Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show! It will showcase some of my favorite advice and profiles from the audiobook of Tools of Titans. Thousands of you have asked for years for the audiobook versions of Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors, and they are now available. Go to https://audible.com/ferriss for more details or to download. Today’s episode will focus on Tools of Titans and features the introduction of the book, as well as the profiles of Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer. Just a few notes on the audiobook’s format: I recorded the introduction and selected three fantastic, top-ranked narrators to handle the rest, along with some surprise appearances from friends. The short bios, which you will hear at the beginning of each profile, are read by Kaleo Griffith. Ray Porter reads the bulk of each profile including all of my own words. Ray actually narrated my first book, The 4-Hour Workweek, and did an incredible job. Quotations from female guests are read by the wonderful Thérèse Plummer. The audiobook of Tools of Titans contains the distilled tools and routines I’ve gathered after interviewing hundreds of world-class performers. Everything has been vetted and applied to my own life in some fashion. The techniques, strategies, and philosophies in Tools of Titans have made me more effective, saved me years of wasted effort and frustration, and helped me navigate many periods of darkness and uncertainty. The advice has truly made me a happier, healthier person and changed my life. I hope that they help change yours as well. Please enjoy this episode, and if you’d like to listen to the other 100-plus profiles and chapters from Tools of Titans, just head to https://audible.com/ferriss. SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 400 million downloads and been selected for “Best of iTunes” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-1/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/ Start. [00:00] Who is Derek Sivers? [27:16] Life-changing books. [28:27] Changing a listener’s life. [29:10] It’s not what you know; it's what you do consistently. [29:45] The best plans let you change your plans. [29:56] Derek's third, most successful person. [30:24] Just starting out? Say “yes” to everything. [32:11] The standard pace is for chumps. [33:24] Advice Derek would give his 30-year-old self. [34:11] Business models can be simple: you don’t need to constantly pivot. [35:39] Once you have some success: if it’s not a hell, yes!, it’s a no. [37:47] Lack of time is a lack of priorities. [39:02] What would Derek’s billboard say? [39:47] On taking 45 minutes instead of 43. [40:28] Why Derek has no morning routines. [43:28] Things Derek believes that other people think are crazy. [44:18] Treat life as a series of experiments. [45:22] The most successful email Derek ever wrote. [46:19] Who is BJ Miller? [49:00] What would BJ’s billboard say? [50:20] Stargazing as therapy. [50:37] Most impactful purchase of $100 or less. [51:45] A good reason to question your “I can’ts.” [52:35] The miracle of a snowball in the burn ward. [55:58] The power of bearing witness and listening. [58:52] Honoring an introverted patient. [1:00:31] Enjoyment is the best medicine. [1:01:26] Advice BJ would give to his 30-year-old self. [1:02:24] Who is Coach Christopher Sommer? [1:02:54] How did gymnastic strength training and AcroYoga remodel my body? [1:03:56] “If you want to be a stud later, you have to be a pud now.” [1:04:23] Flexibility versus mobility. [1:05:30] Consistency over intensity. [1:06:11] “Diet and exercise” vs. “eat and train.” [1:07:02] How exactly does someone fail warmup? [1:07:24] Why male Olympic gymnasts have gigantic biceps. [1:08:34] Three movements everyone should practice. [1:09:32] Good goals for adult non-gymnasts. [1:10:14] Sometimes you just need a vibrator. [1:10:35]