The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog. Tim is an author of 5 #1 NYT/WSJ bestsellers, investor (FB, Uber, Twitter, 50+ more), and host of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast (400M+ downloads)
The 2,000-year old cocktail: it tastes as bad as it looks… but it works. My back hurts. So does my throat, and I feel like a sumo wrestler is sitting on my head trying to pop my eyes out. Alas, the common cold has got me. Fortunately, I expect to be rid of it in …
There are options for extending your life, but is it worth it? (Photo: Megan*) This is the second half of our two-part article on real experiments (and successes) in life extension, authored by Dr. Michael Eades. Part 1 covers supporting research for caloric extension (CR) and intermittent fasting (IF). — Dr. Eades continued from Part …
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Can you slow the sands of time? The research say yes… but what’s the best option? (Photo: Thomas Ellis) Most people don’t want to die. Since even before Ponce de Leon and his search for the fountain of youth, man has been on a quest to achieve immortality. Some people think we’re getting closer. In …
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Breakfast is a hassle. I want it to do one thing: provide nutrient-dense food and proper macronutrient ratios in the least time possible. It’s a functional meal. The above is a video of the 3-minute high-protein and “slow-carb” breakfast that I find perfect for fat-loss and cognitive performance.
(Found via Coudal Partners) The land of frog legs and baguettes has produced, in recent years and unbeknowst to most, some of the worlds most mind-numbing acrobats. I found the above video last night and had to share it. Two questions: What the hell are kids eating in France? [Postscript: readers have noted in the …
I once went almost five days without sleep in 1996 just to see 1) if I could make a week (I couldn’t), and 2) what the side-effects would be. I was a new neuroscience major at Princeton at the time and hoped to do research with famed serotonin pioneer, Barry Jacobs. Hallucinations cut my sleep …
Continue reading “Relax Like A Pro: 5 Steps to Hacking Your Sleep”
For thousands of athletes, cutting weight is a critical science. Heavyweights are an exception. (Photo: MMAWeekly) Gaining 34 pounds of lean mass in 28 days? Impossible, or so claim the skeptics. Losing 20+ pounds of fat in one month without exercise? Impossible, or so claim the skeptics. So let’s add another item to the list …
Continue reading “How to Lose 30 Pounds in 24 Hours: The Definitive Guide to Cutting Weight”
After holding off for nearly two years, I’m posting this because too many people have asked for it. The lasses should read it, too, as the same principles can be applied to bodyfat loss. I weighed 152 lbs. for four years of high school, and after training in tango in Buenos Aires in 2005, that …
Continue reading “From Geek to Freak: How I Gained 34 lbs. of Muscle in 4 Weeks”
Be sure to check out this month’s issue (May 2007) of Fortune Small Business, where I am profiled in the “How I Work” section. It covers how I limit information intake, fire customers, control voicemail, and otherwise dodge bullets to do one of the things I enjoy most: MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) with professional UFC …
Here are the four simple rules…
