#777: Derek Sivers, Philosopher-Entrepreneur — The Greatest Year of His Life

Well, boys and girls, ladies and gyms, this is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show. Thanks so much for tuning in. This time around, we have my good friend Derek Sibers back on the show. He is one of my favorite humans. I call him often for advice. He is hilarious. And he will do his own introduction because I am incredibly lazy or I was feeling

Playful and lazy. in this conversation. He is a philosopher, programmer, musician, king of sorts. That's how I would describe him. It is a very fun conversation. I really enjoyed it. And you can find Derek's books, including his latest useful not true, which we discuss. at his website, Sivers.com or S I V E. S, which is probably just about as confusing to people as Tim.blog. If you enjoy this episode, you should go back and listen to the 2015 conversation I did with Derek, the very first one. You can find that at Tim.blog slash Derek Sivers and many longtime listeners out of the nearly eight hundred episodes I've done. Consider this.

Their favorite or certainly one of their favorites. It is a uh Barn Burner of an episode. And Now we're gonna get to it. First, just a quick word about the sponsors who make this podcast possible. I have been fascinated by the microbiome and probiotics as well as prebiotics for decades, but

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