Tools of Titans is a new book by Timothy Ferriss, best-known for his book “4 Hour Workweek”. The book promises to teach you the tactics, routines, and habits of the world’s most successful people.
What is Tools of Titans?
Tools of Titans is a recently-released book sold through Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and other retailers. The book is subtitled, “The Tactics, Routines, And Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class performers”.
Tools of Titans was written by Tim Ferris (he calls himself “Tim” not “Timothy” now, apparently). Tim Ferriss is best-known for writing 4 Hour Workweek, the book that inspired thousands of people to adopt the digital nomad lifestyle. He’s also known for his The Tim Ferriss Show podcast.
In Tools of Titans, Tim promises to teach you the daily habits that make the world’s most successful people successful.
Many of these people have been guests on The Tim Ferriss Show over the years, which has hosted notable celebrities like Jamie Foxx and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
But Tools of Titans isn’t just about interviewing big name celebrities: there’s a big emphasis on interviewing the top performers across multiple disciplines. Tim interviews unique individuals like “legendary Special Operations commanders and black-market biochemists”, for example, along with world-class powerlifters, gymnasts, and even surfers.
As Tim explains, many of his guests have never done an interview before in their lives, and have never shared their unique wisdom with the world. “This unusual depth has led to more than 100 million downloads [of my podcast]”, he explains.
What Will You Learn in Tools of Titans?
Tim calls Tools of Titans “my ultimate notebook of high-leverage tools, for myself”. He claims the lessons and strategies shared in the book changed his own life. Now, he wants to share those tools with the world.
Tim views himself not as an interviewer, but as an experimenter. After interviewing unique personalities on his show, Tim goes onto test those strategies in his own life. The end result is that the book is a combination of strategies from world-class performers mixed with Tim’s own advice from implementing those strategies into his own life.
Tools of Titans doesn’t just list everything from Tim’s podcast. If you’re a regular listener, then you’ll find a lot of additional value in the book, including new guests you haven’t heard from and new content from Tim.
Nevertheless, some reviewers indicate that a lot of the material in the book has been heard before on the podcast – so you might not get as much value from Tools of Titans if you’ve listened to Tim’s podcasts in the past.
Ultimately, Tools of Titans is a collection of advice raised from interviews with more than 200 world-class performers. It’s the distilled tools, tactics, and strategies Tim has learned from interviewing each of these guests for 2 to 3 hours.
What Do Customers Have to Say About Tools of Titans?
Tools of Titans is one of the bestselling books on Amazon.com at the moment. It’s currently the #1 best seller in Motivational Management & Leadership. So far, the book has attracted rave reviews on Amazon, and currently holds an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 5. 85% of reviewers have given the book 5 stars.
Here are some of the things we’ve learned from the 760+ customer reviews on Amazon:
Pros
-It will rewire your brain in a good way
-Great tips about meditation from some of the world’s leading experts, including Sam Harris, Naval Ravikant, and Kevin Rose
-“I do feel like I’ve gotten a lot of health insights that I wouldn’t have otherwise known about”
-It’s a collection of quotes and material learned from hundreds of podcasts and interview
-It’s advice and information you won’t find anywhere else online
-The book teaches you strategies that will give you a new look at life, and will teach you how to rethink your problems in a new and profound way
-A good starting point for adopting the Tim Ferriss lifestyle, or a good appetizer for books like The 4-Hour Workweek
Cons
-The book isn’t organized as well as some readers like. If you want to learn about health hacks or meditation tips, for example, then you can’t just turn to one section of the book; you have to read through different individual sections.
-The book can leave you chasing dozens of random tactics, which can be an overwhelming number of things to try.
-Some of the chapters are “just absurd”. Some readers struggled with the cognitive science chapter, which consists of just a few paragraphs that can ultimately be summed up by stating that “the brain is complicated”. There’s not as much insight as you might like to read.
-Sometimes Tim will describe something in the book and state that “YouTube is your friend”, encouraging you to look up the material on your own. Some readers would prefer having Tim lay out more information in the book.
Ultimately, the book has reviews similar to many popular self-help books: some people expect a quick fix and want the book to change their lives overnight, while others understand that a self-help book is only going to help if you’re willing to put in the work.
Tools of Titans Pricing
Tools of Titans is available through Amazon and other retailers. Here’s how pricing breaks down on Amazon:
-Kindle: $14.87
-Hardcover: $16.80
-Paperback: $11.26
Who is Timothy Ferriss?
Tim Ferriss is a 39 year-old American author, entrepreneur, and public speaker best-known for his self-help books and podcast. He first came to prominence with The 4-Hour Workweek, which was listed as a bestseller on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists.
Tim is also well-known for being an angel investor (or an advisor to) companies like Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon, Evernote, and Uber, among others.
Prior to writing 4-Hour Workweek, Tim Ferriss was a Princeton graduate with a degree in East Asian Studies. After graduating, he worked in sales at a data storage company before launching his own internet business called BrainQUICKEN. BrainQUICKEN sold nutritional supplements online. In 2010, Tim sold BrainQUICKEN to a UK private equity firm, then wrote The 4-Hour Workweek.
You can read more about Tim Ferriss at his Wikipedia page here.
Should You Buy Tools of Titans?
Tools of Titans is one of the most popular self-help/management training books available today. Written by entrepreneur and author Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans will teach you hundreds of strategies you can implement into your daily lifestyle to emulate the best “titans” in the world today.
The book builds off much of the material in Tim Ferriss’s podcast, so podcast listeners may find it repetitive. However, many people have used the book as an introduction to Tim Ferriss’s lifestyle, including his podcast, blog posts, and books.
If you’re interested in learning alternative strategies used by some of the world’s most successful individuals, then Tim Ferriss’s Tools of Titans may be the right book for you.
