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How Not to Use a Lawyer – A Personal Case Study (Plus: Protocol Marketing...
Ah, lawyers. It’s a love-hate relationship. Just this week alone, I’m working with a literary attorney (publishing), an entertainment attorney (TV), and a corporate financing attorney (angel...
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BIG NEWS and Sneak Peek – Tim Ferriss TV Show Debut 12/4
Finally! The debut of my TV show — “Trial by Fire” — will air this Thursday, 12/4, at 11pm ET/PT on The History Channel. It’s been two years in the making. I’ve been told that the times are 11pm ET,...
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How to Feel Like the Incredible Hulk in 2009
The above video is of my presentation at the Entertainment Gathering, titled “How to Feel Like the Incredible Hulk.” In a short 17 minutes, I explain exactly how I conquered fears of swimming,...
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How to Learn Any Language in 3 Months
The Okano Isao judo textbook I used to learn Japanese grammar. Post reading time: 15 minutes. Language learning need not be complicated. Principles of cognitive neuroscience and time management can be...
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Going to China, Language Reactivation, and Other Mischief
Greetings from Kunming, China, land of Pu-erh tea! I’ve been offline for a week and feel fantastic. Kevin Rose, Glenn McElhose, and I are up to no good and having a blast. The above video is the first...
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Random 4: Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose on Y-Combinator, Language Learning and More
This pre-China trip includes the below: – Personal experiences with Y-Combinator, demo days, and pitching new ideas through avenues like YC. – Five things you can do as a new startup to get your...
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So, You Want to Be a Writer? Read This First.
(Photo: Sybren A. Stüvel) Neil Strauss has written six New York Times bestsellers and is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine. From the standpoint of most aspiring writers, he’s reached...
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12 Rules for Learning Foreign Languages in Record Time — The Only Post You’ll...
Preface by Tim Ferriss I’ve written about how I learned to speak, read, and write Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish. I’ve also covered my experiments with German, Indonesian, Arabic, Norwegian, Turkish,...
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Why Can’t You Draw The Face of a Penny? Understand the Reason and Learn...
Allow me to explain using a related problem. Vocabulary lists in a run-of-the-mill Spanish textbook usually look something like the below, taken from real-world sources I won’t shame by naming: La mano...
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How to Learn Any Language in Record Time and Never Forget It
Preface from Tim Back in 2012, Gabriel Wyner wrote an article for Lifehacker detailing how he learned French in 5 months and Russian in 10, using mostly spare time on the subway. That article went...
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