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The Tim Ferriss Show · 2026-10-20 · 79 min · 13,116 words

#887: Q&A with Tim — The 4-Hour Workweek in a World of AI, Rebuilding Personal Agency, The 4-Hour Body After 40, and More

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Why, hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show. This is the first of two QA episodes. It was one of my favorites. From the last few years. And we did this in a live stream with questions submitted in advance and then others coming in live. We covered a lot more ground, many more topics than I expected, which is part of what makes it fun. So we've split it into two parts. In this first installment, I get into what the four hour work week might look like in the age of AI. This is a very common question, and I'm actually recording this intro from Silicon Valley where I'm Getting a look at what's on the bleeding edge, rebuilding momentum when you're stuck, navigating friendships, how I do that personally, making room for serendipity, again, how I maybe engineer that. I know it could seem

like an oxymoron, but we get into different approaches to that and much, much more. I had a blast. Thank you to everyone who sent in questions and with that said, please enjoy part One. Optimal minimal. At this altitude, I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking. So nothing else will be close to the question.

Now it is. A cybernetic organism, living tissue over metal endoscellary. No Let's hop into it. And the first question.

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