{"id":40211,"date":"2021-06-19T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=40211"},"modified":"2021-06-28T10:10:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T14:10:04","slug":"tools-of-titans-tim-ferriss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/tools-of-titans-tim-ferriss\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss: Book Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Is Tim Ferriss&#8217;s book <em>Tools of Titans<\/em> about? What do you think highly successful people\u2014those who are at the top of their game\u2014do differently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Tools of Titans<\/em>, Tim Ferriss shares the habits and beliefs of 101 high-performing people, including tech investors, entrepreneurs, athletes, and entertainers. The premise of the book is that if you emulate the habits and beliefs of people who succeed the way you want to succeed, you too can be successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this brief overview of <em>Tools of Titans<\/em>, we\u2019ve pulled out the main themes across all the people Ferriss interviewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In his epic 707-page&nbsp;<em>Tools of Titans<\/em>, Tim Ferriss shares the habits and beliefs of 101 people at the top of their game, including tech investors like Chris Sacca and Peter Thiel, entrepreneurs like LinkedIn\u2019s Reid Hoffman and Evernote\u2019s Phil Libin, superhuman athletes like Amelia Boone and Wim Hof, media figures like Edward Norton and Whitney Cummings, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the principles that successful people use to achieve audacious goals, improve themselves, and be happier. The premise: if you can apply the lessons from this book, you can be more effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the book is organized into 140 short chapters, each devoted to one person, here we\u2019ve pulled out the main themes across all the people. This lets you see the patterns of what the titans do\u2014how they define life goals, how they think of good ideas, and how they try to be happier every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Inspiration and Goals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many titans <strong>visualize their long-term goals<\/strong>, so it becomes easier to know what they\u2019re fighting for. Arnold Schwarzenegger believes that having a clear vision of the final goal makes the work in between easier. It helps you stomach all the hard work and pain it takes to reach your goal, since you know why you\u2019re pushing so hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Be Courageous. Be Brazen<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have a big goal you would love to tackle, but you don\u2019t feel ready? <strong>You\u2019ve likely put artificial constraints on yourself. <\/strong>Many titans spoke about pushing past artificial boundaries placed on them by society or by themselves.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realize that every titan you admire started out where you are today\u2014with formidable obstacles towering in front of you. The difference with the titans is they had the courage to push past these obstacles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Steve Jobs: \u201cEverything around you that you call \u2018life\u2019 was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.\u201d<\/li><li>Dan Carlin: \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to do something you\u2019re not qualified to do.\u201d<\/li><li>Author Brene Brown dares herself to choose courage over comfort.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tim Ferriss\u2019s Fear Exercise<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you ever feel afraid of doing something, try Tim Ferriss\u2019s fear exercise. First, think about the change you want to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you made the change you\u2019re afraid of, <strong>what is the absolute worst that could happen<\/strong>? Picture the situation in vividly clear detail.<\/li><li>How bad would this outcome be? How permanent would this damage be?<\/li><li>If this happened, how could you work your way back and recover?<\/li><li>How likely is this absolute worst case outcome, from 0% to 100%?<\/li><li>Now that you\u2019ve pictured the worst case outcome, what\u2019s the best case outcome? What\u2019s a realistic good outcome? How would your life be better here?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After this exercise, you likely realize that the worst case is nowhere near permanently crippling. Even if you fail, you\u2019ll be able to recover your old life just fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Work Habits and Career<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve identified your goals, you need to put in the work to reach them. Here are strategies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/be-more-productive\/\">be more productive<\/a> and make more progress in the limited time you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You Need to Focus<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Does life feel busy to you? It doesn\u2019t have to. If you feel like you\u2019re spinning your wheels and moving really fast, but not making any progress in life, <strong>you probably have to focus your goals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The titans in this book have hundreds-fold more opportunities than the typical person, but they don\u2019t have any more time. This means they need to apply a <strong>laser-sharp focus to the opportunities that will fulfill their goals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>From music producer Kaskade: Imagine you have a glass jar, and next to it big rocks, pebbles, and sand. If you put the sand and pebbles in first, they take up all the space, and you can\u2019t fit the big rocks in. But if you add the big rocks, then the pebbles, then the sand, everything fits. Likewise, if you focus on the minor to-do items, you won\u2019t be able to fit the big priorities in.<\/li><li>Author Derek Sivers has a rule for evaluating opportunities: \u201cIf it\u2019s not a \u2018hell, yes!\u2019 it\u2019s a \u2018no.\u201d If an opportunity doesn\u2019t immediately excite him, it\u2019s probably not that helpful to his goals, and so it\u2019s not worth his time.<\/li><li>Avoid a \u201cculture of cortisol.\u201d There\u2019s so much emphasis on being busy and fear of missing out that you can go day to day perpetually anxious. There really shouldn\u2019t be many emergencies in your life. Focus on your big goals, and cut out the 20% of things that cause 80% of your unhappiness.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Deciding What to Work On<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world of endless options, it can be hard to decide what to focus on and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-build-your-career\/\">build your career<\/a> around. Here\u2019s some advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Become a double\/triple threat. <\/strong>Many people try to become the very best in the world at one specific thing, the equivalent of playing basketball well enough to make the NBA. But this is very competitive and has a low probability of success. Instead, you can easily become above average at two or more things, then combine them to great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Entrepreneur and investor Marc Andreessen agrees, citing these 5 skills as useful to augment any career: communication, management, sales, finance, and internationalization.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Work in an area where you\u2019re not easily replaceable. <\/strong>This is where you can make a unique impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>While Tim Ferriss was building his following around self-improvement, he contemplated becoming a full-time venture capitalist (VC). Investor Kamal Ravikant nudged him away, saying that he\u2019d be just like any other VC, and if a company didn\u2019t get his investment, they\u2019d just find another investor. In contrast, Tim\u2019s listeners wrote to him with dramatic stories of personal transformation, and he\u2019d never have that impact as a VC.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Personal Habits<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The people profiled in the book tend to be exceptionally disciplined and goal-oriented. Here are themes of advice on personal habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Action, Not Information<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you obsessed with learning new tactics, but have a problem following through?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realize that <strong>success doesn\u2019t come from knowledge, it comes from action<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Author Derek Sivers: <strong>\u201cIf [more] information was the answer, then we\u2019d all be billionaires with perfect abs.\u201d<\/strong><\/li><li>Author and speaker Tony Robbins: An infographic doesn\u2019t make you a master. What matters isn\u2019t what you <em>know<\/em>\u2014it\u2019s what you <em>do<\/em>, consistently.<\/li><li>Artist Chuck Close: Don\u2019t feel you need to have that perfect idea before you start doing. Most likely you\u2019re just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/holding-yourself-back\/\">holding yourself back<\/a>. Only amateurs rely on inspiration\u2014experts just get to work. While working, you\u2019ll find new opportunities that wouldn\u2019t be obvious if you just sat there thinking.<\/li><li>Entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant: Free information is everywhere on the Internet. What\u2019s scarce is the desire to learn it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Start a Habit With a Tiny Push<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to lose 50 pounds, or meditate for half an hour daily, or read a book a week forever? These are big goals\u2014maybe too big. If you chew off too much at the start, you might falter and feel self-defeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, <strong>try just one small action<\/strong>. No one ever has too little time or energy for one tiny action. Having one successful small action builds momentum to adopting your habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg: to get in shape, he committed himself to one push-up before bed.<\/li><li>Former Google employee and author of <em>Search Inside Yourself<\/em>, Meng Tan suggests taking just one mindful breath a day.<\/li><li>Music producer Rick Rubin: Artists who struggle to produce should just write a single word. Could they summon the energy to write just one word?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Improving Your Weaknesses<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of personal development is about identifying your weaknesses, then improving them with deliberate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding your weak spots can be difficult\u2014by its nature, if you\u2019re not good at something, it\u2019s often hard to realize that you\u2019re not good at it. <strong>Step outside yourself.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If someone else came to you with your exact problem, you\u2019d likely be able to fix that problem. But you aren\u2019t able to see that problem in yourself.<\/li><li>Think of yourself 10 years from now. What would that person tell you?<\/li><li>Imagine your best advisors in your head giving you advice. Goethe wrote a book by locking himself in a hotel room and imagining his 5 best friends on different chairs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you find your weak spots, get the motivation to fix them. Often, people evade their weaknesses by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/stop-making-excuses\/\">making excuses<\/a>: it wasn\u2019t all that bad in the past, or it\u2019ll get better in the future. To confront this, <strong>answer these questions about your weaknesses<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Think about the limiting beliefs you have that are handicapping you.<\/li><li>What has the belief cost you in the past? What has it cost other people you care about in the past? Visualize this and feel it viscerally. Hear the sounds, see the sights, feel the emotions.<\/li><li>What will the belief cost you and people you care about in the future? Imagine what happens 1 year from now, 5 years from now, and 10 years from now. Hear the sounds, see the sights, feel the emotions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Going through this exercise forces you to confront the real costs of your bad behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Creativity and Ideas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter what field of work you\u2019re in, you\u2019d likely benefit from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-become-more-creative\/\">being more creative<\/a> and generating more good ideas. Here\u2019s advice on how to generate more good ideas, how to identify the best ones, and how to put them to action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Generate a Lot of Bad Ideas to Get Good Ideas<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you struggle to find that one perfect idea, and hold yourself back from entertaining less-than-perfect ideas?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your bar is set too high. <strong>Spend your energy coming up with LOTS of ideas, even if they\u2019re silly.<\/strong> What matters isn\u2019t your hit rate, but rather the number of good ideas you have at the end.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Author James Altucher challenges himself to come up with 10 ideas a day. These aren\u2019t necessarily business ideas, but also around themes like \u201c10 ways I can save time,\u201d \u201c10 ridiculous inventions,\u201d or \u201c10 ways to solve a problem I have.\u201d<\/li><li>Author Malcolm Gladwell comes up with as many ideas as possible, scrutinizes them, and kills them off. The unkillable ideas are worth going forward with.<\/li><li>Many writers don\u2019t believe that writer\u2019s block exists. Author Paulo Coelho (<em>The Alchemist<\/em>) says that even if he doesn\u2019t feel inspired, he enforces the discipline of writing his way out.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Think of Ideas<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ask the dumb questions. <\/strong>These get you to look at situations in a new way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Founder of Gimlet Media Alex Blumberg: Important stories often have a very basic question no one\u2019s asking. Like leading up to the 2008 Great Recession, \u201cwhy are banks loaning money to people who can\u2019t pay it back?\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Put yourself into an environment that gives you maximum exposure to new ideas, problems, and people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Question conventional wisdom and think of \u201cdumb ideas.\u201d If what you\u2019re working on sounds reasonable to most people, you may not be thinking creatively or innovatively enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Futurist Jim Dator: \u201cAny useful statement about the future should at first seem ridiculous.\u201d<\/li><li>Futurist Alvin Toffler: \u201cIt\u2019s far more important to be imaginative than to be right.\u201d<\/li><li>Entrepreneur and investor Marc Andreessen: To do innovative work, you don\u2019t have to know a secret no one else knows. You do have to believe something few other people believe.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Testing Ideas<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have a lot of ideas, how do you find the good ones?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often, you\u2019re not the best judge of your own ideas. <strong>By yourself, you\u2019re unlikely to find the very best solution or see the entire picture. You need other people to stress-test your ideas.<\/strong> If an idea survives the trial by fire, then it\u2019s a good idea. If it doesn\u2019t, you\u2019ve just saved yourself a lot of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Investor Marc Andreessen develops his ideas with his co-founder Ben Horowitz. Whenever each person brings in a deal, they just \u201cbeat the shit out of it.\u201d Even if the idea is good, they force themselves to rip the idea apart. Then, at the end, if they still feel it\u2019s a good idea, it\u2019s survived the torture test.<\/li><li>LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman tests the mettle of his staff by whether they push back on the strategy given them. Instead of just taking it fully as is, the best people suggest improvements to the plan based on their expertise.<\/li><li>To challenge their plans, the military creates \u201cred teams\u201d of people whose mission is to sabotage the plan.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Business Strategies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the titans interviewed are entrepreneurs of some kind\u2014often by building businesses, or by being self-employed as authors, entertainers, or media creators. These are the titans\u2019 tips for how to start a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-makes-a-business-successful\/\">successful business<\/a> and grow it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1,000 True Fans<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To be successful, you don\u2019t need to be a global superstar or have millions of followers. Instead, <strong>you need just 1,000 true fans<\/strong> (a concept popularized by Wired founding executive editor Kevin Kelly). <strong>A true fan is defined as \u201ca fan who will buy anything you produce.\u201d<\/strong> True fans become your direct source of income and the major marketing force for ordinary fans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can get true fans, then you\u2019re sure that you\u2019re solving problems for a real group of people. Produce work to excite your 1,000 true fans, not to get a lukewarm reception from 100,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Be Authentic<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Many titans, especially those in entertainment, praised authenticity. <strong>People crave realness and connection, and being yourself will find the audience that likes you for <\/strong><strong><em>you<\/em><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>Don\u2019t be afraid to differ from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/common-sense-pamphlet\/\">common sense<\/a> or society\u2019s expectations to be yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Comedian Whitney Cummings found her greatest comedic success in revealing her embarrassing moments, which allowed her audience to connect and feel a catharsis.<\/li><li>TV host Glenn Beck: Early in his radio show, a caller accused Glenn Beck of being Mr. Perfect. For 15 minutes, Beck shared his biggest mistakes and his past as an alcoholic. He first thought his career was over, but he then realized people are starving for something authentic.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Business Tactics<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t think 10% bigger, think 10 times bigger. <\/strong>When you go 10 times bigger, you have to start with a new approach. You\u2019re by yourself in a new space, not competing with everyone else who\u2019s also trying to get 10%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t head for a hyper-competitive area. Competition is hard and sucks the profit out of companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Failure is not good. <\/strong>While this might sound obvious, accepting failure has become a common mindset in tech startups. In contrast, failure is actually painful and should be avoided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Founder and investor Marc Andreessen feels that pivoting from a company that isn\u2019t working is too easy of an option and overvalued. Instead, put the time into figuring it out and getting it right.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Charge for what you\u2019re selling.<\/strong> The conventional wisdom in startups is to price your product low, or even free, to get mass penetration and volume. However, this causes problems with being unable to fund sales and marketing to rev up the growth engine. People paying for your product is proof that it\u2019s good; if your product is free, you don\u2019t know how much you can later charge for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Execute quickly. Peter Thiel asks, <strong>\u201cIf you have a 10-year plan, why can\u2019t you do this in 6 months?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Happiness and Mindset<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Being productive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/steps-to-achieve-your-goals\/\">reaching your goals<\/a> obviously aren\u2019t the only important things in life. Being happy and in control of your emotions is another form of success important to titans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Be Grateful for Things<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Far from being the cutthroat, take-no-prisoners stereotype of success, the titans tended to reflect on their lives and be thankful for where they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tony Robbins believes gratitude prevents you from feeling anger or fear. He starts off his morning by meditating on what he\u2019s grateful for.<\/li><li>Tim Ferriss recommends naming 3 new things you\u2019re grateful for in an end-of-day 5-minute journal. Instead of repeating the same things like your health, consider small things, like an old relationship that really helped you, something great that you saw happen, or something simple that you can see.<\/li><li>Author Seth Godin: Why fixate on all the times someone betrayed or rejected you? It makes more sense to keep track of all the times it worked, all the times you took a risk and it worked out. You can control your own narrative.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dealing With Negative Emotions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Anxiety:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tim Ferriss poses a question in many of his interviews: \u201cWhat would you tell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-inner-child\/\">your younger self<\/a>?\u201d The most common response was \u201crelax, don\u2019t get anxious\u2014everything will work out.\u201d<\/li><li><strong>For anything in life, you have three options: change it, accept it, or leave it.<\/strong> It\u2019s not good to want one option but not act on it\u2014like wishing you would change it but not doing anything to change it, or wishing you would leave it but not leaving it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Stress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Navy SEALs have a saying about leadership: \u201cCalm is contagious.\u201d People mimic your behavior. If you stay calm, they\u2019ll be calm too. If you panic, they\u2019ll panic too.<\/li><li>In his response to crises, Matt Mullenweg exemplifies \u201cgetting upset won\u2019t help things.\u201d<\/li><li>A titan told a story about meeting boxer Evander Holyfield before one of his big fights. The titan was worried that he was imposing on his pre-fight prep, but Holyfield waved it off. He knew he had done everything he could before the fight to be ready for the fight, and the minutes before a fight wouldn\u2019t change anything.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Anger:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A Buddhist saying: \u201cHolding onto anger is like holding a hot coal while waiting to throw it at someone else.\u201d<\/li><li>When feeling anger, don\u2019t suppress it or swat it away. Acknowledge it explicitly. This helps to dissolve the issue.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Cynicism:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Media host Jason Silva notes that being cynical or jaded is like being dead. Nothing impresses you, you feel like you\u2019ve seen everything before, and you see the world through dark lenses.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Tim Ferriss&#8217;s book Tools of Titans about? What do you think highly successful people\u2014those who are at the top of their game\u2014do differently? In Tools of Titans, Tim Ferriss shares the habits and beliefs of 101 high-performing people, including tech investors, entrepreneurs, athletes, and entertainers. The premise of the book is that if you emulate the habits and beliefs of people who succeed the way you want to succeed, you too can be successful. 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