TOOLS

Tim Ferris (2016). Tools for Titans: 

                              The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires,

                              Icons, and World Class Performers.

Ferris is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster--best known for his "4-hour" book series (e.g., The 4-hour Workweek, The 4-hour Body...).

Ferris curates the best parts of interviewers from his podcasts and frames them as "tools" for better living. There is so much good stuff, and it is impossible to capture all of the teachings from so many people. The book is 705 pages long! The wisdom/advice from each person is summarized in 1-4 pages--I recommend reading one person a week, trying something out for the week, and incorporating the best long-term.

Some of my favorites:

Jacke Willink--say "good" to everything--accept reality and then reframe it as a pragmatist--what good can we create from it?

Tim Ferris--on suicide....you're not done yet, do something for others, don't be a coward in your writing--people need to hear your truth!

Kevin Kelly--give me a backpack, sleeping bag, and oatmeal--i'd be fine...we really don't need much; develop 1,000 fans and ignore everyone else.

Maria Papova--write to please yourself, don't write for an audience

Derik Sivers--try your idea out on one person, revise as needed, then a 2nd person...and so on...at the end of trying out your idea, if you're not saying, "F--k yeah!" then say no and move on to anothoer idea.

I wish the book had addressed more about awakening, enlightenment, spirituality, and energy healing, but you can't do everything in a single book.

Practice: For one day, say "good" to everything that happens in the sense of accepting whatever is happening as the current reality, as real, and then reframe it as a pragmatist, asking, what good can i create from this...then go about creating that good...for further inspiration, google "Jacke Willink" and watch one of his videos...hard hitting pragmatist.