The Tim Ferriss Show

#688: In Case You Missed It: July 2023 Recap of "The Tim Ferriss Show"

Aug 18, 2023

Tim Ferriss recaps the best conversations from the past month with world-class performers, sharing their routines and habits. He discusses happiness and the possibility of transcending baseline happiness levels. The podcast also highlights achieving high-speed game development and features interviews with computer game legend John Romero and venture capitalist Bill Gurley.

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Challenging toxic beliefs can lead to personal growth and happiness.

Practicing mindfulness helps confront anxiety by acknowledging it, questioning its stories, and embracing uncertainty.

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Richard Kosh on the 80/20 Principle and Transforming Toxic Beliefs

Richard Kosh, author of 'The 80/20 Principle,' discusses the significance of changing toxic beliefs that hold us back. He explains that many people have experienced positive transformations in their lives by questioning and altering beliefs that were not in their best interests. Kosh shares a powerful example of a friend who overcame tragedy and made a brave decision to change her circumstances, ultimately leading to a significant improvement in her happiness. He emphasizes the potential for personal growth and happiness when individuals take charge and challenge toxic beliefs.

Exploring Anxiety: Asking Questions and Seeking Answers

02:54

Recognizing and Overcoming Toxic Beliefs for Personal Growth

00:35

Podcasters Worth Respecting: Insights from an Industry Insider

01:32

Discovering Life-Changing Beliefs Through Intimate Interviews

01:18

Introduction

2min

Recap of Recent Episodes and Introduction to Richard Kosh

2min

Overcoming Difficulties for Greater Happiness

19min

Achieving High-Speed Game Development

15min

Investment success, bestselling books, and a Buddhist monk

3min

Guest Interview with John Romero and Bill Gurley

4min

This episode is brought to you by 5-Bullet Friday, my very own email newsletter.

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

This is a special inbetweenisode, which serves as a recap of the episodes from last month. It features a short clip from each conversation in one place so you can easily jump around to get a feel for the episode and guest.

Based on your feedback, this format has been tweaked and improved since the first recap episode. For instance, @hypersundays on Twitter suggested that the bios for each guest can slow the momentum, so we moved all the bios to the end.

See it as a teaser. Something to whet your appetite. If you like what you hear, you can of course find the full episodes at tim.blog/podcast.

Please enjoy!

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Timestamps:

Richard Koch: 00:03:14

Jack Kornfield: 00:12:32

John Romero: 00:22:23:12

Bill Gurley: 00:29:27:09

Full episode titles:

Richard Koch — Revisiting the 80/20 Principle, The Power of Optimistic Journaling, Studying History to Improve Investing, and The Grand Beliefs of Winners (Plus: The Toxic Beliefs of Losers) (#680)

Jack Kornfield — How to Reduce Anxiety and Polish the Lens of Consciousness (#684)

Doom Legend John Romero — The Path to Prolific Innovation and Making 130+ Games, How to Find the Soul of the Work, Audacious Ambition, and Building in Monk Mode (#681)

Bill Gurley Interviews Tim Ferriss — Reflecting on 20+ Years of Life and Business Experiments (#682)

For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast.