#376: How Seth Godin Manages His Life — Rules, Principles, and Obsessions (Repost)

At this altitude, I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking. Can I ask you a personal question? Now it is. I must have a medical organism, living this year over metal into scale. Hello, ladies and gents. This is Tim Ferris and welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world class performers, whether they are from chess, sports, or Military, entertainment, or otherwise. I tease out the routines, the habits, the favorite books, etc, that you can use. At least that's the goal. And this episode was a massive success because the guest, Seth Godin, 10X to my expectations and I already expected

him to be incredible, which of course he was. Seth Godin is probably the best known marketing mind in the world, the author of seventeen best selling books that have been translated into more than thirty five languages. He writes about the way ideas spread Marketing, of course, strategic quitting, leadership, and most of all Challenging the status quo in all areas, and he does this personally in his own life. in many different ways. His books include Lynchpin, Tribes, The Dip, Purple Cow, Your Turn, and many others. He's also founded several companies, including Yo Yo Dine and Squiddoo. His blog, which is easy to find, just type Seth into Google, is one of the most popular in the world. He's been inducted into the direct marketing hall of fame. He's done all sorts of amazing things. And generally speaking, Seth doesn't get into his personal life, his personal habits.

This interview is an exception. He tells a lot of stories he's never told before. We get into a lot of details that he's never disclosed or shared before, and we cover a ton and we had a blast. his favorite list of audio books that he listens to repeatedly, some of them once per month, his morning routine, breakfast, dietary habits, how he processes email, meditative practices, why he's fixated on, among other things, coffee and vodka, despite the fact that he consumes neither of them, how to go from wanted to entrepreneur and goes on and on. We really had a great time. I hope that you also have a great time listening to it. So without further ado, please enjoy my conversation with none other than Seth. Good.

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