How to Cage the Monkey Mind | Tim Ferriss | Talks at Google

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

August 1, 2016

Duration

1h 17m

Channel

Talks at Google

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Tim Ferriss will be joined us at Google to talk about his career, books, podcasts, and stoicism. Tim was asked the following questions: What has been the most important Stoic teaching that I’ve come across? How do I manage the many requests I receive? What are the factors or elements that have led to the success of the podcast? Where do I see myself in five years? If I could pick three people — alive or dead — to be in my personal board of directors, who would they be? How do I experiment with my dog training? What are my recommendations for longevity? How do I fight insomnia? And much, much more… Moderated by Jordan Thibodeau

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Jordan Thibodeau

  host

  Talks at Google moderator/host for this event featuring Tim Ferriss.

• Tim Ferriss

  guest

  Author of The 4-Hour Workweek and host of The Tim Ferriss Show, known for self-experimentation and performance-focused interviews.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Talks at Google, featuring Jordan Thibodeau and Tim Ferriss, How to Cage the Monkey Mind | Tim Ferriss | Talks at Google explores Tim Ferriss on Stoicism, journaling, and taming the monkey mind Tim Ferriss describes Stoicism as his decision-making “operating system,” highlighting practices like voluntary embarrassment and rehearsing worst-case scenarios to reduce fear and improve big decision-making.

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