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2016 self-help book by Timothy Ferriss
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Tools of Titans
First edition
AuthorTimothy Ferriss
Published2016 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Publication placeUnited States
Pages736
ISBN978-1328683786
Websitetoolsoftitans.com

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers (2016) is a self-help book by Timothy Ferriss, an American entrepreneur. For the book, he interviewed more than one hundred "world-class performers" from diverse fields to solicit their advice about how to be successful. The book debuted as a #1 New York Times bestseller.

Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote the foreword.

Content

Ferriss noticed patterns in the successful people he interviewed, including:

  • 80% engaged in meditation or mindfulness activities daily
  • A number of males over 45 either never ate breakfast, or ate it lightly.
  • Many used the ChiliPad, a sleep-aid device.
  • Many enjoyed the books Sapiens, Poor Charlie's Almanack, Influence, Man's Search for Meaning.
  • Many listened to single songs on repeat for focus.
  • Many did a form of "spec" work (completing projects on their own time and at their own expense, then submitting them to prospective buyers)
  • Many believed that "failure is not durable".
  • They often turned weaknesses into advantages.

References

  1. Ferriss, Timothy (2017). Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers: Ferriss, Timothy, Schwarzenegger, Arnold. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-1328683786.
  2. Ferriss, Timothy (2006). Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-1328683786.
  3. "Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss is the first podcast-based book to become a #1 New York Times Bestseller". www.hmhco.com.
  4. "The One Routine—Yes, One!—Common to Billionaires, Icons and World-Class Performers". The New York Observer. December 6, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  5. "Intro". Tools of Titans. December 2, 2016.
  6. "'Tools of Titans' author reveals 'common thread' he found in successful people". TODAY.com.
  7. Malito, Alessandra (10 December 2016). "What Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marc Andreessen and Margaret Cho have in common". MarketWatch. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

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