Tools of Titans
{{Short description|2016 self-help book by Timothy Ferriss}}
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| published = 2016 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt){{cite book|title=Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers: Ferriss, Timothy, Schwarzenegger, Arnold |publisher= Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=978-1328683786 |last1=Ferriss |first1=Timothy |year=2017 }}
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| pages = 736
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Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers (2016) is a self-help book by Timothy Ferriss, an American entrepreneur.{{cite book |last=Ferriss |first=Timothy |title=Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |year=2006 |isbn=978-1328683786 }} For the book, he interviewed more than one hundred "world-class performers" from diverse fields to solicit their advice about how to be successful. The book debuted as a #1 New York Times bestseller.{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2017 |title=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss is the first podcast-based book to become a #1 New York Times Bestseller |url=https://www.hmhco.com/about-us/press-releases/tools-of-titans-nyt-bestseller |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.hmhco.com}}
Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote the foreword.{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2016/12/the-one-routine-yes-one-common-to-billionaires-icons-and-world-class-performers/|title=The One Routine—Yes, One!—Common to Billionaires, Icons and World-Class Performers|website=The New York Observer |date=December 6, 2016|access-date=April 9, 2021}}
Content
Ferriss noticed patterns in the successful people he interviewed, including:{{Cite web|url=https://toolsoftitans.com/intro/|title=Intro|date=December 2, 2016|website=Tools of Titans}}
- 80% engaged in meditation or mindfulness activities daily{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/video/-tools-of-titans-author-reveals-common-thread-he-found-in-successful-people-821929027628|title='Tools of Titans' author reveals 'common thread' he found in successful people|website=TODAY.com}}
- A number of males over 45 either never ate breakfast, or ate it lightly.
- Many used the Chilipad, a sleep-aid device.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-what-the-rich-and-famous-do-in-the-morning-2016-12-06|title=What Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marc Andreessen and Margaret Cho have in common|first=Alessandra|last=Malito|website=MarketWatch|date=10 December 2016 |accessdate=April 9, 2021}}
- Many enjoyed the books Sapiens, Poor Charlie's Almanack, Influence, Man's Search for Meaning.
- Many listened to single songs on repeat for focus.
- Many did a form of "spec" work (completing projects on their own time and at their own expense, then submitting them to prospective buyers)
- Many believed that "failure is not durable".
- They often turned weaknesses into advantages.
References
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External links
- {{official site|https://toolsoftitans.com/}}
- [https://toolsoftitans.tools/titans.html Meet The Titans]
Category:2016 non-fiction books