Tools of Titans

Tools of Titans
First edition
AuthorTimothy Ferriss
Published2016 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)[1]
Publication placeUnited States
Pages736
ISBN978-1328683786
Websitetoolsoftitans.com

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 entrepreneur.[2] For the book, he interviewed more than one hundred "world-class performers" from diverse fields to solicit their advice about how to be successful. The book debuted as a #1 New York Times bestseller.[3]

Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote the foreword.[4]

Content

Ferriss noticed patterns in the successful people he interviewed, including:[5]

  • 80% engaged in meditation or mindfulness activities daily[6]
  • A number of males over 45 either never ate breakfast, or ate it lightly.
  • Many used the ChiliPad, a sleep-aid device.[7]
  • Many enjoyed the books Sapiens, Poor Charlie's Almanack, Influence, Man's Search for Meaning.
  • Many listened to single songs on repeat for focus.
  • Many did a form of "spec" work (completing projects on their own time and at their own expense, then submitting them to prospective buyers)
  • Many believed that "failure is not durable".
  • They often turned weaknesses into advantages.

References

  1. ^ Ferriss, Timothy (2017). Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers: Ferriss, Timothy, Schwarzenegger, Arnold. 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". The New York Observer. 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.