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A Day in Pictures - San Francisco (Plus: Reader Survey)I get a lot of flack for uploading too few photos to Flickr. Perhaps a professional can help. One of my favorite photographers is Corey Arnold, an all-around bad-ass who can often be seen on Deadliest Catch aboard the F/V Rollo in the Bering Sea. He recently sent me these shots from a series he...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 06/17/2008
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Preventing Email Bankruptcy: From 1920’s Postcards to Video ConfessionsAuto-response from Gary Vaynerchuk: Subject line: Thanks for the email — click the link Hey, here’s a link that will explain everything! http://tv.winelibrary.com/garyvs-inbox [video above] Before the economic recession hits us like a Pamplona bull, we will have long entered an digital recession characterized by lower per-hour output from digital workers and a higher incidence of problems like “e-mail bankruptcy.” This...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 06/17/2008
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Picking Warren Buffett’s Brain: Notes from a NoviceThe richest man in the world — $62 billion and counting. (Photo: CBS/AP) “Excuse me. Where is the most difficult to reach microphone?” I was out of breath from running up the steps but had managed to find one of the microphone stands, manned by two headset-wearing volunteers. More than 10,000 people had waited on...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 06/12/2008
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Dr. Stewart Friedman on “Time Bind” vs. Psychological Interference and MoreDo you want to spend more time with loved ones or friends, but you also have business goals that — under current models or habits — require 80 hours per week or checking e-mail at 20-minute intervals? This cognitive dissonance leads to failure in both areas, but few people are able to fix the problem. Dr.read more
from Tim Ferriss on 06/10/2008
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Hacking Japan: Inside Tokyo for Less than New York - Part 2Cosplay in Harajuku, from Part 1 (Photo: zero_point) This is part 2 of 2 and a continuation of Part 1, which covered the top 4 unusual experiences, must-learn suffixes, budget-saving and healthy fast food, and more. Below I explore choosing location, 5-star food for 2-star prices, drinking, and day trips from the concrete jungle of Tokyo… Living on the Pulse:...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 06/10/2008
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Hacking Japan: Inside Tokyo for Less than New York(Photo: e-chan) Several dozen of you asked for Tokyo hacks after the How to Live Like a Rock Star in Buenos Aires how-to guide. Summer is upon us, and to encourage all of you to dream of traveling eastward, this is Part 1 of a 2-part series on hacking the world’s foremost cherry-blossom-meets-Bladerunner playground. To begin: Most of...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 06/08/2008
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Trading Places with Indian OutsourcersWhat happens when a successful US-based computer programmer, who lost his lucrative job to outsourcing, travels to India to try to get it back? Will he discover the secret of India’s success, or that sending jobs overseas is an unstable gamble? The videos below share his incredible experience. It’s a fascinating and humanizing portrait of real Indians...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 06/07/2008
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Preventing Email Bankruptcy: From 1920’s Postcards to Video ConfessionsAuto-response from Gary Vaynerchuk: Subject line: Thanks for the email — click the link Hey, here’s a link that will explain everything! http://tv.winelibrary.com/garyvs-inbox [video above] Before the economic recession hits us like a Pamplona bull, we will have long entered an digital recession characterized by lower per-hour output from digital workers and a higher incidence of problems like “e-mail bankruptcy.” This...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 06/07/2008
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How to Take a Mini-Retirement: Tips and TricksI was recently interviewed by J.D. Roth on planning and financing mini-retirements. Here is an excerpt: J.D. It occurs to me that one way to approach the mini-retirements, at least financially, is to save for them, just as I might save for a new car. It’s not necessarily money I’m pulling from retirement then. It’s money I’m...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 06/04/2008
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The Art of Speed: Conversations with Monster MakersThe “Art of Speed” panel at SXSW: Evan Williams, Cali Lewis, Mike Cassidy, Tim Ferriss (Photo: vantan) I had a blast organizing and moderating the “Art of Speed” panel at the incredible SXSW conference a few months ago. It was standing room only (at least from what I could see), and I learned a ton...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 05/29/2008
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Time Management Guru-itis: Mark Hurst vs. David Allen and Tim FerrissYou wouldn’t like me when I’m angry. I once asked Po Bronson how he beats writer’s block. His answer was “write about what makes you angry.” It works like a charm. If I had writer’s block, this quote from a recent Entrepreneur magazine blog post would surely make the words flow like water. What follows is an example...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 05/28/2008
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The Multitasking Virus and the End of Learning? Part 2In this continuation from Part 1, Josh Waitzkin further explores the “multi-tasking virus” and learning. At the end of this post, he also responds to readers’ comments and elaborates on his own experience. Bio: Josh was the subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer and an eight-time National Chess Champion in his youth. He...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 05/27/2008
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The Multitasking Virus and the End of Learning? Part 1Josh Waitzkin’s learning abilities—and principles—extend far beyond chess. Some of you might be familiar with Josh Waitzkin. He was the subject of the book and movie, Searching for Bobby Fischer and an eight-time National Chess Champion in his youth. He also holds a combined 21 National titles in addition to several World Championships in martial arts,read more
from Tim Ferriss on 05/26/2008
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No Schedules, No Meetings—Enter Best Buy’s ROWE - Part 2(Photo: badboy69) This is continued from Part 1 of my exclusive first blog interview with the co-developers of Best Buy’s results-only work environment, which has increased output at headquarters 41% and decreased quitting up to 90% in some divisions. When you take care of your life, do you develop overcomplicated processes for getting things done? Do you spend...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 05/23/2008
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No Schedules, No Meetings—Enter Best Buy’s ROWE - Part 1(Photo: yum9me) Managers often ask me how to use 4HWW within corporate environments. I now have a new recommendation to add to the previous list: read the new in-depth description of Best Buy’s Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE). How did a Fortune 100 company increase productivity at headquarters 41% while decreasing voluntary turnover (corporate speak for quitting) as much...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 05/21/2008
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5 Tips for E-mailing Busy PeopleEven after outsourcing my e-mail to a virtual assistant, there are still a few messages that come over the transom. Since the success of the book, I’ve been able to see some of the worst e-mail pitches out there. Here is an example of how to do it properly, with 5 tips and good template phrases bolded: Hi Tim, I...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 05/20/2008
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The Worst Food in America (Plus: Sydney Launch Party)This could feed 10 Victoria’s Secret models for 10 weeks. If you want to follow the opposite of my slow-carb diet for fat-loss, I suggest the following: The Worst Food in America Outback Steakhouse Aussie Cheese Fries with Ranch Dressing 2,900 calories 182 g fat 240 g carbs It’s the caloric equivalent of eating 14 Krispy Kreme doughnuts before your dinner arrives. And we...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 05/13/2008
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Conversation with Pete Cashmore of Mashable.comI had a fun conversation with the smart and well-dressed Pete Cashmore of Mashable after speaking at the SF MusicTech Summit, where I was interviewed by Derek Sivers of CDBaby fame. Pete and I discussed/answered: 1. What is the single most important thing that CEOs can do to conquer information overload? 2. The value of heirarchical thinking as a CEO...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 05/10/2008
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Lifestyle Investing: “Compound Time” Like Compound Interest?Berkshire Hathaway vs. Nasdaq (orange), 1984-2004 I met David Kutoff in Omaha at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting, and he asked me an interesting question: Do you think that the value of time can compound like interest? Three glasses of wine into a post-event party with Cirque du Soleil performers, I didn’t have a good answer, but David recently sent...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 05/08/2008
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Prepping for Warren Buffett: The Art of the Elevator Pitch (Videos)The Oracle of Omaha, the world’s richest man. (Photo: Stephanie Kuykenal/Bloomberg News/Landov) It’s 1:33am in Omaha and I can’t sleep. Much like pre-Santa jitters as a 7-year old, I’m so excited to potentially meet Warren Buffett tomorrow for the 1st time that my little reptile brain won’t turn off. Ridiculous? Perhaps, but he (Warren, not...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 05/03/2008
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How to Become an Eco Bounty HunterGentle on the nature, hard on Jedi. Bobba Fett was always my favorite Star Wars character. Here’s your chance to emulate him and become a bounty hunter. Prizes go to the bold. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more than 125 million cell phones are thrown away each year, which amounts to about 65,000 tons...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 04/29/2008
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Fireside Chat: Google and Tim FerrissThis fireside chat at Google in London was also simulcast to their offices in Ireland, Sweden, and Moscow. It was a blast. It covered tons of topics never discussed on the blog before: proposed improvements to Gmail (please!), the real original book title, using telephone vs. e-mail, principles and case studies, metrics (including exercise), analysis vs.read more
from Tim Ferriss on 04/25/2008
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4HWW Readers’ School in Vietnam Opens its Doors — Time for a Trip?Napping after lunch at the new Vang Lam preschool in Vietnam. So cute a lumberjack would cry. Remember LitLiberation, the social media educational experiment I ran with bloggers not long ago? With zero financing or hard costs, this new model ended up raising more than $250,000 in less than a month, more than Stephen Colbert, TechCrunch, and...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 04/24/2008
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Video: Tim Ferriss Getting Thrown On His HeadI think being thrown at high impact, much like learning a foreign language or doing high-rep squats to failure, is something everyone should experience at least once. It’s a brutal and beautiful thing when done well. Not convinced? For your viewing pleasure, I strapped an Oregon Scientific flash memory camera to my head and let professional...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 04/22/2008
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Youse, Y’All, and Other Confusions of Modern EnglishIf the US doesn’t kill you with democracy or Big Macs, we’ll get you with words. (Photo: tristanmayer) Galway, Ireland Liz fidgeted, then leaned forward, eyes wide-open, “But the worst—the worst—is that I find myself saying things like ‘how are you guys doing?’. ‘You guys’! It makes me sick to my stomach.” My roommate on Claddaugh Key was...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 04/16/2008
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6 Reasons to Visit the World’s Happiest CountryIs that a woman or a 12-year old drinking beer? I don’t know, but they’re happy about it. Denmark has recently emerged as the world’s happiest country, beating out Bhutan, the long-time favorite of anthropologists everywhere. The birthplace of LEGO—a contraction of leg godt or “play well”—offers even the first time visitor an incredible sense of...read more
from Tim Ferriss on 04/15/2008
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On BombayBombay is definitely my favorite city in India–and by Bombay I am specifically referring to South Bombay, the oldest area of the city that formed the core of the crown jewel of the British Empire. The history of Bombay itself really started in 1661, when it (the original Bombay island) was given as a dowry gift...read more
from James Williams on 03/30/2007
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Sad News: Could all of India’s Environmental Progress Be Undone?Breaking News this morning of a Government effort to strip the Supreme Court of its power over environmental matters. This would abolish, among other things, all cases before the courts, the Dahanu Environment Protection Authority, and the Delhi CNG Vehicular group. The Act still must make its way through the political process, however. Govt’s green courts...read more
from James Williams on 03/19/2007
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Bahrot CavesWithin the Dahanu Taluka lie the Bahrot Caves, on top of a big hill that is part of a range that cuts through the middle of the Taluka. These caves were where the first Zoroastrians to India, who later became known as Parsis, kept the sacred fire hidden for 12 years. Last weekend, I had...read more
from James Williams on 03/16/2007
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