Thanks for managing to still be a cool guy, I think I speak for everyone when I say it’s much appreciated and encouraging.

      Ty

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    • Tim Ferriss — May 4th, 2012, 12:08 am

      I just drink a few times a week, so moderation. Argies etc. drink it all day long, so no surprise there.

      On the “off” days, I’ll have rosemary or oolong tea.

      For vessel, I use a metal “gourd.” Convenience trumps tradition on this one for me.

      Pura vida :)

      Tim

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  • Jeremy Grenemyer — April 24th, 2012, 2:24 pm

    Happened upon the Day In the Life episode last night. Thanks Morgan and Tim for taking the time to make that episode.

    Looking forward to the 4-Hour Chef. :)

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  • Louis Thompson — April 24th, 2012, 2:35 pm

    Hi Tim,

    Another great post. Thanks so much for some more great advice.

    Here’s my pitch as I think having you on board for direction and advice would be tremendous.

    Having fell into digital publishing, primarily for amazon KDP, I have discovered that there are a plethora of people out there who have a story to tell but believe that being able to get published or slef publish is out of there reach. After creating a few ebooks as favours I started to charge for the services and become a business combining my own work and outsourcing various bits using elance. I give people the option of paying to self publish and they keep the rights and royalties to themselves or have me cover all or some of the cost in which case their royalties will be reduced. So far I have personally published/converted around 4o books onto amazon kindle.

    I am now taking the same method into print offering a full service for anyone who wants to self publish/part self publish or be published and will be publishing my first paperback early next month.

    My aim is really to show that everyone can be publshed or at least self publish and make a pretty good residual income if they just tell there story and experiece. If we decide we want to publish you, you still get great royalties. At the mooment I am specialising in short print runs and digital editions.

    Would love your thoughts.

    Thanks

    Louis

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  • Tyson — April 24th, 2012, 2:39 pm

    Hey Tim –

    Very interesting, thanks!

    What’s that book you are reading? (Noticed it around the 7:55 mark). need a new book and thought you’d be a good person to ask!

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  • Brad — April 24th, 2012, 2:42 pm

    Hello Tim – Let’s Work together…In short, my family has been growing Panax Ginseng for over 30 years and we are one of the original growers in North America. At this time, there are only 90 farmers supplying the entire world and we are one of them. There is a tremendous market for Ginseng in Asia and potential in North America as well. The size of the markets in China and Taiwan alone are staggering considering no grower has ever gone direct to the Chinese consumer with “value added” Ginseng products. Although our advantages are too much to list in this space, within the Chinese markets, the prestige and credibility of being Ginseng growers (our first trip to Taiwan we were shocked…we are treated like royalty in Asia) could be leveraged and the company could be taken public on one of the Asian exchanges as well.

    Anyway, due to your background (lived in China, sports nutrition business, direct marketing background, etc.) I have often thought that you would be a great potential partner to leverage and monetize this opportunity in multiple directions. If this interests you please send me an email. Either way, awesome books…looking forward to the next one.

    Regards,

    Brad

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  • Hector — April 24th, 2012, 2:48 pm

    Great Article Tim, I’ve listened (can’t watch it or I get in trouble with my employer, :) the “advise this video” twice and finally will watch it one more time tonight; As soon as I return back home from my day job I will send you the -200 words proposition.

    I’m definitely interested in working together, and hope you too since my project integrates perfectly with: shopify, branchout, taskrabbit, aboutme and trippy on the first stage, and posterous, digg, stumbleupon, facebook and twitter for social media.

    BTW, great post the one about the “apps world” prior to this one, I have that designed it (paper) too; but prefer this route. I will post the details whenever I get home tonight.

    Hector

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  • JuanS — April 24th, 2012, 2:52 pm

    I believe one of the best ways to learn is from example, and you’ve just showed us again part of your modus operandi. You are smart, and you are driven, but what I admire the most is the discipline you obviously have. Any advice on how to improve on that particular area? Many writers say, “just write, every day, for an hour at least.” If I could just do that, I wouldn’t even be asking this question. The best way I can describe my lack of discipline is comparing it to a haze I can’t shake in order to focus on something and keep at it day after day until it’s fulfilled. Are there any pointers, techniques, exercises that you can share with us to make yourself more disciplined in any area?

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  • Adam — April 24th, 2012, 2:58 pm

    Awesome! What did you eat post-workout Tim (at the restaurant and otherwise)?

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  • Mike From Maine — April 24th, 2012, 2:58 pm

    Love the video! I’ve always wanted to know what you did with your spare time :-)

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  • Allen — April 24th, 2012, 2:58 pm

    An idea for your question the other day. Even if you had a small 2 man crew, shooting some of your day to day projects, trips, etc. and building that into a weekly or monthly show at $5 an episode would generate a decent amount of cash for your charity work.

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  • Chris — April 24th, 2012, 3:09 pm

    Awesome Report! Really enjoyabele. I like how you are still down to earth.

    Question: What book are you holding in your hands at 02:20min. The Yellow one?

    Greetings from germany

    Chris
    PS: HotShield is perfect!

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  • Rocky — April 24th, 2012, 3:21 pm

    Tim,

    What are those straps you use to meditate? Are they to help you get into lotus?

    Thanks and Good Work!

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  • Chris Williams — April 24th, 2012, 3:42 pm

    Hi Tim,

    Cammpus is a university in a box. Brands can build their own universities in minutes, with no IT, and start to educate their leads. Education is the best way to build trust and respect with your leads and turn them into customers.

    Why you should believe us?

    1 – We’ve already sold it to 3 customers that paid us $4k upfront and $150 per month.
    2 – We’re spinning the product off of an existing business where 2k people have already used it.
    3 – Currently working on customer acquisition costs and funnel.

    Why the product is awesome?

    1 – Clear Target Market: Marketers who are obsessed with showing a profit in the least possible time. Inbound marketers, lead managers, and conversion specialists.

    2 – Simple Product + Amazing Analytics.

    Because we batch process leads we provide amazingly detailed information like expected PROFIT per course, by SKU, by content and by time after taking the course.

    Cammpus creates a marketing ASSET that can run passively and optimizes the bottom of a company’s sales funnel.

    Where can you learn more?

    The product pitch: http://cammpus.heatspring.com

    The company page: http://www.cammpus.com

    The existing company where we developed the technology: http://www.heatspring.com

    I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

    Best,

    Chris Williams

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  • bjones — April 24th, 2012, 3:55 pm

    Tim, awesome documentary, you’re living my dream! Do you work standing up, and how many hours are you sleeping now a days?

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  • Josh — April 24th, 2012, 4:18 pm

    Hey Tim,

    Great post, and I think it shines light for the folks who think you do nothing… except for four hours per week.

    You and I have tweeted a few times, and really would like to stay in touch.

    We also have some mutual friends in the Austin area.

    Keep the good content coming.

    Josh

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  • Roland — April 24th, 2012, 4:25 pm

    If hotspotshield isn’t working, try http://www.tunnelbear.com. It always works. I watch hulu all the time from Germany.

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    • Martin — May 12th, 2012, 2:13 am

      Do you need a US credit card for Hulu? The address field does not allow for entering a European country and hence the credit card billing address is not recognised : (

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  • Andrew — April 24th, 2012, 4:32 pm

    Not working for the iPad in the US.

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  • Alex — April 24th, 2012, 4:47 pm

    You’ve asked – Would you like to work together? I do.

    Hey Tim,

    I run a really successful muse – inspired by 4HWW. Would love for you to join as an advisor. Stats – $1,000,000+ in profit in the first year of business. 2012 is shaping up to be a $3,000,000+ year in profits. In 2011, we were also a top 10 shopify stores ranked by revenue along with names like Angry Birds and Dodocase. Look at 2011 Shopify Year in Review and you will see our name.

    We’ve achieved all of this by having an incredible YouTube marketing strategy that I want to share with you because you’ve shared 4HWW with all of us and it really changed my life.

    I am flying to San Francisco tomorrow and will be there for a week. I am also meeting w/ a partner of one of the biggest VC firms on Thursday. They reached out to us, his wife is a fan.

    Trust me, this will be worth your time. We are just uncovering our potential.

    E-mail me with any questions. Looking forward to meeting you.

    Alex

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  • Ethan — April 24th, 2012, 5:23 pm

    Hi Tim,

    I really like what you wrote about saying the 14 minutes thing to keep your head from “getting too damn big”.

    I was wondering your honest opinion on something:

    As I learn and grow, and try to make changes to my character, I feel like sometimes people from my past drag me back to my old self. They also sometimes seem threatened by my success (however trivial). It would seem I should distance myself from them, in order to succeed. But then, when the world has me down, these are the same people who come through for me.

    Given the way your life has turned out, the success you’ve enjoyed, and the failures you’ve doubtlessly endured, what do you think about the importance (or lack there of) of old friends in your life today? That is, the people who knew you before you were famous.

    If that’s a it too personal, then I was wondering if you have any suggestions for authors or philosophers who have something to say on the subject?

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    • Camila Prada — April 26th, 2012, 9:37 am

      Hello Ethan, I hope you don’t mind me putting in my 2 cents. I relate to your question. In that past 2 years I distanced myself from 3 toxic people and I am much better off for it. You mention “people from your past sometimes drag you back to your old self”. I used to think this until I realised it was me dragging myself back, not anyone else.

      For example: I stop eating wheat because I have bad IBS, but then my friend offers me a cookie. I’m feeling cravings that day and the cookie looks delicious, so I eat it. But then I regret it later when the pain hits, and I wish I had healthier friends. But my friend didn’t force me to eat the cookie. I know this is a very simple scenario but this is how I think it always happens, it’s us that drags ourselves back.

      If those same people help you when you are in need, maybe you could ignore the bad and take the good?

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    • Cody Candee — May 21st, 2012, 7:43 pm

      This is exactly a type of question I would love to hear Tim answer (and many others probably have the same curiosity)…

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  • Scott Purcell — April 24th, 2012, 5:23 pm

    Advise This!

    Productive Web Apps – (http://productivewebapps.com) is an interactive directory that lets you search, sort, rate and compare hundreds of the best web applications to help you at work and play.

    As a bit of background, a small gripe I had with the Chrome Web Store was that there was no ability to subscribe to RSS feeds or receive regular updates when new apps are added each day. This was the main driver behind why I wanted to build the site, I am passionate and love reading about web apps but became frustrated there was not a one-stop shop where I could receive regular updates on new apps with short simple descriptions, a screenshot and an outline of key features.

    We’re looking for someone who can help us market our service as a great place to discover web applications and also help people get the word out there about their own web applications.

    Currently we’re getting ~50,000 pageviews per month and are focusing on reaching out to tech blogs and news sources. We’ve started to build a good following on social networks which is promising

    Social Network Followers
    Facebook – ~280
    Twitter ~ 565
    Google+ ~1400
    Pinterest ~250
    Email subscribers ~150
    RSS subscribers ~380

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  • Phil South — April 24th, 2012, 5:33 pm

    200 words exactly!

    I’d LOVE to work with you Tim, I’m a fan. My startup?

    Explaining is tough because it’s hard to grasp and harder to believe, but I promise you it’s worth trying.

    Creative geniuses brains are different to normal people. I turn normal people into creative geniuses by teaching them to deliberately change their brains the way creative geniuses do accidentally. You mold your brain by training it and making connections, and those connections are locked in, made into physical hardware with myelin.

    CGP is a three pronged approach, the mnemonic being Coaching, Games and Programming. For 10 years I’ve drawn from a diverse range of disciplines to find an approach that works for writing, music and art, and business too, the Higgs particle for creativity, if you will.

    First product, 8 hours of audio, is out already but not setting the world alight. But I have a great idea and I’ll keep talking about it till someone pays attention or I sink. I’ve poured all my money into the first product so my kids and I are living on fumes.

    There that’s my shot. Would love to tell you more.

    warmest regards
    Phil South

    (Hulu: use tunnelbear.com.)

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  • Chris — April 24th, 2012, 5:54 pm

    Hi Tim, I’m Chris, founder of SpinLingo; a language learning social platform using P2P video. We’re hoping to shake up the way people learn languages (and the $billion language learning market along the way!), and apply some of the principles you employ along the way.

    We’ve built our prototype with $2000 of our own capital – and in our spare time whilst working our day jobs. All spurred from reading the 4 Hour Work Week!

    Would be great to get some advice from you.

    All the best,

    Chris

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    • Danny — April 29th, 2012, 1:47 pm

      Hi Chris, just wanted to let you know that the site may require cross browsing checked up. I’m on chrome and the dropdown menu doesn’t seem to work.

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  • Tim — April 24th, 2012, 6:18 pm

    I’m a huge fan of both your books, so I can’t help but wonder what books you read. Around 7:40 there is a book on your table…what is it?

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  • Craig Dick — April 24th, 2012, 6:18 pm

    Tim,
    Saw you eating Brazil Nuts. Question, do you buy shelled or unshelled?

    Selenium levels drop very quickly once cracked
    “One unshelled Brazil nut, which you crack yourself, averages 100mcg, says Cornell’s Donald J. Lisk. A shelled nut, found in health food stores, averages 12-25 mcg.”

    As a crops nutrition specialist I find your work fascinating.

    Thanks,
    Craig

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    • Tim Ferriss — May 4th, 2012, 12:14 am

      Thanks for this great comment, Craig. I’ve mostly eaten shelled, which could very much explain my mixed results: sometimes great, sometimes nada.

      I’ll get shelled from now on!

      Much appreciated :)

      Tim

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    • Joe Timmins — May 19th, 2012, 5:34 pm

      regarding the levels of selenium in Brazil nuts I found the following: As for Brazil nuts, selenium concentrations in any plant should be dependent on the concentration of selenium in the soil in which it grows, therefore, the concentration of selenium in Brazil nuts probably varies. This turns out to be the case, with nuts grown in Manaus-Belem more than ten times higher in selenium than those grown in Acre-Rondia. Someone consuming Brazil nuts may or may not be making a significant increase in selenium intake.

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  • Connor — April 24th, 2012, 6:25 pm

    Tim, your apparent enthusiasm for the lifestyle you’ve been living for years has captivated and inspired your audience. I’m sure you also do it for yourself to avoid experiencing the “Hedonic Treadmill” of happiness. Do you have any other small hacks to share to increase baseline happiness?

    Wow, that sounded pompously academic. Sorry, last week of the semester! Since you’re always giving, Let me give the first contribution– Every morning I smile at myself in the mirror for 10 minutes. But I’d say it’s only 1/3 as effective as regular exercise.

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  • Chris — April 24th, 2012, 6:33 pm

    Can you upload it to a different host? Hotspotshield is a really bad program, lags my computer so much that I can’t watch the video.

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  • Vern — April 24th, 2012, 7:06 pm

    Hulu videos don’t stream outside the USA. Psyched up for nothing…

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  • Liza — April 24th, 2012, 7:08 pm

    Hi Tim,

    I enjoyed the video although I felt I was eavesdropping on you. I really like your flat too and appreciate how you write standing, I saw the previous post on that and I know study standing with better results.

    Question: What was the supplement you were taking for obesity? I’m really interested in it. I’m devouring all things I can on health and wellness and conducting an experiment for my personal fat loss – i don’t just want to lose it though, I want to obliterate it!

    Thanks for all your efforts and rock on! I remember in a previous blog you had written about wanting to go to check out Orangutans, I had my first mini-retirement two years ago that included visiting Sepilok, I highly recommend it. Had a orangutan walk with me on the boardwalk…so humbling!

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  • hanwei — April 24th, 2012, 7:09 pm

    Hi Tim, I am in China the Hulu link is extremely slow here in China mainland, I hope u could upload it on Youtube, though I have to clime over the firewall to see youtube, but it is much faster.

    Or I can help upload the video in some Chinese video sharing site, it would be much helpful to all the Chinese who will be amazed by your idea of 4 hour work!

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  • Adam Fitzgerald — April 24th, 2012, 7:37 pm

    Very cool house you have there :)

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  • Tim — April 24th, 2012, 9:02 pm

    Hey Tim,

    I’m working on a startup aiming to bring Website Testing and Optimization to everyone, building a SaaS App that is incredibly simple to use and can be used completely free.

    I’ve discovered over the past few years that there are 2 reasons people don’t split test their website. The first is that current software is too difficult to use. The second is that most don’t know where to start or what to change to get results quickly. We think we’ve solved both these problems in the one app.

    The way it works is similar to Github, if you’re willing to share your results with the community you can use it free, or there are paid accounts for private testing. We’re then building a test explorer so anyone can explore the results these free users have made and come up with ideas for improving their own websites.

    I figured with you being as much of a fanatic about testing and improving as me you might be interested in helping guide the company. We launched a few months ago and are iterating constantly refining the tool for simplicity, building a community around it and working on scaling (our biggest challenge ATM as it’s growing too quick for us to handle).

    The website is: http://www.ZenTester.com and my email is the one I’ve used for this comment.

    Cheers, Tim

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  • Rhett — April 24th, 2012, 9:02 pm

    Very interesting, thanks for sharing! As a gun nut, more information on why you chose the S&W, and in .45, would be interesting.

    Also, what sunglasses are you wearing?

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  • Adam Fitzgerald — April 24th, 2012, 9:08 pm

    Here’s something you can check out.

    http://flyrightapp.com

    We’re about to launch and are based in Australia & San Francisco.

    FlyRight is a new “personal empowerment app” that harnesses the real-time social web to empower you with a stronger voice as it enables airlines to improve service.

    FlyRight is neither a snarky app nor a complaints board. It’s about collaborating with airlines in real-time to improve things. Win-win.

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  • Ben Jenkins — April 24th, 2012, 9:51 pm

    Tim

    You like simplicity. How about something low tech for a change?

    In early 2011 I started a Wood Baseball Bat company, http://www.warstic.com. I took a mundane product that is making a comeback in a growing market, used design to make it beautiful, whereas usually design is not seriously considered, sourced the manufacturing (in the USA), self funded with no investors, launched on Shopify for quick start, and in the first year was featured in WSJ, Mens Journal, Uncrate.com, & 50 other blogs. Ended up as one of GQ magazines Best Stuff of the Year for 2011. The income already covers my primary cost of living. I spent $0 on marketing and advertising and sales have grown every month since launch. The company was designed to be run 100% virtually. I did this while still running my 12 year old design and interactive firm…onefastbuffalo.com and living for 4 months of the year in my 1958 Airstream trailer throughout the Western US with wife and 3 young sons. We spend that time mostly surfing, snowboarding, hiking, making art, cooking and meeting new people in small places. As far as Warstic, all we really lack is bigger awareness. Being fettered in ESPN the mag next month. Unsolicited. We are growing organically and I think it’s simply that we have a good product and people talk about it online. Starting to add other products such as training gear and apparel. Using the same formula I launched a snowboard company in 2012 http://www.treadsmith.com. Hand painted, Hand built, nothing like you have seen before in that market.

    I now spend only 1/3 the time I did consulting and designing things for clients. I spend the rest of my design energy making my own products/brands. Just saying thanks for helping me realize I could better allocate my time and design ability to things I am genuinely passionate about and that have greater financial upside while carving out more time for enjoying life :)

    This is me.
    http://onefastbuffalo.com/Bio/9/Ben-Jenkins-(OFB-Founder)
    Will be in SF this summer on our way up the coast. We camp every night in the summer. Hope to see you around.

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  • Cody Muenster — April 24th, 2012, 9:54 pm

    [Work Together]
    Hi Tim, my team has a disruptive startup idea which has been around for just over a year dealing with referrals and helping businesses effectively pass, track and manage them using our service. We are based out of Green Bay, WI. PassingLeads.com gives businesses an easy way to reward people who send quality leads there way and automate the fulfillment process. When a referral results in a sale, the business agrees to pay 10%, not to exceed $300, which is then, in part, rewarded to the person who sent the referral as a thank you and we retain a % as well. We are partnering with referral organizations and to date user stats include: 642 referrals passed, $257,000 in completed business and revenue take home can be shared privately. If you are looking to speak with a Midwest startup I’m your guy. Feel free to connect with me on Linkedin “Cody Muenster” or reach me at (email removed) either or (phone number removed). Thank you for the opportunity to freely post about my growing startup as a long time follower of yours.

    P.S. This post is 186 words :)

    Cody

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  • Laurelin — April 24th, 2012, 10:31 pm

    Hi Tim,

    If this comment happens to catch your eye, I think/hope you may appreciate what my team and I are doing with this site.

    The idea is simple: A clean platform, simple and free to use, for paid work abroad with a minimum of full board.It came to me out of frustration with spending way too much time on something very simple: Looking for jobs abroad.

    While out looking for one of those, I soon realised that the internet was infested with a plethora of job offers trying to convince me it was a good idea to pay for voluntary work and internships, because of course nobody would want to pay me for my time! Not to mention the cluttered nastiness of many job sites out there.

    Having come very close to throwing my laptop out of the window several times (which I must remember to do some day with a broken one) over this, I nagged to my brother for a while and suggested we should do something about it. I managed to convince him of the market for such a site and eventually even got him excited with the prospect of some ad revenues and possible job posting fees further down the line.

    With the site launched and in spiffy working order, the only hurdle left is
    exposure. Although like every self-respecting 20-something I have a fair few Facebook friends, they are nowhere near enough to get things off the ground properly.This is me trying to take a shortcut :)

    Since we launched the site, the positive response from people has been overwhelming which has confirmed there is a clear niche for this which, now it is filled, has the potential of saving a lot of people a lot of valuable time.

    Since I am the one responsible for doing all the job-searching legwork, and having better things to do with my time (such as working like a dog to finish my masters degree in ecotourism), it is very much in my interest that people start adding job offers.

    That’s where you (could) come in.

    If you like what we’re doing and you think it fits within your brand, we would love, love, love the exposure you could provide us through social media.

    And when it proves a success, it may even deserve a link in the 4HWW ;)

    Either how, thank you for your time, even just for indulging me by reading this.

    Keep on being awesome,

    Laurelin

    http://www.payformystay.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/payformystay
    @payformystay

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  • Jason Ford — April 24th, 2012, 11:59 pm

    Do you play poker often? Do you tend to win? Your face is very expressive and was more interesting to watch than the video itself. (Not trying to be creepy, lol. Just something I noticed.)

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  • Jonny Gibaud — April 25th, 2012, 12:30 am

    Tim, you’re awesome but get a better car.

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  • Matt Radcliffe — April 25th, 2012, 12:43 am

    Creative design for creative people.

    Link up creative freelancers to combine on large projects and mutual rewards. Kind of like an artist commune.

    I’m still trying to figure out exactly what that means and how it could work.

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  • Franz Wiesbauer — April 25th, 2012, 2:25 am

    Can’t watch the video from outside the US :-(

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  • Mark Sampson — April 25th, 2012, 2:28 am

    Got the video working perfectly in the UK using Hotspot shield… great stuff, inspiring and I think I’m going to adopt some of the ideas – morning meditation somewhere ‘quiet’ will be the challenge!

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  • Matt — April 25th, 2012, 2:30 am

    France, outside of the US. Frustration :) A quick Youtube upload? (and thanks for sharing valuable content as your previous guest article on apps development!)

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  • Paul French — April 25th, 2012, 3:58 am

    My day goes a bit like this:

    8:00am: Somatic Exercises
    8.30am: Omelette (thanks, 4-Hour Body)
    9.00am: Cold Shower (thanks, 4-Hour Body)
    9.30am: Work on muse project – book + DVD bundle – (thanks, 4-Hour Workweek)
    1.00pm – Bedtime: Lunch, then activities.

    Thanks for your inspiration, Tim.

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  • Gary — April 25th, 2012, 6:02 am

    Safety Warning!

    This is of upmost importance! You cannot kill a zombie by shooting in the chest! You must hit the brains! Just thought I’d tell you in case you get caught in the next Zombie Apocalypse.

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  • Mike Rudd aka @marketingmiker — April 25th, 2012, 6:06 am

    Great video Tim thanks for sharing!
    Did the Slow Carb from 4 Hour Body for LENT for 40 days and it worked great…got back on fruit and beer some but will be making it more strict again soon.
    I have a start up in the works with my wife that may be right up your alley…will visit with you soon.
    Cheers!
    Mike

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  • sharkman — April 25th, 2012, 6:56 am

    Hey Tim,
    You once wrote at the end of a blog not to hit you up with business ideas unless they were 7 figs. Fair enough. So here’s the idea – us. The Adventure Couple. We are a personal brand bringing the gift of adventure to the world, only we need some structured development help. You normally invest time and/or money in the start ups you advise for a ROI. It would be the same with us. And we can talk about it while we kite ski across Greenland or drink rum and play dominoes in Cuba. Hit us up, it would be cool. BTW, the car kicks ass … we’re about to buy an old hearse. Highly recommended. Cheers ~ Sharkman

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  • Jason Clements — April 25th, 2012, 6:56 am

    Thank you, Tim, for everything that you do. You change lives, bro: You’ve changed mine. Jason

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  • Joey — April 25th, 2012, 6:59 am

    Why do you turn a movie on mute while writing?

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    • Jason — April 25th, 2012, 10:14 am

      I want to know this too.

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    • Tim Ferriss — May 4th, 2012, 12:19 am

      So I don’t feel super isolated at home late at night. It makes me feel like other people are around and helps avoid weird head games.

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      • NCA — May 4th, 2012, 1:44 pm

        I have the same problem late at night so I bought a couple of manequins, went to the thrift shop and bought them some clothes, one of them was a sit down manequin so I just put him on the couch.

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      • Melissa — July 9th, 2012, 1:30 pm

        Tim, When I was in school taking a lot of classes where I had to write a LOT of papers, I used to put on a “TV on DVD” disk, and set it to keep playing episode after episode with out interuption. Mostly, I’d use shows like Seinfeld, Friends or Mad About You (my favorite) the idea being that I had seen them all a million times. I was never able to really focus with out that background sound on. Now, I write mostly for my self or my little blog, but I use the same process and it still seems to work best for me. If i write in a completely empty and quiet house, I get distracted and usually get nothing done. Cheers!

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  • Ching — April 25th, 2012, 7:28 am

    Piktochart is a web app to help make information beautiful. I am a non-designer and find it so tough to get something that beats Powerpoint/Prezi at creating presentations that don’t suck at describing data. So we created one – the output comes in the form of infographics.

    We are looking for partners and advisors.

    Thanks Tim, you’re a great inspiration!

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  • Craig Tilley — April 25th, 2012, 7:41 am

    Hey Tim. Hmmmm. Would I like to work with you? That would be a big YES. I follow all your work.And the 4-Hour Body and 4-Hour Workweek are regular gifts for the people I know who would actually appreciate them.

    Sorry, I know you want this short. So here you go…the project is called Bedtime Travels, a developmental adventure series that explores the wonders of our world and teaches important relationship building skills in kids. We are on Kickstarter right now and could use all the support that a man like you can offer.

    Here is a link to the project – http://kck.st/Bedtime_Travels

    It’s a big dream. Thank you

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  • Jason — April 25th, 2012, 8:03 am

    Tim you converted me, I’m now a huge fan. The show on HULU completely changed my perception of you and what you stand for.
    You are a hardworking inspiration!!

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  • Hassan Osman — April 25th, 2012, 8:16 am

    Great vid Tim! By the way, do you recommend standing up while typing without supporting your elbows? I was thinking of shifting to a standing desk but I’d imagine the strain on the shoulders would be a bit too much if I didn’t have a table top to lean on.

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  • Sean West — April 25th, 2012, 8:21 am

    Hey Tim,
    I’ve been commenting and an avid reader here for the last four years, and started a muse back then at 21 and traveled for a while. It’s done pretty well and I’m trying to evaluate it for a small exit this summer, and am currently a partner and early funder in 2 early stage startups, one in the language learning sector with 2 physicist programmers (one of whom went to MIT and has a one million person social site under his belt) and another using software to create an innovative product in the construction industry’s white space. I know language learning is one of your passions and we would absolutely love if you were interested in advising or referring us to someone else. The live beta should be up this week, I know you are really busy but I’d definitely like to e-mail you or Amy a link once it’s live.

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  • Sam Stone — April 25th, 2012, 8:35 am

    Tim,
    Great video!

    One comment on your marksmanship. I notice you shoot with your weak eye closed. While that makes for better aim as a beginner, it’s not a good habit to keep if you really want to get good at shooting. This is especially important if you want to use these skills in real world situations (stuff gets in your eye, peripheral vision etc…)

    Keep up the good work!

    Sam

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  • Rusty Bishop — April 25th, 2012, 8:38 am

    Advise Us. FatStax has thousands of B2B field sales people using our mobile sales platform based on the iPad including multi-national companies that sell tens of thousands of products across the world.

    Why? FatStax makes it really easy for sales people to find detailed product information for their prospects when they are meeting in person. Plus, we make it really easy for companies large and small to deploy a sales app on the iPad in 4 weeks or less.

    We have positive revenue as of Q1 and, we have never lost a customer.

    We could use your help in growing our business via your marketing connections, finding the right partners (financial and channel), and helping us ruthlessly cut out what is not working.

    Thanks for your consideration.

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  • qed101 — April 25th, 2012, 8:42 am

    Can someone please rip this to youtube!

    Tunnelbear and HotspotShield is not working for me

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  • Jscott — April 25th, 2012, 8:42 am

    What sitting apparatus were you using during your meditation?

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  • Doug Lance — April 25th, 2012, 8:49 am

    Hi Tim,

    My name is Doug, I’m a 22 year old writer/entrepreneur who started a fiction magazine called eFiction. I’ve grown the company to have around 1000 subscribers. From a numbers perspective, I am not the person you want to advise.

    But I believe my company is leading the charge on the new age of publishing and I am seeking someone to give me advice to launch the magazine to the mainstream.

    Thank you for your consideration.

    -Doug

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  • Greg Kalai — April 25th, 2012, 8:53 am

    Hi Tim,

    I am 18 years old–a freshman at the University of Virginia. I’ve casually followed your progress from 4-Hour-X to The Random Show and advising startups. As an aspiring entrepreneur (I am starting to not like how overused this word is becoming!) I am always looking for cool people to get in touch with. And needless to say, you qualify for that criteria. I am going to be in the UK, Greece, and the U.S for different parts of the summer, and would be more than happy to lend a hand in any of the everyday stuff that you guys may need.

    As for my background, I worked briefly with Charity:Water on a print ad campaign (http://bit.ly/GVEamU) that eventually became a mural at UVA. I was featured on TEDxYouth in Athens during my senior year in HS. As someone who had to struggle to even to get to college, I realize the importance of resourcefulness and leveraging one’s resources and environment to fulfil a certain goal.

    I can assure you that I am hungry and eager to learn, and would love to speak to you more on the phone or via email

    Definitely looking forward to hearing from you!

    Cheers
    Greg
    about.me/gregkalai

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  • Rob — April 25th, 2012, 8:58 am

    HULU is such a pain when you live outside the US. I had Hotspot Shield installed but didn’t like it. This time I used TunnelBear. Still quite a workaround.

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  • Dan Campers — April 25th, 2012, 9:24 am

    Great banter happening in the vid, some real good nuggets to take away with it. I haven’t heard Gary speak much, I’m starting to really like the guy!

    Tim, I’ll have a chuckle when you work with us, at the all-star team assembled! Including Bill Guthy & Greg Renker of Guthy-Renker, Steven K Scott (Total Gym etc) and Greg ‘The Shark’ Norman, having achieved ~$200 million revenue the first 4 years, in just 4 countries

    The fields of nutraceuticals is moving focus from exogenous products to focusing on supporting previously untouchable core endogenous functions and genetic expression, and we own prized patents.

    It dovetails nicely with your health interests and WellnessFX. I met the PhD Molecular Genetics co-founder of SmartDNA.net.au who also recommends this pro-drug technology above all else. . There’s plenty of standout clinical trial stats and results to match (and a laundry list of high profile athletes setting world records and doctors onboard already) A friendly challenge, can you find/know any better comparable clinical results?
    1st gen product clinicals presented at the 2008 A4M conference. 60 days use:
    276% increase in intra-cellular glutathione
    46% increase in DHEA, 41% increase in IGF-1
    62% decrease in TNF-a
    2nd gen just out with the core ingredient 300% more effective. Developed by the medicinal chemist who also created the new 3 minute cyanide antidote for the US DoD
    The mastermind vision – bring in your expertise, advice and status to help create and be positioned with viral marketing systems to realise the peak growth potential and see the company doing billions in the next few years and see tens of thousand with significant health breakthroughs. Great cross-promotion possibilities to WellnessFX and any other health tech up your sleeve.
    Tim, hit me up by email for a sample and a quick technology+people overview session
    Cheers!
    Dan

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  • Courtney {pizzazzerie} — April 25th, 2012, 9:24 am

    Hi Tim! I’d love to work together. I run http://www.pizzazzerie.com (not pronounced pizzaria, haha). It gets 500,000 hits a month and growing. We feature entertaining ideas. I work with brands like Frito Lay, ConAgra, Sierra Mist, etc to share how their products are great for entertaining purposes. I’ve been overwhelmed with brand partnerships and could definitely use some help as far as how to manage things!

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  • Robyn — April 25th, 2012, 9:39 am

    hey Tim,
    I think you’re great. I recognize something deep in you – intelligence and soulful and more. Read 4 hour work week a few years ago. I still re-read it.
    Don’t mind the haters – that just comes with the territory as you gain popularity.
    Love you!
    R

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  • Steve C — April 25th, 2012, 10:50 am

    I launched my company, NOVO watch, 5 months ago. We are a fashion watch company that caters to extreme sports such as MMA (main focus), snowboarding, skateboarding, biking, FMX etc. With the rise of these “extreme” sports into the mainstream we see a huge opportunity. We are a watch company that is directly involved in what we market to, not a large company trying to get a share in what’s popular. I know you have a good understanding of MMA and the best part about it is that it’s always happening which will allow companies to stay relevant and visible. Other sports are awesome and we will still be involved, but the reach is nothing like what MMA has now and what will have in the future.

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  • Mindy Drake — April 25th, 2012, 11:45 am

    I’m a chiropractor and wellness adviser in Santa Monica. I’m intrigued by the issues of motivation to make change and compliance for wellness recommendations, and I discussed it in one of my blog posts entitled ‘Is healthy boring?’; http://chirorookie.com/is-healthy-boring/ (not a plug for my blog, as most of you will not be interested in the content.)

    My hope is you’ll be interested in what follows in this comment. It’s well documented that fear of loss trumps prospect of gain, and with that idea in mind, I hope I win your Facebook sweepstakes, and that you’ll consider discussing my start-up with me.

    I’m calling it The FUYA Project, and I’ll spare the details, but it’s based on an idea that I read in Outside Magazine’s interview with you: affirm a target and metric, ante money up, and get a return from good behavior. I’m launching a small test within my practice in the next two months. Send me an email or pick me as your sweepstakes winner to discuss further. Thanks for reading.

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  • Frederik Boivin — April 25th, 2012, 11:47 am

    Hi Tim,

    I am sure YOU would love to work with my wife and I (well, especially my wife!)…

    We are currently developing a kind of autodidact tool to HELP people reach one of these 2 goals: LOSE WEIGHT or STOP SMOKING. It will “entre autres” support the 4HB regiment!

    The tool will be web-based, and the tool is being developped with the principles of NLP (my wife is a certified post-master practician).

    She was able to help hundreds via her private practice. Now we would like to help thousands, even MILLIONS.

    Wanna join us for the ride?

    It will be a pleasure to work with you!

    Frederik

    p.s. the cellar is full of great wines!

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  • John — April 25th, 2012, 11:51 am

    Hey Tim love your stuff, keep it up. You and your readers are an inspiration to thousands. It opened my eyes up to a whole new life. I would love to have you take a look at my business

    Last year I invested in a online retail scooter company and scooter rider. Ya kids kick scooters. It’s a fast growing action sport. Think snowboarding 20 years ago.

    I jumped in without any knowledge and now we’re trying to capitalize on the business and partner/rider. He has won competitions all over the world http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pecK54PErv4 and he’ll be on a national T.V. show this summer. However we are having problems figuring out a way to monetize the whole situation. We just created a new website, old one http://www.shop.kotascooter.com new one is http://www.kotasports.com. There is tremendous opportunity, but we need help with some direction.
    Thanks
    John

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  • Rob Rawson — April 25th, 2012, 11:51 am

    Hello Tim,

    Staff.com will be a $1 billion company. We’re a global recruitment platform similar to oDesk and Elance except that we are focussed on full time jobs only. We have several advantages over the competition: We have lower rates because we negotiate full time salaries which is also better for staff, we have full time recruiters to help companies get started, tracking technology better suited to full time hires, we only approve and work with good employers to keep staff happy, and we help to manage workers and make sure they are reliable. oDesk is at $25 million and growing at 100% every year for the last 6 years, and we believe we can beat them.

    Would love to have you as an advisor. I was actually on that video you posted asking questions at the end :)

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    • Brad Mills — April 26th, 2012, 10:50 am

      If you guys base your operations in Canada, you can receive up to 60% of the cost of employees refunded back to you by the Canadian Government. Let me know if you want more info, or to be connected with someone who can help you set this up.

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  • Marty Cornish — April 25th, 2012, 11:56 am

    Hi Tim,

    My company, EasyPaint (easypaint.com), is currently discussing various options from VC funding, to angel investors, to continuing to bootstrap, but bringing on advisors was not something we really considered, so very cool to see this angle.

    Our site allows homeowners to post photos and information about paint projects for free, then let paint contractors bid on the job. Homeowners choose the painter for them based on the prices, proposed scope of work, profiles and past job reviews. Users have loved the site so far.

    After launching quietly last month, we’ve gotten 464 uniques in the past 30 days, and have 143 registered users including painters and homeowners (adding 5-10 per day). Facebook likes are also jumping like crazy.

    Though we’re still early on, we’ve spent over $30,000 ourselves on the product because we (and our users) see it growing very big. I’d love some feedback on the site for now, and if you have a room in your new place you’d like to have painted, I’d love for you to use it.

    If you see yourself adding value somewhere, I’d obviously be willing to discuss advisory roles, although my main interest is in getting the product as efficient as possible before an endorsement from you.

    Thanks for reading and keep up the great work,

    Marty Cornish, CEO
    EasyPaint

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  • Josh — April 25th, 2012, 12:17 pm

    Tim,
    Good choice with the M&P 45 and I’m stoked to see you are putting a lot thought into your shooting. Looks like you’ve received some good training. One must be a thinker before one can be a shooter.

    If you want to take your marksmanship to another level very rapidly (within hours), drop me a line. I’ll put you in touch with a couple of the true professionals in the industry. They share your passions for learning and doing the things that keep inspiration in life flowing.

    Stay safe and mahalo.

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  • Stacy — April 25th, 2012, 12:23 pm

    14 minutes into your 15 minutes of fame…… not by a long shot Tim! You’re humble and extremely relevant. I’d say you’re more like 4 minutes into your 15 minutes of fame.

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  • Daniel Rymer — April 25th, 2012, 1:00 pm

    Tim – Love all your work. I’m always impressed by both your lavish tastes and your minimalist tastes intermingled. Having a chauffer drive you around one minute, next minute driving around a 10yo VW. Seriously, we all know you can afford a BMW or Lexus, or if you just love VW, at least a brand new VW, but you don’t. In your huge house, which I’m sure with SFO real estate costs must be worth a fortune, you use two little old stools to make a stand-up desk for writing vs. something herman miller custom designed for you. Thanks so much for sharing a peak into your life, it was awesome.

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  • Mike S — April 25th, 2012, 1:17 pm

    Tim, thank you for all of your mind opening work throughout your 14 minutes.

    Please consider my startup, which turns learning of foreign languages into a tactile experience…

    Mission: provide the best designed experience to casually pick up foreign languages on mobile devices, especially to accelerate vocabulary acquisition.

    What’s shipping now: iPhone apps released on the app store this January for 14 languages, available in 10 localizations.

    Early results: with little promotion other than app store signage, the app is getting picked up in Asia especially, with 25k downloads in Japan and 35k downloads in China in the past 30 days. Reviews are favorable, averaging 4.5 to 5 stars. Conversion rate from free to paid product (ex-China) is 4.0%, with a high price point and no iterations so far on optimizing upsell.

    What is coming in 2 months: the tablet UI, which I believe is an exciting innovation that will make foreign languages much more accessible to a broad segment of the population.

    For a lover of languages, this is a really fun project. A redeem code for Bahasa Indonesia on iPhone available for you now, and a demo of the tablet app next month.

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    • Chris — April 25th, 2012, 9:55 pm

      Hi Mike, what you’re working on sounds REALLY interesting, especially as we’re working on something to improve the way languages are learned. I’d love to speak with you at some point if you’d be so kind – even to bounce ideas off each other and discuss the language learning market.

      Thanks – Chris

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  • kelly — April 25th, 2012, 1:41 pm

    Hey Tim I think you should learn how to fire an automatic weapon before you teach other people to do it incorrectly. Ifyou believe that the best way to learn something is to teach it you should at the very least learn how to do it safely and correctly first.

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  • Paul McGregor — April 25th, 2012, 2:01 pm

    Hey Tim, great video!

    I run the men’s accessories retailer http://www.brighterman.com. I also run an online mens fashion magazine called MFM http://www.mensfashionmagazine.co.uk along with a few other niche sites all from my BEDROOM. Be great to get some killer advice from you on how to move things forward and turn my long working hours to steady earning low working hours.

    Paul

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  • MagnusVP — April 25th, 2012, 2:20 pm

    Tim,
    Where in the 4HB does it tell about that deadlift workout? Looked awesome.
    Magnus

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  • Heather Allard — April 25th, 2012, 2:53 pm

    Tim,

    I seriously love you and find you sooo inspiring. I only pray that you have kids one day so I can see how you handle life as a “mogul dad”. Lol. :)

    Would love to have the transcript from this – so many awesome bits and bytes.

    Rock on.
    Heather

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  • Brian — April 25th, 2012, 3:21 pm

    Rack deadlifts in the smith machine with a 6 inch ROM? How did you arrive at that?

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  • Shane Greenup — April 25th, 2012, 3:22 pm

    Great panel, and crazy coincidence timing for me. Just started looking for advisors two days ago.

    My business, rbutr, although quite new has already received some nation wide press coverage and made it to through to the final 52 applications (out of 1078) for the Knight News Challenge, hopefully making it through to the winning round and taking $250,000 of equity free funding.

    The idea is super simple, and super powerful – rbutr allows people to connect rebuttal articles to the articles they are rebutting so that when other people view the original articles, they can see that they have been rebutted.

    Simple, yes, but the consequences are huge. This will organise the internet. It will drive cross-platform discussion. It will change the way people have access to information. It destroys the filter bubble world we are all currently stuck in.

    We’re in beta testing at the moment, and about to take this project from exploratory testing in to serious business mode. Tim, I have always loved your philosophical side, I hope you can see how philosophically powerful this sort of a tool could be.

    So see more information on the website: http://rbutr.com
    A fair third party review: http://skeptools.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/rbutr-is-the-newest-tool-in-the-skeptic-arsenal/
    and our progress in the Knight News Challenge: http://newschallenge.tumblr.com/post/20962258701/knight-news-challenge-on-networks-moving-to-the-next

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  • Justin K — April 25th, 2012, 3:27 pm

    < 200 words:

    kolstom – revolutionary eyewear
    I launched the project on Kickstarter with compressed carbon fiber wayfarer style sunglasses (raised over $80,000 in about 35 days). After this first product, I plan on bringing real technology to eyewear such as better lens technology, frame materials (not just carbon fiber), smart hinges, etc.

    This isn't my first rodeo (currently selling my previous business to the largest knife/tool company in the USA). Not sure how this would fit into your "advising portfolio" as it is very different but perhaps you're interested or know somebody who might be a good fit.

    thanks!

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  • Louie — April 25th, 2012, 3:46 pm

    Tim. Good Afternoon. I would love the oppurtunity to work with you. I have been reading your books 4 hour body and 4 hour work week and I cannot wait to buy your upcoming book 4 hour chef.
    Anyway.. I want to work with you and build something cool in the healthcare industry. We all go to docs and healthcare is huge industry. I own a medical billing company and have over 12 years expierence in healthcare. Email me back and lets get this rollling. I will discuss the details of the company and what we want to do in an email or phone conversation.If interested I’d like you to come out to Florida and we can discuss more in detail. Looking forward to the fantastic oppurtunity!! Lou

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  • Tosha — April 25th, 2012, 4:11 pm

    I would love any advise or tips etc. about how to get my book published. I loved your 4 hour body book as well as your 4 hour work week book. I have a fun, inspiring story with very specific nutrition as to how I obtained my goals. I have thought about doing another e-book, but wondering if getting this book published would be a better route. Support me :) Take a look at my website and facebook page…hmmm maybe even you will learn something. You have not because you ask not, right?

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  • Hector — April 25th, 2012, 6:22 pm

    Tim, my startup company is nCostaRica.com. I launched it four
    months ago to become the leading directory for local businesses and professional services in Costa Rica, and since day one I designed it with the end goal to replicate
    it as a global tool.

    nCostaRica.com creates a profile for local businesses with five essential elements that any buyer would need: the store look ( picture ), the location (gmaps), the operating hours, contact information and of course the product portfolio list. See example http://bit.ly/JxUwWI

    With enough business listed in the website I emulate what happens in the offline world. You know, by making facebook works for me and with a smart usage of the open graph I soon realized that people buy products or visit stores mostly based on friend’s recommendations or public following; and that’s why I integrated it on the right column;

    I am sure you already saw the potential, but summarizing it: need to get a lot of local businesses to join (not hard if we do it with the world), demonstrate the social reach, get investors for the left side column (35 reserved text links for backers) and 8 premium sponsorship spots for investors that are shown across the entire website; so if the website has 2000 pages the sponsors get 2000 adds… just with one line of code in the back end.

    Tim, I summarized almost two years of research, coding and design in four paragraphs and I definitely think I am a good fit to work with you. And as I said this afternoon, my company integrates perfectly with: shopify, branchout, taskrabbit, aboutme and trippy on the first stage, and posterous, digg, stumbleupon, facebook and twitter for social media.

    By the way, I did not find anything similar to this in LatinAmerica and I think in the USA: Yelp and CitySearch are “reviews” site, not real competitors.

    Looking forward to schedule our first meeting.
    -Hector,

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  • Chuck Rylant — April 25th, 2012, 6:55 pm

    Tim,

    Did you get into combat shooting vs marksmanship?

    I started learning marksmanship first, then got into learning combat shooting and later teaching at places like Front Sight and for other cops. It is such a different challenge. Different rewards, but the latter was more fun as it was more ‘practical’ even when you job doesn’t require carrying a gun.

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  • Alex Ivory — April 25th, 2012, 7:20 pm

    Most people go into business thinking they are going to have more time on their hands. Sadly this is not the case. Most entrepreneurs are small business owners meaning they do everything from accounting, to customer service, to managing employees etc.. This all builds up and can become quite stressful. I’m sure you understand and that is why you wrote the four hour workweek. Here at busybusy we would love to have you involved. We create solutions for busy people. You would be a great fit because of your knowledge on business efficiency and making life easier. That is what busybusy.com is all about. We just finished are first round the website is done beta testing we are launching this June check us out. Hit my up with an email and I will send you an investor packet. The business has huge potential. We only need 3000 users to be profitable. The ultimate goal/exit strategy is 80 billion.
    busybusy.com

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  • Graeme — April 25th, 2012, 7:35 pm

    Trying to watch from an internet cafe in Canada.

    Not available in Canada. Ok, activate my VPN.

    Video won’t play because ads are blocked. Ok, disable my ad block software. Wait while video reloads.

    Video starts. Halfway through ad, starts skipping. “We’re sorry, we can’t show you this video”

    Restart video in Hulu itself. Finally works, well worth it.

    I’m not listing these to complain – I know Hulu is keenly aware that this kind of stuff costs them views. I mention it only to point out that there is a lot of money to be made for whoever figures out a better system.

    It goes without saying that the video ads were all irrelevant, but that I’m also pretty easy to persuade to buy something, if it’s something I’m interested in.

    Online targeting and UX has come a long way, but there’s so much more that could be done. It took me about three entire minutes to start the video, and I’m pretty experienced online, have a VPN, run my own website, etc.

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  • Turk — April 25th, 2012, 7:48 pm

    “Would you like to work together? If so, watch the “Advise This!” video below and tell me about your company in the comments, ideally in 200 words or fewer. Stats are always helpful”

    You know better Tim..never, ever give up your “million dollar idea”, maybe, maybe not, for everyone to see???

    You know how you get to work with Tim Ferriss? You fly a helicopter onto his property, and then worry about what happens later…kinda like Kris Kristofferson did with Johnny Cash…that takes balls…but if you believe in YOU..it’s amazing what can happen and what a life you can live when you Just Do It!!!

    I’m sure this message will never see the light of day, but guess what?
    Based on what I have learned from you and many more long dead sages…well let’s just see???

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  • Herry — April 25th, 2012, 9:11 pm

    Hi Tim!

    It was your 4-hour work week book among others that inspired me to pursue my own startup. I’m actually tackling one of the problems that you mentioned before, which is that we get way too many emails, and don’t have a good way to manage them. I tried your check twice a day method, but eventually got too frustrated. The fact that we have to go through such extreme measures such as learning a new habit to adapt shows that email is ready for disruption. As such, I went out to create my own solution.

    My company is developing a workflow-oriented inbox that will help knowledge workers and professionals manage their emails better through smart filters and intuitive workflow interfaces.

    We have a working prototype and are working on a beta right now. My team consists of myself (senior at Stanford), and two ex-Microsoft employees.

    Let me know if you are interested, and thanks for continuing to inspire the rest of us!

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  • Justin K — April 25th, 2012, 10:29 pm

    Seriously enjoyed the Day in The Life vid!

    < 200 words:

    kolstom – revolutionary eyewear
    I launched the project on Kickstarter with compressed carbon fiber wayfarer style sunglasses (raised over $80,000 in about 35 days). After this first product, I plan on bringing real technology to eyewear such as better lens technology, frame materials (not just carbon fiber), smarter hinges, etc. Proprietary technology = extremely high margins.

    This isn't my first rodeo — currently selling my previous business to the largest company in its market category (outdoor/tactical gear). Not sure how this would fit into your "advising portfolio" as it is very different but perhaps you're interested or know somebody who might be a good fit.

    Thanks for reading!

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  • marcus — April 26th, 2012, 12:51 am

    Why not just put it on Youtube or vimeo so everybody can easily watch instead of using all these extra tools and apps/plug-ins. Don’t like to mess it up too much with all these extra stuff and soon you have no idea what you have or not.

    So easy instead of just having it on hulu for US citizens. Get more views by sharing it on Youtube. Maybe there’s a reason to why you don’t but still I think it’s a good idea.

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  • Andrew Youderian — April 26th, 2012, 12:54 am

    Why you might be interested in working with me:

    My Story: In 2008, I quit my investment banking job to start an e-commerce business, inspired partially by the 4HWW. In 2011, I did $1 million in sales (with healthy margins) while spending 7 months traveling the world. For the full story, please see the link below:

    http://www.ecommercefuel.com/my-corporate-escape-story/

    My Start-Up: I want to create a Code Academy for e-Commerce. My curriculum goes beyond SEO and shopping carts, focusing instead on how to profitably sell a commodity in today’s cut-throat e-commerce environment. As more and more brick-and-mortar shops are forced online, demand for quality training in this field will grow.

    Present & Future: The blog for this project launched two weeks ago at http://www.ecommercefuel.com. I’ll shortly be releasing a beta e-commerce video training course to get feedback / test demand / pivot as needed.

    Thanks for the consideration and best of luck wrapping up The 4-Hour Chef!

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  • James Brooks — April 26th, 2012, 2:06 am

    Sad times… not available in the UK

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  • Warren — April 26th, 2012, 5:47 am

    Hey Tim,

    Love the blog and books. 4HWW & 4HB have helped me get to where I am today but the one thing I took from you, which has sent my life in a completely new direction is…asking intelligent, conscious questions that challenge assumptions. That is the MED of success in life!

    Anyway I’ll keep this short. Don’t wanna kiss your ass too much (hope that get’s past your first wall of outsourced defence lol).

    But what happened to your interest in screenwriting? Did the 4 Hour Chef put that on pause?

    I noticed you read a few well known books in the area. I tried breaking into the industry when I was 15. I somehow managed to get a few Hollywood agents and producers to read my screenplays (I’m from the UK). Little did I know what I was doing was called “informational interviews”!

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  • Rich — April 26th, 2012, 6:52 am

    Hi Tim,

    What’s the name of the lower back support you use during your morning meditation?

    Thanks,

    - Rich

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  • Janani Barath — April 26th, 2012, 7:55 am

    Hi Tim,

    Thank you for all the great resources you have provided in your books (FHWW and FHB). I am setting up a nutritional supplement company and am trying to find contract manufacturers in the US who can manufacture capsules, bottle them and ship them out. This bit of information is missing from your resource list…..

    Any recommendations? Your response will be much appreciated.

    Janani Barath

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  • Alex — April 26th, 2012, 8:13 am

    Tim,

    I was wondering what would I ask you if I had one beer with you. So now I am actually asking you what would YOU ask a person you really admire?

    Thanks man and keep up with the great job!! ;)

    Alex

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  • Paolo — April 26th, 2012, 8:24 am

    Ciao Tim!

    We met at SXSW last year. I’m the Italian guy from the Milan area.

    My company, InterCultural Group, provides cross cultural training, coaching and consulting services to organizations that operate internationally. Through a proprietary methodology, called the Intercultural intelligence® Model, we help avoid cultural faux pas, and work and communicate effectively with people from other cultures.

    Among our clients: Google, GE Healthcare, Georgetown University.

    The problem we solve:

    - Up to 20% of expatriates fail to attain international assignment objectives due to the inability to connect with host culture. Each of their premature returns can cost $1.2 million.

    - Up to 40% of multinational teams flunk due to the cultural differences in perceiving and acting on: goal setting, decision making and time management.

    - 75% of international ventures that fail experienced cross cultural issues

    Our services are analog: workshops, corporate retreats, coaching. I am now working on a web based digital format that will allow us to bring the same value to a much wider audience, and scale. This is why I’d like to work with you.

    You and I have been foreign exchange students and both know the power of intercultural understanding. I believe it’s a good fit.

    I will be in SF to present my research at Square on May 11. Since Friday is the day you dedicate to meetings in person I am available to meet if you are.

    Grazie e a presto,
    Ciao
    Paolo

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  • Kit Malia — April 26th, 2012, 8:31 am

    Tim – There is a growing interest in how we can age well. This has resulted in the beginnings of scientific research into this area. Whilst there is nothing ‘proven’ as yet, there are some useful guidelines, which are likely to maximise our chances of living longer and, more importantly, living well. I have built on my experiences of training therapists to improve brain function in people who have sustained brain injury, and am developing a company called Life Tree Training (note the website is still being developed). The strap line is: Healthy Brain; Happy Life, and the overall aim is to coach people as to how they can live a healthy, happy and purposeful life. This is not a prescriptive programme (spelled the UK way) as we are all different – so it encourages each person to find what works for them, but provides them with the tools and information to do this and to turn their knowledge into behavioural change (well that’s the idea anyhow). The website is coming into its final stages of production, and once this is done we will begin the marketing stage for the introductory day course (which sets the scene). This will be filmed and then made available to people who cannot travel to London, UK. We have also started to film video episodes (using your random episodes as a kind of loose model) for each of the 7 habits that people need to acquire, and covering the 21 principles of the programme. An app and a web based coach are also in production. I would greatly value investment and advice/guidance on this company if you consider it to be a worthwhile area for yourself to be involved in. Thank you for your consideration and keep up the inspiring work/play!

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  • Hector — April 26th, 2012, 8:42 am

    Hi Moderators (Tim). I sent you my start-up company comment 2days aog but it did not show on the post comment section. Did I do something wrong ? If so, please let me know to adjust it; weird !
    -Hector

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  • ??????? — April 26th, 2012, 8:56 am

    Tim,

    I seriously love you and find you sooo inspiring. I only pray that you have kids one day so I can see how you handle life as a “mogul dad”. Lol. :)

    Would love to have the transcript from this – so many awesome bits and bytes.

    Rock on.
    Heather

    ^
    good

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  • Phil South — April 26th, 2012, 10:53 am

    Guys guys, Tim can’t host the video, it’s not his it’s a HULU show. If you can’t see it use Tunnelbear or Hotspot, works like a charm

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  • Amy G. — April 26th, 2012, 11:10 am

    This was great! Especially the part with your buddy — I thought “that looks just like Jason Harris,” and it was. We went to k-12 school together. Small world!

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  • Cem — April 26th, 2012, 11:46 am

    Hi Tim,

    That was a very inspirational video, because it was a good example about how to creatively go about your day without being too stressed, fitting in a good amount of work, as well as doing some personal stuff. I especially enjoyed how the personal stuff was not pushed to the way end of the day.

    I guess one question I have is…

    It shows that you are up at (and quite awake) at 8.00. Around 11pm you start writing, and probably don’t go to bed until 2-3.

    How much sleep do you usually get? Are you able to function with very little sleep?

    How flexible are you in your writing schedule? For instance, do all your close friends know that you are writing around that time and don’t interrupt you? Or do you get swayed into going on a night in town etc. and sometimes slack off with the writing?

    I’m 33, at a point in life where my daily business, my entrepreneurial project that I’m trying to build on the side, social demands, the necessity to eat well, workout, and meetings (despite minimizing them to as bare min as possible) are constantly competing for my attention.

    And you seem so calm and centered, that I would like to get your input on at least how flexible or focused you are in your schedule. That’s what I wanted to get from the video, and to a certain level it helped.

    Thank you for a very transparent & inspiring video, best wishes.

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  • Kate — April 26th, 2012, 12:47 pm

    Hey Tim,

    Great video. Can you tell us where you got the straps you’re using in your meditation? I could really use some.

    Thanks!

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  • Fourat Janabi — April 26th, 2012, 2:20 pm

    Hi Tim,

    I am writing, and about to begin promotion of my book, which I would love to call ‘FOUR HOUR WORLD’. The intent of the book is to explain most of the goings on of the world, from a philosophic, scientific, political, economical and technological standpoint, in a short concise, random and easy to read format to someone with no initial knowledge in anything, as if teaching to a student with a total read time of less than 4 hours.

    The book is already 99% written, and currently going through edit after edit after edit. Without your partnership and blessing, it will be called ‘Random Rationality’.

    It will be sold as an ebook through Amazon, iBooks, B&N and Nook book stores with a print on demand component through CreateSpace.

    Thanks!

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  • David — April 26th, 2012, 9:36 pm

    Great promotional video. But again, completely void of actual content. Sure it is a feel good piece by hulu stating Tim Ferriss is a cool guy. For those who are outside of the US and was unable to see the video, trust me you didn’t miss anything. If you thought Tim Ferriss was cool before, you’ll still think he is cool and that’s pretty much it.
    As for the SXSW video, it is really disappointing. Tim Ferriss mentions that the world is full of noise, and this video is a part of that noise. The points to walking away with?
    1. Gurus who say they hate noise, are very capable(or active) in creating noise. 2. Investors are also suckers for noise(or fabricated stories) as much as normal people. 3. Investors or gurus are really as lost as the rest of people on planet earth. Most have no idea why or how they are successful which points to the fact that luck is a huge factor. 4. Investors or gurus have their own quirks. I’m 99% sure that if you approach any of the individuals in the SXSW video they way they say want to be approached, you’ll never even see their shadow.
    This sucks because I really want to like Tim Ferriss’s Stuff. But it just doesn’t have any value. You gotta work harder Tim. Bring the goods.

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  • Austin — April 26th, 2012, 11:53 pm

    ha why do you have an army pt cap? Don’t you like how well it sticks to your head when you have short hair? lol

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  • Love Danielson — April 27th, 2012, 8:18 am

    hey, I just wanted to say that i like the personal opinions more over in the descriptions of ur blog entries. when i do entries myself, at first i thought stirring away from personal so i could broaden my readership, but then it came to me that the personal makes the whole thing in the first place.
    were not writing text books here, if anything, a good AND bad response to personal opinion is better then nothing at all.

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  • Greg Smith — April 27th, 2012, 10:25 am

    Tim,

    First, a thank you: Thanks to the 4HWW, over the past year I’ve successfully reduced work time by 25%, enabling me to spend more time with my wife and daughters, and more time engaged in humanitarian efforts in various third world countries (particularly Haiti).

    Secondly, I’d appreciate it greatly if you’d consider serving as a marketing advisor to my Muse Start-Up:

    Having spent the last 30 years as a marriage counselor, the challenge for me was exchanging a “fee for service” business model for one that was not at all dependent on my time.

    After reading the 4HWW, it occurred to me that up until now if someone was looking for marriage resources, there have always been three basic options: self help tools, workshops/seminars, and face-to-face marriage counseling.

    And then I thought: What if I could create a totally new option – a hybrid, essentially – that was every bit as effective as face-to-face marriage counseling, but as cost-effective and convenient as self help tools?

    I did some market research and discovered that no one else has even come close to creating anything like this – but I have.

    I’ve spent the past year actually creating and field testing this system with real clients, and it has proven to be even more effective than I ever imagined.

    So the current challenge is the development of a website and an effective marketing strategy – things which fall outside of my expertise.

    Again, I would appreciate it greatly if you would consider partnering with me on this.

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  • Tim Rosanelli — April 27th, 2012, 12:02 pm

    HaHa! Your day looks very similar to mine except in reverse. My creative time is in the morning 7:30 – 10:00am, mostly videos via YouTube or writing sales and marketing stuff for my business. Then weight training mid-morning. Followed by lunch and hanging out with my dogs for the afternoon. Then teaching karate at nights for 2 or 3 hrs. (this is considered my business but it doesn’t feel that way). I finish up by taking our kickboxing workout from one of our instructors. Once I get home, I eat a clean recovery meal and read a good book. I really applied the principles of The 4-hour Workweek to my business.

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  • Amer — April 27th, 2012, 2:45 pm

    Awesome episode… BTW I cannot wait for BASIS watch to come out.

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  • Joe — April 27th, 2012, 5:46 pm

    Hey Tim, loved the video and had one quick question. How long do you spend writing every night? If it’s more than a couple of hours, how often do you take breaks?

    Thanks

    Joe

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  • Magazine PLR — April 28th, 2012, 12:14 am

    Tunnel Bear worked a treat here in Oz. It only took 5 mins to setup a free account with 500MB allowance per month.

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  • Andersa — April 28th, 2012, 1:57 am

    How to wach Hulu if Hotspot Shield/Tunnelbear is not working for you

    Essentially:

    1. Download and install BOTH Tunnelbear and Ultrasurf ( http://ultrasurf.us/ )
    2. Start Tunnelbear
    3. Start Ultrasurf
    4. Open Browser
    a. Delete cache, cookies, authenticated sessions
    b. Disable Ad-blocking software (such as ABP) if applicable
    5. Watch Vids on Hulu

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  • John Curran — April 28th, 2012, 4:23 am

    Hi Tim,

    Love the SXSW “Advise This Panel” video. I learned more in this one hour video than any MBA program could teach me. Real, Raw, and Entertaining!
    A brilliant collection of entrepreneurial minds. Thanks for sharing this video for those of us who couldn’t be there live.

    :)

    John

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  • Hipes — April 28th, 2012, 5:57 am

    Another great post. Seriously, how could anyone dislike you and what you represent? You cover the basics of life but maybe it is because you dare go against the “old dogs”. I say a good place for those “old dogs” is on the porch.

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  • Douglas Mu McGregor — April 28th, 2012, 8:42 am

    Hi Tim,

    I haven’t viewed the video yet but am
    mesmerized by the commentary.
    Fascinating! The majority of contributors
    are trying to better themselves and this
    world with new, fresh and exciting ideas.
    Then there are a minority of individuals
    who wax negative.
    As one who used to wallow in this mud I
    wonder, in this column and to the world
    in general what they actually bring to the
    table? Cynicism is easy in our present
    world as it is almost epedemic. I just want
    to put forward that negativity and cynicism
    are not an offering! It doesn’t enhance or
    add to “Us”. It’s become a very small world.
    The neg thing is an old way of doing things
    and the only payoff is that the sender feels
    “relieved” of his burden which is walking
    around feeling bummed and separate from
    a very exciting world which he or she could
    be part of.
    The Best to you Tim and Kudos to the work
    that you do. Mu

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  • Baard — April 28th, 2012, 11:43 am

    Cool Video.. I wish they would launch the TV-Series lifehacker…

    What does your workout routine look like these days?

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  • James — April 28th, 2012, 2:09 pm

    Love the Golf, love it.

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  • Anthony — April 28th, 2012, 3:17 pm

    I don’t think you’re in your 14th minute Tim, you’ve helped give birth to a somewhat new generation and a new type of entrepreneur. So part of your legacy will live on at the very least.

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  • Andrew — April 28th, 2012, 3:42 pm

    Is it just me, or does this guy look like he could be your brother? Or maybe it is Tim in disguise and your next book will be on the finer points of weed-whacking! Check it out: http://youtu.be/TglNR3lnEhw

    Jokes!
    DT

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  • Jamie Hudson — April 28th, 2012, 4:08 pm

    Tim, thanks for the insight into your daily life.

    Very cool stuff – love your apartment btw. I’d also be interested in knowing how long you write for each night. I wanted to complete my first book while I’m still 16. Unfortunately I haven’t had the time and ended up using all the content for blog posts and an information product launch. Would love to hear more about how you write.

    I’ll have to pick up the four hour chef… Just for the insight into how you learn everything.

    The muted movies + music idea is a little weird and although I tried it, doesn’t really work for me. Will have to stick to silence.

    And man – I’m still waiting for another Random Show.

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  • Andrew Hart — April 28th, 2012, 11:52 pm

    Hi Tim

    Hotspot allowed it to work for me in Sydney, Australia on the laptop. Tried same on the iPad but got an error message on Hulu about an invalid address. Back to the laptop I go.

    Great episode. Incidentally, I recent ally had a blood test and asked if I could come in and request my own blood tests. The nurse said I’d need a script from my doctor. I said it’s for my own reference but I got the same response.. Like talking to an automaton.. It’s a private commercial lab though so I figure if I wave cash and say I’ll pay instead of booking it to Medicare (gov), then they might oblige.. It’s my IP and if I pay for it my self…you would think they would do it.. My Doc once had a full panel requested from a weird stomach ache and I managed to get a full copy of the 15 pages of results. Fascinating to get a baseline, it would be great to compare every 6 months or so after experimenting with different diets. Eg bulletproof/paleo vs low fat etc My science degree is actually becoming more useful!

    Keep up the great work and adventures

    Andy
    Science grad, BulletProof dieter, GTDer , work shifting/home based jaded corporate (striving to further unshackle ) ops director, ex-triathlete training for cross-fit/tough bloke, body fat goal 11%, kindle- currently – art of war by Sun Tzu, struggling sleep-deprived new Dad and husband. Msg me if like-minded.

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  • Joe — April 29th, 2012, 12:54 am

    Tim,
    I viewed the “day in the life” segment and I have to say I was delighted to see you pickup a firearm. Being a successful businessman and pretty much a successful everything else I am elated to see you tackle the subject of firearm training and I, like many others that read your blog/books, am interested to see what you will learn and teach. If I may make one request and suggestion. I hope you will investigate and learn practical self defense technique even though it is nearly impossible to defensive carry in the state of California. You may want to look into IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association) as they offer a more practical level of competition. Secondly I would like to recommend Massad Ayoob Group’s MAG40 and MAG80 seminars. Mr. Ayoob is our nation’s leading expert on defensive firearm use and the legal repercussions. Thank you for your time and your impact on our society.

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  • Brian Mac — April 29th, 2012, 4:39 am

    ** ADVICE COMMENT
    Hey Tim, great post as usual, I really enjoyed the SXSW panel, Gary V drops a lot of Fbombs but the guys is super passionate. Plus, I am looking forward to try some marksmanship when I move to San Fran, way easier to do it in the US then Norway you guys love your guns!

    So advising startup wise, How did you meet your gf? or have a look at most of the good couples in your network, how did they meet?

    Would probably guess something like 90% of them did not meet through online dating but it is something around a $3-4 billion dollar business.

    Made a facebook game that rewards my friends to make introductions to friends they think I should meet (trade pts for prizes, missions, badges,etc.). No pressure, just an indirect way of promoting the behaviour I want with some psychology. End of the day it increases the chances I will meet the right girl, most likely through a MUTUAL FRIEND, especially when I work for a startup, run 2 companies, do crossfit, and a million of other things.

    It is http://www.frogle.me, launching BETA in May, was at StartupWeekend in Oslo, Norway. Applied for YC but no luck this time but still moving forward anyways :) http://www.facebook.com/froglematch for our timeline.

    I am moving to San Fran permanently in August, but there 3 weeks for work in May. While I am there I am looking forward to meeting some of the guys at Branchout (through some startup friends here in Norway) and maybe the Buried Life guys (From Canada and good friends with my friend Louise).

    Hope to add you to the list ;)

    Cheers,
    Brian

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  • Joshua Fairbairn — April 29th, 2012, 9:59 am

    Tim,

    Thru other attempts on FB, your private email, and Twitter my goal is so far un-reachable. #Persistence I will now move to your blog in hopes that you will see it and your heart will be softened :P

    I am in Guangzhou, China and am working with some partners on getting a couple of different companies off the ground. They are all looking very successful but all did take some original investment.

    I think it is important that you make sure that people understand that in order to get a muse going you have to be in a financial position to throw some money down. Anyone can put everything they have into their ideas but I would assume most people are un-willing to take this dramatic step #IHowever..Am

    Here’s my question. In China if you want a factory to design your own product (unless you want to switch just the brand name/logo) you need to make a MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity – usually 500 pcs) order to cover the design and mold prices. Any ideas on how to avoid this?

    #Attempt#17toContactmyFavCeleb.

    p.s. Congrats on the great doc. w/ Morgan Spurlock. Good to see more of the man behind the brain

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  • Jose Vicente Ortega — April 29th, 2012, 10:41 am

    My company, GiftWoo, is developing a gift recommendation engine to help men foster better relationships through periodic and thoughtful romantic gestures, utilizing behavioral science, models of preference and social trends.

    Check us out!!

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  • Charlie Cleveland — April 29th, 2012, 12:15 pm

    Fantastic video, Tim. It really made my entrepreneurial heart glow.

    It was amazing seeing you at all the local haunts here – it makes me hope I will bump into you one day at Samovar, or that perhaps, I too will reach my dreams! Thanks for the inspiration.

    A long time fan,

    -Charlie

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  • Richard K. — April 29th, 2012, 1:29 pm

    I’ve heard you are opposed to soy. Have you read this, and if so, what do you think? http://zenhabits.net/soy/

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  • Henrique Rosa — April 29th, 2012, 3:20 pm

    Hulu really sucks ! But the video was Great ! ; )

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  • David — April 29th, 2012, 9:26 pm

    Hello Tim,

    Here’s my invitation for me to join me (it’s in the early stage so still room for you to set it up correctly based on your experience):

    I am about to publish Napoleon Hill’s “Think and grow rich” in Greek language (translation organized by me as not available in Greek up to now). It’s rather a ‘philanthropic’ motive because I am not sure yet how much profit is in there, financially. But the book has helped millions and millions of people, and when it was released in the Great Depression in 1937 it was a success. It will be again here in Greece. “Right time, right place”. I will be he publisher and offer it as ebook first. Then we’ll see. It’s a passionate project of mine, trying to do my insignificant part in making the situation better and give hope to people (I am a German who has lived in Greece for 5,5 years now).

    Regards from Greece,
    David

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  • Sally R. — April 30th, 2012, 5:05 am

    That was very inspiring .

    Quick question, do you find that the juice is worth the squeeze when working on very little sleep? Or do you think that lack of sleep is almost always due to poor planning.

    Thank you!

    -S

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  • Erica W. — April 30th, 2012, 8:58 am

    Tim,

    Since this was titled “day in the life”, I thought this might be a good place to share. I read your 4 Hour Body book and found it fascinating. The part that most interested me was the swimming portion. I was never a strong swimmer and almost drowned at the age of 10 trying to swim out to a raft on a lake with friends. Of course, I always meant to learn, but hadn’t. This weekend, my family and I went to the beach. The kids were playing, chasing the waves and my husband (who can swim) and I were just watching them have fun. A girl, she looked about 8, came by the kids and they were playing. The waves were getting a little rough and this child got caught in the break. She was disoriented and looked to be in trouble. I started to panic, since I couldn’t do anything if I wanted to, I don’t know how to swim! My husband ran in and basically saved this girls life. All I can think about now is “what if”…..he wasn’t there, it was one of my children, etc!! I just ordered Total Immersion and am going to learn to swim, more importantly, in the ocean ! Since this experience, I realize I never want to be in that position again. After reading your book, I have a the confidence that even a non-swimmer like myself can learn and that its never too late. Thanks for giving me a resource to turn to.

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  • SHAKA — April 30th, 2012, 9:24 am

    my muse…
    SHAKA BURRITO!
    healthy eats on the eco tip! “muchas ALOHAs!”
    burritos, tacos, brown rice bowls, paleo salads.

    REPRESENT THE POSITIVE….
    podcast about SHAKA
    http://restaurant-hospitality.com/how/how-make-eco-friendly-restaurant-pay
    ALOHA!

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  • Nic — April 30th, 2012, 10:02 am

    On this video you are seen doing deadlifts on a Smith Machine and its a very limited movement. Can you post a video including the finer points of how to do this?

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  • Scott — April 30th, 2012, 11:23 am

    Hey Tim,

    Just got around to watching the videos – enjoyed them. I would love to discuss an advisory relationship with you for my company, Bungolow (bungolow.com). We feature private flash sales for upscale Latin American hotel bookings, and we’re the first company to do so for the Spanish Latin American market. Our user base is split about 50/50 between North American and South American travelers. We’ve featured hotels in 8 Latin American countries and counting.

    We’re from the U.S. but currently based in Buenos Aires, participating in a TechStars Network-accelerator here.

    I would love to hear your thoughts.

    Thanks,

    Scott T.
    Co-Founder, Bungolow.com
    thompson at bungolow dot com

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  • Jelle de Bruin — May 1st, 2012, 2:08 am

    Hi Tim,

    AppAppeal is a web app discovery site that offers reviews, screenshots, pricing information, video’s and more. The platform makes it easy for everyone to find the best app for their needs.

    Number of newsletter subscriptions: 2,900+
    Number of Twitter followers: 990
    Number of Facebook likes: 2,836
    http://www.appappeal.com/

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  • Kate — May 1st, 2012, 6:53 am

    Thanks for sharing Tim, another great video as usual!!

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  • Chris Grow — May 1st, 2012, 9:25 am

    Tim – You might like this song because it sounds like something that would be on the Vegas album by Crystal Method if they made that album today.

    The M Machine – Immigrants

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  • Charles Sabo — May 1st, 2012, 3:10 pm

    Do you Write standing up merely to stay awake or to
    break out into song and dance when the moment just hits?

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  • Greg House — May 1st, 2012, 10:52 pm

    Have you ever considered that one could experience unexpected breakthroughs as a result of learning and mastering many different things?

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  • Jon-Paul Capito — May 2nd, 2012, 5:59 am

    Tim,

    I’ve been in the cut/sew clothing industry for the last 6 years and have seen so many inefficiencies with the model that it encouraged me to create DeRossi.

    DeRossi is a unique custom clothing company offering a full service agent who comes to your home or office and provides a fitting with style advice for our custom polos, dress shirts, and sartorial jackets all at a lower price point of what you would pay off the rack.

    What makes us different is our proprietary “Fit Kits” and our wholesale program to our sales agents.

    Traction:
    Sales Agent Team: 18 and growing since February 2012
    Company Sales: +33% Growth Each Month

    I would love to have you on our team of advisors to help better our practice and business plan. Your experiences speaks volumes…Keep up the great work!

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  • Sudhanshu Garg — May 2nd, 2012, 5:47 pm

    While reading page 57, I was intrigued by the quote “The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom” (Viktor Frankl). So found the following on Wikipedia:

    The Good Life (in Existentialism): Existentialism suggests that it is possible for people to face the anxieties of life head-on and embrace the human condition of aloneness, to revel in the freedom to choose and take full responsibility for their choices. They courageously take the helm of their lives and steer in whatever direction they choose; they have the courage to be. One does not need to arrest the feelings of meaninglessness, but can choose new meanings for their lives. By building, by loving, by creating one is is able to live life as one’s own adventure. One can accept one’s own mortality and overcome death……Facing the void and the possibility of nothingness are the indispensable counterparts of this quest for the eternal.

    Is this what you, Tim Ferris, had in mind when writing? Any comments from other readers are going to be most welcome… thanks..sg

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  • Keith Wiggins — May 2nd, 2012, 6:15 pm

    Tim,

    I know ideas are not a commodity but I have many of them I’d like to share with you if your interested. I prefer not to publish them in public, I am a single father of three so I can only find one idea into patent pending. Anyway I would enjoy presenting some of these ideas with you for feedback and partnership if you would like. Thank you.

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  • Chas Clark — May 3rd, 2012, 11:25 am

    Hey, Tim,

    First, I want to thank you for what you’ve done to demonstrate that life is fully hackable.

    I have a unique lifestyle situation, and I thought it’d pique your interest.

    I retired from the Army almost two years ago after losing my left eye in Afghanistan (turns out mom was right about running with scissors). This leaves me with disability income, which takes the form of 3k popping into my bank account the last day of every month for the rest of my life (or until the economy collapses, whichever happens first), and I can earn all I want on top of that. So, I’m 25 and I’ve got fully automated income. Up til now, I’d been “freehanding” my retired life, and that’s gotten me good times, I spent most of the last year and a half bartending in Peru. But, as I analyze things with your insights, I see that things could be better.

    I’ve decided on a few things, like focusing on my writing and going to train muay thai for a few months this year, but I’m very curious as to what ideas you might come up with looking at the situation, even just off the top of your head.

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  • Ricardo Magri — May 3rd, 2012, 10:23 pm

    ABOUT MY COMPANY

    Hi Tim,

    My company is Flogs – http://www.flogs.com
    A digital calendar “populator”, meaning it is used to populate any digital calendar of the users (platform neutral) with events of their interest.
    Already launched and running in Europe, US and LatAm.
    I run the LatAm operations from Brazil, I am not the founder.
    I am an investor and also head of the management team.
    We already have top clients in the world (clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona, TV channels like Fox Sports), but here in Brazil we still did not take off after one year.
    I would like to ask for your advice in product design and marketing.
    It is all digital and all internet.
    I have been thinking of trying to reach you for consultancy for a while now, but with this post you opened the window I wanted.
    Hope you see this and reply to my e-mail.

    As you said in your first video,

    Muito Obrigado! (guess the driver was Brazilian)

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  • Joshua Norris — May 3rd, 2012, 11:52 pm

    Tim,

    Brilliant answers, I appreciate you posting this. With all of the great people on the panel you, by far, communicated best are someone worth taking advice from. As an entrepreneur, I look forward to hearing your wisdom and experience in future posts.

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  • Adam fitzgerald — May 4th, 2012, 12:19 am

    Here’s something you can check out.

    http://flyrightapp.com

    We’re about to launch and are based in Australia & San Francisco.

    FlyRight is a new “personal empowerment app” that harnesses the real-time social web to empower you with a stronger voice as it enables airlines to improve service.

    FlyRight is neither a snarky app nor a complaints board. It’s about collaborating with airlines in real-time to improve things. Win-win.

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  • Ana Carolina — May 4th, 2012, 7:01 am

    Tim, you won’t bealive it!
    We’re a startup brazilian web company and aims to provide a new and very promising service in internet. This service will definitely make the life easier for Internet users, which will produce reflections on attracting new customers to other companies. We’ve been following your work for many years and we are the new company you are looking for.
    We just can not wait to show your our company and ideas!

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  • NCA — May 4th, 2012, 1:39 pm

    As usual great video….more, more, more…

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  • Joey — May 4th, 2012, 6:42 pm

    good call on the wellnessFX. my girlfriends and I were just saying how annoyed we were to have to go through the Dr. to get labs run and then they don’t even run half the stuff you’re interested in. my friend from poland was saying she noticed the acceptable ranges on things like cholesterol were different in Europe as well….anyway, I want the whole gamut, not just the mainstream tests so i can deal with and monitor any discrepencies myself. I’d definitely use that service.

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  • Todd Hebert — May 4th, 2012, 7:46 pm

    For the last 20 years, Parents would send their children in college a care package full of chips, candy, toys and a personal hand written letter. We revolutionized care packages by incorporating the ability for parents to send a personalized recorded video message in each care package, bridging the emotional divide between parents and their children. Students can now experience the emotions and personal touch that Parents put into their message.

    While we are starting in the college market, this idea is also perfect for connecting families and soldiers who have conflicting schedules because of time zone differences. It adds another personal touch to help comfort soldiers while in the battlefield.

    I need your help in marketing advise for my business.

    Website: http://www.upackages.com/

    I look forward to hearing from you.

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  • Daniela Stan — May 5th, 2012, 1:16 am

    I’m from Romania and I found finaly your book in bookstore and I just read it. It was a pleasure to read it.

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  • alain — May 5th, 2012, 9:31 am

    Hey,
    Tim Ferriss how do you stay so humble? I would have cracked eventually and bought a Lamboghini if I had the same financial freedom.

    Hopefully I’ll meet you in person one day so I can ask you.

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  • Julia — May 6th, 2012, 2:34 am

    so humble! and cool. love it

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  • Gustavo Miranda — May 6th, 2012, 9:43 am

    I bet we’ll work together, because even you would use my product! You will love my company, I can assure you. It is totally based on the principles of your books, videos and philosophies of life. However, because the site is not yet ready, I can’t describe the company here in the comments. Let me know if you are interested in knowing her better and I’ll send you a private short explanation. Hugs from Brazil.

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  • Thomas Hall — May 6th, 2012, 1:43 pm

    *Advise Me!*

    Individualizing Learning.

    We provide custom-built prep courses for the LSAT. First, we learn the student’s LSAT skills, weekly schedule, law school goals, etc. Then, we design a schedule that fits her specific needs. During her course, we track her progress and support her. The prep extremely targeted and efficient (maximal learning/progress per hour invested).

    Adaptive learning courses are not new, but they lack expert support. Our advantages:

    1) Every aspect of the course is built to be individualized for the student based on her ability level, learning style, length of course, etc.
    2) The schedule is hand-crafted by an expert in the field. Remote expert assistance keeps the student motivated and learning optimally, while minimizing costs.

    The LSAT prep market is large – 60 Million – and standardized test prep as a whole is massive – 4 Billion. However, the idea is to master the fundamentals of individualization in learning and then bring this system to any skill. Individualized courses are the future of learning, so the ceiling for this endeavor is uncharted.

    Bonus: we are based in Telluride Colorado. World-class outdoor sports and unparalleled beauty.

    Thank you for your consideration Tim.

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  • Joe Zrelak — May 6th, 2012, 3:15 pm

    Just saw your day in the life episode. I enjoyed finally seeing someone on TV holding a personal defense weapon correctly. Nice strong modified isosceles stance. Will you be addressing both precision marksmanship and reactive shooting techniques in your new book?
    I am a USCG Small Arms Instructor (15 years). If you would like further informal exchange or advisement on the subject matter, shoot me an e-mail.

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  • JeffreyF — May 6th, 2012, 3:32 pm

    Tim, a great piece on your daily rituals. I see that once again, Yerba Mate was part of your ritual. Thanks to you Yerba Mate tea has gone from being a hidden gem for a select few to main stream. I have two questions for you in regards to your own experience of Yerba Mate:

    1. On binge day, you mention in the 4HB that you will have 16 oz of Yerba Mate during or before the start of your binge meal. How much loose leaf Yerba Mate are you using in the 16oz of water to extract the maximum effect.

    2. On non-binge days, how much Yerba Mate is “enough” to get the maximum effect, how much loose leaf Yerba Mate are you using as well as how much water is being consumed.

    Thank you.

    Jeffrey

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  • Daniel Decker — May 6th, 2012, 7:41 pm

    Great post Tim. Thank you for being helpful and for being what appears to be real and authentic. Greatly appreciated.

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  • Tony Diaz — May 7th, 2012, 3:57 pm

    Hi Tim, big fan of what you do and I love the new series!
    Super cool. thanks

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  • Alex — May 7th, 2012, 5:53 pm

    [Start-Up Advising]

    Who are we? Music Tech Start Up based in Talladega, Alabama

    What are we making? – $30,000 of pro guitar amps and effects combined into one amp with touchscreen UI. You can develop any guitar sound you want and change between them with one button push on our footpedal.

    Prototype? – Yes, can send pictures and video if desired.

    Why you? – You understand UI, marketing, and know the right people that can help us move out of seed phase.

    Target Market? – 16-25 year old demographic. Special because they want a professional sound but can’t spend $10,000 to get it.

    If this interests you, feel free to contact and we’ll talk further. A million thanks to you for simply reading this.

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  • David — May 7th, 2012, 7:32 pm

    Hey Tim. Are you working on any apps for iPhone or Android? If not, why? It seems like a market with huge potential..

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  • Chris — May 7th, 2012, 8:39 pm

    Tim,

    My dad underwent a intense back surgery in which a rod was put in his back some years back. Because of this he is unable to do many of the moves necessary for the majority of fitness work outs. To put in perspective he is unable to bend down and has trouble laying down and getting in and out of bed.

    Since his surgery he has added some unwanted weight and I was wondering if you had any suggestions on the matter. I think if he was able to shed some weight his life would be much easier.

    Thanks in advance

    Chris

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  • Peter Davis — May 7th, 2012, 10:24 pm

    Tim, I’m very keen to see the updated & expanded edition of the 4HWW made available from Australia on Amazon Kindle! When I went to purchase it on Kindle from amazon.com, I was informed it is unavaliable to customers from Australia (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002WE46UW)

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  • Paul Vazquez — May 7th, 2012, 11:07 pm

    Hi Tim,

    ModelVP is a social modeling application for Facebook (and eventually mobile). Aspiring and professional models create profiles, load their portfolios, and create a living resume centered around their photographs within the app.

    General Facebook users with the app can then explore the “ModelFeed”, a discovery feed which shows random photographs of models (filtered by model/photo attributes). Users can then provide feedback in the form of “liking” the photo, “sharing” the photo, or by “following” a model. To determine which models are shown in the ModelFeed, we are using machine learning algorithms to learn the users’ model preferences based on their prior actions (a la Pandora). At any time, users can view the photos they have previously liked/shared, or receive updates from the models they have followed.

    Our initial revenue streams are in-app advertising and free-mium model accounts.

    Future iterations include the introduction of modeling agency accounts, advertiser/brand accounts (people that hire models), and other artist accounts (photographers, make-up artists, etc.). We want to become the Elance for models. We will have the data to help advertisers find the best models for their targeted demographics.

    We have secured $10k in seed funding and have started development, with a targeted beta release of July 2, 2012. Through collaboration with major modeling agencies, we plan to sign up 1000 models and 2000 users for the beta release. We intend to launch to the public in late July.

    We are big fans of yours and are currently looking for both advisers and Series A funding. We’d love to tell you more about our platform!

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  • bruce — May 8th, 2012, 1:33 am

    Tim,

    Love the day in the life- couple questions

    -What is the strap/harness you are using to sit Cross legged(Native American style) while meditating? I’m assuming it is for comfort?

    -Have you done more research on Cissus? In the book you suggest the jury is still out and don’t advise using it for extended periods. In the show you take it- but lacking context I’m wondering if you are now taking it regularly, or what the deal is.

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    • bruce — May 10th, 2012, 1:14 am

      If anyone like me searched by position(cross legged) versus action(meditate) to try and find what the straps Tim was using to meditate are called- he answered under meditate, it’s called the “nada Chair”

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  • jared — May 8th, 2012, 5:54 am

    Thanks for sharing your day with us. I must say it was refreshing. I sensed a humility in you that I never felt before, or maybe I just wasn’t paying attention previously. :-) Thanks for making the world a better place.

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  • Joe Timmins — May 8th, 2012, 1:53 pm

    Love how chill and normal Tim is in the Day In The Life vid. Cool and encouraging to see that he is so normal.

    And from the second vid, I’ll def remember all of Gary V.’s f-bombs. :)

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  • vadim — May 8th, 2012, 3:32 pm

    you are amazing, both you Tim and morgan guys, for making such videos…

    Tim, once you talked about start-ups from investor side of the desk, and here is my quick story & question to you:
    i have a trademarked design for commercial imprints (tshirts, mugs etc – click on my name to see details and image). i think i am a start-up, but i have no idea where to go with it and what to do next. as an angel investor, could you tell me under what conditions we might meet with you (or any other investor or entrepreneur).
    you reply is golden, and your silence is understandable
    with respect,
    vadim

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  • Brad — May 8th, 2012, 7:59 pm

    Hey Tim –

    What’s the best way to get in touch with you. My company (Fortune 50) Is incubating a start-up that is focused on Social Commerce. I think you’ll be interested in hearing about the specifics.

    Thanks,
    Brad

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  • John Ashworth — May 9th, 2012, 9:12 am

    As I understood from your instructions above, we could leave a succinct 200 word note about our start-up here for your review. I scanned and did not see any others, but I’m leaving mine anyway.

    AccountableFitness puts the data at the core of managing your client and patient populations’ health and fitness more effectively. The statement I hear most often from fellow fitness studio owners is, “Wow, John. Nothing else like this exists out there right now.” And it’s true.

    I have created an incredibly simple tool that holds the potential of finally providing the mechanism necessary to accurately document accountability and it’s relationship to a change in outcomes. And not just person by person, but in aggregate. As such, the product is extremely well positioned and the timing is perfect for becoming an integral part of the Accountable Care environment. As well as for tapping in to a very fine niche in the fitness industry.

    I’m not leaving any other details. The idea is too good. If you’re interested in talking, please let me know. More information is available at:

    http://www.AccountableFitness.com

    -John

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  • Masha — May 10th, 2012, 9:43 am

    Tim,

    I am developing a video game-based platform to teach engineering/science principles to college students. This platform will allow students to better and faster grasp complex concepts. It will also attract “non-traditional” science/engineering students into these fields of study.

    I’d love to work with you because, based on your work, it seems that you understand that science education does not have to be painful, boring or reserved only for typical sci/engineering students.

    A well-known textbook publisher has committed to market and sell this interactive platform to universities. (The publisher is forward thinking enough to see that remedial textbook-based education is dying).

    We’re currently developing the prototype. Perdue University has committed to test it in their mechanical engineering classrooms. Your books/blog indicate that you are a perpetual student, who is very interested in the process of learning. Your involvement, on any level, would inspire the progress of this project, thereby benefiting every human being who wants to learn.

    My PhD in combustion was with F.A. Williams at UCSD, who had Richard Feynman on his Caltech thesis defense committee (not quite like having dinner with Feynman but working with us would reduce your degrees of separation?).

    Thank you,

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    • Johnny — May 16th, 2012, 8:53 pm

      I love your reference to Dr. Feynman, and I agree that we need more than the same spirit killig pedagogical science education system.

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  • John B — May 10th, 2012, 1:10 pm

    Hi from Northern Ireland Tim – It was so heartened to know that someone as accomplished as yourself suffers from ‘serial activity focus deficit disorder’ – ie. getting something running and then wanting to achieve something else.

    I love my teaching and I love my work @awakin and @surfsupni but I get a sense that their’s REAL desperation for re-thinking the way the world works at present – from your charity work – what would you suggest was the best model to follow for implementing true and lasting change?

    Come visit sometime – Biggest Waves, best coastline and craziest but most honest people you’ll meet!

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  • Mac — May 10th, 2012, 6:16 pm

    Tim,

    awesome videos, thanks!

    I piked up when you talked about owning dudes in Chess with only 1 month of training.

    Have you tried doing something similar with programming? I know you’ve mentioned in a few interviews something about learning Ruby On Rails and I’m surprised you haven’t written anything on hacking hacking.

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  • Martin — May 12th, 2012, 1:56 am

    Tunnelbear and other VPN solutions seem to require a Mac or PC for installation. Is there any way of watching the video in Europe with just an iPad at hand?

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  • Joshua Purvis — May 12th, 2012, 2:12 am

    Hi Tim,

    Great article and amazing to see how involved you are in so many companies. Would love to chat with you about an 8 person team start-up I have down here in Silicon Beach.

    We’re entering a space that is well underdeveloped but will be soon exploded. To give you a brief description, we are a mobile app that enables its user to ‘pay on demand’ when they are ready to checkout from establishments that are connected to our service. We link consumers and suppliers through cloud based technology and provide digital promotions via the user’s mobile device. We converts our member’s mobile devices into point-of-sale (POS) system, which enables them to become their own cashier, streamlining their shopping experience.

    Hope to hear back soon.

    Best,

    Josh Purvis

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  • Anthony — May 12th, 2012, 3:10 am

    I always wondered what your days were like after reading Four Hour Week Week, but how do you have time to travel?

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  • Erica Glessing — May 13th, 2012, 5:12 am

    What makes you get into that place of “all is well” or “all is good” or deep happiness even as you search for new connectivities & insights. That’s my question! I sent Amy a like question. Have a beautiful Sunday in the city!

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  • Sam — May 13th, 2012, 3:03 pm

    Really enjoyed the video Tim! Awesome you go to Mission Cliffs, I’ve climbed there and loved it!

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  • Kevin Kunze — May 13th, 2012, 3:40 pm

    While I might not be Morgan Spurlock, I’m a filmmaker working on Disconnect, a documentary about cell phone safety. We’d like to arrange a short interview with you about this subject because of his own personal experiences. We’ve even included footage of you already speaking about cell phone radiation and sperm damage in our extended trailer for the film: https://vimeo.com/41844826

    But unfortunately, the footage and sound quality aren’t that great. However, since our film company is based in San Francisco we wanted to ask if you’d be able to do a 15 minute interview about your experience.

    Other people I’ve interviewed for the film include experts at the World Health Organization, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, State Senators Mark Leno and Leland Yee, and several doctors and professors at Yale, Harvard, Stanford, UCLA, UCSF, UC Berkeley and USC.

    Thank you very much for your time. We hope you will help us raise greater awareness about this important global issue.

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  • Magida Ezzat — May 13th, 2012, 4:08 pm

    Ok this really shouldnt be that hard…. Why don’t you just post the video on YouTube?! I do everything on my iPhone as I’m on the move a lot and hub is along me to pay while Hulu is asking me to sign up it’s just all too hard! Please Tim give us a simplified approach?!

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  • Barnaby Alkire — May 14th, 2012, 3:28 am

    OLAY! Comment 260!!!

    Timothy Freaking Ferriss,

    Hey man I know you are going to recieve this message for that is amazing with technology. Not be creepy or anything we are going to meet in person one day because well it is destiny. I have photos of Haiti I want to show you of a scrap I made in 2008. A lot of my friends died in the 2009 Earth quake. And why am I posting all this right now. Well, it’s because I look up to you. You’re pretty incredible human being I have to say and for that we are going to meet in person some how some way. I’ll pay a million dollars to do it, too.

    I hope you get this message. :D

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  • Xiaoping Li — May 14th, 2012, 8:04 am

    Hi Tim:
    I have a start-up business idea and look for your advice.

    Kuali Financial Systems (KFS) is an open-source software for higher education, by higher education. So far about a few dozens of major universities in USA have implemented KFS. The cost of each implementation is ridiculously high, typically multiple millions of dollars. The implementation takes ridiculously long time, typically multiple years. Moreover, a significant maintenance cost each year will be incurred after implementation. With this “traditional” approach, small colleges would not afford to implement KFS. We are forming a start-up company using a cloud-based model to host KFS for small colleges with 3000 students or less. Our goal is to let small colleges own KFS with a very affordable flat annual fee, without ANY implementation and maintenance costs. With ~1500 such small colleges in USA, we plan to sign ~200 of them in 5 years.

    Thank you.

    Xiaoping
    East Lansing, Michigan

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  • Kate — May 14th, 2012, 11:50 am

    Thanks for the video! Love the short duration of the workout, I am going to have to try that one!

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  • Bill Solano — May 14th, 2012, 12:19 pm

    Tim,

    This is very interesting stuff. When is the new book coming out.

    Thanks,
    Bill

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  • Todd — May 15th, 2012, 3:54 pm

    It’s always said that its not healthy to work out on a day that you have blood drawn. Did you consider that?

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  • Dave D — May 16th, 2012, 8:51 am

    Hey Tim,

    I have found both of your books very helpful. What do you think about the 4 hour work day. Many people in today’s society cant swing the 4 hour work week but I personally am working toward my 4 hour workday and think more people would be able to adapt to that scenario. I would love to share more but would prefer to do so on a different platform. Let me know what you think!

    Be Great,

    Dave D.

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  • Jason Frazier — May 16th, 2012, 9:21 am

    I really enjoyed the SXSW panel, especially your portion. Tony Conrad mentioned that you sent him an advisor contract that he now uses for all of his new advisors. Is there a template that you can possibly share? This would be a huge help for my company. Thank you for your time.

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  • Chris Odell — May 16th, 2012, 7:06 pm

    Tim,

    Would love to seek your advice for Datsusara. I think you know what we are about and as for stats I’ll say that in the first year I finally started doing it full time (2011), we did 200K+ in sales. I think we can do better if we expand.

    As for what you would get besides some $ for the trouble, maybe we can design a backpack you’ll use again ;)

    Oh and I’m going down to the Shark Tank casting call next week so it might be timely to speak with you.

    GV# 831-222-0023

    -Chris

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  • John Rarity — May 17th, 2012, 8:19 am

    Hi Tim, how about hiking a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail with me for a fundraiser for the Pacific Crest Trail Association and the National Wildlife Federation?

    Each mile you hike helps raise critical funds for trail maintenance and wilderness preservation.

    Oh, and my goal is to cover the 2,650 mile journey in less than 90 days – not the record – but among the top three. Been using some of your Brian McKenzie material to prep! And successfully adapted your tips for gaining mass with a 45 lb kettle bell…

    I have a couple of startups, EcoBeachHotels which led to GoStayPlay and just indie pubbed my first eBook, Working Beach Bum, last year.

    I first ran across your title, 4HWW, through Mark Divine of SEALFIT,my coach and who I’m helping edit his second edition of 8 Weeks to SEALFIT. Also trained with Joe Stumpf there, a friend through my development of GSP.

    Let’s hike together, Tim! I’ll be heading south from Canada to Mexico, leaving late July.

    Best!
    John

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  • NCA — May 18th, 2012, 8:27 am

    Tim,

    Are you a new Facebook multi-millionaire now from your investments in Facebook.

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  • Alice — May 18th, 2012, 11:21 am

    I really enjoyed watching the Ferris episode of A Day in The Life. What struck me watching TF’s day was that it was the day of someone young w/o kids. It made me think that I do indeed have some strikes against me when it comes to following the diet. I’ve recently completed my first year following the 4HB as a mother of two young kids. And don’t get me wrong–I am so grateful to have found the 4HB. It is the only *easy* diet I’ve ever followed. I’m super grateful to TF for his lovely gift to this world of ours where 1/3 of Americans are obese. But….I would love to know how other really busy moms make the 4HB work well in an integrated way (like, how to you cook for yourself and your kids/family so you can eat together?). I think the diet is great, very healthy and something one can follow for life. However, the combination of eating whatever I want once and week and eating foods that do not induce compulsive eating thoughout the rest of the week has resulted in my first experience — ever — of being really bored with food. There’s nothing I can’t have in excess (once a week) and nothing I really look forward to day-to-day. I find myself having to remember to eat (never experienced this in my life) and just wishing I could take a pill to fill up and feel healthy. If I follow the diet strictly (beans/protein/greens) for a whole week I become extremely hungry (w/o any real desire for actual food…very odd) and no amount of the 4HB foods will fill me upfor more than 45 minutes no matter how much I eat. Because my everyday is so harried and because I absolutely *cannot* be hungry (I would then be way too mean to my beloved children) I often eat a handful of nuts and that’s it. The nuts make me feel great, get rid of my hunger, and are incredibly easy. I don’t keep them in the house though…I always buy my handfuls in bulk at the co-op down the street (lest I eat 10,000 calories in a day). The bad news is I have plateaued and never lose weight. The good news is that I feel great, I’m never hungry, food is fun (one day a week). Also, I’m not worried about slowly gaining back a lot of weight (a real risk with Weight Watchers) since I don’t struggle too much to maintain my weight. I wonder if there might be a way to eat just one meal a day using nuts for the rest of the day? If I could get away with being that lazy about food, I would be so happy. I wish I’d found the diet before having kids since I feel I would have been able to really do it right back then. But, then again, I will probably be able to do it right a few years down the road when both kids are out of their toddler years.

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    • Masha — May 23rd, 2012, 12:26 pm

      Hi Alice,

      I wanted to respond you your comment, since I share in your challenge in eating slow carb while keeping a family with 2 kids happy!

      I’ve been eating the slow carb way for 2 yrs now. My husband converted to similar way (primal diet) of eating a year ago, which made things A LOT easier when cooking for my family (he has a 6-pack for the first time in his life, that’s the motivator for him). So…

      STEP 1: Convert hubby to your way of eating (if possible)

      STEP 2: Buy a crock pot if you don’t have one. Life saver for a mom. Throw some meat, veggies and sauce together (takes about 15 minutes to prep and dinner cooks while you go about your day! Some great quick combos:
      1) chicken (cut into large chunks)+potatoes+chicken stock (make sure it’s a good kind without garbage ingredients)+lemon juice+some herbs
      2) pork stew meat + marinara sauce (again watch out for crap ingredients like corn syrup)+cauliflower+carrots (thick cut)
      3) try your own combinations of meat+veggy+spice – you’ll eventually find something that you (and kids) love and look forward to eating!

      As far as getting bored with the slow carb food – you might want to try and experiment with different foods…What do you really look forward to on your off days?
      If its salty stuff like chips/popcorn/pizza it might be because your not getting enough protein… sometimes craving salt actually means that you’re need more protein. You might try prosciutto meat, smoked salmon or sushi- I really look forward to those foods and they don’t break 4HB rules!

      If you look forward to ice-cream/cake and other sweets on your off days (especially if you’re used to things w high fructose corn syrup) it might be a while until you “build up” your taste and start really enjoying things that are not overly sweet… some suggestions that work for me – dark chocolate (start with 65% dark or less if you hate it) and Banana Ice Cream – cut up 2 bananas and freeze them. After they’re frozen, but them into food processor with a splash of 100% vanilla. Blend until bananas start getting a soft serve ice cream consistency – stop food processor an enjoy!

      Hope this helps and best of luck!

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  • Jason — May 18th, 2012, 4:05 pm

    I’m not sure if Maneesh has mentioned it to you yet (I ran into him in Medellin recently) but I’ve got an odd-ball company MyFreeImplants.com that is already profitable (over $1.5M in revenue yearly). In short it is: crowdsourced fundraising for breast augmentations.

    Now, I’m sure that’s not something you would want to get involved in, nor am I seeking to work with you on THAT particular project. It’s just an example of finding a niche, marketing the hell out of it, and gaining your freedom from the 9-5.

    After watching the ADITL video above it only further solidified the fact that for me that you’re a great inspiration. I too share that exact same passion of advising startups and seeing them grow and succeed. It’s so invigorating! Yet, I still have that constant chatter in my mind for new and exciting biz ideas and it’s hard not to follow my heart and constantly want to build useful services to make peoples lives easier.

    I’m currently on a cross country (and Canada) road trip after downsizing my personal belongings to only things that would fit in a small RV! But if you’re up for it, I’d love to meet up with you somewhere in the world! Holler. :)

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  • NCA — May 18th, 2012, 6:29 pm

    Timmy,

    Word on the street is you made around 2.5 million off the Facebook IPO today from your investments in the company….Nice.

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  • Andreas — May 19th, 2012, 6:47 am

    Tim,

    What’s been your experience with Cissus Quadrangularis? Have you added this to your PAGG?

    Thanks,

    Best,
    Andreas

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  • Craig Smith — May 19th, 2012, 3:36 pm

    Aw the day in the life of Tim. Pretty normal life, right? :P
    So I think the next random show should be a day in the life of Kevin. What do you think?

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  • Rick Evans — May 20th, 2012, 9:31 am

    Tim,

    I convinced my Mom to try the slow carb diet. Today is day 7, her first cheat day. She sent me a text this morning “I only took my waist measurement and weight when I started. 6 pounds lost. A full inch off my waist. How can that be? Is it for real?”

    About 20 minutes later she texts me again..

    “I just ate an entire bag of peprige farms Milano cookies. They tasted great and I just ate one after the other while I was reading. Now I feel terrible. I have an horrible head ache. I think I’m done with sugar for the day”

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  • Michael Belk — May 21st, 2012, 8:28 pm

    Your life looks pretty cool from here. Thanks for sharing. It looks like you are having fun?

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  • David Campbell — May 22nd, 2012, 2:33 am

    Tim,

    I was wondering what sort of meditation you do?

    David

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  • Stan Berkow — May 23rd, 2012, 9:18 am

    Hi Tim,

    Building an online platform that allows people to create and run social/interactive experiments geared towards helping individuals understand how best to be healthier. We’re crowd sourcing self-experimentation.

    Releasing a beta in late June/early July.

    Have funding to take us through 2012.

    Based on the 4 hour body, would love to get into our platform’s specifics and get input as we finish beta dev.

    Thanks,
    Stan

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  • Frances — May 23rd, 2012, 10:17 am

    Hello Tim, I admire what you have done with your life, glad I found your blog. I love that you are wiling to challenge the status quo not just for the sake, your life speaks for you.

    As I’m based in UK I’m unable to stream some of the video’s is there a solution to this so we can enjoy more of your blog?

    Many thanks
    Frances

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  • JM — May 25th, 2012, 1:48 am

    Hi Tim,

    My company is a tool to make shopping online easier. The system combines financial and statistical concepts to allows for a more efficient and satisfying shopping experience. We use formulas to make decisions that will maximize satisfaction and minimize the cost to you for that satisfaction level.

    It assigns a value to each product. The value is based on the products important features. This allows for you to be able to search products based on what the product is truly worth. A score is assigned and the system points out inefficiencies in price.

    Thanks for your consideration.

    JM

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  • Patricia Eastman — May 29th, 2012, 3:59 pm

    Hi Tim,

    I am working on a product that was developed by a mindbody integration expert. It is a completely nutritionally balanced rice protien smoothie. I would like to launch this product with the purpose of providing nutritional counceling, as well a creating something that could solve world hunger and be afforable at the same time. I am planning a trip to San Francisco next week and would love to discuss with you more about my ideas. My long-term goal is to create a series of companies that are focused on spreading health and prosperity to the world. I truely admire what you have done with the 4HWW and would love to have you involved in some aspect.

    Tricia

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  • Steve Dempsey — June 1st, 2012, 9:49 am

    Hi Tim’s Blog Reading VA,

    I’m sure you’re busy, so I’ll be brief. My small team and I have spent the last six months developing a system to sell our invention. From the beginning, we have focused on elimination and automation: Tim’s principles have been critical to our development.

    We’re based in Dogpatch (SF) and invented the first luxury brand of designer bottle opener sunglasses, with or first sales starting this week. We were going to call them crackheads, but our A/B testing told us to stay away from drug references in the name.

    If anything piques your interest, drop us a line.

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  • Brett — June 1st, 2012, 7:32 pm

    Tim, I did my first blood draw yesterday testing for the following: DHEA, TSH (Thyroid), Estradiol, PSA (Prostate-specific Antigen), Triiodothyronine, Testosterone, Pregnenolone, DHT and CBC Profile. Basically hormone levels.

    If you happen to see this and have some other blood tests you can recommend that are important I would appreciate it.

    Take care.

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  • Greg Jeffries — June 19th, 2012, 3:29 pm

    Hi Tim,

    So, let me start by saying 4-Hour Workweek changed my life. I’m sure most people that have read it would also agree…because it completely reframed my mind and how I could achieve what I’ve always wanted. I also really appreciate how you share in the book your actual resources you use, not many other self-help type books do that. They just give you a bunch of well written phrases that build you up, and 300+ pages left you have nothing you can actually go out and apply.

    But just now, watching your video something clicked. I thing one reason I’m drawn to you is we’re a lot alike. With each of your books you’re conquering a portion of people’s lifestyle and is kind of leaving the next generation a solid plan to dominate life…and that’s exactly what I want to give back as well. Our children shouldn’t have to reinvent the wheel.

    I have a similar vision. I consider it my life goal. I have many dreams, goals and visions, but I think at some point people who realized that it’s much better and awesome to give than receive have a huge goal that they want to achieve, something that they want to leave behind. For me it’s a learning center that teaches and gives access to everyone who wants to be helped the opportunity and knowledge to absolutely excel at life.

    It makes sense in my mind but it’s a little hard for me to describe, but here’s a little something. So, first, I love learning, so there is going to be a massive library in this learning center. I went to public schools and we had required reading, which I hated because I didn’t see how this related to my everyday life. We learned about subjects which most of us will never use, so that discouraged learning and especially reading, until a few years after when I was in college, when I came to the realization that I need to teach myself the things I want to know if I want to get ahead in life. I want to encourage children and everyone that learning and reading is awesome and can be fun because you’re growing and developing yourself.

    In the center I want children to be exposed to multiple languages, so they can become fluent and more valuable when going to other countries, etc. I want them to learn how to cook amazingly, maybe have some of the grandmothers in the community share their secrets that might not get passed down otherwise. I want there to be personal finance classes, and education on taxes, etc. because in most schools they never teach anything on these subjects. They just throw you out in life and you’re screwed. You have to learn through the school of hard knocks. I want their to be survival classes just in case people are ever in that situation – and who doesn’t want to be a little like MacGyver?

    I want there to be a course on eating and healing your body naturally like with the Gerson Therapy. An exercise class, where you learn about your body and how to get and stay in optimal shape. And I would love for the center to funded completely by the community. For instance, the power could be supplied for free by the local power company, the water free by the city, maybe the architectural and engineering by a local business or company who wants to give back, etc.

    I know it’s a ridiculous dream. I’m going to start small, but I will accomplish it. If you’re interested in this idea or have any input, definitely let me know. It would be sweet if you were some kind of a partner or advisor. I don’t have a way to contact you other than leaving this comment, so hopefully you’ll see it.

    If not, that’s cool too. Really appreciate your efforts in helping others by the experiments and testing you do. Out of the people in the world I’d love to meet in my lifetime, which I can count on one hand, you’re definitely one.

    Thanks for another awesome post.

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  • Ann Walker — June 23rd, 2012, 12:08 pm

    Okay, first, I would find a way to meet you on the moon, if it gave me the opportunity to bounce an idea off you! Out of total frustration for the mind numbing amount of time it takes to edit and label and share digital pictures and preserve them, I have crafted a superior way of doing so by stealing all the best features from photo sites, blogs, and apps. I do not have a physical or digital product, only an architectural layout of how it would operate. It took a long time to piece together what I have, even though it may not sound like much, I know it would be useful. “Each day acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other misfortunes as well; and after you have run over many thoughts, select one to be thoroughly digested that day” ? Seneca, Letters from a Stoic ( I hope your thought is, “Wow, I need to contact her.” :)

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  • Fred Dempster — June 23rd, 2012, 6:03 pm

    So the gun… what is it? have a friend looking on cheaperthandirt for it and not quite clear in the vid … if something for later, cool. okay .. thx

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  • Raymond Macalino — June 26th, 2012, 8:49 pm

    Found this article in a LinkedIn newsfeed today that I thought lends itself to the last part of your Day In The Life vid on how you use music to write.

    Study of the Day: Why Crowded Coffee Shops Fire Up Your Creativity

    http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/06/study-of-the-day-why-crowded-coffee-shops-fire-up-your-creativity/258742/

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  • Isabel — June 27th, 2012, 11:40 am

    Hy Tim:

    I want to know if i can do the low carbs diet. I m a triathlette and i training a lot. Your diet is compatible with a hight training?. thank you very much. Receive a cordial greeting.

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  • Isaac Tanner-Dempsey — July 5th, 2012, 12:56 am

    I know everyone’s wondering what your are working on it would be awesome to hear about it I see in your introduction your have a passion for learning languages have you tryied using this service http://duolingo.com/ it’s meant to be quite powerful and it’s free. I would like know how you go about learning a new language

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  • Corinne Price — July 7th, 2012, 11:42 pm

    Dear Tim,

    I’ve been following the 4-hour body diet for a month now (June 7th to July 7th) and I’ve only lost a few pounds or so and maybe half an inch, although I can wear some clothes again that I had previously outgrown, which is good.

    Still, I’m pretty discouraged because I lost those pounds the first week, and after that, nothing. I reviewed the “common mistakes” section and increased my morning eggs from 2 to 3 last week, but it didn’t help.

    I am grateful I’ve stopped gaining, since I had been steadily gaining since menopause 3 years ago, even though I wasn’t eating more or differently. I had always been fairly slender before that, but no more.

    I really need to lose another 20 pounds. I find this diet to be awfully hard, and despite eating until I feel full at each meal, I feel awful on it most of the time, which I attribute to withdrawal from chocolate. I only feel more or less okay on binge days, when I indulge my chocoholism with about 2 oz. of 70% chocolate and eat lots of fruit.

    Do you know if this diet has worked for other post-menopausal women?

    I’ve been keeping a food diary. If you (or someone else who is knowledgeable) could review it and make suggestions, that might help. Any ideas?

    Thanks,
    Corinne Price

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  • Corinne Price — July 9th, 2012, 12:19 am

    Tim,

    One more thing: I just read through all the previous posts and came across a description of exactly what I mean when I say I feel awful all the time on this diet even though I eat until I feel full. Alice wrote, “If I follow the diet strictly (beans/protein/greens) for a whole week I become extremely hungry (w/o any real desire for actual food…very odd) and no amount of the 4HB foods will fill me up for more than 45 minutes no matter how much I eat.”

    I’m glad to find out I’m not alone in experiencing this, except that I actually wish no one had to experience it. Advice anyone?

    Corinne Price

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  • rob clemenz — August 28th, 2012, 1:41 pm

    On my first visit, my new trainer recommended you and I have to say you have made Hurricane Isaac a Godsend. Who knew! Powerful stuff. Following you fo sho.

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  • Jonathan — August 30th, 2012, 4:40 pm

    Hello Tim Ferriss,

    Bazinga!!!

    We’re an entertaining YouTube channel that teaches men that you don’t have to be an asshole or George Clooney for girls to find you attractive. It’s working because in just one year we have over 300,000 YouTube subscribers, an active social media reach, and a subscription product which is set to make over $400,000 at the end of the year.

    We would not only like to thank you personally (4HWW), but to also listen to us as our brand is spectacularly out-there, entertaining, unpredictable, tenacious, and as infiltrated a niche which is primarily exclusive to the general public (it took us a few years to study this market). We would fly to San Francisco or wherever he is for even as little as 30 minutes for a quick bite to eat.

    Tell us a date, time, and location where we can meet with you: we’ll be there asap.

    You are awesome for your patience and understanding!! Please do not hesitate to contact me at the e-mail I’ve provided.

    Talk to you soon!
    Sincerely,
    Jonathan

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  • Andrew M. — September 25th, 2012, 11:31 am

    Hi Tim,

    My team has developed a device for rifle shooters that provides objective feedback and insight into each shot.

    Briefly, our device is like golf swing analysis but for rifle shooting. Instead of capturing movement data from your body, like in a golf swing, we capture data from your rifle and a downrange sensor when you shoot.

    The device was built to make hunters, target shooters and military personnel better shooters. We saw the competition at the most recent Shot Show in Las Vegas and they don’t come close in functionality, practicality or cost.

    The inventor has a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and, as a side business, runs a manufacturer and retailer of precision rifles. If you have Apple TV, our wireless guy is primarily responsible for building the remote. The rest of the team brings extensive military and technology experience.

    Also, my apologies for the timing of this comment – seems I’m a little late to the party.

    Regards,

    Andrew

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  • Millie — October 13th, 2012, 9:19 am

    Hi Tim,

    I’ve tried to view your video using Hotspot Shield first but Hulu tells me that I can’t view it because I’m using an anonymous proxy tool. How can I view it?

    Thanks,
    Millie

    PS: I’m a fan!

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  • Marcus J Freed — November 8th, 2012, 6:43 am

    Tim – great programme. Thank you for sharing your process. I’d **love** to hear more about your process of learning – perhaps you could do a blog post on it soon? Whether it is learning a new language, a new skill or otherwise – great to hear how you do it.

    Do you have a shorter path than Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hours to excellence?

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  • Christian Selvaratnam — November 13th, 2012, 2:29 pm

    Hi Tim, what sunglasses are you wearing in the film? Thanks.

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  • Derek Keepers — January 30th, 2013, 5:37 pm

    Hey Tim. Wasn’t sure where to put this, but I know you get a lot of questions about doing The Four Hour Relationship. I agree with your response in that some things should not be optimized. However, I read John Gottman’s Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (no affiliation) and it is packed with 80/20 stuff for relationships. Perhaps you could point people in that direction. it worked for Kel and me.

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  • J D Ellis — February 9th, 2013, 12:46 pm

    Recently saw “a day in the life” and it was excellent to see a typical day. Quick question, I noticed your new “MED” of strength/fitness was a partial dead lift. I love to use partials, can pull lots of weight, build toughness, etc.
    Any chance I can get you to elaborate on why/how etc?

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  • Vera — March 27th, 2013, 5:56 am

    Dear Tim, could you kindly consider uploading this and other videos in a way that fans like me who are outside of the USA can view them, please? Thank you in advance ! (FYI. I live in Paris, France)

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  • Hal — March 30th, 2013, 9:56 am

    http://vimeo.com/47614661

    Tim, maybe you can update the post so that this Vimeo video is embedded in the post. All the best.

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  • Ron Hori — April 7th, 2013, 8:33 pm

    Love the content.
    Hate the commercials.
    Ron

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