#599: New Insights from Sam Harris, Dr. Peter Attia, Ramit Sethi, and Elizabeth Gilbert

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Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it
is usually my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease
out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your
own life. 


This episode is something different. It’s an experimental format
that I’m super excited about.


This is an episode that scratches an itch I’ve had for
years. I am not always able to listen to every great
podcast episode out there, even when they are by some of my
closest friends. The answer to my predicament was to ask them to
send me a top segment from their podcast that I could listen to
and—more importantly—also share with you, my dear
listeners. 


My team edited them together, and here we are! This episode is a
compilation of 15-to-30-minute clips from some the best
podcasters in the world and certainly some of my favorites.


At the beginning of each clip you will hear an intro from the
host and where to find their work and podcast. At the end, I’ll
also share one of my favorite clips from an episode of The
Tim Ferriss Show.


You can view this episode as a buffet, and I strongly suggest
that you check out the shows included. If you like my podcast,
you will very likely enjoy the featured shows in this episode.


And before you go: Do you like this format? If so, please let me
know on Twitter at @tferriss and also
mention @TeamTimFerriss. Whether we continue this series or
not depends on you.


Please enjoy!


[07:40] Sam Harris segment


[42:47] Peter Attia segment


[1:15:32] Ramit Sethi segment


[1:46:35] Elizabeth Gilbert segment


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[07:40] Who is Sam Harris?


[10:10] The last time


[14:58] Mindfulness changes the brain


[21:53] When intrusive thoughts disrupt meditation


[24:03] The perils of taking the search for self too literally


[33:18] Can you point to your consciousness?


[35:26] Begin again


[39:10] A recap and where to find more from Sam


[42:47] Who is Peter Attia?


[44:17] The challenges of cancer screening


[46:14] Nobody should ever die from colon cancer


[49:39] When should you have your first colonoscopy?


[51:18] Early and aggressive lowering of apoB could change course
of ASCVD (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease)


[59:36] New thoughts on nutrition and TRF (time-restricted
feeding)


[1:03:57] DEXA scanning for determining muscle mass


[1:06:46] The perils of underdoing protein


[1:08:36] Updated thoughts on exercise


[1:12:58] How Peter trains for grip strength


[1:14:00] Exercise: the good news and bad news


[1:15:32] Who is Ramit Sethi?


[1:16:59] Frugal vs. cheap


[1:23:37] Focusing on what can go right vs. what can go wrong


[1:27:13] The qualities that make us successful can wind up
costing us everything


[1:31:18] Questions for galvanizing change from cheap to frugal


[1:41:46] The worry-free number


[1:47:12] Why is New York Times bestselling author
Elizabeth Gilbert a fan of Meditations by Marcus
Aurelius?


[1:53:35] Lessons from Martha Beck


[2:03:04] Staying true to one’s inner compass and saying “No”
without remorse


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Past guests on The Tim Ferriss
Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh
Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin
Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew
McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth
Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah
Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine
Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary
Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael
Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria
Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de
Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly
Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard
Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael
Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan
Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit
Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim
Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval
Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth
Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard
Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid
Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick
Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many
more.


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