5-Bullet Friday

Hi All!

Here is your weekly dose of 5-Bullet Friday, a list of what I’m pondering and exploring.

This edition is brought to you by The Way, the meditation app I use most often. Be sure to see their offer in the P.S.

What I’m listening to

“Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” (YouTube, Spotify) by Cage The Elephant (@CageTheElephant).

What I’m excited to announce

“My First Book In 7 Years (And Some Big Experiments).” Phew! I’ve been waiting a long time to announce this one. This blog post also includes two sample chapters. What would you most want to learn or see in this book? Please let me know by leaving a comment on the blog post, as I’ll be reading them all.

Entrepreneurial story I’m enjoying

​A look back on the funniest thing I ever did.... AKA “How To Make $100K From A Dick Joke.” A family member texted this to me with “Makes me think of The 4-Hour Workweek.”

What I’m soaking in

“How to like everything more” by Sasha Chapin. For more from Sasha, see his “50 things I know.”

Quote I’m pondering

“Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course.
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It will go its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight. It will take you.”
​— Sheng-yen
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You can complement this edition of 5-Bullet Friday with my brand-new conversation on the podcast with Naval Ravikant and Aaron Stupple, some of Neil Strauss’s favorite books, and this guided meditation from Zen Master Henry Shukman.

And, as always, please give me feedback on Twitter. Which bullet above is your favorite? What do you want more or less of? Other suggestions? Please let me know. Just send a tweet to @tferriss and put #5BulletFriday at the end so I can find it.
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Have a wonderful weekend, all.
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Much love to you and yours,
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Tim

P.S. Deal of the Week — The Way meditation training program. 10 minutes a day might just change your life…

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Using the app for just 10–20 minutes a day has reduced my anxiety more than I would have thought possible with any app. Try it for a week, and I think you’ll notice something similar. Here are 30 sessions for free.
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​The Way leads you down a single, long-term path that covers all the key areas of a deep and fulfilling meditation practice. It’s an easy and calming way to find more ease and calm. There’s no overwhelming menu of stuff and meditation du jour, just Henry taking you on a logical progression of lessons, one manageable bite at a time. You’ll be learning skills you can actually take into your daily life.
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Henry’s sessions will become something you look forward to. He’s appeared on my podcast twice and is always a listener favorite.
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I recently chose to invest in The Way, given all the above, and I’ve been working with Henry and his team to make the app as good as humanly possible. I’ve probably sent nearly a hundred notes on the product, and they’ve been improving it each and every week.
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