Tools of Titans

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers (2016) is a self-help book by Timothy Ferriss, an American writer, educational activist, and entrepreneur.[2] He interviewed more than 100 "world class performers" in diverse fields on their advice for success. The book debuted as a #1 New York Times bestseller.[3]

Tools of Titans
First edition
AuthorTim Ferriss
CountryUnited States
Published2016 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)[1]
Pages736
ISBN9781328683786 953223137
Websitetoolsoftitans.com

Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote the foreword.[4]

Content

Ferriss says he noticed common patterns in guests:[5]

  • 80% of guests had a daily meditation or mindfulness practice[6]
  • A number of males (not females) over 45 never eat breakfast, or eat only the scantiest of fare.
  • Many use the ChiliPad device.[7]
  • Many enjoyed the books Sapiens, Poor Charlie's Almanack, Influence, Man's Search for Meaning.
  • Listen to single songs on repeat for focus.
  • A form of "spec" work (completing projects on their own time and dime, then submitting them to prospective buyers).
  • The belief that "failure is not durable".
  • Turned a weakness into an advantage.

Ferriss divides the guests' chapters into three categories: Healthy, Wealthy, Wise.[8]

Part 1: Healthy

Part 2: Wealthy

Part 3: Wise

References
  1. Ferriss, Timothy (2017). Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers: Ferriss, Timothy, Schwarzenegger, Arnold: 9781328683786: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 978-1328683786.
  2. Ferriss, Timothy (2006). Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-1328683786.
  3. "Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss is the first podcast-based book to become a #1 New York Times Bestseller". www.hmhco.com.
  4. "The One Routine—Yes, One!—Common to Billionaires, Icons and World-Class Performers". December 6, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  5. "Intro". Tools of Titans. December 2, 2016.
  6. "'Tools of Titans' author reveals 'common thread' he found in successful people". TODAY.com.
  7. Malito, Alessandra. "What Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marc Andreessen and Margaret Cho have in common". MarketWatch. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  8. "Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons ... - Timothy Ferriss - Google Books". 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  9. Elk, Kathleen (January 19, 2017). "Jack Dorsey says the best investment he ever made cost him nothing". CNBC. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  10. Elk, Kathleen (February 21, 2019). "I woke up at 5 am and walked 5.3 miles to work like Jack Dorsey for a week—and I'll never do it again". CNBC. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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