Tim Ferriss on Accelerated Learning, Peak Performance and Living the Good Life (Podcast)

Psychology July 28, 2015 / By Scott Barry Kaufman

SYNOPSIS

Three time best-selling author Tim Ferriss discusses how to become top 5% in the world with a new skill in just six to twelve months. Scott and Tim debunk the 10,000 hour rule, discuss general principles for accelerated skill acquisition, consider what it means to live the good life and take a sneak peak at Tim’s new show, The Tim Ferriss Experiment.

Three time best-selling author and human guinea pig Tim Ferriss discusses how to become top 5% in the world with a new skill in just six to twelve months. Scott and Tim debunk the 10,000 hour rule, discuss general principles for accelerated skill acquisition, consider what it means to live the good life and take a sneak peak at Tim’s new show, The Tim Ferriss Experiment.

In this episode you will hear about:

How superhuman results only require the right set of questions and a better toolkit
How an intelligent approach can cut skill acquisition down from years to months
Determining the right person to emulate when learning new skills
Questioning assumptions and practices that are taken for granted as “the best”
The importance of considering outliers
Using “micro” exercises to teach powerful “macro” principles
Some common mindset blocks that keep people from optimal skill development
Tim’s exercises to keep things in perspective and improve well-being
Tony Robbins’ advice to Tim about noticing the small things
Balancing appreciation vs. ambition
Tim’s philosophy of what it means to live the good life
Tim’s recommendations for getting started with meditation
Tim’s thoughts on the education system and how he’s gotten involved

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“Timothy Ferriss is a serial entrepreneur, #1 New York Times best-selling author, and angel investor/advisor (Facebook, Twitter, Evernote, Uber, and 20+ more). Best known for his rapid-learning techniques, Tim’s books — The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, and The 4-Hour Chef — have been published in 30+ languages. His popular blog, http://www.fourhourblog.com, has 1M+ monthly readers…” - Blurb taken from Amazon.com

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Scott Barry Kaufman

Scott Barry Kaufman is a humanistic psychologist exploring the depths of human potential. He has taught courses on intelligence, creativity, and well-being at Columbia University, NYU, the University of Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. He is interested in using his research to help all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, and self-actualized life. Scott likes to share his enthusiasm and knowledge of the science of potential through his books, teaching, coaching, podcast, blog, articles, and speaking engagements. In his latest book Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization, Kaufman presents a new hierarchy of human needs for the 21st century, one that allows for the fulfillment of individual potential as well as the actualization of transcendent purpose and peak experiences. Kaufman hosts the #1 psychology podcast in the world— The Psychology Podcast— which has received over 12 million downloads and was included in Business Insider’s list of “9 podcasts that will change how you think about human behavior.” Kaufman’s writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Scientific American, Psychology Today, and Harvard Business Review. Kaufman’s early educational experiences made him realize the deep reservoir of untapped potential of students, including bright and creative children who have been diagnosed with a learning disability (see the free monthly webcast “Critical Conversations on Cognitive Diversity”). Scott received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Yale University, and an M. Phil in experimental psychology from the University of Cambridge under a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. In 2015, he was named one of “50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see the world” by Business Insider. Scott is a co-founder of The Creativity Post.

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