Personal Development

The Random Show — Lessons from Tim’s Sabbatical, Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs, Kevin Tries a Medium, Fitness Tools and Protocols, Book Recommendations, and More (#766)

10 September 2024
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Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it’s my job to interview world-class performers from every imaginable discipline to tease out the habits, routines, favorite books, and so on that you can apply to your own lives. 

This time, we have a very special episode I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose in person at his house. We trade our latest discoveries, and I think it’s one of our best. Tons of actionable takeaways and laughing fits.

We cover dozens of topics: new projects, what I’ve done on my recent sabbatical after the podcast’s 10th anniversary, Kevin’s latest findings and shenanigans, real vampire protocols, and much, much more. 

Please enjoy!

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#766: The Random Show — Lessons from Tim’s Sabbatical, Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs, Kevin Tries a Medium, Fitness Tools and Protocols, Book Recommendations, and More

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

Want to hear the last time Kevin and I put on a Random Show? Listen to our conversation here, in which we discussed reasons to celebrate, the SAINT protocol and accelerated TMS, how to appear human in social situations, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, extending experiential lifespan, interesting vs. impulse, Jinjer and Sohn, Android and Gemini, and much more.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

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SHOW NOTES

  • [07:40] A sabbatical recap and future podcasting plans.
  • [15:25] PicStudio’s disturbingly realistic AI-generated portraits.
  • [17:25] Kevin’s new Jess Mascetti tattoo.
  • [18:08] Vampire facials and a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) problem.
  • [22:22] Tequila martinis.
  • [24:20] Romance versus radical planning.
  • [32:50] Bobby Fingers.
  • [34:46] Training for the hunt.
  • [41:15] Fairbanks fun.
  • [42:11] European dating.
  • [43:46] Hasty oral hygiene with Feno.
  • [48:00] The mysteries of mimetic contagion.
  • [49:21] Big book beginnings.
  • [50:15] Kevin’s AI-powered investment advisor experiment.
  • [51:34] Publishing strategies.
  • [52:25] Why you should visit Ryan Holiday’s bookstore.
  • [53:53] A visit from a 14-year-old Toaster.
  • [54:40] The Dog Aging Project.
  • [55:14] Original Love: Zen master Henry Shukman’s new book.
  • [55:37] Kevin’s Zen Hell week.
  • [58:10] Dena Dubal’s Alzheimer’s treatment breakthrough.
  • [1:07:45] Small expectations for a medium turn large.
  • [1:14:44] Inexplicable skill efficacy and hypernatural happenings.
  • [1:23:47] Another outstanding Addison-refined refreshment.
  • [1:24:39] Unmissable media recommendations.
  • [1:31:18] Taking ketamine seriously.
  • [1:39:37] More tequila and tattoo talk.
  • [1:40:27] What’s the Flux?
  • [1:45:34] A children’s book for adults.
  • [1:46:40] Are you hunting antelope or field mice?
  • [1:48:12] Analyzing what “chill” looks like for me.
  • [1:57:02] Parting thoughts.

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