Tim Ferriss
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Tim Ferriss is known for long-form interviews that extract practical insights on performance, decision-making, business building, and investing from elite founders, operators, and thinkers.
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Physical & cognitive performance
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Exercise types that best protect brain health and cognition
Tim Ferriss
February 6, 2026
Physical & cognitive performance
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Dancing has the largest measured effect size for dementia prevention
High-intensity intervals grew hippocampal structure — effects lasted five years
Lactate, not BDNF, is the primary mechanism linking exercise to brain health
Physical & cognitive performance
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Brain supplements with strong evidence: what actually works
Tim Ferriss
February 5, 2026
Physical & cognitive performance
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Choline deficiency is rising as egg and liver consumption falls
10g creatine daily has cognitive benefits beyond athletic performance
Exercise — not supplements — is the best way to raise brain lactate
Founder interviews
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Tim McGraw on 35 years of creative longevity, career ownership, and reinvention
Tim Ferriss
February 4, 2026
Founder interviews
10
Physical & cognitive performance
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Resilience & grit
6
Why the artist who lasts never surrenders the steering wheel
From Greyhound bus to 106 million records: the origin story
Four back surgeries, double knee replacements, and still performing
Physical & cognitive performance
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Brain health and dementia prevention: a practical guide with Dr. Tommy Wood
Tim Ferriss
January 28, 2026
Physical & cognitive performance
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Physical health & longevity
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45–72% of dementia cases are preventable through lifestyle changes.
Dancing has the highest effect size of any activity for brain health.
Lactate from intense exercise drives BDNF and protects the hippocampus.
Relationships & family
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Four evidence-based habits to strengthen your marriage
Tim Ferriss
January 27, 2026
Fun and touch matter more than therapy-style grievance rehearsal
Eye contact before sleep triggers oxytocin and deepens bonding
An eight-minute iron-cross exercise can reset a struggling relationship
Mental health & wellbeing
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Finding inner peace through the Zen "backward step" meditation
Tim Ferriss
January 26, 2026
Mental health & wellbeing
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Identity & self-belief
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Peace isn't achieved — it's already there, waiting to be uncovered.
One Zen instruction resets your nervous system in under a minute.
Disengaging from the world briefly unlocks a wider, timeless awareness.
Physical & cognitive performance
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How Arthur Brooks built a daily fitness routine designed for longevity
Tim Ferriss
January 23, 2026
Physical & cognitive performance
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Resilience & grit
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Train now for the body you want at 78, not for looks
Waking before dawn measurably boosts productivity and mood
Exercise is one of few healthy tools for managing chronic negative affect
Physical & cognitive performance
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How ketogenic diet reversed Lyme disease cognitive symptoms
Tim Ferriss
January 22, 2026
Physical & cognitive performance
7
Resilience & grit
5
Lyme spirochete is 100% glycolytic — keto starves it directly
Cognitive symptoms gone within 3–4 days of strict ketosis
Beta-hydroxybutyrate boosts adaptive immune response against pathogens
Mental health & wellbeing
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Guided meditation for stress relief using somatic awareness
Tim Ferriss
January 19, 2026
Mental health & wellbeing
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Fighting stress backfires — allowing it is what actually works
94% of people feel stress physically in the chest area
Warmth and self-compassion dissolve resistance without eliminating sensation
Identity & self-belief
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The Marine Corps 80% rule for finding meaning and commitment
Tim Ferriss
January 19, 2026
Identity & self-belief
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Relationships & family
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Waiting for 100% certainty keeps you from committing to anything.
Marines decide at 80% knowledge — enough to act, not enough to stall.
Choosing at 80% is what turns endless seeking into lasting meaning.
Founder interviews
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Steve Young: from fear-based quarterback to private equity founder
Tim Ferriss
January 14, 2026
Founder interviews
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Identity & self-belief
8
Resilience & grit
7
Victimisation, not talent, was the real obstacle Young had to defeat.
A chance Covey conversation on a plane turned MVP performance on.
Treating retirement as a death to mourn is what enables real transition.
Mental health & wellbeing
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Guided meditation: permission to do nothing
Tim Ferriss
January 12, 2026
Mental health & wellbeing
7
Real rest comes from stopping effort, not applying a technique.
Inner peace is already present — stillness just lets you notice it.
An 8-minute reset that recharges by doing less, not more.
Physical & cognitive performance
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Ketosis for mood, cognition, and brain protection: Dr. Dom D'Agostino
Tim Ferriss
January 7, 2026
Physical & cognitive performance
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Ketosis raises GABA and lowers glutamate — calming the brain without drugs
Low blood ketone readings often mean high fitness, not failed ketosis
1,3-butanediol in popular ketone esters carries real liver and addiction risks
Physical & cognitive performance
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Guided body scan meditation for calm and nervous system relief
Tim Ferriss
January 5, 2026
Physical & cognitive performance
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A 7-minute body scan that resets a stressed nervous system fast
Looseness, not effort, is the guiding principle throughout
Stillness is always present — skills simply help you reach it
Productivity & habits
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How Bill Gurley uses peer networks to accelerate career growth
Tim Ferriss
January 4, 2026
Productivity & habits
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Relationships & family
6
Four people sharing 10,000 hours each yields 40,000 hours of expertise.
Trust and shared obsession are the only two tests for a real peer.
Knowledge generosity — writing, sharing — compounds everyone in your network.