Tim Ferriss: 10 Years Later…

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A Note from James I want to congratulate my friend Tim Ferriss on the 10th anniversary of his podcast It is such an excellent podcast It s one of the few podcasts I regularly listen to and I highly recommend it if you don t already listen to it He s been a great guy and a great friend over the years We don t always keep in touch but I always count him among my long-distance friends and congratulations to him on having the 10th anniversary of his podcast I remember when he was first considering the podcast he was calling around to other podcasters including me and he was doing his Tim Ferriss thing of researching and asking people as many questions as possible And he thoroughly prepared and instantly became one of the Top five podcasts out there So congratulations Tim This is the first episode on my podcast where Tim was the guest It brings back fond memories also from 10 years ago So here s Tim Ferriss being an amazing guest on my podcast Episode Description Tim Ferriss has a life-changing surprise for you It was expensive I mean it was expensive for him It cost him a couple hundred thousand dollars to get It also wasn t easy He fought for a year and a half to get it This is going to change our lives Yes both of us Let me ask you this What s the one skill you always wanted and don t have Is it Brazilian jiu-jitsu Flirting Playing poker How to get out of a hostage situation Whatever it is you can learn it You just need to know how to learn Learning is a skill Tim Ferriss did a bunch of experiments and mastered learning In today s show he reveals the secret to gaining any skill you ever wanted He FINALLY got digital rights to his TV show The Tim Ferriss Experiment It s about how to conquer fear in any skill at 10 times your learning speed Think of it as MythBusters meets Jason Bourne My job is to get people from zero percent to the top five percent in six months or less he says The skill I m refining is meta-learning It s the toolkit The best part is that he filmed all 13 experiments Now it s a show It s MythBusters meets Jackass Clearly a must watch I m going to make my daughter binge-watch it today Even if she has homework This is more important And more valuable The best part He s releasing all 13 episodes House of Cards-style today They re available at iTunes com timferriss In The Tim Ferriss Experiment Tim goes around trying to learn the most difficult skills in the world Sometimes he s successful Other times he has to pull himself out of having an anxiety attack In today s interview Tim reveals why we suck at learning new skills The best part is that it s not your fault You can do anything you want Think about it People with no legs can run Listen today to hear how to choose the best teacher find an unorthodox mentor alter your technique and much more In this episode you will learn What s holding you back from learning the skills you want How to present yourself in the best way possible How to find unorthodox mentors and teachers How to identify outliers How to learn to learn What examples you should study when practicing a new skillLinks and resources mentioned in the show Tim Ferriss Book Club http fourhourworkweek com category tim-ferriss-book-club Extra footage from The Tim Ferriss Experiment http fourhourworkweek com tv Episode Summary 00 00 Celebrating Tim Ferriss A Decade of Podcasting Excellence01 43 The Launch of Tim Ferriss TV Show Behind the Scenes03 52 The Art of Documentary Making Tim Ferriss Journey09 31 Navigating the Challenges of TV Show Cancellation13 53 Revolutionizing Content Tim Ferriss Strategy for Digital Rights17 31 Exploring the Episodes A Deep Dive into Tim Ferriss TV Show33 04 The Fascinating World of Urban Evasion and Escape33 34 Creating a Show From Novice to Jason Bourne34 41 The Art of Escape Learning to Outwit Kidnappers35 58 Mastering the Unthinkable Escaping Duct Tape and Handcuffs37 20 Beyond the Show The Science of Learning and Memory37 30 Golfing Miracles From Novice to Pro with Biomechanics38 51 The Meta-Learning Journey Enhancing Skill Acquisition49 53 Language Learning on Fast-Forward The Tagalog Challenge54 32 Unconventional Training Learning from the Unlikely Experts58 49 The Battle for Show Rights A Lesson in Persistence01 00 41 Meta-Learning and Education The Future of Skill Acquisition ————What do YOU think of the show Head to nbsp JamesAltucherShow com listeners nbsp and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast Go to nbsp JamesAltucherShow com AskAltucher nbsp and send in your questions to be answered on the air ————Visit nbsp Notepd com nbsp to read our idea lists amp sign up to create your own My new book nbsp Skip the Line is out Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold Join nbsp the nbsp You Should Run for President 2 0 nbsp Facebook Group where we discuss why you should run for President I write about all my 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