Tools of Titans

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<p>Ferriss noticed patterns in the successful people he interviewed, including:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
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<ul><li>80% engaged in meditation or mindfulness activities daily<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li>
<li>A number of males over 45 either never ate breakfast, or ate it lightly.</li>
<li>Many used the Chilipad, a sleep-aid device.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li>
<li>Many enjoyed the books <i><a href="/facts/Sapiens%3a_A_Brief_History_of_Humankind/eyUMwx8F">Sapiens</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Poor_Charlie%2527s_Almanack/DwACICFr">Poor Charlie's Almanack</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Influence%3a_Science_and_Practice/IIgavLHA">Influence</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Man%2527s_Search_for_Meaning/LgaHYAHM">Man's Search for Meaning</a></i>.</li>
<li>Many listened to single songs on repeat for focus.</li>
<li>Many did a form of "spec" work (completing projects on their own time and at their own expense, then submitting them to prospective buyers)</li>
<li>Many believed that "failure is not durable".</li>
<li>They often turned weaknesses into advantages.</li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="https://toolsoftitans.com/">Official website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://toolsoftitans.tools/titans.html">Meet The Titans</a></li></ul>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Ferriss, Timothy (2006). Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-1328683786. <a href="978-1328683786" target="_blank">978-1328683786</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"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. January 11, 2017. Retrieved 2025-04-09. <a href="https://www.hmhco.com/about-us/press-releases/tools-of-titans-nyt-bestseller" target="_blank">https://www.hmhco.com/about-us/press-releases/tools-of-titans-nyt-bestseller</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"The One Routine—Yes, One!—Common to Billionaires, Icons and World-Class Performers". The New York Observer. December 6, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2021. <a href="https://observer.com/2016/12/the-one-routine-yes-one-common-to-billionaires-icons-and-world-class-performers/" target="_blank">https://observer.com/2016/12/the-one-routine-yes-one-common-to-billionaires-icons-and-world-class-performers/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"Intro". Tools of Titans. December 2, 2016. <a href="https://toolsoftitans.com/intro/" target="_blank">https://toolsoftitans.com/intro/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"'Tools of Titans' author reveals 'common thread' he found in successful people". TODAY.com. <a href="https://www.today.com/video/-tools-of-titans-author-reveals-common-thread-he-found-in-successful-people-821929027628" target="_blank">https://www.today.com/video/-tools-of-titans-author-reveals-common-thread-he-found-in-successful-people-821929027628</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>Malito, Alessandra (10 December 2016). "What Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marc Andreessen and Margaret Cho have in common". MarketWatch. Retrieved April 9, 2021. <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-what-the-rich-and-famous-do-in-the-morning-2016-12-06" target="_blank">https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-what-the-rich-and-famous-do-in-the-morning-2016-12-06</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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