#795: The End of Time Management

Tim Ferriss (0:00)

Well, hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs. This is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferris Show. If you want the long-form deconstructing world-class performers interviews, then you can pick one of the other 800 episodes or so that I have done. But this time around, you know I like to experiment. We have a different format featuring the book that started it all for me, The 4-Hour Workweek. And even though it was published in 2007, back when I had hair, it was one of Amazon's top 10 most highlighted books of all time. Last time I checked in 2017 and there are actually two of my books on that list. The 4-Hour Body was the second. But back to the topic at hand, readers and listeners often ask me, what would you change? What would you update? But an equally interesting question is, what wouldn't I change? What has stood the test of time? What hasn't lost any potency? What do I still personally use? And this episode features one of the most important chapters from The 4-Hour Workweek. It includes tools and frameworks that I use to this day, including Pareto's Law, Parkinson's Law, and many other fine details. It is called The End of Time Management. It is narrated by the great voice actor, Ray Porter. And if you are interested in checking out the rest of the audiobook, which is produced and copyrighted by Blackstone Publishing, you can find it on Audible, Apple, Google, Spotify, downpour.com, or wherever you find your favorite audiobooks. But first, a few quick words from the fine sponsors who make this show possible. I use all of their products, so this is not me just shilling. I've tried it all, I've vetted it all, and here they are. One of the first times I really explored quantum computing on the podcast was with legendary investor Steve Jervitson. This was way back in 2018 Quantum computers can process exponentially more data than classical computers and could one day crack encryption algorithms that are currently secure. So there is an arms race afoot, and it is good to get ahead of it if you can. That's why ExpressVPN, this episode's sponsor, Thinking Ahead, has upgraded their encryption to use MLChem, which is the strongest available protection from post-quantum threats. A VPN or virtual private network is already the best way to secure your privacy while online. I use ExpressVPN anytime I'm on public Wi-Fi, whether that's at a coffee shop, airport, or anywhere at all. You could also do some very fun stuff with choosing your server, if, for instance, you can't access content that is blocked somewhere. It's very, very useful. And with ExpressVPN, all of your online activity is rerouted through encrypted servers. So no one can read your data or try to hijack your connection, whether that's a data broker profiting off of your private online activity or hackers who are lurking on public Wi-Fi to steal your confidential information. It's actually a lot easier to sniff those packets and steal your data than you might think. So it's good to have protection. And now with post-quantum protection, ExpressVPN is essentially future proofing their customers' privacy. So to get the highest standard of protection from your VPN service, go to expressvpn.com/tim.

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