Insights from Dr. Andrew Huberman, Greg McKeown, Jocko Willink, Brené Brown, and Naval Ravikant (#616) - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss (2024)

Welcome to another episode ofThe Tim Ferriss Show, where it is usually my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.

This episode is something different. It’s an experimental format that I’m super excited about, and it’s back by popular demand.

This is an episode that scratches an itch I’ve had for years. I am not always able to listen to every great podcast episode out there, even when they are by some of my closest friends. The answer to my predicament was to ask them to send me a top segment from their podcast that I could listen to and—more importantly—also share with you, my dear listeners.

My team edited them together, and here we are! This episode is a compilation of 15-to-30–minute clips from some of the best podcasters—and also best interviewees—in the world and certainly some of my favorites.

At the beginning of each clip, you will hear an intro from the host and where to find their work and podcast. At the end, I’ll also share one or two of my favorite clips from episodes ofThe Tim Ferriss Show.

You can view this episode as a buffet, and I strongly suggest that you check out the shows included. If you like my podcast, you will very likely enjoy the featured shows in this episode.

And before you go: Do you like this format?Please let me know on Twitter at @tferrissand also mention@TeamTimFerriss.

Please enjoy!

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music,or on your favorite podcast platform.

Brought to you byLinkedIn Marketing Solutionsmarketing platform with 800M+ users, Athletic Greensall-in-one nutritional supplement, andAllformpremium, modular furniture.More on all three below.

The transcript of this episodecan be found here. Transcripts of all episodescan be found here.

This episode is brought to you byLinkedIn Ads, the go-to tool for B2B marketers and advertisers who want to drive brand awareness, generate leads, or build long-term relationships that result in real business impact.

With a community of more than 900 million professionals,LinkedInis gigantic, but it can be hyper-specific. You have access to a diverse group of people all searching for things they need to grow professionally.LinkedInhas the marketing tools to help you target your customers with precision, right down to job title, company name, industry, etc.To redeem your free $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go toLinkedIn.com/TFS!

This episode is brought to you by AG1!I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usuallyAG1, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it inThe 4-Hour Bodyin 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, butAG1further covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.

Right now,you’ll get a 1-year supply of Vitamin D free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones.VisitDrinkAG1.com/Timto claim this special offer today and receive your 1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase!That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive daily, foundational nutrition supplement that supports whole-body health.

This episode is brought to you byAllform!If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They also launched a company calledAllform that makespremium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door—at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores. You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home.

Allformarrives in just 3–7 days, and you can assemble it yourself in a few minutes—no tools needed.To find your perfect sofa and receive 20% off all orders,check out Allform.com/Tim.

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Want to hear the first Insights episode? Listen here for nuggets of wisdom with Sam Harris, Dr. Peter Attia, Ramit Sethi, and Elizabeth Gilbert about how mindfulness changes the brain, the location of consciousness, what it would take to ensure that nobody ever dies of colon cancer again, training for grip strength, frugal versus cheap, how the scaffolding that supports our success can help us architect our own demise, staying true to one’s inner compass, saying “no” without remorse, and much more.

SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES…

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Connect with Dr. Andrew Huberman:

The Huberman Lab Podcast | Website|Twitter|YouTube|Instagram

Dr. Andrew Huberman’s Past Appearance:

• Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Optimizing Sleep, Enhancing Performance, Reducing Anxiety, Increasing Testosterone, and Using the Body to Control the Mind | The Tim Ferriss Show #521

Links:

• Dopamine: The Pathway to Pleasure | Harvard Health
• Dopamine May Have Given Humans Our Social Edge over Other Apes | Science
• Influence of Phasic and Tonic Dopamine Release on Receptor Activation | The Journal of Neuroscience
• Postpartum Depression | Office on Women’s Health
• Undermining Children’s Intrinsic Interest with Extrinsic Reward: A Test of the “Overjustification” Hypothesis | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
• Developing a Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck | Stanford Alumni
• Mindset: Changing the Way You Think to Fulfill Your Potential by Dr. Carol S. Dweck | Amazon
• Dopamine Reward System | 2-Minute Neuroscience
• Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins | Amazon
• Break the Cycle of Addiction with These Strategies to Keep Dopamine in Check | Life Kit
• 10 Best Ways to Increase Dopamine Levels Naturally | Healthline

Connect with Greg McKeown:

The Greg McKeown Podcast | Website|Twitter|Facebook|Instagram

Greg McKeown’s Past Appearances:

• Greg McKeown — The Art of Effortless Results, How to Take the Lighter Path, the Joys of Simplicity, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #510
• Greg McKeown — How to Master Essentialism | The Tim Ferriss Show #355
• Greg McKeown — How to Say “No” Gracefully and Uncommit | The Tim Ferriss Show #328

Links:

• Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most by Greg McKeown | Amazon
• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown | Amazon
• Priorities and Posteriorities | Lifehack
• The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter Drucker | Amazon
• The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown | Harvard Business Review
• Five Stages of Decline | Jim Collins
• How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In by Jim Collins | Amazon
• Southwest Airlines: 42-Year Stock Price History | MacroTrends
• How Herb Kelleher, Southwest Airlines Cofounder, Made the World Smaller | Texas Monthly
• Continental Lite | Wikipedia
• The World’s Greatest Word Game | Mad Libs
• Master the One Decision That Makes a Thousand by Greg McKeown | LinkedIn
• Greg on The Genius of Routine | The Greg McKeown Podcast #94
• Three Daily Habits of Peak Performers, According to Michael Phelps’ Coach | Forbes

Connect with Jocko Willink:

Jocko Podcast |Echelon Front|Twitter|Facebook|Instagram

Jocko Willink’s Past Appearances:

• Jocko Willink Takeover — On Quitting, Relationships, Financial Discipline, Contrast Baths, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #395
• Discipline Equals Freedom — Jocko Willink | The Tim Ferriss Show #275
• Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt | The Tim Ferriss Show #187
• The Scariest Navy SEAL Imaginable…And What He Taught Me | The Tim Ferriss Show #107

Links:

• Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss | Amazon

Connect with Brené Brown:

Dare to Lead Podcast | Unlocking Us Podcast | Website |Twitter|Facebook|Instagram|LinkedIn

Brené Brown’s Past Appearances:

• Brené Brown — Striving versus Self-Acceptance, Saving Marriages, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #409
• Tools of Titans: Brené Brown Distilled and Other Goodies | The Tim Ferriss Show #207
• Brené Brown on Vulnerability and Home Run TED Talks | The Tim Ferriss Show #100

Links:

• Already Free: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path of Liberation by Bruce Tift | Amazon
• The Five-Minute Journal | Amazon
• The Developmental View (from Already Free) by Bruce Tift | Sounds True
• Fruition as Path | Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
• The Paradox, Not Contradiction, of the Hypostatic Union | A Canadian Catholic
• The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon
• Narcissism and Other Defenses Against Shame by Joseph Burgo | Psychology Today
• Rush

Connect with Naval Ravikant:

Naval Podcast | AngelList | Website|Twitter

Naval Ravikant’s Past Appearances:

• Chris Dixon andNaval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3, How to Pick the Right Hill to Climb, Finding the Right Amount of Crypto Regulation, Friends with Benefits, and the Untapped Potential of NFTs | The Tim Ferriss Show #542
• Vitalik Buterin, Creator of Ethereum, on Understanding Ethereum, ETH vs. BTC, ETH2, Scaling Plans and Timelines, NFTs, Future Considerations, Life Extension, and More (FeaturingNaval Ravikant) | The Tim Ferriss Show #504
• Naval Ravikant on Happiness, Reducing Anxiety, Crypto Stablecoins, and Crypto Strategy | The Tim Ferriss Show #473
• Naval Ravikant on Happiness Hacks and the 5 Chimps Theory | The Tim Ferriss Show #136
• Naval Ravikant — The Person I Call Most for Startup Advice | The Tim Ferriss Show #97

Links:

• How to Get Rich (Without Getting Lucky) | Naval, Twitter
• Henry Shukman — Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway | The Tim Ferriss Show #531
• “Understand That Ethical Wealth Creation Is Possible. If You Secretly Despise Wealth, It Will Elude You.” | Naval, Twitter
• “You’re Not Going to Get Rich Renting Out Your Time. You Must Own Equity, a Piece of a Business, to Gain Your Financial Freedom.” | Naval, Twitter
• Why You Should Learn to Code Even if You’re Not an Engineer | The Muse

SHOW NOTES

• [06:34] Who is Dr. Andrew Huberman?
• [09:22] Dopamine is the universal currency of foraging and seeking.
• [12:01] The purpose and effects of dopamine fluctuation.
• [14:51] Dopamine and addiction.
• [16:15] How to tune your dopamine system for discipline and motivation.
• [26:05] Who is Greg McKeown?
• [26:36] What is Essentialism?
• [27:44] How to accelerate your understanding of Essentialism.
• [28:10] The catalyst event that drove Greg toward Essentialism.
• [29:38] If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.
• [30:32] WIN: What’s Important Now?
• [30:49] The disciplined pursuit of less and starting a “said ‘no’ to” list.
• [33:16] Facing trade-offs.
• [36:50] Creating an essential intent: verb, population, outcome, date.
• [39:39] Finding flow through the genius of routine.
• [46:57] Who is Jocko Willink?
• [47:57] An unexpected problem is just the opportunity to figure out a solution.
• [50:14] Who is Brené Brown?
• [50:46] Reconciling self-acceptance with the urge to achieve and improve.
• [52:23[ Can there be such a thing as self-aware complacency?
• [1:04:10] The crux skill that underlies all others.
• [1:06:07] Is narcissism just the shame-based fear of being ordinary?
• [1:09:22] How heavy is your pathological armor?
• [1:10:23] Who is Naval Ravikant?
• [1:11:12] How to get rich (without getting lucky — or being unethical).

PEOPLE MENTIONED

• Carol Dweck
• David Goggins
• Anna McKeown
• Peter Drucker
• Jim Collins
• Herb Kelleher
• Michael Phelps
• Bob Bowman
• Bruce Tift
• Gautama Buddha
• Warren Buffett
• Charlie Munger

Related

The Tim Ferriss Show is one of the most popular podcasts in the world with more than one billion downloads. It has been selected for "Best of Apple Podcasts" three times, it is often the #1 interview podcast across all of Apple Podcasts, and it's been ranked #1 out of 400,000+ podcasts on many occasions. To listen to any of the past episodes for free, check out this page.