Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss Book Summary – Review (AudioBook)
think as if you could personally talk
with the best achievers of their
respective areas
what would be the things you would
obtain from the talks you would possibly
obtain a lot of information with the
right inquiries
this is precisely what tim ferriss
acquired by speaking with a lot of
specialists on his podcast
the tim ferriss show in the following
we will learn about the insights
obtained from these experts in health
prosperity and intelligence all the
occupations from extreme athletes and
animators to entrepreneurs and comedians
are included
and each one of them has some insight
that could be implemented in nearly
everything
in this book review you will learn about
the advantages of a 30 to 60 second ice
cold shower
how having an awful occupation can be
the best means to get a good one
and how seth rogen and evan goldberg are
made creative comedians by their sexless
lives
chapter 1 extreme athletes provide the
greatest health advice
do you know about obstacle course racing
this is a new athletic quest where
competitors run through a path filled
with various obstacles like walls
puddles barbed wire
even though it is comparatively new
there are some main stars of this sport
the most achieved being amelia boone
she has obtained first place in 30
obstacle competitions and competed in
the world’s toughest mudder race
a non-stop race that lasts 24 hours in
2012.
boone successfully overcame nearly 300
obstacles by completing the 90-mile
course
as you might guess she has excellent
tricks for recovering from exhausting
tasks
ahead of each race and practice she
mixes powder of beetroot with hydrolyzed
gelatin
a tasteless food extracted from animals
this easy protein nutrient recreates her
ligaments
a further trick from amelia is
frequently rolling the feet over a golf
ball
doing this alerts the hamstrings which
are some of the most significant muscle
groups for complete posture and power
now let’s look at a different athlete
vim hoff
his ambition for withstanding excessive
cold made him deserve a moniker
the iceman he has surpassed more than 20
world records in frozen regions
involving a 7500 meter mount everest
climb in 2007 with just shorts and shoes
to get ready for these kinds of
unbelievable endurance achievements
hoff takes an ice bath however staying
in the cold is not something new
it has been utilized for increasing
well-being
for example surfing triumphant laird
hamilton and the personal development
expert tony robbins both used cold
exposure to boost
immunity support weight loss and combat
depression
having said that hoff enhances the level
of cold exposure
for example one day he swam in a lake
covered with ice
his retina was frozen after this show
fortunately
the damage in his eyes was not permanent
inherently
these types of extreme performances
might not be the greatest point in the
beginning
therefore for a smoother start end your
everyday shower with a 30 to 60 second
cold shower
chapter 2 there is no defined path for
personal well-being
you might have observed that we are
likely to think of easy responses to
health inquiries
for example the majority of people
consider that because high cholesterol
is something bad
low cholesterol is something good
nevertheless
it is not that easy justin maeger a
physician
and a personal well-being mentor of
olympic athletes
company executives and even health
specialists such as the builder of the
san francisco crossfit
kelly starrett has been trying to oppose
such thoughts for ages
he has discovered that in some
situations
high cholesterol can in reality support
people in constructing lean body mass
and clear muscles in a short time
that means health remedies do not have a
defined path
although a white collar employee should
follow a low cholesterol menu
an athlete could benefit from a high
cholesterol menu
this is the reason that defining things
as healthy should be done with
experiments and not tight scales
nowadays this is compulsory because a
lot of contemporary health tips are on
the reclusive end of the scale
no sugar no alcohol no meat
a psychedelic specialist james fatiman
suggests in a like experimental way
he recommends trying out things a great
example can be demonstrated from the
author’s friend
called slim ferris who took microdoses
from psychedelic drugs
he discovered that these medications
made his health and empathy better and
increased his consciousness
this cure involves a two-week microdose
of the bogaine hydrochloride a
psychoactive matter obtained from some
blooming herbs such as long-living
rainforest bushes named tabernantha boga
along with these weekly microdoses he
goes through a retreat every six months
in which he absorbs a larger amount of
ayahuasca
a psychoactive plant used by the native
inhabitants of the amazon this botanical
stimulates some kind of moral
illumination
individuals who have used it said that
it clarifies the interconnections
between
everything in the universe certainly it
is barely suggestible for someone to
have psychoactive medicines
specifically without expert help instead
for some it is the non-formulaic
thinking of well-being that has
beneficial
we have talked about well-being now
let’s talk about prosperity
chapter 3 having a very challenging job
would provide you with the sight and the
incentive you need to achieve success
the majority of people think that if
someone works hard
that person will be successful however
there is also nothing similar to a
challenging job that would make you
desire success
look at the example of chris sacca an
achieved investor in the san francisco
bay area whose mother and father taught
him a significant lesson at his young
ages
the saka children had their summers in
two parts
in the first part they did internships
with a powerful relative
for example while they are 12 years old
chris sacca was grouped with his god
brother whose father was a lobbyist in
washington dc
in that summer chris joined meetings
with members of congress and saw how to
persuade them to approve a bill
in the second part of the summer the
saka kids went to work on a less elite
job
a job chris had was the maintenance of
septic tanks
he cleaned off excrement carried dirty
buckets
with the boss around this type of
incidence is necessary since if one
knows that they want a life similar to
that of an authoritative than a septic
tank cleaner
they can begin following the right way
in the correct path
these starting steps are frequently half
the way and they are generally not
simple
therefore remember the suggestion of the
achieved author
seth godin he thinks that for success
one needs to follow favorable
occurrences
people waste a lot of time focusing on
negative things
from a non-achieved promotion or a lost
relationship to even things that are as
simple as forgetting to take an umbrella
in rainy weather
the issue here is that focusing too much
on the losses will make you pessimistic
and destroyed therefore it is more
preferred to concentrate on every time
you are thriving
bold or beneficial when you can see your
favorable influence
this will enable and motivate you to
accomplish even better things
chapter 4 accomplishment is reached when
one forms long-term systems
instead of short-term aims the comic
book dilbert is about the story of an
innocent office employee who
in plenty of dimensions is an excellent
anti-hero
however you should not understand that
he is an unsuccessful person
if you ask scott adams the comics
inventor
anti-heroes can be successful since
achievement is not about attaining aims
it is related to constructing systems
what is concentrating on systems
first it is about working on projects
that look destined to fail
but just for people who do not have
sight of the big picture
for example if you have an ambition for
taking photographs
you might begin a photography project
that examines decaying leaves
there is a possibility that the
photographs will not be successful
they may not be taken to an exhibition a
gallery inaugural
or the walls of a rich gatherer’s house
when you look from far away
such a conclusion may look like an
unsuccess
however you are developing a new
dexterity that will be extremely
beneficial for example when you are
wanted to take pictures for a web page
the thing is that people are likely to
concentrate on short-term
aims such as forming and advertising a
new great product
when these types of aims cannot be
reached in the available time
people are likely to quit think that
they are not born for entrepreneurship
and turn back to their ordinary
occupations in office
this is a big mistake rather concentrate
on a capability
or relationship that you would like to
advance in time and do not consider
any determined aims look at scott the
inventor of dilbert
he began blogging although it required a
lot more effort for little extra money
however he was aware that it worth it
since he had a system
the aim of blogging was not well defined
however
with exercise he developed from an
enthusiastic author to a capable one
that exists online
the system had to pay off and it worked
scott turned out to be a best-selling
writer
but for this he needed to wait for a
long time
chapter 5 disregarding peer pressure and
going under big ventures are both
crucial to accomplishment
have you ever annoyed one of your
friends by looking at everybody else
around you
if you are likely to be captured by such
traps you might not own what is required
for success and prosperity
in reality for achievement you should
form a barrier to peer pressure
look at the olympic snowboard victorious
sean white
at the age of 15 his mother and father
financed him to go to japan for
participating in the global snowboarding
competition
the other rivals were at higher ages and
were financed by sponsors
on the previous day of the competition
every other athlete went out to party
on the competition day the hungover
rivals determined that they will not
care about the competition
rather they would go just for show and
divide the money among each other
if white would not have another thing in
his mind that might occur
in defiance of sarcastic higher aged
athletes
he denied approving the agreement in
conclusion
he came first in the race and obtained
the 50 000
reward becoming one of the most
merchantable athletes of today in the
u.s
white’s courageous action exemplifies
that entrepreneurial achievement looks
at taking risks as well
we can show as an example peter
diamandis the inventor of the xprize
foundation
a prize that drives people to create
original methods for investigating space
he determined that the reward should
have amounted to a minimum of 10 million
dollars and with the assistance of his
peers he obtained 5 million
but could not find the remainder when
encountered with
a similar problem the majority would
quit however
diamandis decided on risk-taking he
invested this amount by arranging a big
fundraising event
taking risk gave fruits supporters were
relieved with the great event and
contributions started to flow in
thanks to the risk the prize was
existent at the time the first award was
granted in 2004.
now you have an idea of how to acquire
some financing
however what does money do without
intellect
we will discuss it in the following
chapter 6
seth rogen and evan goldberg are funny
intellects with formulas of creativity
if you assume that intellect means
meditating for hours and complete
respect
then you do not know about seth rogen
and evan goldberg
they are examples of human intellect
that is acquired by witticism and
mischievous attitude
regardless of the puritanical
foundations of the american community
rogan and goldberg were successful in
developing films that treat sexuality
with disrespect and joy
their effort on the matter started in
2007 with the film superbad
this comedy film is about two bizarre
young people who are hopeless to lose
their virginity and have very little
intelligence remain to put for something
else
the most recent film from this duo named
sausage party was released in 2016.
it represents cartoon grocery food items
such as hot dogs
tacos with sexual sarcasm what can rogan
and goldberg tell us about their
experience
they can explain the three simple
ingredients of life and inventiveness
firstly go with things you know for
these teen artist duo
this was about handling the desperate
want for more sex
the urge to satisfy this want created
superbad
their first successful movie the second
tip
comes from their supervisor judd apatow
he directed them to go contrary to the
standard male generalization of
non-emotionality
the most significant thing in life and
inventiveness is to utilize your
emotions because this allows you to
speak and participate with others
greater
movie makers who use this recipe make
certain that every person in their film
has at least
one emotional scar to go with lastly
rogan and goldberg thought the usage of
marijuana made the creativity inside
them come
out they were too knowledgeable about
the weed that they consumed different
species for different conditions
for example for inventing and writing
they used the species named jack herrer
chapter 7 being inventive necessitates
you to live your life and embrace
anxiety and disturbance
did you experience an increase in your
skill to do business right after a
vacation
this happens widely and it is not only
about taking a break and rest
it is also about encountering new and
motivating things
therefore to be inventive you should
live your life
look at the comedian whitney cummings
who pinned the impactful tv series
two broke girls for ages she combated
self-suspicion
low self-respect and postponement she
was so disturbed by these issues that
she believed that she could only be
funny by joking about herself
ultimately she discovered that she
required more time for herself to live
which was meaningful because as a work
addict she just was not living her life
before this transformation her comedy
was in a self-repeating loop
but with the transformation both she and
her comedy prospered
carrying her fun to another level
therefore
live your life this is the main thing
however
life is not only about cheer and fun
that is the reason it is vital to
embrace anxiety and disturbance in every
probable way
for a greater understanding look at the
sociologist and public talker brene
brown she tells that dividing people
into two categories as bold heroes and
fearful ones is completely wrong
the majority of people are fearful and
bold at the same time
according to her true bravery is sensing
and resisting fright
in other words it is vital to look at
anxiety and disturbance in the eye if
the topic is race
homophobia or global warming solutions
to these problems cannot be found in
comfort
we need to listen to different people
with different foundations and take
different views into account
according to brown that was a great
individual success to demonstrate her
struggle with a ted talk at which she
talked about her collapse and following
spiritual revival
this speech spread to 31 million people
and brown did not find it simple
therefore question yourself every day if
you have stepped out of your comfort
zone
uneasiness is a certain cue of
advancement tools of titans
the tactics routines and habits of
billionaires
icons and world-class performers by
timothy ferris book review there is no
defined way to achieve in
although the path is distinct for
everyone you can still obtain motivation
and learn from others who pass their
ways before you do
their tales of achievement will enhance
your perspective
make you find your correct path and push
you not to give up whatever happens you
should not be scared of bad ideas
if you would like to actualize a dream
and try to find out how to do it
do not constrain your ideas that you
produce
by instantly cutting off bad ideas you
cannot find the exit
rather note down each idea that came to
your mind
even the most savage and meaningless
ones
when you turn back in red you will
possibly recognize that you have found
some precious things
