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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)
Tracy: 100+ lbs. lost with 2–3 sessions per week. In The 4-Hour Body, I profiled Tracy R., a mother of two who lost more than 100 pounds. The secret wasn’t marathon aerobics sessions, nor was it severe caloric restriction. It was the Russian kettlebell swing, twice a week for an average of 15–20 minutes. Her …
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(Photo: Garland Cannon) It was just past 5pm EST in Manhattan, and I’d been on pins and needles all day. The report was coming in any minute. All attempts to nap earlier, despite two hours of sleep, had failed. There would be no rest on this Wednesday. Now, in the lobby of the ACE Hotel, …
The following is an excerpt from the appendices of The 4-Hour Body, which explores a common question: Can self-experimentation be valid at all, compared to placebo-controlled studies? As we shall see, self-experimentation need not be extreme (I do the extremes so you don’t have to), and you can make significant discoveries with a sample size …
A taste of things to come… (Photo: Blackbox Cases) I’m excited to present the full table of contents from The 4-Hour Body, as well as the first chapter. Enjoy! …
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.” – Mark Twain, 1904 notebook For The 4-Hour Body, I wanted to do things a little differently. The above video trailer is one of those things. This also marks the launch of the official 4-Hour Body site. It was directed, …
Two days ago, I saw the following tweet: @tferriss so self-promo by referring to yourself in the third person can work. It’s ironic given the content of this http://su.pr/3BZbFL This was in response to my tweet, which read: Inc. Magazine – Tim Ferriss on the Pitfalls of Personal Branding: http://su.pr/3BZbFL Ironic? Not really. Let me …
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(Image: X-ray Delta One) Some of you have no doubt noticed that I’ve been experimenting with advertising for several months, whether at the top-right, through skyscrapers in the sidebar, or even under posts on a rare occasion. It’s been a learning experience. Sometimes, it doesn’t turn out totally awesome. Case in point: I think I …
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Data crunching back to age 18. Three years of organizing self-experiments around the world. Thousands of blood tests and hundreds of case studies. My new book is finally here: The 4-Hour Body. I could not be happier with the end product. Truly, I am ecstatic. If you want a minimalist guide to hacking the human …
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PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROMOTION IS OVER. THANKS! Have you ever gone on safari in Africa? Been trained by world champions? Crossed the Atlantic on a 119-foot schooner? Taken a private tour of an Indian archipelago, complete with tigers, crocodiles, and… Miss India? Now you can. Or… if you simply want thousands of dollars of cutting-edge …
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Trailer concepted and produced by the amazing Epipheo Studios for Traileo.tv PLEASE NOTE: THE PROMOTION AND THE CONTEST ARE BOTH OVER. THANKS! Today is the day. After three years of work, The 4-Hour Body is available everywhere! I work very hard on my books. My first and previous book, The 4-Hour Workweek, has an 5-star …
