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. 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.
Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote the foreword.
Content
Ferriss noticed patterns in the successful people he interviewed, including:4
- 80% engaged in meditation or mindfulness activities daily5
- A number of males over 45 either never ate breakfast, or ate it lightly.
- Many used the Chilipad, a sleep-aid device.6
- 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.
External links
References
Ferriss, Timothy (2006). Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-1328683786. 978-1328683786 ↩
"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. https://www.hmhco.com/about-us/press-releases/tools-of-titans-nyt-bestseller ↩
"The One Routine—Yes, One!—Common to Billionaires, Icons and World-Class Performers". The New York Observer. December 6, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2021. https://observer.com/2016/12/the-one-routine-yes-one-common-to-billionaires-icons-and-world-class-performers/ ↩
"Intro". Tools of Titans. December 2, 2016. https://toolsoftitans.com/intro/ ↩
"'Tools of Titans' author reveals 'common thread' he found in successful people". TODAY.com. https://www.today.com/video/-tools-of-titans-author-reveals-common-thread-he-found-in-successful-people-821929027628 ↩
Malito, Alessandra (10 December 2016). "What Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marc Andreessen and Margaret Cho have in common". MarketWatch. Retrieved April 9, 2021. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-what-the-rich-and-famous-do-in-the-morning-2016-12-06 ↩