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]
 First edition | |
| Author | Timothy Ferriss |
|---|---|
| Published | 2016 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 736 |
| ISBN | 978-1328683786 |
| Website | toolsoftitans |
Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote the foreword.[4]
Content
editFerriss 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Ferriss, Timothy (2006). Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 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.
- ^ "The One Routine—Yes, One!—Common to Billionaires, Icons and World-Class Performers". The New York Observer. December 6, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "Intro". Tools of Titans. December 2, 2016.
- ^ "'Tools of Titans' author reveals 'common thread' he found in successful people". TODAY.com.
- ^ Malito, Alessandra. "What Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marc Andreessen and Margaret Cho have in common". MarketWatch. Retrieved April 9, 2021.