"To learn to be always in a state of meditation means never to let your vital energy wane. You would never allow it to do so if it were certain..."  â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â 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
What Iâm reading â[Is Bach the greatest achiever of all time?]()â by [Tyler Cowen]() ([@tylercowen](). â
What Iâm listening to â[The Birth of Babylon](=)â ([Apple Podcasts](=), [Spotify](=), [Overcast]() on [The Rest Is History]( podcast with [Tom Holland](=) and [Dominic Sandbrook](=).
ââ[The Sumerians - Fall of the First Cities]()â ([Apple Podcasts](), [Spotify](, [Overcast]() on the [Fall of Civilizations]( podcast with [Paul M.M. Cooper]().
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Quick reframe for fun: time-wise, you and I are closer to Cleopatraâs life (70/69 BCâ10 August 30 BC) than Cleopatra was to the construction of the pyramids (c. 2570 BC).
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What Iâm watching â[Arnold](). This was recommended to me by at least a dozen friends, and it doesnât disappoint. This three-part miniseries is from the same producers who gave us [The Defiant Ones](=). The official description: âThis intimate docuseries follows [Arnold Schwarzenegger](âs multifaceted life and career, from bodybuilding champ to Hollywood icon to politician.â â
What Iâm excited to dig into this weekend and next week â[Your responses here](). My podcast, [The Tim Ferriss Show](), is turning 10 years old next year, and I couldnât be more excited. After almost 700 episodes and nearly 1B downloads, itâs arguably the biggest thing Iâve ever done, and without you allâmy dear listenersâthis show wouldnât exist. Thank you so much for allowing me to do this work. As the big birthday approaches, Iâd love to get to know you all better. By filling out [this survey](), you can help me choose the best guests, formats, topics/questions, sponsors, and much more. And as a thank-you, Iâll be giving away 20 signed copies of The 4-Hour Workweek to 20 people who fill out the survey. [Could you please take a moment today and fill it out]()? It doesnât take long, and it would mean a lot. â
Quote Iâm pondering âTo learn to be always in a state of meditation means never to let your vital energy wane. You would never allow it to do so if it were certain that you were to die tomorrow. It wanes because you forget about death. Grit your teeth, fix your gaze, and observe death at this moment. You have to feel it so strongly that it seems as if itâs attacking you. Fearless energy comes from this. At this moment, death is right before your eyes. Itâs not something you can afford to neglect.â â
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You can complement this edition of 5-Bullet Friday with [my brand-new interview](=) with Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Scott Patterson, [my conversation]( with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and [my interview]() with Tyler Cowen.
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