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ive always thought these 2 sound the same

Tim and James have the same voice and sound the same ! Kept guessing through the entire podcast whether it was Tim speaking or James :)

this will be one of the most popular podcasts of the year! only an hour in, but lots of gold in here!

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Can we get Tim, James Clear, Brené Brown, Carol Dweck, Mark Manson and Seth Godin to form their own MasterMind and just film their meetings and see what advice they give each other? Talk about a value bomb of a show right there. Outstanding quotes from this spectacularly useful podcast for me were: “Walk into the room where you spend most of your time during the day and ask yourself, what behaviours are obvious here? What is this space designed to encourage?” “How can I create an environment that will naturally bring about the change I’m looking for?” “Put yourself in a position to succeed.” And, boom!: “Time will magnify whatever you feed it.” I feel like if I just paid attention to those four quotes everything else would fall into place. Thank you, Tim and James, for such a generous share of your time.

About a year ago I Googled “Tim Ferriss and James Clear”, hoping to find an interview or podcast. No results. A year later my wish came true: listening to two of my favorite authors have a conversation. Thanks for getting together and sharing your talk 🙏🏽

Some important notes: A habit is easier to do if attached to my identity. A habit has to become established before it can be improved. “Decide the person you want to be, and prove it to yourself with small wins.” Accumulate actions that support your desired identity.

1. Make it obvious 2. Make it attractive 3. Make it easy 4. Make it satisfying

Atomic habits was such a eye opener for me. Happy to see him on the show :)

This conversation, like many of your podcasts, is pure gold. Also, I love the banter that comes up whenever Tim interviews another bald guy 😂

James Clear's ability to retain must border the amazing, and then how his mind works off of that information/knowledge is Amazing.

yooo back to back best selling authors and brightest minds in the industry today! Tim's killing ittt. kudos to the team!

Really great conversation - but Tim, my friend, you've gotta improve your mic situation! Your audio could be a lot more clear and less muffled/canny. Cheers :-)

This is an interview to be watched over and over again! Just packed, and I mean PACKED with useful information, systems, processes and other tips on productivity and habits! Deep thanks to both Tim and James for sharing all of this with us!

Atomic habits is a life-changing book. Thank you james thank you tim for the interview.

Anyone here who hasn't read Atomic Habits just do it. It does really live up to the hype. Excellent podcast!

Thank you two for this great conversation!

Two of my favorite mentors in dialog.

I did my 30 mins work out today,, ALLRIIGHT,,, and right after that I injure my ankle, I went into a building moving fast as usual, and didn't pay attention to a sudden drop in the next room I entered, O BOY IT WAS A FALL. So pay attention to your movements not only to your habits, This podcast took me over the edge****LOL

Thank u tim!! I appreciate your work so much. Don't stop please. I can't wait to meet you!

Gold! Two of my few mentors in one video. This is amazing!

I read about this book on his preface for the book "ULTRALEARNING", awesome preface. Definitely this year I will read Atomic Habits too.

Such great questions, love that they're process oriented! Thanks T & J!

This book is one of my favs. I have a hardcover copy and the audio book.

Atomic Habits is such a great book! Really great to hear more from James.

Hats off to you Tim! You are getting better with these. It really says something when the bar was already high.

Great recap of some timeless ideals! Thank you, Tim.

Thank you for adding the chapters. Helpful.

45:14 I love how both Tim as well as Peter Attia zeroed in on this point about identity being critical for habit formation.

Wow, so many great tips for other writers and authors. Definitely opened my eyes on better book launch practices. Being thoughtful instead of just spray and pray. Love it. Thanks for having James on your podcast. Even though it was long, it was jammed packed with thoughtful content.

packed with golden nuggets! thank you!

Wow.. this would be a blockbuster podcast.

Loved loved loved, this interview, savored it.. I didn't even notice it was a three hour ling until Tim mentioned it ..

I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. Gem of an episode!

Freaking amazing. Thank you for sharing your brilliance.

Such a great insight on "The Blank of Blank" and pointing out the contrast that a few of those famous titles have. Another great interview Tim.

sooooooooo much gold man this one podcast could be a frekin book damn i have taken so many notes. i love it. thanks james and thanks tim.

Love love love this! ❤️

This was a great discussion. Thank you!

Excellent discussion and helpful tips!

I imagined this. And it came true. Two incredible guys. This is incredible.

Great nuggets! I read Atomic Habits when it first came out and this was a great reminder and then some. Took tons of notes! The bit about creating assets that continue to work for you is genius and motivates me to stop putting off creating content. It’s also worth noting an email newsletter does not have to be long to be super valuable.

Wuuu my favorite person on habbits💪💪💪, Thanks

Clear and concise. Thanks for the detailed review, it gave me a lot of information to consider.. This video is very well-organized and easy to follow..

Totally love this. Somewhere in the episode I think Tim mentions that someone has put together a list of questions by James, on a blog - any idea where I can get a hold of this. Thanks

The part about the social groups/tribes is something I see all the time. I teach people to clicker train their horses, and many of them are held back because they board their horses in a traditional environment (where coercion of the horse is their go-to training method). It's really hard to develop a new (horse training method)skill when the environment is unsupportive and have snarly remarks. It breaks my heart, because it's already uncomfortable to get out of your comfort zone and teach yourself a new habit (a new way of approaching your horse) and then are among others are smacking to smack you right 'back into your lane'. Holding space for equine clicker trainers is my way of creating a supportive environment to help them feel safe and make them comfortable. But as you point out, James Clear: it's often underestimated! Thank you for this interview Tim Ferris, it has so many gems in it!

Thanks ❤ uU tim ferriss and james.

Excellent - thank you.

59:39 re: breaking a bad habit: I believe another way is to embrace the undesirable habit, accept it. Observe it. Inquire about it. “I do not let things go, I meet them with understanding, and then they let go of me.” - Byron Katie

Two of my favorite authors/thinkers together. I always thought “When will Tim invite James Clear to the show”?. Here it is, and it doesn’t disappoint. Absolutely love it. Will always keep learning from them!! 🙏🏼

Awesome, love it! You both always do such a great job to help improve habits! Tim, have you tied coffee alternative Joe'y? Very good.

Can’t wait for another year of podcasts

This is so good! I love it. Thank you.

Amazing episode Tim!!!

Brilliant, beautiful, thank you.

Absolutely one of my favorite books really change my habbits style before also read a book name mini habbits by stephen guise

What are the odds....I dove back into Atomic Habits today, and boom....my boi Ferriss uploads a fresh interview with James Clear. I thought for sure it was a repurposed clip or something, but nope. Hot off the press. Thanks a ton for this serendipitous moment for me Tim.

I loved this. 💕💕💕💕

Love you guys!

Great episode. I also bought James Clear's habits academy course. A bargain for a lifetime license. Re the brownies, one thing I wished Tim would have asked was how important is it to tame the desire vs simply achieve the goal. Willpower is finite so I am guessing it matters more to do whatever works. Who cares if you're "cheating" by avoiding the triggers?

Tidal wave of prior effort . Thanks guys

Great episode tim

Thanks for your great job

Great Episode. Is the transcript in the Blog following?

55:25 where can I find this compilation of questions blog post?

Master the habit of showing up, something I will start to get better by building my Gym routine,

I like the segment at 39:30

I've always thought James Clear is Tim's voice twin and now here they are together!

Thanks

Ive got 4 pages of notes…front and back. This interview was loaded

There were some very practical things shared in this interview, and some ideas I would like to implement. However, as a whole I found this interview a little more dry than others perhaps because there weren't as many personal things shared by the person being interviewed which made it a little less interesting. Yet, still worth the listen.

early candidate for podcast episode of the year.

Meditation is a must

Thanks for the title cards when each of you were speaking prior to the video starting, and not doing a lot of processing on Tims voice -- the timbre of both of your voices is so similar, that it would have been impossible to tell the difference otherwise.

Inspiring!

What happened to your audio, Tim? Sounds a bit off in the Overcast iOS app. Still excellent content, of course. 👌👌

why is the audio bad in this episode? sounds like it was recorded off the AirPods and not the mic he was holding...

This needed to be 4 hours long. Still lots of untouched topics

Thank you tim! Please do one on your single life vs girlfriend life

Lol, you two are twins!! Great episode!!! Also, Tim’s audio sounded like he was trapped in a wall. It was kind of hard to follow at times in the car. Nonetheless, great work!! 😊

Hi! Where can i find the full list of his annual review questions? 🥺

ladies & gentlemen, we've got 2 tims ;)

Love these twins

Finally...

Top Moment of this video James Clear Millions of copies titles spreadsheets 1:24:50 I have a spreadsheet with hundreds of titles. The way I looked at this was I was going to look at titles that sold only 1,000,000 copies or more. Funny 1:25:29 when an author hits a million copies or more, they let you know. Patterns 1:25:56 Then I looked for patterns. There are 6 patterns. Here is one. The ‘blank’ of ‘blank’. They take a topic, take a description. Combine things that are not normally combined. The life changing magic of tidying up. The power of now. The subtle art of not giving a fuck. The war of art. The psychology of money. 1:26:19 [idea for me = these can be titles for KZfaq videos] They take a topic. They take a descriptor. Combine 2 things that are normally not combined. 1:27:15 Another great one is you take a descriptor and put that before a topic. I did this for ‘atomic habits’. Extreme ownership. Deep work. It is not normal kind of work u are doing. Then you decide which is a great fit for my book / KZfaq video. 1:29:00 it needs to be compelling. A bit different. No-one was using this phrase atomic habits before this book came out. Tim F: if it had been good habits, you would be competing with the entire internet. JC: You want a phrase that you own. There is a contrast between ‘atomic’ and ‘habits’. Atomic Meaning behind his title 1:28:19 atomic has multiple meanings. It is small. It is part of a bigger system. It can be a source of immense power. 1:29:29 lots of people make this mistake. They use a commonly used phrase. Remarkable 1:30:45 one vital thing is it needs to be remembered. If people can’t remember the title, then it is hard to remark on it.

49:57 I feel like this identity “I am someone who” statement can be more tailored to Tim’s actual personality- simplified. Like, what need is being met by the act of prioritizing emails, which aligns with Tim’s value system that’s attached to his identity? What personal quality is reflected in prioritizing emails, or replying to people?

Two popular writers in a row. Nice

Dr. Tim Spector waxes lyrical about the health benefits of coffee. I think I'll stick with it for now.

Just me or Tim & James sound super similar. Great episode with these Heavyweights. Make James a Regular and do the Tim & Jim Show lol

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Best Moments for me For each key moment, I have put a heading for me to refer back to I really like brilliance 9:42 then 1:01:20 then his thinking 1:24:50 then 1:25:56 then Only 1 choice 1 activity 2:01:35 How to change your life 2:06:41 Trajectory 2:11:10 conclusion Annual reviews End of each year, I ask questions When you ask better q, you get better answers 5:15 does the amount of attention I am giving this match its importance. 7:32 How can I create an environment where it brings me naturally what I want This is brilliance 9:42 Reduce the scope stick to the schedule. It counts a lot to not put up a zero for the day. It matters more the bad days than the good days. You maintained the habit. 10:24 If you maintain the habit, all you need is time. Wow [print now]. 12:43 What matters is what happens when you don’t want to do those things. 18:45 Almost every idea you have is downstream flow from the things you consume. [wow. Print now] When u choose who to follow on twitter, u are choosing your future thoughts. Questions 19:26 how do you consume? Curated my twitter feed to follow people that are good. 20:27 how do u find gems that are dense? 23:58 is the game you are playing worth winning? 29:36 Rather than optimising for money, I ask A question I love to keep increasing leverage is 30:18 what is the work that keeps working for us? Outlook 30:45 There are multiple versions of James out there working right now [ create 1 podcast. Many people can listen to it] this is the work that keeps working for you once it is done. You just have this tidal wave of previous effort. Compounding Thinking 31:30 Physics of productivity- he goes on CBS 33:35 This is work that kept working for me when I was done. 34:05 You are creating large surface areas Layering 34:20 How do you figure things out? 36:25 I own my website, email list and podcast. Do not be a slave to KZfaq 41:40 You morph into a caricature. Big Questions 44:00 What am I optimising for? Who is the type of person I want to become? Then set positive constraints. Then within these constraints, ask how can I have the biggest audience? 47:25 What would a healthy person do Distractions Success not only generates chances but also distractions. Repeated Problems Idea 1:00:40 We build habits to solve our repeated problems. Wow. What if your solution is not actually the optimal one? Wow. Perspective in your problems = brilliant point mentioned in his book as well 1:01:00 We build habits to solve the repeated problems we have in life. Brilliant Moment 1:01:20 one person solves tiredness by scrolling on social media. Another person solves it by going for a run. [WJ solves it by learning a lot. WJ solves it by tidying the front room. By tidying his room]. 1:02:00 take pressure off yourself. you are just trying to solve the repeated problems in your life. Obvious, easy, attractive, satisfying 1:06:30 turn it into questions. Wow. How can I make the behaviour more obvious? Make it easier? [Connect to Environment of Inevitability] Perfect Version 1:11:05 You perform a habit and you feel good as this reinforces your identity. Easy question 1:13:31 Ask what would this look like if it were easy Tim F: 1:13:50 I have prided myself in having a high pain tolerance, able to do the hard things in the serve of the long term. [ easier choices now, harder life later. Harder choices now, easier life later.] Luck 1:16:24 There are lots of things u can do to influence the outcome. [WJ is not interested in luck] Let me create more value than I will capture. Ultimate thing that drives book sales is creating something that is valuable to people. It has to be so good people talk about it word of mouth. Once you are in the tens of millions of copies, only way a book grows is by word of mouth. Seth Godin: if u want word of mouth, you have to create something remarkable. Universality 1:18:05 Am I writing something universal? This is a big filter. Everyone has habits. Everyone is trying to build good ones or break bad ones. 1:18:45 Morgen Housel: Writing for yourself is fun and it shows. Writing for others is work and it shows. JC plan is write things that are timeless, universal and they fascinate you. Deconstruct cool stuff 1:20:00 Do not overly admire cool things. Instead ask how did they do it 1:21:32 Millions of copies titles spreadsheets 1:24:50 I have a spreadsheet with hundreds of titles. The way I looked at this was I was going to look at titles that sold only 1,000,000 copies or more. Funny 1:25:29 when an author hits a million copies or more, they let you know. Top Moments 1:25:56 Then I looked for patterns. There are 6 patterns. Here is one. The ‘blank’ of ‘blank’. They take a topic, take a description. Combine things that are not normally combined. The life changing magic of tidying up. The power of now. The subtle art of not giving a fuck. The war of art. The psychology of money. 1:26:19 [idea for me = these can be titles for KZfaq videos] they take a topic. They take a descriptor. Combine 2 things that are normally not combined. 1:27:15 Another great one is you take a descriptor and put that before a topic. I did this for ‘atomic habits’. Extreme ownership. Deep work. It is not normal kind of work u are doing. Then you decide which is a great fit for my book / KZfaq video. 1:29:00 it needs to be compelling. A bit different. No-one was using this phrase atomic habits before this book came out. Tim F: if it had been good habits, you would be competing with the entire internet. JC: You want a phrase that you own. There is a contrast between ‘atomic’ and ‘habits’. Atomic Meaning behind his title 1:28:19 atomic has multiple meanings. It is small. It is part of a bigger system. It can be a source of immense power. 1:29:29 lots of people make this mistake. They use a commonly used phrase. Remarkable 1:30:45 one vital thing is it needs to be remembered. If people cant remember the title, then it is hard to remark on it. Higher Tier 500 copies wow and so funny 1:36:20 I did a keynotes in Malaysia and Australia. Funny 1:36:32 Surprise! [So funny!!] Love writing 1:48:10 I love it as competence matters more than credentials! Email 20 million 100 million 1:50:25 I am not in control of it. So, no. I would not give this up for 100m followers. Kim and James = booty habits. Specificity for your best friends 1:53:20 I tabbed the pages that are most interesting to you. Thoughtful 1:56:06 each stage of this experience I am be being as thoughtful as possible. If you are thoughtful at each stage, you will get better outcomes. Only 1 choice 1 activity 2:01:35 Neil Gaiman: I go to the cabin. I don’t have to write but I am not allowed to do anything else! JC: I love that. That is great! Ancillary habits 2:03:51 you will soak these habits up anyway as you want to belong to this group. People join a cross fit gym to get fit. Months later, they are all eating a similar diet and wearing the same gear. It comes from a need to fit in. If people choose between ‘I have habits I don’t love but I fit in’ or ‘I have habits I like and am cast out’, people will choose the first one. Surround yourself with people continue where the desired behaviour is the normal behaviour. 2:05:22 Do it. make it painful so you will do it. Environment of Inevitability 2:06:09 walk into a room and ask what is the obvious thing this space is designed to do. You can tweak it to make the good habits clearer. so clever. Now you have a tailwind rather than a headwind. How to change your life 2:06:41 Making 1 or 2 adjustments will not transform your life. But make 50 adjustments. But you do it in rooms where the good action, the God Action, is the obvious action. Hence habits lead you to a better life. [Same point mentioned in book.] Positioning 2:07:45 put yourself in positions to succeed. We do it to ourselves all the time. Design a space where you are being served by your environment rather than being hindered by it. Funny coffee 2:10:42 Trajectory 2:11:10 conclusion Almost all results you have are lagging measure of your cleaning habits. [don’t like word ‘lagging’] Time magnification 2:13:20 ARCHILOCUS: you will not rise to the level of our hopes but fall to the level of our training.

Team Asana ftw

If you have a good emotions attached to something you wanna do it again if you have bad emotions attached to something you would want to do it again😊

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The first one to watch.

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how does this work for people with ADHD? Do these principles still work?