Derek Sivers, Philosopher-Entrepreneur — The Greatest Year of His Life

Derek Sivers is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship, known for his surprising, quotable insights and pithy, succinct writing style. Derek’s books (How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Your Music and People, Anything You Want) and newest projects are at his website: sive.rs. His new book is Useful Not True. This episode is brought to you by: Seed's DS-01® Daily Synbiotic broad spectrum 24-strain probiotic + prebiotic: https://Seed.com/Tim (Use code 25TIM for 25% off your first month's supply) Momentous high-quality supplements: https://livemomentous.com/tim (code TIM for 20% off) AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: https://drinkag1.com/tim (1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase.) 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 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Follow 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/ [00:00] Start [00:52] Derek Sivers: A Man who brings his own introduction. [03:01] First mind change: Emirati coffee. [06:16] Second mind change: Ruby to Python. [07:36] Third mind change: Rats. [11:10] Fourth mind change: China. [17:21] Fifth mind change: Dubai. [20:46] Tamashee: Come for the sandals, stay for the culture. [24:54] Cormac McCarthy Writes to the Editor of The Santa Fe New Mexican. [25:54] Shifting perspectives and the value of questioning preconceptions. [44:11] Brian Eno and MusicThoughts. [46:47] John Cage. [49:23] Three glasses. [50:01] Derek’s experimental housing project. [56:51] Rich Hickey and practical applications of simplicity. [01:22:27] Tyler Cowen. [01:29:04] Inchword and language learning. [01:39:45] Traveling to inhabit philosophies. [01:47:24] Parting thoughts.

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Released: November 13, 2024
Duration: 1h 50m
Channel: Tim Ferriss
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Derek Sivers is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship, known for his surprising, quotable insights and pithy, succinct writing style. Derek’s books (How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Your Music and People, Anything You Want) and newest projects are at his website: sive.rs. His new book is Useful Not True. This episode is brought to you by: Seed's DS-01® Daily Synbiotic broad spectrum 24-strain probiotic + prebiotic: https://Seed.com/Tim (Use code 25TIM for 25% off your first month's supply) Momentous high-quality supplements: https://livemomentous.com/tim (code TIM for 20% off) AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: https://drinkag1.com/tim (1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase.) 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 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Follow 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/ [00:00] Start [00:52] Derek Sivers: A Man who brings his own introduction. [03:01] First mind change: Emirati coffee. [06:16] Second mind change: Ruby to Python. [07:36] Third mind change: Rats. [11:10] Fourth mind change: China. [17:21] Fifth mind change: Dubai. [20:46] Tamashee: Come for the sandals, stay for the culture. [24:54] Cormac McCarthy Writes to the Editor of The Santa Fe New Mexican. [25:54] Shifting perspectives and the value of questioning preconceptions. [44:11] Brian Eno and MusicThoughts. [46:47] John Cage. [49:23] Three glasses. [50:01] Derek’s experimental housing project. [56:51] Rich Hickey and practical applications of simplicity. [01:22:27] Tyler Cowen. [01:29:04] Inchword and language learning. [01:39:45] Traveling to inhabit philosophies. [01:47:24] Parting thoughts.

SPEAKERS

Derek Sivers
guest
Philosopher-entrepreneur best known as the founder of CD Baby and author of books including How to Live and Useful Not True.
Tim Ferriss
host
Author and podcaster who hosts The Tim Ferriss Show and directs listeners to tim.blog/podcast for show notes.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Tim Ferriss, featuring Derek Sivers and Tim Ferriss, Derek Sivers, Philosopher-Entrepreneur — The Greatest Year of His Life explores derek Sivers on changing his mind, simplicity, and lived philosophies Derek Sivers shares five things he recently changed his mind about—Emirati coffee, Python, pet rats, mainland China, and Dubai—emphasizing the joy of reversing strong preconceptions.

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