#781: David Whyte, Poet — Spacious Ease, Irish Koans, Writing in Delirium, and Revelations from a Yak Manger

Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs. This is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show, where it is my job to interview world class performers, to deconstruct how they do what they do, to tease out the habits, routines, favorite books, inspirations, and so on that you can apply and test in your own lives. My guest today, I have wanted to have on for years. And In my mind what he teaches is What he writes His means of thinking

His frameworks, the way he Tilt the lens, the prism. All these things are Incredibly practical.

That's my perspective. His name is David White. You can find him at DavidWhite.com. White is spelled W H Y T E. David White is the author of twelve books of poetry. and five books of prose, including his latest Constellations Two, which I highly recommend. You should just get everything that he's written, frankly. But Constellations Two further explores what David calls the conversational nature of reality. David holds a degree in marine zoology and has traveled extensively, including living and working as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands. and leading anthropological and natural history expeditions in the Andes, Amazon, and Himalayas. We will talk about some of his adventures and how they informed who he is today. He is the recipient of two honorary degrees from Newman University in Pennsylvania and Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia. David grew up with a strong imaginative influence from his Irish mother among the hills and valleys of his father's Yorkshire.

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