Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
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#1 New York Times Bestseller
The latest groundbreaking tome from Tim Ferriss， the best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek 。
From the author: “For the last two years， I’ve interviewed nearly two hundred world-class performers for my podcast，The Tim Ferriss Show。 The guests range from super celebs （Jamie Foxx， Arnold Schwarzenegger， etc。） and athletes （icons of powerlifting， gymnastics， surfing， etc。） to legendary Special Operations commanders and black-market biochemists。 For most of my guests， it’s the first time they’ve agreed to a two-to-three-hour interview， and the show is on the cusp of passing 100 million downloads。
“This book contains the distilled tools， tactics， and ‘inside baseball’ you won’t find anywhere else。 It also includes new tips from past guests， and life lessons from new ‘guests’ you haven’t met。
“What makes the show different is a relentless focus on actionable details。 This is reflected in the questions。 For example: What do these people do in the first sixty minutes of each morning？ What do their workout routines look like， and why？ What books have they gifted most to other people？ What are the biggest wastes of time for novices in their field？ What supplements do they take on a daily basis？
“I don’t view myself as an interviewer。 I view myself as an experimenter。 If I can’t test something and replicate results in the messy reality of everyday life， I’m not interested。
“Everything within these pages has been vetted， explored， and applied to my own life in some fashion。 I’ve used dozens of the tactics and philosophies in high-stakes negotiations， high-risk environments， or large business dealings。 The lessons have made me millions of dollars and saved me years of wasted effort and frustration。
“I created this book， my ultimate notebook of high-leverage tools， for myself。 It’s changed my life， and I hope the same for you。”
The latest groundbreaking tome from Tim Ferriss， the best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek 。
From the author: “For the last two years， I’ve interviewed nearly two hundred world-class performers for my podcast，The Tim Ferriss Show。 The guests range from super celebs （Jamie Foxx， Arnold Schwarzenegger， etc。） and athletes （icons of powerlifting， gymnastics， surfing， etc。） to legendary Special Operations commanders and black-market biochemists。 For most of my guests， it’s the first time they’ve agreed to a two-to-three-hour interview， and the show is on the cusp of passing 100 million downloads。
“This book contains the distilled tools， tactics， and ‘inside baseball’ you won’t find anywhere else。 It also includes new tips from past guests， and life lessons from new ‘guests’ you haven’t met。
“What makes the show different is a relentless focus on actionable details。 This is reflected in the questions。 For example: What do these people do in the first sixty minutes of each morning？ What do their workout routines look like， and why？ What books have they gifted most to other people？ What are the biggest wastes of time for novices in their field？ What supplements do they take on a daily basis？
“I don’t view myself as an interviewer。 I view myself as an experimenter。 If I can’t test something and replicate results in the messy reality of everyday life， I’m not interested。
“Everything within these pages has been vetted， explored， and applied to my own life in some fashion。 I’ve used dozens of the tactics and philosophies in high-stakes negotiations， high-risk environments， or large business dealings。 The lessons have made me millions of dollars and saved me years of wasted effort and frustration。
“I created this book， my ultimate notebook of high-leverage tools， for myself。 It’s changed my life， and I hope the same for you。”
Reviews
Victor
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Great advices。 I enjoyed the book。
Noel Hayes
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A summary of podcasts - lots of anecdotes and opinions from eccentric if not sometimes successful people。 This book tries to a be a lot deeper than it actually is - lending it's interviewees greater importance than they would otherwise merit。 A summary of podcasts - lots of anecdotes and opinions from eccentric if not sometimes successful people。 This book tries to a be a lot deeper than it actually is - lending it's interviewees greater importance than they would otherwise merit。 。。。more
Lucas Brasil
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Lacks everything you would expect
Samanyu Raina
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This is the Ultimate Self-help Playbook you need。 Stories of struggle and dismay and how they overcame it。 How do the big guys make it？ What's their life like？ And what's their daily routine？ How do they maintain their sanity？ If these questions come to your head， then this is the book you should definitely read。 Tim Ferris did an amazing job of documenting these people and asking them questions we all ask ourselves。 The book takes you on a different journey。 And when you finish this one， I reas This is the Ultimate Self-help Playbook you need。 Stories of struggle and dismay and how they overcame it。 How do the big guys make it？ What's their life like？ And what's their daily routine？ How do they maintain their sanity？ If these questions come to your head， then this is the book you should definitely read。 Tim Ferris did an amazing job of documenting these people and asking them questions we all ask ourselves。 The book takes you on a different journey。 And when you finish this one， I reassure you will have some of the most effective productivity tools and techniques in your head。 The book also gives recommendations for other books， which is a great add-on。Don't think， read through the first few pages and you'll be hooked。It sure is a slow book and you may take time to ingest it but once in your system， you'll be amazed what it can do。 。。。more
Michael Michael
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I read the wealthy part and some wise part。 The good insight provided by industry leaders， but this should've been a blog with different entries， it's too big to be useful as a whole。 I read the wealthy part and some wise part。 The good insight provided by industry leaders， but this should've been a blog with different entries， it's too big to be useful as a whole。 。。。more
Adriana Thieme
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The best simply said So many great words and ideas from great men and women。 Highly recommend but with a warning: you can not un-see and un-know after you learn from these people。 It will get you thinking。。。 excellent！
Patrik
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This book is little hard to read， not recommend for a beginner。 It has interesting habits and thinking process of famous people and few facts here and there。 Too much enfaces if you want to know more， page [this] also to much unnecessary information， which result in migraine。 Overall， it was in some parts engaging and fun to read book。 Jumping from 50th page on 500 page， then going back to where you left off， watching blogs to research more。 Definitely some times nerve wrecking。 I would give it This book is little hard to read， not recommend for a beginner。 It has interesting habits and thinking process of famous people and few facts here and there。 Too much enfaces if you want to know more， page [this] also to much unnecessary information， which result in migraine。 Overall， it was in some parts engaging and fun to read book。 Jumping from 50th page on 500 page， then going back to where you left off， watching blogs to research more。 Definitely some times nerve wrecking。 I would give it 3 stars， but for interesting way off engaging with a book 4 star。 。。。more
Dr。 Appu Sasidharan
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（Regular Review） There is no need to write any introduction about Timothy Ferriss as most of you will be already familiar with him due to his books and his podcasts。 This book contains interviews he did for his podcasts。 You should be able to pick up the ideas that will help you from the plethora of information in this book。 If you are a person who doesn't have this ability， there is a probability that it might confuse you as some of the interviewees are giving contrasting information in the （Regular Review） There is no need to write any introduction about Timothy Ferriss as most of you will be already familiar with him due to his books and his podcasts。 This book contains interviews he did for his podcasts。 You should be able to pick up the ideas that will help you from the plethora of information in this book。 If you are a person who doesn't have this ability， there is a probability that it might confuse you as some of the interviewees are giving contrasting information in their interviews。 This is a big book with around 700 pages， and you will take some time to finish it。 As all the interviews are separated perfectly， you can pick up the interviews of people you like。 But I strongly recommend you to read this book cover to cover as I got some valuable information from some of the interviews I least expected to help me。 What I learned from this book 1） Shame vs guilt What is the difference between shame and guilt？ It is discussed in detail in this book by Brene Brown。 “Shame is I am a bad person。 Guilt is I did something bad。 Shame is a focus on self。 Guilt is a focus on behavior。” 2） 8 step process of maximizing efficacy In this book， an eight-step process of maximizing efficacy is discussed， which can be useful to most of us。 "Wake up at least 1 hour before you have to be at a computer screen。 Email is the mind-killer。 Make a cup of tea and sit down with a pen/pencil and paper。 Write down the 3 to 5 things—and no more—that are making you the most anxious or uncomfortable。 They're often things that have been punted from one day's to-do list to the next， to the next， to the next， and so on。 Most important usually equals most uncomfortable， with some chance of rejection or conflict。 For each item， ask yourself: "If this were the only thing I accomplished today， would I be satisfied with my day？" "Will moving this forward make all the other to-dos unimportant or easier to knock off later？" Put another way: "What， if done， will make all of the rest easier or irrelevant？" Look only at the items you've answered "yes" to for at least one of these questions。 Block out at 2 to 3 hours to focus on ONE of them for today。 Let the rest of the urgent but less important stuff slide。 It will still be there tomorrow。 TO BE CLEAR: Block out at 2 to 3 HOURS to focus on ONE of them for today。 This is ONE BLOCK OF TIME。 Cobbling together 10 minutes here and there to add up to 120 minutes does not work。 No phone calls or social media allowed。 If you get distracted or start procrastinating， don't freak out and downward-spiral; just gently come back to your ONE to-do" 3） Sleep and Hustle culture This is a crucial topic that should be broached upon by the Millenials。 Many people burlesquely boast that they sleep significantly less to show that they are hard workers。 I am bemused by the lack of awareness of these callow influencers who are coercing their followers to sleep less by calling themselves the hustle culture perpetrators。 "Ours is a culture where we wear our ability to get by on very little sleep as a kind of badge of honor that symbolizes work ethic， or toughness， or some other virtue—but really， it's a total profound failure of priorities and of self-respect" 4） What is the most important investment you can make？ People only think from a monetary perspective when they hear the word investment。 The author tells us that there is a more important investment than money。 "Investing in yourself is the most important investment you'll ever make in your life。 。 。 。 There's no financial investment that'll ever match it， because if you develop more skill， more ability， more insight， more capacity， that's what's going to really provide economic freedom。 。 。 。 It's those skill sets that really make that happen。" 5） Is being busy a form of laziness？ Being busy is not lack of time; it's lack of priorities。 You have to learn to say no to activities which are not at all our priorities inorder to manage the time more effectively。 “Being busy is a form of laziness。 Lazy thinking and indiscriminate action。 Being busy is most often used by the guys for avoiding a few of the critically important but uncomfortable actions。 And when despite your best efforts， you feel like you are losing in your lives， remember even the best of the best sometimes feel this way。 ” My favourite three lines from this book “Fighting emotions is like flailing in quicksand—it only makes things worse。 Sometimes， the most proactive “defense” is a mental nod and wink。” “Productivity is for robots。 What humans are going to be really good at is asking questions， being creative， and experiences。” “If you are depressed you are living in the past。 If you are anxious you are living in the future。 If you are at peace you are living in the present。- LaoTzu ” What could have been better？I think Timothy Ferriss should have included more women interviewees。 The number of women interviewed is significantly less compared to men。 Some of the recommendations， like book recommendations， seemed like cross advertisements of their friend's books which will make us cognizant and question the authenticity of some people interviewed in this book。 Most of the interviewees seemed to have given genuine opinions， though。 Only 2 or 3 people interviewed have this authenticity problem。 Rating 4/5 This book is like a condensed updated modern version of the book Encyclopedia Of World Biography which will be useful to almost everyone。 。。。more
Jeroen Corthout
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I'm a fan of Tim's show， but not considering listening to all the episodes。 This book is a great summary of all the tidbits， albeit quite tainted by his own views。 I'm a fan of Tim's show， but not considering listening to all the episodes。 This book is a great summary of all the tidbits， albeit quite tainted by his own views。 。。。more
Damian Cranney
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I slept in on this for ages， as for whatever reason， I was finding Tim’s podcast bit repetitive。 Tools of Titans is recommended listening。 I chose to download the audio book as I thought listening while running is better for this kind of content。 What an epic piece of work！ It is an opus of great advice， systems thinking and a map for how to be better in all aspects of life， work， health and psychology。 Despite the 22 odd hours of listening， I will *definitely listen to it again。 Worth the inves I slept in on this for ages， as for whatever reason， I was finding Tim’s podcast bit repetitive。 Tools of Titans is recommended listening。 I chose to download the audio book as I thought listening while running is better for this kind of content。 What an epic piece of work！ It is an opus of great advice， systems thinking and a map for how to be better in all aspects of life， work， health and psychology。 Despite the 22 odd hours of listening， I will *definitely listen to it again。 Worth the investment and highly recommended。 。。。more
Rita Martins
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Tim Ferriss goes deep and complete。 There are so many insights and content to explore in life and these titans are great references。 The shopping tips and manuals are actionable from the starting point。 It is one of those books to just keep and check in moments of doubt
Keith
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I found many useful tips & tools in this book， so it was definitely a worthwhile read。 The one disappointing aspect was that Tim didn't go very far in terms synthesizing his learnings from the "titans" that he interviewed。 In other words， he didn't really develop many larger themes & conclusions that he could draw from having talked to so many intelligent & successful people。 Heatlhy， Wealthy， and Wise were very enticing themes， but I would rather have seen the material presented differently tha I found many useful tips & tools in this book， so it was definitely a worthwhile read。 The one disappointing aspect was that Tim didn't go very far in terms synthesizing his learnings from the "titans" that he interviewed。 In other words， he didn't really develop many larger themes & conclusions that he could draw from having talked to so many intelligent & successful people。 Heatlhy， Wealthy， and Wise were very enticing themes， but I would rather have seen the material presented differently than just a series of 2-page interview excerpts。 。。。more
Paurush Pandit
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If you have the patience to go through - this is a very good read。 Having said that - this is a long long read and one can lose interest。
Jody Burby
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A tiring read。 Probably best used as a reference book。 To dig into a bit at a time。 I know I didn't read it all。 A tiring read。 Probably best used as a reference book。 To dig into a bit at a time。 I know I didn't read it all。 。。。more
Jennifer Lindemann
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I will re-read this one， likely multiple times！
Johannes Koch
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This is a great morning read for guidance， inspiration and contemplation。
Paw prints
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Not a self help kind of person but I did like some book and movie recommendations。 Other than that， most of these books are same but I loved this format。
Phil Topping
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This book is amazing， really made me think differently and more positively about everything in life。 Loved it。
Gautam
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It's very hard to rate this book even 3！ The entire book seems to be a half-hearted attempt to monetize Ferris' podcast without any attempt to adapt it to a book format。 There's no real structure， coherence or quality in the content。 Not to mention， no depth in anything。 Some chapters feel so force fitted or out of place。 In many chapters， you feel you are listening to a commercial！ Most of the book is super repetitive and self-pompous。 There's nothing tying the chapters together or even making It's very hard to rate this book even 3！ The entire book seems to be a half-hearted attempt to monetize Ferris' podcast without any attempt to adapt it to a book format。 There's no real structure， coherence or quality in the content。 Not to mention， no depth in anything。 Some chapters feel so force fitted or out of place。 In many chapters， you feel you are listening to a commercial！ Most of the book is super repetitive and self-pompous。 There's nothing tying the chapters together or even making you feel you are learning something。 Certainly， not a book I would recommend to anyone！ 。。。more
Daniel Dummer
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The first few chapters， focussed on extreme body hacks and mind-altering substances， were not of much interest to me and were a real slog。 But the majority of what followed was exactly what I had hoped for - strategies， stories， re-frames and aphorisms that were both entertaining and practical， along with further book and podcast recommendations。 Ferriss' advice at the outset， to dip into the bits you want and skip the bits you don't， is worth heeding。 The first few chapters， focussed on extreme body hacks and mind-altering substances， were not of much interest to me and were a real slog。 But the majority of what followed was exactly what I had hoped for - strategies， stories， re-frames and aphorisms that were both entertaining and practical， along with further book and podcast recommendations。 Ferriss' advice at the outset， to dip into the bits you want and skip the bits you don't， is worth heeding。 。。。more
Gerrit Gmel
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Exactly what you’d expect - in a good way！This book delivers exactly what it advertises。 It’s a summary of the most practical tools and insights of Tim and his podcast guests。 It’s a great reference book and I intend to use my kindle highlights in the future。 However what makes this book great （lots of topics touched in a relatively short number of pages） is also why I wouldn’t recommend it if you haven’t listened to many of Tim’s long-form interviews: it’s too surfacey if you haven’t “done the Exactly what you’d expect - in a good way！This book delivers exactly what it advertises。 It’s a summary of the most practical tools and insights of Tim and his podcast guests。 It’s a great reference book and I intend to use my kindle highlights in the future。 However what makes this book great （lots of topics touched in a relatively short number of pages） is also why I wouldn’t recommend it if you haven’t listened to many of Tim’s long-form interviews: it’s too surfacey if you haven’t “done the work”。 You’ll get more out of these people by listening to the interviews in full first， repetition is key and practice makes perfect doesn’t it？ 。。。more
Craig Broadbent
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Firstly， don't buy the audio book。 This is a reference book and you won't want to read all of it - but you will want access to the resources。 I bought the kindle version after "reading" it with the audible version so I could get access to all the lists and product names。 Firstly， don't buy the audio book。 This is a reference book and you won't want to read all of it - but you will want access to the resources。 I bought the kindle version after "reading" it with the audible version so I could get access to all the lists and product names。 。。。more
Evelien
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Collection of tips/tools by inspirational people。
Katarzyna
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I felt like I was reading a big adds book。 Did like it， will not use it。 Do not read it: buy atomic habbits instead。
Eleanor
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Because this is a compilation of different people’s ethics and experiences it’s really hard to determine an average rating。 Some of this was great advise and some of it was absolutely ridiculous in my opinion hence giving it a solid 3！
John Randall
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While I plan to go through this again， giving it 4 stars because it is not a classic book to read from beginning to end。 It is a conglomeration of different people's approach to life so it does not flow。 The book introduction states it is intended as a reference and for one to go through that which is of interest and that is the correct approach。 While I plan to go through this again， giving it 4 stars because it is not a classic book to read from beginning to end。 It is a conglomeration of different people's approach to life so it does not flow。 The book introduction states it is intended as a reference and for one to go through that which is of interest and that is the correct approach。 。。。more
Pappas Manos
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Amazing book！ Definitely from the ones that make you want to keep notes and try to apply/test things in your life。 I've already planed the time I'll return back to it！ Amazing book！ Definitely from the ones that make you want to keep notes and try to apply/test things in your life。 I've already planed the time I'll return back to it！ 。。。more
Ruchil
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Tools of Titans contains a ton of insights， productivity hacks and book recommendations。 Highly recommended for those obsessed with self - improvement。 Needs to be read atleast once each year。
Tim Ludy
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This took so long to finish because every chapter is only a few pages of super condensed information and wisdom。 You can really only read a chapter or two at a time and then need to put the book down to process some new tactic or nugget。 I ended with a few hundred highlights and will definitely need to return to this one often to fully absorb all the information included。
Ugis
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