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The Tim Ferriss Show

podcast · in 20 sources (2018–2020)

Sources by year: 2018: 8 · 2019: 7 · 2020: 5

Often together

What comes up in the same parts of the videos; the number is how many parts.

Tim Ferriss (13) · The 4-Hour Workweek (5) · AirPods (3) · Amazon (4) · Matt D'Avella (3) · passive income (3) · Derek Sivers (2) · Peter McKinnon (2) · Sunday Snippets (2) · friction (2)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2020

  • 2020-01-07 · 15 Lessons that Improved My Life — Ali took the flywheel from, he thinks, a Jim Collins interview on The Tim Ferriss Show: it takes ages to get going, then builds on itself and becomes unstoppable, as Amazon's low prices draw buyers and sellers. (hedged) — 00:07:55
    • Safi Bahcall (quoted): On The Tim Ferriss Show the writer Safi Bakal (as heard) describes FBR, "fast, bad, wrong": when writing a first draft, tell yourself it will be fast, bad and wrong. — 00:12:57
  • 2020-04-17 · Answering your Questions — Ali: On a billboard Ali would put "it won't make you happy", an answer from a Tim Ferriss Show guest, perhaps Seth Godin or Derek Sivers; he reminds himself of it when buying things, as it is true of most things we buy. — 00:10:29
  • 2020-07-12 · One Simple Habit that Changed My Life — Ali: Interviewed on the podcast Freshly Grounded, Ali was recommended by its host Faisal The Ride of a Lifetime, Bob Iger's autobiography, which he first came across on The Tim Ferriss Show. — 00:02:30
  • 2020-09-01 · Gymshark, Inspirations & Pet Peeves - ONE MILLION Subscribers Q&A — Ali's greatest inspiration is Tim Ferriss, whose book The 4-Hour Workweek and podcast have had the single biggest impact on him. — 00:11:27

Also named in: The 5 Magical Apps That Changed My Life

2019

  • 2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — Ali: Podcasts such as The Tim Ferriss Show, The Ground Up Show, the Indie Hackers podcast, Seth Godin's Startup School and the GaryVee Audio Experience inspired Ali to start his YouTube channel and newsletter and to grow his side businesses and passive income. — 00:03:31
  • 2019-02-14 · Valentine’s Day Live Stream — recommendation: Ali's podcast recommendations: The Tim Ferriss Show, The Ground Up Show, the Indie Hackers Podcast, Seth Godin's Startup School, The Art of Manliness, Reasons to be Cheerful, Friday Night Comedy, Sam Harris's Waking Up and The Joe Rogan Experience, though he has heard little of the last. — 00:15:16
  • 2019-03-30 · Monthly Favourites #7 - Ali Abdaal — recommendation: Ali calls Tim Ferriss's interview with Neil Gaiman, which he listened to while driving to IKEA with his mum, one of his favourite episodes of The Tim Ferriss Show, a podcast he has listened to for years. — 00:07:06
  • 2019-09-24 · Ready Player One + 'My First Million' - Monthly Favourites #12 — Ali: Interviews such as The Tim Ferriss Show often leave out the numbers behind their guests' success, Ali says, which is another reason he likes the Indie Hackers podcast: it breaks down revenue figures. — 00:06:02
  • 2019-12-27 (said on 2019-12-20, implied) · My Annual Review using Notion — Ali's other 2019 life lessons include window openers versus door knockers, from a podcast; "obvious to you, amazing to others", from a Derek Sivers blog post; the flywheel, from what he thinks was a Jim Collins interview on The Tim Ferriss Show; and master boring fundamentals. (hedged) — 00:08:59
  • …and 1 statement more in 2019 — all statements of 2019

Also named in: Life Advice Q&A with my Brother

2018

  • 2018-05-01 · First Live Hangout + Rapid-fire Q&A — recommendation: Ali listens to loads of podcasts, among them The Tim Ferriss Show and Creative Exchange (as heard). — 00:42:13
  • 2018-05-07 · Live Q&A + Hangout - Bank Holiday vibes - Ali Abdaal, Cambridge medical student — recommendation: Ali calls Common Rounds (as heard) good for medical topics but mostly listens to The Tim Ferriss Show, The Ground Up Show, Creative Exchange, Sam Harris's podcast and Reasons to be Cheerful. — 00:09:46
  • 2018-06-17 · Monthly Favourites #5 - Ali Abdaal — recommendation: Ali: When people message him on Instagram for podcast recommendations, The Tim Ferriss Show is always at the top of Ali's list. — 00:00:00
    • On The Tim Ferriss Show, Ali explains, Tim Ferriss talks at length each week with world-class performers to tease out actionable advice such as favourite books, morning routines and habits; Ali highly recommends it. — 00:00:49
    • Ali calls Tim Ferriss's interview with Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia the single best podcast episode he has ever listened to. — 00:01:48
    • Seth Godin, an entrepreneur who has written many books on entrepreneurship and marketing, is recommended by many of the company and startup founders Ali has heard interviewed on The Tim Ferriss Show. — 00:04:14
  • 2018-08-03 · Life Advice - 50k subs Q&A — recommendation: Ali calls The Tim Ferriss Show one of his favourite podcasts of all time, incredible for learning to become a more accomplished person; Tim Ferriss asks guests what they would tell themselves ten years ago. — 00:13:49
  • 2018-08-30 · Monthly Favourites #6 - Ali Abdaal — recommendation: Ali has got a lot of value from podcasts such as Matt D'Avella's The Ground Up Show, The Tim Ferriss Show and, for those into making software, the Indie Hackers podcast. — 00:12:22
    • Much of the value people get from things comes from compounding over time, Ali says: The Tim Ferriss Show, one of his favourite podcasts, is no new discovery, as he has listened to it for years. — 00:13:41
  • 2018-09-11 · My new podcast - Microphone setup + reflections — Jason Fried (quoted): On The Tim Ferriss Show, Basecamp founder Jason Fried says he does not like to have goals or expectations. — 00:11:07
  • 2018-11-01 · My Favourite iPhone XS Apps — recommendation: Ali's recent favourite podcasts are The Ground Up Show by Matt D'Avella and The Tim Ferriss Show, which he has listened to for years, and occasionally he likes Sam Harris's podcast. — 00:13:31
  • 2018-12-08 · Ask Doctor Ali - 100k subscribers Q&A — Ali cites a line he attributes to Shay Carl on Tim Ferriss's podcast: the secrets of life are hidden behind the word cliché. (hedged) — 00:21:24