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[5-Bullet Friday](=)
Hi All!
Here is your weekly dose of â5-Bullet Friday,â a list of what Iâm pondering and exploring.
What Iâm thinking about nearly 24/7 â
Next Monday or Tuesday, Iâll be publishing the most important podcast episode Iâve ever published. No politics, no advertising... just an intense and important personal story. This has been years in the making. Iâm both nervous and excited, although âexcitedâ isnât quite the right word. Thatâll make sense when you see it. If you havenât already, please subscribe to the podcast so you donât miss this one The Tim Ferriss Show on [Apple Podcasts](, [Spotify](=), [Overcast](), [Stitcher](), [Google Podcasts](, [Castbox](), [Pocket Casts](=), [Podcast Addict]().
What Iâm watching â [Dune official trailer](=). Itâs no secret that I love Frank Herbertâs [Dune](. [The Litany Against Fear of the Bene Gesserit]( has appeared in my books, Iâve referenced quotes from Dune on the podcast, and I still think it is one of the finest examples of world-building, and practically useful, fiction in the English language. Past attempts to translate Dune to the screen have failed to capture the magic, but this trailer made me smile. Iâm keeping expectations low, but if the YouTube comments are to be believed (and you should read them to get an idea of how devout/hardcore the fan base is), at least the writers and filmmakers arenât trying to cram everything from the Dune universe into one feature-length film. Fingers crossed...
What Iâm reading â [How to Find the Side Door: Startup Lessons from RXBar, 5-hour Energy, and More](). This post from [Guy Raz](=) of [How I Built This]() explores how RXBar, 5-hour Energy, and other unorthodox startups created their own categoriesâand billions of dollars of valueâby âtaking the side door.â Sometimes the best way to beat the competition and win... is to sidestep competition altogether.
Simple shoes that Iâm loving â[OluKai âNohea Meshâ slip-on shoes]( ([Official website](, [Zappos](), [REI](, [Amazon]().
Quote Iâm pondering â âThe willow submits to the wind and prospers until one day it is many willows â a wall against the wind.ââ [Frank Herbert](=), [Dune](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.
Have a wonderful weekend, all.
Much love to you and yours,
Tim
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