Insights from Dr. Andrew Huberman, Greg McKeown, Jocko Willink, Brené Brown, and Naval Ravikant (#616)

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At the beginning of each clip, you will hear an intro from the host and where to find their work and podcast. At the end, I’ll also share one or two of my favorite clips from episodes of The Tim Ferriss Show.

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#616: Insights from Dr. Andrew Huberman, Greg McKeown, Jocko Willink, Brené Brown, and Naval Ravikant

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Want to hear the first Insights episode? Listen here for nuggets of wisdom with Sam Harris, Dr. Peter Attia, Ramit Sethi, and Elizabeth Gilbert about how mindfulness changes the brain, the location of consciousness, what it would take to ensure that nobody ever dies of colon cancer again, training for grip strength, frugal versus cheap, how the scaffolding that supports our success can help us architect our own demise, staying true to one’s inner compass, saying “no” without remorse, and much more.

#599: New Insights from Sam Harris, Dr. Peter Attia, Ramit Sethi, and Elizabeth Gilbert

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Connect with Dr. Andrew Huberman:

The Huberman Lab Podcast | Website | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram

Dr. Andrew Huberman’s Past Appearance:

Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Optimizing Sleep, Enhancing Performance, Reducing Anxiety, Increasing Testosterone, and Using the Body to Control the Mind | The Tim Ferriss Show #521

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Connect with Greg McKeown:

The Greg McKeown Podcast | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

Greg McKeown’s Past Appearances:

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Connect with Jocko Willink:

Jocko Podcast | Echelon Front | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

Jocko Willink’s Past Appearances:

Links:

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss | Amazon

Connect with Brené Brown:

Brené Brown’s Past Appearances:

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Connect with Naval Ravikant:

Naval Podcast | AngelList | Website | Twitter

Naval Ravikant’s Past Appearances:

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SHOW NOTES

[06:34] Who is Dr. Andrew Huberman?
[09:22] Dopamine is the universal currency of foraging and seeking.
[12:01] The purpose and effects of dopamine fluctuation.
[14:51] Dopamine and addiction.
[16:15] How to tune your dopamine system for discipline and motivation.
[26:05] Who is Greg McKeown?
[26:36] What is Essentialism?
[27:44] How to accelerate your understanding of Essentialism.
[28:10] The catalyst event that drove Greg toward Essentialism.
[29:38] If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.
[30:32] WIN: What’s Important Now?
[30:49] The disciplined pursuit of less and starting a “said ‘no’ to” list.
[33:16] Facing trade-offs.
[36:50] Creating an essential intent: verb, population, outcome, date.
[39:39] Finding flow through the genius of routine.
[46:57] Who is Jocko Willink?
[47:57] An unexpected problem is just the opportunity to figure out a solution.
[50:14] Who is Brené Brown?
[50:46] Reconciling self-acceptance with the urge to achieve and improve.
[52:23[ Can there be such a thing as self-aware complacency?
[1:04:10] The crux skill that underlies all others.
[1:06:07] Is narcissism just the shame-based fear of being ordinary?
[1:09:22] How heavy is your pathological armor?
[1:10:23] Who is Naval Ravikant?
[1:11:12] How to get rich (without getting lucky — or being unethical).

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francas7

1 year ago

As I don’t want to re-listen TFS excerps, it would be cool if you could include whether the snippet is from TFS or not, AND timestamp the beginnings of each one so I could skip to where needed.

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Hi, francas7. And thank you for your feedback. The snippet from Tim’s show will always be the last of the bunch, so anything before that will be from another podcaster’s show. As for timestamps, if you’ll scroll to the Show Notes (https://tim.blog/2022/08/24/insights-from-dr-andrew-huberman-greg-mckeown-jocko-willink-brene-brown-and-naval-ravikant/#:~:text=Engineer%20%7C%20The%20Muse-,SHOW%20NOTES,-%5B06%3A34%5D%20Who), you’ll always find the start times for each featured podcaster’s snippet, beginning with their introduction.

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Maggie

Huberman’s reference to post partum depression and dopamine has me hyped. I have been patiently waiting for Tim to have a child so I can benefit from the inevitable outpouring of parent/baby related research. I need to hack post partum before my second so I am writing a comment on a blog hoping to spur some action here lol. Send help.

Norman Carew

Liked this format, thanks

Laurie Calland

Hi Tim, I love, love, love this format, AND also the monthly recap. They allow me to listen to and learn about topics that I’d normally pass on if they required me to listen to an entire episode. I love your books, interviews, and podcasts!

Ryan Mason

I love love this podcast format and so glad that you’ve done it a couple times. I love the long-form convos too but these are great for dipping my toe into convos to see what clicks for me at the moment. Thank you for doing what you do, Tim (and team).