“We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain” one of my many favorite quotes by Alan Watts. Helps me accept all my emotions as we are perfectly where we should be.

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Tim Ferriss, the amount of net lift that society has experienced through your work is immense and incalculable. Glad I’m alive at the same time you are

"Replace the fear of the unknown for curiosity". Life is so interesting, if we get curious about it, every single day will be an adventure. I also tried to add a sense of urgency by fear, but that's the worst way. Being afraid of living is exactly what death wants. Being curious of life is what gives us the energy we need to keep moving on.

I've grown into the stoic way of thinking as I've grown older. But when I was diagnosed with Primary Progressive MS it really hit me hard. I had already figured I would die at a fairly young age based on family history, so I tried to make everything I did matter. But when the neurologist told me I'd be in a wheelchair in 3 to 5 years it made me look at what I still want to do. I told him "no, I won't!" I was walking with a walker then. I pushed myself to not give in. I progressed to using a cane. I kept pushing and have been cane-free for over a year. The sense of urgency is a real driving force. If I'm going to die young, that was a good enough thing, but being crippled is another thing altogether. That neurologist has refused to see me in the past year because I showed him I was fighting MS in a way his other patients couldn't. I'm stronger now than when I was diagnosed, but will never be back to as I was before. I refused to lay down and die crippled. The sense of urgency is real! Stoicism is real, too. I've always been a dreamer, but now I'm trying to live the dreams.

4:23 “What you resist tends to persist.” Beautiful 👌🏽

Bro you are such a role model for me. You just can not image how much it means to me your content and your effort to leave this place better than we found it. I can relate to you so much. I am so proud of you Tim. I really wish to meet you one day. When I watch your video, I think “that’s how I would like to become”. Someone who is not afraid of saying what he thinks, someone who is bold enough to leave an environment like startup investing to pursue the spread of psychedelics, among all the other awesome activities you do. Thanks man :) you are my hero.

"Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back." - Marcus Aurelius

1. Stoicism: A Philosophy of life to focus only on that which you control. 2. Remind yourself of mortality as another reason to push through tough days. "What emotions am I NOT willing to feel." ( A father getting up at 4 to go the gym because he wants to be there for his daughters wedding instead of another man/stranger.) 3. 'That which you resist, persists." You are going to feel these emotions. What matters is the HOW you handle it. ( Tim explains some of his weird sad piano practice. Personally I choose to find meaning in the everyday discomfort. Ex. Dirty dishes means you had food to eat & washing them is an act of gratitude." 4. Ask "When on your death bed, how much would you pay to relive warm experiences in your life?". Personally I like the ted talk, "Homework for life" by Matthew Dicks. Great practical way to in rich your life.

3:20 Thank you so much. My epiphany is that the things you avoid are the things you need to pay attention to the most. These are the things at the root of your deepest struggles - these are also the very things that will set you free. 💕🦋💕

The Movie that helped me during my worse depressive moments of my Life was The Crow and the soundtrack were what lifted me. I was 25 years old in the Army and hadn't achieved any of my goals I had wanted to achieve by that age, had no girlfriend for years, and was 1000's miles away from my family!! I cried while watching and blasting the audio!! I let it all just drain out of me and decided that better times will come(took 9 years) but they came! At 34 I got married and now have 4 children! The Happiest days of my Life were ahead of me and I would have not had them had I decided to end my Life then!!! My Favorite song from the sound track is Burn by The Cure!!!

I needed this today Tim. Since the lockdown came into effect I’ve realised a couple of things about my behaviour, one of which is this: I need to compete with myself in order to remain active. I need to give myself things to beat if I want to get to the gym, for example. I need things that scare me; the thought of being less than, the threat of unfulfilled potential, things that give me a sense of urgency. It’s funny how little we consider death, even when people are dying around us. Putting that in the forefront of my mind today made me realise that the motivation I find from challenging myself into urgency can be there all the time if I keep things in perspective. Death really isn’t that far away. Maybe we should act like it a little more.

"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live" - Marcus A.

I find listening to elderly neighbours a wonderful way to keep myself in check. I am reminded that they were once my age and I would be blessed to make it to their age. One of my mentors said “Treat each day as your “first day” (first date, first day on new job, etc) and your last day (imagine yourself on your deathbed) Bring the same first day enthusiasm with you into each day. And how would you like to be remembered? Who would you call to say I love you on your last. Great share Tim 🙏🏻

When Yaksha asked Yudhisthir this question: What is the greatest wonder in the world? he replied: *The greatest wonder is that although people see living beings die every day they still live as if death doesn't hit them one day and that they live forever*

“Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. ― Steve Jobs

This was a 9:57 minute journey through different aspects of the brave, focused, determined Tim Ferris. Thank you for the gift of you and the inspiration (and education) that you continue to provide by being you. May this video go viral many times.

If you are present and can say to yourself "This is priceless", you have named one of those accessible moments that feed your soul . You can utilize priceless recall as a "feeling mantra" for meditation.

As a person who has dealt with debilitating anxiety, depression and ideation, want to thank you for putting this together to help people. I'm certainly 1500% better, but learned that this is still a process to keep up and stay postive and enthusiastic, and am grateful for the reminder and practical tools, like this video, to help with that! Take good care Brother!✌✌✌

Wisdom + insight + education + action This man clearly exhibits both... The last one being what makes him pop. Thank you 🥰😍

“The psyche is porous” Brilliant wording. Thank you. I will use this in my vocab. I am very sensitive to music energy, any media really. For example if you had background music of any kind while you were teaching us I wouldn’t be able to pay attention to learn. The two audios would just cause unrest because I couldn’t concentrate on one. What is that? Anyone know? Anyway, I so appreciate your teaching style Tim. You have been given such helpful gifts. Thank you for your generosity in helping others.

This might be the best argument against playing singleplayer videogames I've ever heard. Simply because those games will still be the same when I'm 80 years old. I can still play them when I can't walk anymore. This sure got me thinking a lot, thanks!

I always remember the moment of the Derek Sivers Podcast where Derek goes "aaaah.... yes, one day this will be all over". Thanks for sharing Tim!

*Meditating on death* is one tool🧰 I got from Tim about 2 years ago on his podcast, and I've *accomplished* more in the last 2 years then I have in the last 10. 🎯

This is why I personally find memorials/funerals particularly motivating for me. I'm not necessarily motivated to accomplish more just vocationally, but more so in personal relationships and my contributions to society. Being regularly reminded that death and suffering (taking many forms) are not only unpredictable, but imminent- helps me live life with my eyes wide open. I find it difficult to be consistent in the "practice" of doing so- this should be a good time to start...but why?

Thank you Tim for all that you do, you’ve been a recurring figure in my life at different stages to guide me towards the new chapter of my life. Love you.

I swear i have thought this way before. I feel like i would pay unlimited amounts to relive where i am now when i'm on my deathbed. Makes me grateful for what i have.

Damn he just explained why I've been listening to strictly what people consider "depressing" music since I was 14. Embracing the feeling is much more therapeutic for me than trying to ignore it

In my journal, at the start of every month it's says the date and next to it the number of days until I turn 80. It will be 21489 at the start of May. This is a big help for urgency because you see the numbers go by

Thanks Tim from India, hope every one in USA is doing well.

I’m from L.A. and there is a HUGE! Problem with homelessness! More than ever it’s disgusting, even more due to the facts that now it’s more young people

I don't think I would have to pay to relive thoose great moments in my life. I have kept those memories of wonderful experiences close by reflecting in a way that allows me to again enjoy that ski run or that childhood friendship. Details may be a little fuzzy but the FEELING remains.

For the past few years i have developed a stronf resilience to feelings of despair and sadness . You have to tell yourself you are ok no matter what and the brain processes it and not only saying you need to believe that you will be ok with or without certain people, jobs, things etc

Thank you Tim for sharing your experience with depression and for your experience in addressing what I think is more prevalent than ever! Especially during this Pandemic!

I can't believe that I found out about stoicism before I knew about stoicism. I used to be a workaholic, had major depressive episodes and I knew I had to make a change. Meditation changed my perspective on everything. I started thinking about death every day, and reminding myself that it's something that is going to happen. But the important point is that it's not just about death, but the morbidity you might experience when you get old, years before you die. Tim makes a really good point here, something that I've implemented in my life that allowed me to pursue things I never thought I would. Think about your old self in the future. How much would you give to get back to your younger age right this very moment? And what would you do that you won't be able to do when you're older? Because of this I found a good balance with work, I pursued better relationships, enjoyed company of others, climbed mountains, sky dived, started skiing, rock climbing, surfing, and most importantly avoiding bullshit, toxic things such as relationships, food; taking care of my overall wellbeing. I was nodding my head the whole time watching this. It is extremely powerful and it truly does change your life. Tim, you are truly someone I admire for this.

Your impact on my life is large, consistent, and positive. Thank you for everything, thanks for being alive. Much health and love.

Tim, thank you so much por creating this kind of content. We are a language school, and we encourage our students to watch your videos.

I found that I tend to use my mortalty as a motivator and also a way to let go of fear. On one hand I use it as a reminder to move forward in having as many of the experiences I want to have a soon as I can, and on the other hand, also remembering that I will not be here forever helps to remember that nothing really matters except my expriences. Failures, embarassments, wrong-doings of others will mean nothing 100 years from now for the now living adults, so why be afraid of anything?

That question was deeply moving to me... I'm always aware of what I should be appreciating in the moment, but sometimes can't.. The idea to consider how much I'll value that moment when I no longer have the possibility to enjoy it, well, it really hit. Thank you.

Read this book a long time ago... your enthusiasm has made me want to revist it.

This was absolutely what I needed to hear tonight. Thank you from the bottom of my heart sir

I love to see this. We should always remind ourselves that each second that passes is a second gone.

Early Buddhism also teaches us to frequently reflect on the inevitability of aging, sickness, death, the eventual separation from loved ones, and to constantly contemplate impermanence

Been able to achieve more in the last year. And happily practicing stoicism as we speak. Never been happier.

Im reading "4 hour work week " in this quarantine ---Amazing Book 🔥🔥🔥

Hehe, I have delved deeply into depression and also nostalgia, I enjoyed it, feeling those blues, especially as you mention, listening to music that evoked certain depressive feelings, and nostalgic feelings too. Nowadays its hard for me to evoke them, its like you become desensitized. Its like sugar, the more sugar you consume the more stale your sense of taste, thus you stop savouring the sweetness of say, an apple, because your taste has become dormat beacause of all the artifical super sweet stuffs. Just like this we persue happy feelings, pleasure, etc. Soon growing tolerant to this happiness, our ability to sense it grows stale, and we cant find this "sweetness of happiness" anywhere in life. And everything begins to seem depressive, dull, sad, and low vibe. However if instead of seeking happiness, you sink into this inner loneliness, depressive void within, obviously doing it gradually and not in an overwhelming way, you grow desensitized of depression, sadness and all these things, and conversely you become a lot more sensitive to happiness.

I experienced a powerful feeling of needing to value moments in life that I can live now, but will not be able to live later. I.E. spending the day on the patio with my parents. Learning to live in those moments as if my last day is tomorrow. Thankful for the opportunity to continue another day. Keep your heads up, from TX.

We are lucky to live in the times of Tim Ferris what a wealth of value

Happy to hear someone else uses this method to add urgency to accomplishing things! You helped me feel a little more normal with this podcast. Thank you!

Love the sadness and happiness exercise. There is a verse in the Bible that says: “Better to go to the house of mourning Than to go to the house of feasting, For that is the end of all men; And the living will take it to heart.” ‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭7:2‬

Thank you for being the little angel (right side of my shoulder) of my consciousness, Mr. Ferriss! I’d have love to run into you on the 6th street about 20 years ago when I used to do busking in Austin, Texas...

I had the same realization about how transient our orb of emotion is and how we can do things deliberately to manipulate or steer, while listing to Piano covers....

Hitting year 67 (😳😱) there's no need to search for a way to find "urgency".... (it started around 60 when it hit me there's waaaaay more behind than ahead, damnnnn) DO NOT WAIT PEEPS!

As a person with life long depression, I feel like life is too long. As a matter of fact, it's the longest thing you will ever do. I can't wait for it to be over. I can't wait to get out.

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Tim Ferris, you don't know, you are amazaing.

This is such an Important message especially during this time in isolation! Thank you for highlighting that life is what we need to make it and make everyday count to Live Full Out.

What would I pay to relive this day, having my family safe and sound, having myself good in health, in pursuit of what I believe in, what would I pay to relive this day?

Tim, knowing who made you and who hung the stars will give you the healthy fear and freedom you desire. There will always be another self-help process as each fades. Seek the eternal prior to death, receive and death will become merely the jumping off point.

Amazing teacher ♥️ Thank you Tim for what you do

Not in my deathbed (knock on wood) but the lockdown has made me realize I would pay *big* money to relive a handful of moments

I think about a great experience and I immediately cry, Tim, this is so hard to do.... thank you

That practice of seeking emotions and thereby cleansing your state of mind you talk about is called: "Katharsis". It's what the (stoic) Greeks used indeed.

Got into stoic philosophy a couple of years ago but only skimmed the surface. Feel I'm now prepared to make a much deeper dive down.

Getting old does a pretty good job of creating a sense of urgency

Tim, glad to see you have matured into real stuff, beyond the cheesy " life hack" videos. Sincerely, well done! I'll tune in as I think you can add value! Cheers!

I remember years ago, I was so surprised to learn that people are afraid of dying. To me, it always felt like the biggest calming force there could be...almost like the Earth would say “I have your back”, you just enjoy the ride. Edit. I found it out by consoling people with reminders of death😅 They didn’t seem to find it calming🤯

Does tim ferris have any videos on how to get eloquent at speech??? I love how he is so expressive and precise unlike other people who say 'amazing' 10000times in a 5minute video.

Tim, thank you so much. This was incredibly insightful and has really left me filled with gratitude. I am so appreciative for you, your team and everyone else that helps enrich our lives with your content ❤️

Thanks for sharing your personal experience here. I love that you delve into music and experiences that take you into different waves of emotion. Check out the music of Cole Porter and his penchant for minor keys.

wow! this was the first video I saw of you and it might have changed my life

Excellent thoughts. I love that you don't use the um transitions almost never. Good communication skills. Nice Tim

Another aspect to this is that if you don't push yourself to think about death in your daily life, you'll only be thinking about it when it hits you the hardest, like when family dies. This will color your perspective, whereas if you're feeling well and everything's going smoothly you get a different view of death that also deserves to be taken into account.

This is one of the beat video’s I’ve wver come across. It’s helping me turn a corner on my mental health healing journey. Much love to you Tim 🙏🏼❤️

You're smart Tim. I like you Tim!

Thanks Tim.. just what I needed. I'm starting a meditation practice to give me belief in myself to start a business .. I read about this practice of thinking of the worst .. and how it can make you feel hopeful. I'm going to give it a go. Didn't know you had depression.. thanks for sharing. More blokes should do this

Thanks for being candid about mental health

Thank you, Tim, for doing the work that you do!

Honestly,... meditating on th meaning & purpose of Jesus’ death on th cross is such a quandary.. it short circuits th monkey mind’s view to death.. allowing th mind to be more present & compassionate to ‘life’. 🙏🏻✨

I got a lot out of asking oneself how much money you'd pay to get back the experience you are having right now in 30 years. This emphasis on the value of experience in the present is a much needed counterpoint to self help tips all focusing on saving money now in order to get interest later. Maybe the value of experience compounds faster than money (although it seems crass to even compare the two).

Glad to hear it from you Tim.I thought I am not thinking right.Now I can keep thinking that way.

“Death ends a life, not a relationship.” ― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie

This video put a heavy feeling in my chest

Thanks Tim, you have a beautiful soul - thank you for sharing with us. Good words.

Please share more about "fusing with the source of consciousness"!

Thanks Tim. Listened to your podcast for last year or so, always great information for someone fascinated with the mind, motivations & behaviours. In this vid, you reminded me of Elkhart Tolle’s ‘The Power Of Now’ in terms of speaking about the moment and presence, fighting something will give you more of it because the brain doesn’t understand ‘Don’t think these thoughts’, the subconscious just registers the thoughts and that energy/vibration is strengthened. Observation of it seems to remind your inner self that the thoughts are external, they aren’t part of your being, they are the noise covering your being. Also, your mention of minor key music is super interesting as I struggle to listen to it, melancholia feels more uncomfortable for me than physical pain, I find it a horrible experience (I cannot stand two chords from Coldplay for example). But there is something to say about stacking that up against a more positive musical experience straight after, light and shade, speaking to the duality of life. What’s the pleasure of a warm, sunny day without rain and winter to compare? I find that mentally NOTING really helps. In the moment, a thought or emotion comes to light or overwhelms me, I’ll not ask anything of myself and try VERY HARD not to project and analyse. Just observe as if it’s someone else’s problem who has since overcome the issue. The mere observation of it, detaches you from it and for me at least, completely changes how I identify with that emotion, feeling or thought pattern. Doing something similar with pleasure able experiences is almost like pinching myself into the moment to appreciate it... in these states I’ll give my friend an extra complement, thank the host one more time, take a moment to pick up my cat and appreciate she’s here right now because everything will go and I never want to be unconsciously living or living in the past as I think that’s where regret and depression are born.

Hello Tim thank you for always keeping the momentum and sharing your thoughts. You have helped me unknowingly. So thank you very much 😊🙏🏼I appreciate you very much. 😁🙏🏼

Less than 1% dislikes or 99% people approve this video. Awesome

Fifteen years since I bought The Four Hour Work Week. I shudder at the thought of where I'd have ended up without it.

sometimes i feel too much urgency and become highly impatient... trying to work on that

For myself, I've noticed that when I feel threatened by some mental object -- a possible experience, like sadness, rejection -- I posture at it mentally. Obviously this is pointing at the same basic thing as 'resistance', but this particular framing has been useful to acquire because a) it's more specific than 'I notice I'm getting mentally caught up in this' b)I regard posturing as generally ridiculous futility, no matter who it is coming from; certainly not something I want to do. And c) understanding it as this social behaviour I see from the outside, 'posturing', makes it hard to take the typical 'but my concerns are uniquely valid [because they're mine]' excuse too seriously.

Tim. Your a good man. This world relies on men like you whether you know it or not

I was one second away from my car being crushed between two articulated lorries, which freaked me out at the time and instigated me writing a business book while quitting social media. That feeling of urgency subsides over time, so I try to think back to that moment to keep me moving forward. Just got to stop watching so many KZfaq videos...

This guy is the real deal! Love watching your videos and reading the 4 hour work week

Happy music, funny movies/tv shows, happy internal dialog...

Thank you for this way to measure or value an experience. You just helped me realize how incredibly valuable my last month was. Thanks again!

Thank you for this video Tim Ferriss!! ☺🙏💃💄🌱💐🏝💜

What about people with the opposite problem, with too much of a sense of urgency? Nearly everything feels urgent. Everyday. Can you please make a video on that?

I’ve found that it’s not death itself that I fear, but rather the regrets of not using the lifetime that death represents the mortal/conscious end of. So, in a sense, we may not be bothered by our eventual and guaranteed death time if there are no regrets. Of course, there is likely to be some, so the literal goal is to minimize them. All this seems overwhelming at first, but we eat the “regret elephant” of our lifetime by one bite/day at a time. I personally do this by living each day as a micro-lifetime and aim to go to bed without any regrets from the day. Obviously, it’s not always possible but it gets easier over time. When I look back at previous days, I rarely notice any regrets. Maybe I can’t change past situations but I can change my perspectives of them. Then, they don’t need to be regretted since they have served as lessons for improvement. In the end (pun), as the RHCP stated in a song, “it’s better to regret something you did rather than something you didn’t do”. Without terrible extremes, this holds much truth.

“time wasted but enjoyed was not wasted” ~ Bertrand Russell