#829: James Nestor — Breathing Protocols to Reboot Your Health, Fix Your Sleep, and Boost Performance

Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs. This is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show. My guest today is someone I have wanted to have on for quite a few years now, James Nestor. He is a science journalist and the author of the international bestseller Breath, the new science of a lost art, with more than three million copies sold in 44 languages. And I mentioned this in the episode, but this book came at me from probably 20 different directions and close friends of mine, including folks who've been on this podcast. And he's learned a lot since that book came out. So we dig into a lot of specifics. I took a ton of notes. There is a lot related to improving sleep. and particular ways that you can tweak and fine-tune your sleep quality. If you haven't read Breath, it was named the best general nonfiction book by the American Society of Journalists and Authors and was a finalist for the Science Book of the Year at the Royal Society, which is a B FD. Big deal. He is also the author of Deep, Free Diving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves, and Get High Now Without Drugs. You can find all things James at Mr. That's M R.

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cybernetic organism living tissue over metal endoscal. James. So nice to see you and hear you. Thanks for making the time. Thanks for having me. And

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