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Tribe Of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World Kindle Edition
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In 2017, several of my close friends died in rapid succession. It was a very hard year, as it was for many people.
It was also a stark reminder that time is our scarcest, non-renewable resource.
With a renewed sense of urgency, I began asking myself many questions:
Were my goals my own, or simply what I thought I should want?
How much of life had I missed from underplanning or overplanning?
How could I be kinder to myself?
How could I better say βnoβ to the trivial many to better say βyesβ to the critical few?
How could I best reassess my priorities and my purpose in this world?
To find answers, I reached out to the most impressive world-class performers in the world, ranging from wunderkinds in their 20s to icons in their 70s and 80s. No stone was left unturned.
This book contains their answersβpractical and tactical advice from mentors who have found solutions. Whether you want to 10x your results, get unstuck, or reinvent yourself, someone else has traveled a similar path and taken notes.
This book, Tribe of Mentors, includes many of the people I grew up viewing as idols or demi-gods. Less than 10% have been on my podcast (The Tim Ferriss Show, more than 200 million downloads), making this a brand-new playbook of playbooks.
No matter your challenge or opportunity, something in these pages can help.
Among other things, you will learn:
β’ More than 50 morning routinesβboth for the early riser and those who struggle to get out of bed.
β’ How TED curator Chris Anderson realized that the best way to get things done is to let go.
β’ The best purchases of $100 or less (you'll never have to think about the right gift again).
β’ How to overcome failure and bounce back towards success.
β’ Why Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton believes that the best art will always be the riskiest.
β’ How to meditate and be more mindful (and not just for those that find it easy).
β’ Why tennis champion Maria Sharapova believe that βlosing makes you think in ways victories canβt.β
β’ How to truly achieve work-life balance (and why most people tell you it isnβt realistic).
β’ How billionaire Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz transformed the way he engages with difficult situations to reduce suffering.
β’ Ways to thrive (and survive) the overwhelming amount of information you process every day.
β’ How to achieve clarity on your purpose and assess your priorities.
β’ And much more.
This reference book, which I wrote for myself, has already changed my life. I certainly hope the same for you.
I wish you luck as you forge your own path.
All the best,
Tim Ferriss
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarper Business
- Publication dateNovember 21, 2017
- File size4062 KB
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"If you read one self-help book this year, let this be it. If you have always hated self-help books, this one will change your mind." -Viv Groskop, The Pool Praise for Tools of Titans: "Tools of Titans . . . is the perfect read for obsessives wanting to boost their new year productivity." -Financial Times "A Poor Richard's Almanack for the 21st century, Tools of Titans is a practical and inspiring guide to being your best." -BookPage β
About the Author
TIM FERRISS has been called βa cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monkβ by The New York Times. He is one of Fast Companyβs βMost Innovative Business Peopleβ and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of four #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, and Tools of Titans. The Observer and other media have named him βthe Oprah of audioβ due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 200 million downloads and been selected for βBest of iTunesβ three years running.
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- Best Sellers Rank: #34,653 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author
Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Companyβs βMost Innovative Business Peopleβ and one of Fortuneβs β40 under 40β. He is an early-stage technology investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ others) and the author of four #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, including The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef and Tools of Titans. The Observer and other media have called Tim βthe Oprah of audioβ due to the influence of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, which is the first business/interview podcast to exceed 200 million downloads. Tim received his BA from Princeton University in 2000, where he focused on language acquisition and East Asian Studies. He developed his non-fiction writing with Pulitzer Prize winner John McPhee and formed his life philosophies under Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe. He is far dumber than both. Tim enjoys bear claws, chocolate croissants, writing βAboutβ pages in third person and neglecting italics.
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Customers find the book easy to read with short sections. They also appreciate the author pool as extraordinary and wide range of respondents. Readers describe the book as long but full of gems. They find the content massively insightful and great for entrepreneurs and employees. However, some find the repetitiveness extremely annoying.
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Customers find the book's content insightful, actionable, and filled with tips and advices by powerful people. They say it's a great book for both entrepreneurs and employees, featuring a treasure trove of tips and advises by influential people. Customers also mention that the book has a good index, reading list, and TV/movie watch list. They also say it covers the best variety of disciplines and advise from an all-star list of who's who in business.
"...An amazingly informative book presented in a friendly conversational style. The books organization is on par with everything else TF has done...." Read more
"...34;Tribe of Mentors" is a book where Tim Ferris collects and shares deep, meaningful, practical and life-changing tips and hacks...." Read more
"...There's a wealth of information here. Find someone you respect, and read their answers to Tim's top questions. That's golden...." Read more
"...Not only is the story good, the supporting poem deep and the conclusion simple. It's a profound end to everything that I think should be read first...." Read more
Customers find the book easy to read and digestible. They also appreciate the unique format that makes it easy to pick up and enjoy.
"...The books organization is on par with everything else TF has done...." Read more
"...I have found some answers super short and concise and others a much longer form, but I have already learned so much from both types of answers!..." Read more
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"...Not only is the story good, the supporting poem deep and the conclusion simple. It's a profound end to everything that I think should be read first...." Read more
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Customers find the author pool extraordinary, impressive, and respected. They also appreciate the varied voices represented and the wide range of respondents.
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The full title is βTribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice From the Best in the Worldβ. Copyright 2017. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing New York, New York. I pre-ordered this book and received a 1st Edition Hardcopy. I canβt remember the cost; just shy of $30 probably.
My first impression of the book was its familiar size. Very similar to rest of his books approximately 9β tall X 7β wide X 2β thick. It doesnβt weigh as much as it looks like it should. Mostly black and gold colored cover with Carolina Blue highlights. No jacket. The paper is off white, grainy, and kinda sticky. Got that good βnew bookβ smell. (Come to think of it, old books smell good too.) Itβs bound in a way to create ridges on the fore-edge so thumbing through the book and quickly flipping pages is easy.
As I mentioned, Timβs books arenβt story books. They more resemble reference books. This particular book is a collection of interviews and the table of contents is the list of 100βish names of the questionees and where their answers can be found. As a cool twist Tim includes a few of the rejection letters he received from people heβd asked to participate. This addition emphasizes how folks with couth and courtesy say βThank you but no thank youβ.
My favorite feature of the book is that all the interviewees were given the same 11 questions to ponder and respond. Tim dissects each question and reveals how and why he crafted them and what heβs looking to get out of them. The feature of repeated questions makes reading the book very rhythmic. The pages go by quickly and the mind switches to auto-pilot. Itβs more like to listening to a conversation than reading. The 11 questions are:
What is the book (or books) youβve given most as a gift and why? Or what are one to three books that have greatly influenced your life?
What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months or recent memory?
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Do you have a βfavorite failureβ of yours?
If you could have one gigantic billboard anywhere with anything on itβmetaphorically speaking, getting a message out to millions or billionsβwhat would it say and why? It could be a few words or a paragraph.
What is on the best or most worthwhile investments youβve ever made? (Money, time, energy, etcβ¦)
What is an unusual habit or absurd thing that you love?
In the last five years, what new belief, or behavior, or habit has most improved your life?
What advice would you give a smart, driven college student about to enter the βreal worldβ? What advice should they ignore?
What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise?
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?
When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused or have lost your focus temporarily, what do you do?
Only high performers were questioned (some of which I was familiar, some not) and they lead us down a rabbit hole with their answers. They suggest enough books, TED talks, poems, articles, authors, etc. to keep anyone busy for years to come. Tim also lists each intervieweeβs social media handle(s) so readers can connect and follow on the interwebz.
Timβs organization of the massive amounts of information in this book is meticulous. He includes a list of recorded conversations from respondents and where to find them online. He includes a mentor index. Not every respondent answered every question so Tim includes an index of questions answered by interviewee. He even includes blank lined pages for readers to use in making their own notes and indexes.
Style and substance of βTribe of Mentorsβ is lockstep. An amazingly informative book presented in a friendly conversational style. The books organization is on par with everything else TF has done. βTribeβ didnβt call for as many organizational asides as βTools of Titansβ and that was welcome in my opinion. No decoder rings necessary.
βTribe of Mentorsβ will appeal to anyone whoβs looking for more shit to read, learn, and get better. Itβs a red pill type book that I personally read through one time, took notes, and now leave lying around in the open to conveniently revisit. As a coffee table book intelligent friends will pick it up to read a few passages and instant meaningful conversation should break out. If not, you may want to re-think the folks you let hang out at your place.
"Tribe of Mentors" is a book where Tim Ferris collects and shares deep, meaningful, practical and life-changing tips and hacks. These tools give you the power to positively improve or radically upgrade the way you live. Your upgrade will be on a personal, emotional, spiritual and practical level. Tim's teachers include a wide range of amazing people from legendary investor Ray Dalio to Navy Seal Jocko Willink (look him up) to Rabbi Lord Jonothan Sacks. These mentors become your mentors.
You can spend decades trying to reinvent the wheel in order to improve your life. Or you can pick up this book and learn from Tim's "Tribe of Mentors" and exponentially accelerate your learning curve. Instead of pushing a stone-age vehicle, drive a Ferrarri!
Long Version of the Review
I don't write many reviews, but I felt compelled to write this review out of gratitude; gratitude to Tim for writing "Tribe of Mentors", an amazing and valuable book.
I'm a big fan of Tim Ferris and his other books. However, due to some of the negative reviews, I considered not purchasing "Tribe of Mentors". Some reviews states that the information in the book was shallow and unorganized, etc....or at least compared to "Tools of Titans". But I am so glad I purchased the book. To understand why, lets look at "Tool of Titans" and compare its purpose to "Tribe of Mentors".
"Tools of Titans" was a compilation of Tim's best interviews as well as how he has applied this knowledge in his personal life. "Tribe of Mentors" is Tim choosing his 10 or so best open-ended questions and emailing them to "Mentors" that he's never had the chance to meet in person.
Since "Tools of Titans" is culled from podcasts which are off cuff, their spontaneous flow results in many low-hanging juicy nuggets. This contrasts sharply with "Tribe of Mentors" where Tim emails his mentors questions and they take hours or days to write thoughtful and sophisticated answers. Some of these answers are very deep. Many of these answers are very practical and can have an immediate impact on your life. At the same time, since the written answers are more thought out they often make more nuanced points and employ a more sophisticated vocabulary.
It follows that "Tribe of Mentors" doesn't give you the same instant gratification feeling imparted by the conversational style of "Tools of Titans". Don't get me wrong, it flows and is easy to read. But at the same time, you need to apply yourself more.
There is one aspect of the book that some reviewers criticized and I find fascinating; Tim asks everyone the same questions! While Tim only shares the best answers, the same questions do keep on cropping up over and over again. I completely understand how some can find this tedious. But let me tell you, "I love it". Here is why:
Every Mentor gives different answers to the same questions, providing a breadth and range of personality and knowledge on the topics; a range that I have never seen paralleled. It also shows you the strategies and mindset that different leaders and heroes use to defeat failure and thrive. These are real poeple so it follows that some of their strategies contradict each other. To me this shows the authenticity of the human experience as well as gives you a choice of tools to choose from. What strategy works best for you? This diversity and color also opened my mind towards valuing the diverse and sometimes contradictory parts of my personality. (At the same time, even I get tired of the same questions over and over and over and over again! Mix and spice things up!)
Some other really fun aspects of the book are that Tim has included links to interviews and other resources from many of the Mentors. He includes an index of the top books these leaders have purchased. There is also an index of best "under $100" purchases Tim's mentors have discovered.
I've gained so much from this book. It's fantastic and life-changing. I give it my highest recommendation.
If you'd read this far, thank you for joining me on this review. Leave me a reply after you've read the book letting me know what you think.
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In "Tribe of Mentors," Tim Ferriss has curated an extraordinary collection of insights and life lessons from some of the world's most accomplished individuals. This book is a veritable treasure trove, brimming with practical advice, inspirational stories, and thought-provoking perspectives that will undoubtedly resonate with readers from all walks of life.
Pros:
β Diverse Perspectives: With contributions from over 130 mentors spanning various fields, this book offers a rich tapestry of experiences and viewpoints, ensuring that there's something for everyone. π
β Actionable Advice: From morning routines and productivity hacks to overcoming failure and achieving work-life balance, the book is packed with tangible strategies and techniques that readers can implement immediately. π‘
β Engaging Storytelling: Ferriss has a knack for weaving compelling narratives, making the book an enjoyable and immersive read that keeps you hooked from start to finish. π
Cons:
β Overwhelming Breadth: With so much wisdom packed into one volume, it might be challenging to fully absorb and implement all the insights, requiring readers to be selective in their approach. π€―
β Redundancy: As with any compilation, there may be some overlap or repetition in the advice and perspectives shared by different contributors. π
As someone who has grappled with existential questions and the pursuit of a meaningful life, I found "Tribe of Mentors" to be a profound and inspiring read. Ferriss's curation of diverse voices and his own vulnerability in sharing his personal journey create a powerful narrative that resonates on a deep level. π
Whether you're seeking guidance on goal-setting, personal growth, or navigating life's challenges, this book is an invaluable resource that will undoubtedly expand your horizons and provide you with the tools and motivation to forge your own path. Highly recommended for anyone seeking wisdom and inspiration from some of the greatest minds of our time. πππππ
Reviewed in India on September 11, 2019