Reading Time: 2 min We’ve reached the 11th and final question “Tribe of Mentors” by Tim Ferriss (see all previous questions here), and it’s a good one! When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, or have lost your focus temporarily, what do you do? (If helpful: What questions do you ask yourself?) There are three great answers that I pulled […]
10: In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to?
Reading Time: 3 min Digging into “Tribe of Mentors” by Tim Ferriss (see all previous questions here), he asks: In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to (distractions, invitations, etc.)? What new realizations and/or approaches helped? Any other tips? There were a ton of great answers in the book, and here are a […]
9: What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession?
Reading Time: 2 min On to the 9th questions from “Tribe of Mentors” by Tim Ferriss (see all previous questions here). This one is: What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise? Steven Pressfield believes that going deep is not done often enough: Real work and real satisfaction come from the opposite of what […]
8: What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”?
Reading Time: 3 min Today we’re up to the 8th question in “Tribe of Mentors” by Tim Ferriss (see all previous questions here). Today is: What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore? We’ll start with a great answer from Annie Duke: First, seek out […]
7: In the last five years, what new habit has improved your life the most?
Reading Time: 2 min Today’s question from “Tribe of Mentors” (see all questions here) by Tim Ferriss is a good one: In the last five years, what new belief, behavior, or habit has most improved your life? Here are a few of my favorites from the book. Mike Maples, Jr. shared: Understanding that even though great scientists never believe […]
The Sunday Summary: Favorite books, favorite failures, and giant billboards
Reading Time: < 1 min In an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, February 26: What is the book you’ve given most as a gift, and why?This was the first of the questions from “Tribe of Mentors”, which I covered all […]
6: What is an unusual habit or absurd thing that you love?
Reading Time: < 1 min Today we’re on the sixth question that Tim Ferriss asked people in his book “Tribe of Mentors” (you can see all of the questions here): What is an unusual habit or an absurd thing that you love? Of the 11 questions that he asked, there were only two that I didn’t find anything highlight worthy […]
5: What is one of the best or most worthwhile investment you’ve ever made?
Reading Time: 2 min Continuing on through the questions from Tim Ferriss in his book “Tribe of Mentors” (see all of the questions here), we’re on to question number five: What is one of the best or most worthwhile investments you’ve ever made? (Could be an investment of money, time, energy, etc.) The first response that I’ll share is […]
4: If you could have a gigantic billboard anywhere with anything on it, what would you say?
Reading Time: 2 min Today I’m on to the fourth question (see all of the question here) that Tim Ferriss asked people in “Tribe of Mentors”, which was: If you could have a gigantic billboard anywhere with anything on it—metaphorically speaking, getting a message out to millions or billions—what would it say and why? It could be a few […]
3: How has a failure set you up for later success?
Reading Time: < 1 min The third question to tackle from “Tribe of Mentors” by Tim Ferriss (you can see all of the questions here) is this one: How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Do you have a “favorite failure” of yours? There were two great answers that I highlighted from the book. […]