Dr. Peter Attia vs. Tim Ferriss (#352)

“Unhappiness is at the root of more pain, I would suspect, than any ailment that falls in the ‘physical’ body. And to think that we have compounds that could play such an important role that are really facing challenges in getting approved—I just find that really frustrating.”  — Dr. Peter Attia This is a special …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Peter Attia, David Sabatini, and Navdeep Chandel (#193)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Peter Attia, M.D., founder of Attia Medical, PC; David Sabatini, M.D., Ph.D., of MIT’s Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research; and Navdeep Chandel, Ph.D., the David W. Cugell Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Transcripts may contain a few typos—with …

Dr. Peter Attia on Life-Extension, Drinking Jet Fuel, Ultra-Endurance, Human Foie Gras, and More (#50)

“How do you balance the desire to live longer with the desire to perform well?” — Peter Attia, MD This episode delves into all types of performance enhancement and tracking — optimizing blood testing, drinking “jet fuel,” training for ultra-endurance sports, consuming synthetic ketones, using metabolic chambers, extending longevity by avoiding certain types of exercise, and much more. …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Q&A with Tim — New Religions, AI Companions, Longevity Levers, Resurrecting “Forgotten” Languages, Stress-Testing Cherished Beliefs, Tactics for Writer’s Block, Low-Back Pain, and Much More (#704)

Please enjoy this transcript of a special Q&A episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, during which I answer questions submitted by subscribers to my email newsletter 5-Bullet Friday. To join these exclusive Q&A sessions in the future, simply sign up at tim.blog/friday.  Transcripts may contain a few typos. With many episodes lasting 2+ hours, it can …

My Mental Health Routines and Tools (Includes Extensive Resources)

Highlighting mental health is important to me for deeply personal reasons. Treatment-resistant depression, bipolar disorder, and addiction run in my family. I’ve lost multiple friends to suicide and almost committed suicide in college. Opioids and alcohol have claimed the lives of family members and some of my closest childhood friends.

Episode 83: Adam Gazzaley

Tim Ferriss: Hello, you sexy minxes. This is Tim Ferriss, and welcome to another episodes of The Tim Ferriss Show, where my job is to attempt to deconstruct world-class performers. I interview the best of the best, whether they be chess prodigies, hedge fund managers, billionaire startup investors, actors, politicians, special ops operatives and generals, …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Arthur C. Brooks — How to Be Happy, Reverse Bucket Lists, The Four False Idols, Muscular Philosophies, Practical Inoculation Against the Darkness, and More (#692)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Arthur C. Brooks (@arthurbrooks), the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public and Nonprofit Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. He is also a columnist at The Atlantic, where …