Tremendous Combo: Jamie Foxx and Maria Popova (#710)


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Welcome to The Tim Ferriss Present, the place it’s my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out their routines, habits, et cetera you can apply to your personal life. 

This time round, we’ve got a really particular version with two hit interviews from the podcast’s again catalog. It options two unbelievable visitors: Jamie Foxx and Maria Popova. 

My aim is to introduce individuals to interviews they may have missed through the years and encourage them to take pleasure in family names but additionally pattern lesser-known individuals I think about stars. You may consider this format as my private, curated collection of the very best of the final 10 years, or at the very least a few of my favorites. 

Jamie Foxx (@iamjamiefoxx) is an Academy Award-winning actor, a Grammy Award-winning musician, and a standup and improv comic. He is likely one of the most consummate performers and entertainers that I’ve ever met. This dialog was voted Podcast of the 12 months in 2015.

Maria Popova (@brainpicker) is the creator of The Marginalian (way back named Mind Pickings), which is included within the Library of Congress’ everlasting internet archive of culturally beneficial supplies. The Marginalian is Maria’s one-woman labor of affection—an inquiry into methods to dwell and what it means to steer a great life. From Mark Twain to Oscar Wilde and everybody in between, Maria finds the hidden gems. She is prolific and constant—The Marginalian was created on October 23, 2006, and it has been working sturdy for 17+ years. 

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#710: Tremendous Combo: Jamie Foxx and Maria Popova

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Need to hear different episodes that includes Jamie Foxx and Maria Popova? Hearken to my second dialog with Jamie, through which we mentioned previous lives, political correctness, orgasmic meditation, creative dying, how Jamie imagines heaven, and way more. And you’ll want to take a look at a few of Maria’s favourite ebook suggestions as a part of the “Books I’ve Beloved” collection.

#167: Jamie Foxx Half 2 – Bringing the Thunder


#436: Books I’ve Beloved — Maria Popova and Tyler Cowen

What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know within the feedback.

SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES…

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE JAMIE FOXX EPISODE

Join with Jamie Foxx:

Twitter | Instagram | Fb

SHOW NOTES (Timestamps apply to unique episode)

  • Why does Jamie maintain a grand piano in his house studio? [06:49]
  • What’s automated dialogue alternative (ADR)? [08:13]
  • How did Jamie break into music? [09:32]
  • How did a then-unknown Jamie Foxx acquired into Puff Daddy’s events? [09:57]
  • Jamie challenges Puff Daddy by throwing down the get together gauntlet [10:55]
  • Earlier than social media, Jamie had a novel manner of staying linked with individuals, which concerned comedy exhibits, cue playing cards, and textual content messages [11:59]
  • Why no person leaves Jamie’s home with out performing  [16:56]
  • What makes Jamie’s studio magical [19:34]
  • How Jamie discovered the nuances of acting on each side of the tracks (actually and metaphorically) when he was a child [23:59]
  • How younger Jamie handled racially insensitive grown-ups at a Christmas get together [28:31]
  • What satisfied Jamie to go away Texas and head to California [30:42]
  • Life classes Jamie discovered from his grandma [33:38]
  • Why Jamie is all the time keen to assist his household, however he’s no sucker [39:45]
  • Jamie’s parenting model  [41:27]
  • How portraying Ray Charles in Ray gave Jamie the chance to deliver all of his comedic, appearing, and musical abilities into play [42:00]
  • What Ray Charles advised Jamie was doable if he may play the blues [43:15]
  • Classes from Ray Charles [47:19]
  • What’s on the opposite aspect of worry? [50:42]
  • Jamie’s first impression? [54:07]
  • What Invoice Cosby needed to say to Jamie with reference to booty calls [56:44]
  • How Jamie makes use of his musical background to assist him do impressions [57:34]
  • How elevating youngsters in Hollywood differs from Jamie’s personal small-town Texas upbringing [59:52]
  • Jamie Foxx’s actual title [01:03:06]
  • Might Prince or Michael Jackson discover a profession break in right now’s “Age of Memes?” [01:08:11]
  • What occurred when Jamie first bombed on stage [01:09:32]
  • Why do some standup comedians lose the power to make individuals giggle? [01:17:15]
  • The place does Jamie get his finest standup materials? [01:20:34]
  • How did the In Residing Coloration workforce assemble? [01:28:19]
  • Jamie talks about how social media has taken away the facility to manage our personal narratives [01:34:51]
  • Is Quentin Tarantino a cop hater? [Short answer: No, and don’t believe the media spin]  [01:41:32]
  • Jamie’s recommendation to new dad and mom elevating a baby of colour in fashionable America [01:48:00]
  • Jamie’s plans for his subsequent comedy tour [01:52:43]
  • The primary one who involves Jamie’s thoughts when he hears the phrase “profitable.” [01:54:34]
  • What historic determine does Jamie most establish with? [01:57:13]
  • Jamie’s tackle documentaries [02:01:37]
  • What would Jamie’s billboard say? [02:06:08]
  • What would Jamie educate a category of ninth graders? [02:07:22]
  • Jamie’s morning routine (it doesn’t contain espresso) [02:12:07]
  • Recommendation Jamie would give to his youthful self. [02:15:04]
  • The time Jamie advised Mike Tyson jokes however didn’t notice Mike was within the viewers. [02:23:55]

PEOPLE MENTIONED


Chosen Hyperlinks from the Maria Popova Episode

  • Join with Maria Popova:

The Marginalian | Twitter | Instagram

The place to Begin? The Marginalian Suggestions from Maria Popova

SHOW NOTES (Timestamps apply to unique episode)

  • What proportion of New York Occasions finest sellers are a results of Maria’s protection? [4:55]
  • Learn how to dwell a significant comfortable life. [10:00]
  • The significance of writing for an viewers of 1. [12:10]
  • Contending with the temptation to create Buzzfeed-like content material. [15:45]
  • Maria Popova’s each day rituals, beliefs on sleep, distraction-avoidance habits, meditation, and train routines. [23:25]
  • Maria Popova’s note-taking system. [31:45]
  • Seneca and the time-tested problem of presence vs. productiveness. [37:36]
  • Begin-up alternative? Construct a note-taking device for heavy readers/highlighters. [41:58]
  • In regards to the workforce behind BrainPickings. [48:45]
  • Maria Popova’s course of for modifying inside her workforce. [51:12]
  • Self-reliance pathology and methods to overcome it. [53:56]
  • Learn how to discover a skilled private assistant and delegate. [56:40]
  • What Maria Popova’s weight lifting regiment seems to be like, plus her favourite bodyweight-only train. [1:02:14]
  • Running a blog methods [1:05:22]
  • Social media methods [1:15:00]
  • How domesticate a private inside circle, methods to pre-screen ebook evaluate requests [1:20:30]
  • Why there aren’t any dates on the posts on BrainPickings? [01:12:30]
  • Scheduling (and automating) social media [01:22:10]
  • How do you cope with pals who need you to learn their books? [01:27:10]
  • What donation mannequin works finest for web site income? [01:31:45]

Individuals Talked about

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