"Your great mistake is to act the drama as if you were alone." â David Whyte  â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â 5-Bullet Friday The latest from author and investor [Tim Ferriss]( â â Hi All! â Here is your weekly dose of 5-Bullet Friday, a list of what Iâm pondering and exploring. Feel free to forward along if the spirit moves you. â This edition is brought to you by [Waking Up](=), one of my favorite life tools. Be sure to see their offer in the P.S. â
What Iâm reading and putting to use â[Back Mechanic]( by [Dr. Stuart McGill](, one of the great Jedis of spine mechanics. The description: âBack Mechanic guides you through a self-assessment of your pain triggers then shows you how to avoid these roadblocks to recovery. Then, effective exercises are coached in a step-by-step progressive plan. Spine expert Prof. McGill used his 30 years of research findings and clinical investigations to create this evidence-based guide that has helped thousands reclaim their lives.â Long-term readers might recognize Stuartâs name, as I featured the following exercises from him in a previous 5BF: â[Enhancing low back health through stabilization exercise](.â From extreme pain six months ago, these exercises helped me to aggressively ski half-day sessions 4â5x/week all of January and February. â
Podcast episode Iâm loving â[Power Broker #01: Robert Caro](=)â by [99% Invisible](=), hosted by [Roman Mars](=) and [Elliott Kalan](=). This is spectacular. I must confess with great shame that I have never finished [The Power Broker](), the legendary Pulitzer Prize winner by Robert Caro. Dozens of my most brilliant friends have recommended it, and Iâve tried valiantly, but I somehow fall short. The book chronicles the life of Robert Moses, a city planner who became the most powerful man in New York, shaping the cityâs politics and infrastructure.
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This three-part podcast allowed me to salvage my self-respect and dive back into what I knew to be an incredible story worth exploring. It also reignited my desire to finish the book.
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Listen on [Apple Podcasts](, [Spotify](, or wherever you get your podcasts. I will be listening to episodes #2 and #3 in the series over the weekend. To sample Robert Caroâs incredible writing, read the âif you do everythingâ paragraph [here](=).
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For a cinematic impression of Robert Moses, you can find a creative variant of him in Edward Nortonâs brilliant adaptation of [Motherless Brooklyn]( as Moses Randolph. [The trailer here](=)âand the entire filmâis well worth watching. â
What is making me laugh â[Humanitarians of Tinder](=). Since Iâm back on the dating scene, I decided to revisit this old gem. After a hard day, itâs a great way to laugh until it hurts and go to bed with a smile. Life is absurd, and sometimes you just need to bathe in the âWTF?â of it all. â
Fiction writing Iâm sharing â[How to Start a War]().â âHow to Start a Warâ is my first published fiction piece, and itâs the first time Iâve shared fiction on the blog. Itâs a short story about mercenaries, modern life, and the games we play. How much of it is actually fiction? Well, thatâs a damn good question. [Read it here](), and let me know what you think in the blog postâs comments. â
Poem Iâm pondering âEverything is Waiting for Youâ
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âYour great mistake is to act the drama
as if you were alone. As if life
were a progressive and cunning crime
with no witness to the tiny hidden
transgressions. To feel abandoned is to deny
the intimacy of your surroundings. Surely,
even you, at times, have felt the grand array;
the swelling presence, and the chorus, crowding
out your solo voice. You must note
the way the soap dish enables you,
or the window latch grants you freedom.
Alertness is the hidden discipline of familiarity.
The stairs are your mentor of things
to come, the doors have always been there
to frighten you and invite you,
and the tiny speaker in the phone
is your dream-ladder to divinity.
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Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the
conversation. The kettle is singing
even as it pours you a drink, the cooking pots
have left their arrogant aloofness and
seen the good in you at last. All the birds
and creatures of the world are unutterably
themselves. Everything is waiting for you.
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â [David Whyte](
([Click here to share on Twitter]().) --------------------------------------------------------------- You can complement this edition of 5-Bullet Friday with the latest Tim Ferriss Experiment episode (â[How to Quickly Learn Poker](=)â), my most recent interview with [Edward Norton](), and my brand-new âwalk and talkâ conversation with the one and only [Seth Godin]().
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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 â
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I love [Waking Up](=) for its guided meditation *progression* that builds multiple skills as you move from one class to the next. I suggest starting with Samâs 30-day introductory class, which I revisit myself at least once a year. Itâs a logical sequence instead of a collection of ad-hoc readings. Subscribers to 5-Bullet Friday can get 30 days free when you sign up at [WakingUp.com/Tim](=). Sign up today and experience a new operating system for your mind. â Forwarded this message? [Sign up here](). Join millions of monthly readers. Get exclusive content, private Q&As, giveaways, and more. No spam, ever. Just great stuff. Â
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