What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars (#29)

(Photo: Ariel H.) “One of the rare noncharlatanic books in finance.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan and Antifragile “There is more to be learned from Jim Paul’s true story of failure than from a stack of books promising to reveal the secret formula for success…this compact volume is filled with a …

The Tim Ferriss Show: Interview with Peter Thiel, Billionaire Investor and Company Creator (#28)

“Freedom lies in being bold.” – Robert Frost This episode’s guest is the incredible Peter Thiel. Peter is a serial company founder (PayPal, Palantir), billionaire investor (first outside investor in Facebook, 100+ others), and author of the new book Zero to One. Whether you’re an investor, entrepreneur, or simply a free thinker aspiring to do …

The Tim Ferriss Show: James Altucher on How to Say "No," Fail Better, and Build Businesses (#18)

Listen on iTunes, download (right click “save as”), or stream it now below: This episode of The Tim Ferriss Show is sponsored by Bluehost, which I used for my first WordPress blog, and I still use them for sites today. Click here for a special offer! Now, on to our guest… James Altucher is an American …

The Tim Ferriss Podcast: Ryan Holiday (#4)

“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” — Marcus Aurelius This post includes: – Sponsor intro (please visit them) – Episode description – Quick favor – Show notes and tons of useful links, including mentioned books and documentaries This episode of The Tim Ferriss Show is sponsored by HipDial, …

8 Steps to Getting What You Want… Without Formal Credentials

(Photo: ElMarto) Michael Ellsberg has been a good friend since 2000.  In the last few years, he has made a study of self-study. How do the best in business do what they do? Using his findings, he has: – Overcome a debilitating case of bipolar II (here’s how). – Landed one of the most powerful …

Why Language Classes Don't Work: How to Cut Classes and Double Your Learning Rate (Plus: Madrid Update)

Coffee shops vs. classrooms – who wins? (Photo: eye2eye) This is one of several articles planned as supplements to the original “How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour.” This piece focuses on acquisition of new material; for reactivating “forgotten” languages and vocab, I recommend also reading “How to Resurrect Your High …