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贝基-肯尼迪博士 - 养育有韧性孩子的育儿策略,以及修复关系、设定界限等方面的逐字稿 (#784) || Dr. Becky Kennedy — Parenting Strategies for Raising Resilient Kids, Plus Word-for-Word Scripts for Repairing Relationships, Setting Boundaries, and More (#784)

2024-12-27 18:04:27


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这篇博文是Tim Ferriss播客节目的文字记录,采访嘉宾是育儿专家Becky Kennedy博士。 Kennedy博士创立了Good Inside,一个旨在帮助父母成为强大自信的领导者,并培养强大自信孩子的育儿运动。

访谈涵盖了诸多育儿策略,包括:修复关系、设定界限、培养孩子的韧性等。 Kennedy博士强调了“修复”的重要性,并分享了具体的语言脚本。她还指出,育儿并非易事,父母的挑战在于培养孩子的能力而非仅仅追求孩子的快乐。 她鼓励父母成为“稳固的领导者”,并运用“最慷慨的解读”(MGI)方法来理解孩子行为背后的动机。

访谈中还涉及到与祖父母沟通、处理孩子情绪失调、应对不良影响等问题,并推荐了一些书籍和资源。 Kennedy博士的一些金句也得到了强调,例如:“这很难是因为它确实很难,而不是因为我做错了什么。” 以及“我们的言语并非我们的愿望,而是我们的恐惧。”

最后,文章还列出了访谈中提到的书籍、链接以及赞助商信息。


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“This feels hard because it is hard, not because I’m doing something wrong.”
— Dr. Becky Kennedy

Dr. Becky Kennedy (@DrBeckyAtGoodInside) is the founder and CEO of Good Inside, a parenting movement that disrupts conventional parenting practices by empowering parents to become sturdy, confident leaders and raise sturdy, confident kids. Good Inside currently has members across more than 100 countries and millions of followers across social media platforms, including nearly 3M followers on Instagram alone. Good Inside released a mobile app that serves as a “24/7 parenting coach,” offering personalized, age-based support and an AI Chatbot trained on Dr. Becky’s entire library of content.

Dr. Becky is also behind the #1 New York Times bestselling book Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, a chart-topping podcast, a TED talk with nearly 4 million views on the power of repair, and an upcoming children’s book, That’s My Truck! A Good Inside Story About Hitting.

Please enjoy!

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#784: Dr. Becky Kennedy — Parenting Strategies for Raising Resilient Kids, Plus Word-for-Word Scripts for Repairing Relationships, Setting Boundaries, and More

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Want to hear another podccast episode that focuses on education and the intricacies of parenting? Listen to my conversation with New York Times bestselling author Jessica Lahey in which we discussed confidence vs. competence when trying to foster a child’s self-esteem, why instilling hope in a child is so crucial to their lifelong well-being, books and activities that keep Jessica aligned along the path of hope and optimism, advice for parents who get the dreaded phone call that their child has been caught up in non-ideal behavior, and much more.

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

  • Connect with Dr. Becky Kennedy:

Good Inside | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Threads | TikTok | YouTube

SHOW NOTES

  • [00:06:49] The power of repair.
  • [00:09:44] “It’s never your fault when I yell at you.”
  • [00:13:49] What does it mean to be a “good” parent?
  • [00:15:26] Activating curiosity over judgment.
  • [00:18:27] Alternatives to saying “Good job” as a confidence builder.
  • [00:23:16] Making kids happy vs. building capability.
  • [00:26:44] A pilot metaphor for sturdy leadership.
  • [00:31:56] Role confusion.
  • [00:34:30] Defining boundaries.
  • [00:38:44] How parenting becomes a two-way mirror for growth.
  • [00:43:46] The MGI (Most Generous Interpretation) approach.
  • [00:46:29] Biggest challenges in parenting.
  • [00:50:29] Recommended reading for someone with kids in their life.
  • [00:55:49] Advisable prerequisites for singles who aim to build a family.
  • [00:59:55] Setting boundaries with grandparents and dealing with different parenting styles.
  • [01:05:18] Handling frustration when a child is pushing your buttons.
  • [01:13:35] Lessons learned from working with eating disorders.
  • [01:17:03] Managing troublemaker behavior.
  • [01:21:14] Bad influence intervention.
  • [01:26:28] Cultivating resilience in “deeply feeling” kids (DFKs).
  • [01:32:35] The trials and errors that birthed Good Inside.
  • [01:36:30] “Our words are not our wishes. Our words are our fears.”
  • [01:43:44] Billboard messages and mantras.
  • [01:51:37] Fan-favorite scripts on saying no, boundaries, and repair.
  • [01:54:52] The tennis court metaphor for boundaries.
  • [01:59:22] Resources and parting thoughts.

MORE DR. BECKY KENNEDY QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“Parenting doesn’t come naturally. The only thing that comes naturally is how you were parented. … It would be like a doctor saying, ‘I didn’t go to medical school. I have surgical instinct.'”
— Dr. Becky Kennedy

“What scares you does not scare me. … What a sturdy leader really does is they say to you, ‘I see what’s happening for you. I see your feelings as real and your feelings don’t overwhelm me.'”
— Dr. Becky Kennedy

“This feels hard because it is hard, not because I’m doing something wrong.”
— Dr. Becky Kennedy

“Parenting doesn’t come naturally. The only thing that comes naturally is how you were parented.”
— Dr. Becky Kennedy

“We were never meant to parent on instinct alone.”
— Dr. Becky Kennedy

“When we’re completely out of control and overwhelmed and we scream things out in that state, our words are not our wishes. Our words are our fears.”
— Dr. Becky Kennedy

“Do not deprive my child of finding their capability. Do not steal it. Do not steal their capability. A kid doesn’t feel capable when they do something easy.”
— Dr. Becky Kennedy

“Kids develop capability after watching themselves survive something that was really difficult and just get through it.”
— Dr. Becky Kennedy

“Our body has this remarkable way to act out conflict if we don’t kind of understand it and resolve it.”
— Dr. Becky Kennedy

“The most under-utilized strategy in parenting, and this sounds like a joke, but I do want to name it to make it official, is doing nothing.”
— Dr. Becky Kennedy

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重新审视《每周工作 4 小时》--如何通过反其道而行之、精准定位和不切实际的目标来获得不寻常的结果 (#783) || The 4-Hour Workweek Revisited – How to Get Uncommon Results by Doing the Opposite, Aiming with Precision, and Aiming for the Unrealistic (#783)

2024-12-19 11:32:37


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《每周工作四小时》重访:如何通过反其道而行之、精准目标和追求不切实际的目标获得非凡成果(#783)

本期播客节目以不同形式回顾了2007年出版的《每周工作四小时》一书。蒂姆·费里斯探讨了书中哪些内容经受住了时间的考验,依然有效。

节目选取了该书音频版“D代表定义”部分的三个章节,由配音演员雷·波特朗读。这三个章节介绍了费里斯至今仍在使用的工具和框架,旨在帮助听众打造理想生活,最大化每小时产出。

节目还介绍了《每周工作四小时》的DEAL框架(定义、消除、自动化、解放),并推荐了收听完整音频书的途径。

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Promo image for "The 4-Hour Workweek" by Tim Ferriss with the text, "If you could 10X your per-hour output, how would your life and business change?"

Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show. This time around, we have a bit of a different format, featuring the book that started it all, The 4-Hour Workweek, which was published in 2007. It’s crazy to think that the 20th anniversary is around the corner.

Readers and listeners often ask me what I would change or update, but in my mind, an equally interesting question is: what wouldn’t I change? What stands the test of time and hasn’t lost any potency? 

This episode features three chapters from the audiobook of The 4-Hour Workweek that are time-tested. They represent tools and frameworks that have changed my life and that I still use today. The chapters are narrated by the great voice actor Ray Porter. 

The 4-Hour Workweek is written in four sections, each corresponding to a letter in the acronym DEAL, which stands for Definition, Elimination, Automation, and Liberation. The chapters you’ll hear are from the section “D is for Definition.” If you want to craft your best life and your ideal lifestyle, these chapters should help. If you want to maximize your per-hour output, whether it’s four, 40, or 100 hours per week, Definition is the also the most important first step.

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.

Please enjoy!

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#783: The 4-Hour Workweek Revisited – How to Get Uncommon Results by Doing the Opposite, Aiming with Precision, and Aiming for the Unrealistic (#783)

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Right now, you’ll get a 1-year supply of Vitamin D free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones. Visit DrinkAG1.com/Tim to claim this special offer today and receive your 1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase! That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive daily, foundational nutrition supplement that supports whole-body health.


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Want to hear another podcast episode that features The 4-Hour WorkweekCheck out this episode, in which Cal Newport interviews me for an article he ended up writing for The New Yorker titled “Revisiting ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’: How Tim Ferriss’s 2007 manifesto anticipated our current moment of professional upheaval.”

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

SHOW NOTES

  • [00:00] Intro (D is for definition).
  • [00:05:43] Beating the game, not playing the game.
  • [00:10:11] Challenging the status quo vs. being stupid.
  • [00:11:48] Retirement is worst-case-scenario insurance.
  • [00:13:40] Interest and energy are cyclical.
  • [00:15:06] Less is not laziness.
  • [00:16:24] The timing is never right.
  • [00:17:24] Ask for forgiveness, not permission.
  • [00:18:01] Emphasize strengths, don’t fix weaknesses.
  • [00:18:57] Things in excess become their opposite.
  • [00:20:02] Money alone is not the solution.
  • [00:21:24] Relative income is more important than absolute income.
  • [00:24:13] Distress is bad, eustress is good.
  • [00:25:59] Questions and actions.
  • [00:27:45] Dodging bullets: fear-setting and escaping paralysis.
  • [00:32:51] The power of pessimism: defining the nightmare.
  • [00:36:59] Conquering fear = defining fear.
  • [00:39:55] Uncovering fear disguised as optimism.
  • [00:42:00] Someone call the Maître d’.
  • [00:45:02] Questions and actions.
  • [00:49:45] System reset: Being unreasonable and unambiguous.
  • [00:53:13] Doing the unrealistic is easier than doing the realistic.
  • [00:55:41] What do you want? A better question, first of all.
  • [00:57:41] Adult-onset ADD: adventure deficit disorder.
  • [00:59:44] The fat man in the red BMW convertible.
  • [01:01:21] Correcting course: get unrealistic.
  • [01:02:28] How to get George Bush or the CEO of Google on the phone.
  • [01:08:41] Questions and actions and dreamlining calculations.

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The post The 4-Hour Workweek Revisited – How to Get Uncommon Results by Doing the Opposite, Aiming with Precision, and Aiming for the Unrealistic (#783) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss.

传奇发明家丹尼-希利斯(外加凯文-凯利)--从 400 多项专利中汲取的非正统教训、解决不可能的问题、真正的人工智能与 "人工智能"、聘请理查德-费曼、与史蒂夫-乔布斯合作、创建并行计算等 (#782) || Legendary Inventor Danny Hillis (Plus Kevin Kelly) — Unorthodox Lessons from 400+ Patents, Solving the Impossible, Real Al vs. “AI,” Hiring Richard Feynman, Working with Steve Jobs, Creating Parallel Computing, and Much More (#782)

2024-12-12 22:41:34


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Tim Ferriss Show #782: 传奇发明家 Danny Hillis 与 Kevin Kelly 对谈

本期节目邀请到传奇发明家 Danny Hillis 和 Kevin Kelly,探讨了 Hillis 400 多项专利背后的经验教训、解决不可能的问题、真正的 AI 与“AI”、与理查德·费曼共事、与史蒂夫·乔布斯合作、创造并行计算等等话题。

Danny Hillis 是一位发明家、科学家、作家和工程师,拥有超过 400 项专利,涉及并行计算机、磁盘阵列、癌症诊断和治疗以及各种电子、光学和机械设备等领域。他也是 Long Now 基金会的联合创始人,并设计了其著名的 10000 年机械钟。他曾在迪士尼担任迪士尼研究员,并创立多家公司。

Kevin Kelly 是《连线》杂志的创始执行编辑,也是畅销书作家。

访谈涵盖以下主题:

  • Hillis 的职业生涯: 从在麻省理工学院攻读博士学位,到开创并行计算,再到在迪士尼和 Applied Invention 的工作经历。
  • 并行计算的发展: Hillis 解释了并行计算的原理及其对 AI 和高性能计算的影响。
  • Applied Invention 的项目选择标准: Hillis 分享了 Applied Invention 公司选择项目的三个标准。
  • 与著名人物的合作: Hillis 分享了与理查德·费曼、史蒂夫·乔布斯等人的合作经验。
  • 生物技术和癌症研究: Hillis 讲述了他与 David Agus 在生物技术和癌症研究方面的合作。
  • 可持续农业: Hillis 探讨了系统化思维在农业中的应用。
  • 对 AI 的看法: Hillis 区分了真正的 AI 和当前的“AI”,并探讨了 AI 如何帮助人类更好地理解自身在智能谱系中的位置。
  • Hillis 的个人哲学: Hillis 分享了他对因果关系、长期乐观主义和短期悲观主义的看法。
  • Hillis 的发明: 包括“捏合缩放”技术和 10000 年钟。
  • 专利制度的利弊: Hillis 对专利制度进行了分析。

访谈中,Hillis 提出了一些引人注目的观点,例如:“创造智能可能比理解智能更容易。” 他还分享了许多个人经验和对未来的展望,内容丰富,值得一听。 节目还包含对赞助商 Momentous、Eight Sleep 和 AG1 的介绍。


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“It may be easier to actually make intelligence than to understand intelligence.”
— Danny Hillis

Danny Hillis is an inventor, scientist, author, and engineer. While completing his doctorate at MIT, he pioneered the parallel computers that are the basis for the processors used for AI and most high-performance computer chips. He has more than 400 issued patents, covering parallel computers; disk arrays; cancer diagnostics and treatment; various electronic, optical, and mechanical devices; and the pinch-to-zoom display interface. He is a co-founder of The Long Now Foundation and the designer of its 10,000-year mechanical clock.

Danny has founded multiple companies, but his only regular job was as the first Disney Fellow at Disney Imagineering. He has published scientific papers in Science, Nature, Modern Biology, and International Journal of Theoretical Physics and written extensively on technology for Newsweek, Wired, and Scientific American. He is the author of The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work and Connection Machine. He is now a founding partner with Applied Invention, working on new ideas in cybersecurity, medicine, and agriculture.

Kevin Kelly
(@kevin2kelly) is the founding executive editor of WIRED magazine, the former editor and publisher of the Whole Earth Review, and a bestselling author of books on technology and culture, including Excellent Advice for Living; The Inevitable; What Technology Wants; and Vanishing Asia, his three-volume photo-book set that captures West, Central, and East Asia. Kevin is the author of the popular essay “1000 True Fans.” Subscribe to Kevin’s newsletter, Recomendo, at recomendo.com. Every edition features 6 brief personal recommendations of cool stuff.

Please enjoy!

This episode is brought to you by Momentous high-quality supplements, Eight Sleep’s Pod 4 Ultra sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, and AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement.

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The transcript of this episode can be found here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.

#782: Legendary Inventor Danny Hillis (Plus Kevin Kelly) — Unorthodox Lessons from 400+ Patents, Solving the Impossible, Real Al vs. 'AI', Hiring Richard Feynman, Working with Steve Jobs, Creating Parallel Computing, and Much More

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This episode is brought to you by AG1! I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usually AG1, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body in 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, but AG1 further covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system. 

Right now, you’ll get a 1-year supply of Vitamin D free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones. Visit DrinkAG1.com/Tim to claim this special offer today and receive your 1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase! That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive daily, foundational nutrition supplement that supports whole-body health.


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Want to hear the last time Kevin Kelly was on this show? Listen to our conversation here, in which we discussed Kevin’s long bet against the human population, resurrecting extinct species, active optimism vs. passive optimism, Kevin’s $20 time machine, the “dumbsmarten” future of AI, tips for traveling with children, the joys of being a tourist in one’s own town, sabbaticals, and much more.

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

  • Connect with Danny Hillis:

Applied Invention

  • Connect with Kevin Kelly:

Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

SHOW NOTES

  • [07:56] How Danny and Kevin first met through Stewart Brand.
  • [09:58] The funniest person who ever opened Danny’s interview box of unusual objects.
  • [14:01] Danny’s transition to Disney as a Disney Fellow and Vice President of Imagineering.
  • [19:12] The contrast between engineering and artistic approaches to problem-solving.
  • [28:56] The development of parallel computing and founding Thinking Machines.
  • [37:15] The three criteria by which projects are chosen at Applied Invention.
  • [40:36] Zero-trust packet routing (ZPR) and the future of cybersecurity.
  • [46:46] Learning by “hanging out” with experts like Seymour Papert, Marvin Minsky, and Richard Feynman.
  • [59:20] Danny’s work in biotechnology and cancer research with David Agus.
  • [01:07:44] Staying sustainable with systems-oriented thinking in agriculture — as nature intended.
  • [01:16:10] Danny’s superpower.
  • [01:17:48] Homeschooling, education on the move, and the influence of Mrs. Wilner.
  • [01:22:00] The failure of Thinking Machines and other regrets/surprises.
  • [01:26:00] The “Entanglement” that blurs natural and technological boundaries.
  • [01:30:54] The current state of AI versus true intelligence.
  • [01:34:34] How AI may help humanity better understand its place on the intelligence spectrum.
  • [01:39:42] What the future looks like to a short-term pessimist/long-term optimist.
  • [01:50:50] The cone of silence we never heard from again.
  • [01:53:10] Debugging dementia and other diseases.
  • [01:58:05] The MRI alternative Danny’s tackling.
  • [02:00:51] Why don’t we have a freezer version of the consumer microwave oven?
  • [02:01:23] Danny’s place in pinch-to-zoom iPhone innovation history.
  • [02:04:51] The pros and cons of patents for inventors and society.
  • [02:08:01] Inventors Danny finds inspiring.
  • [02:10:04] Danny’s cause-and-effect heresy.
  • [02:14:47] Quantum computing and its implications.
  • [02:18:34] The scientific pursuit of understanding consciousness.
  • [02:23:00] The question Danny asks himself before investing time in a project.
  • [02:25:26] Danny’s 10,000-year billboard.
  • [02:29:49] Parting thoughts.

MORE DANNY HILLIS QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“What the inventor does is actually a very small piece of it. What society does is it creates these preconditions for invention. And once those preconditions are in place, then it’s just a matter of putting together the puzzle pieces and making it work.”
— Danny Hillis

“I’ve also developed the ability to search out the people who really know the thing and hang out with them. … It’s not that I know things other people don’t, but maybe I know a different combination of things that other people do know, and I’m kind of willing to learn the things I don’t know and have a technique of doing it by just hanging out with people who are smarter than I am.”
— Danny Hillis

“Intelligence is a very complicated multifactored thing like life. It’s not just one thing. At the beginnings of AI, we thought the things that were hard for us to do were the intelligence. … As it turns out … the hard part was the stuff that we were so good at, we didn’t even notice—like recognizing a face, jumping to a conclusion, having an intuition about something.”
— Danny Hillis

“It’s much harder to imagine solutions to problems than it is to imagine problems.”
— Danny Hillis

“Maybe I’ve kept a superpower that kids have. … They’re not afraid to go in and see something new and strange and start playing with it.”
— Danny Hillis

“I try to ask the question, ‘Will this make a difference over how much time and how long will that difference matter?’ If it makes a lot of difference after I’m dead, I’d rather do that.”
— Danny Hillis

“I read enough papers that I have questions, because you’re wasting the time of a Marvin Minsky or a Richard Feynman if you don’t ask them something that makes them think. So I would say most of my learning was from the people, not the papers. But I always do homework beforehand to see where the interesting questions are.”
— Danny Hillis

“Great teachers … see where you are and they stretch you to someplace you can get to.”
— Danny Hillis

“A lot of people’s use of computers is now, they kind of know the magic incantations that cause this library to do that, but they don’t really know all the things that are going on underneath that that make it work. And so it’s becoming more like nature. Nature, we used to kind of know, ‘Well, here’s the magic incantations we use for making beer. We don’t know really why this makes good beer, this makes bad beer, or this makes champagne, but we know when we do this, it does that,’ and that’s kind of becoming our relationship with computers. So I think that what’s happening … the distinction between the natural and the artificial is becoming entangled. … It may just kind of go away because there almost is no pure nature and there almost is no pure technology that we fully understand.”
— Danny Hillis

“I have a granddaughter [who] can sit and talk to an electrician as if she knows what electricity is, just by using the right words and saying phrases that she’s heard before and so on. And she can kind of fake it pretty well, but she has no idea what she’s talking about. And that’s mostly where AI is right at this moment.”
— Danny Hillis

“It may be easier to actually make intelligence than to understand intelligence.”
— Danny Hillis

“I think humans, as we know them today, are kind of halfway between monkeys and what we’re going to become. … We’re in this transitional phase. We’ve still got a lot of monkey in us, and I’m really excited by that thing that we’re going to become.”
— Danny Hillis

“In general, I’m a short-term pessimist and a long-term optimist.”
— Danny Hillis

“Much better to be a peasant today than to be a king a couple of centuries ago in terms of your health, food that you ate, how you spend your time … your comfort, everything.”
— Danny Hillis

“I don’t believe in cause and effect.”
— Danny Hillis

“An idea has a lot more sticking power than any physical thing you could build.”
— Danny Hillis

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大卫-怀特,诗人--宽敞的安逸、爱尔兰古训、谵妄中的写作和来自牦牛马槽的启示 (#781) || David Whyte, Poet — Spacious Ease, Irish Koans, Writing in Delirium, and Revelations from a Yak Manger (#781)

2024-12-05 22:54:30


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Tim Ferriss播客#781:诗人David Whyte访谈总结

本期播客邀请了诗人David Whyte作为嘉宾。Whyte的诗歌和散文作品颇丰,他拥有海洋动物学学位,并曾进行过多次探险考察。访谈中,Whyte分享了他对诗歌、人生和心灵的独特见解。

核心观点:

  • 诗歌的本质: Whyte认为诗歌并非抽象艺术,而是人类试图创造无法抵御的语言的方式,它需要以真诚的态度表达并被倾听。
  • 面对人生挑战: Whyte鼓励人们拥抱生活中的挑战,即使这些挑战会带来心碎。他认为,只有真正关心的事情才能激发勇气。
  • 时间的本质: Whyte认为时间并非从我们指缝间溜走,而是我们从时间的指缝间溜走。
  • 对话的邀请: 每一次对话都包含着邀请,当邀请停止,对话也就停止了。
  • 诗歌的力量: Whyte分享了诗歌如何帮助他度过悲伤,并将其视为一种强大的、具有邀请性的力量。
  • 心灵的成熟: Whyte认为,我们可以通过与自身季节性成熟的边缘保持一致,来避免人生的剧烈冲击和转变。

访谈内容概要:

访谈涵盖了Whyte的个人经历、创作理念、对禅宗公案(Koans)的理解,以及他如何将诗歌融入生活等方面。他分享了在喜马拉雅山区的一次经历,以及诗歌创作的灵感来源。Whyte还谈到了他举办的线上系列活动“Three Sundays”。

其他信息:

播客还包含了对赞助商GiveWell.org、Eight Sleep和AG1的介绍。节目末尾提供了访谈中提到的书籍、文章和相关链接。

总而言之,本期播客是一场关于诗歌、人生哲理和心灵探索的深度对话,Whyte的真挚分享和独特见解值得一听。


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“Poetry is not some abstracted art. It’s how human beings speak when they’re trying to create language against which there are no defenses.”
— David Whyte

David Whyte (davidwhyte.com) is the author of twelve books of poetry and five books of prose, including his latest, Consolations II, which further explores what David calls “the conversational nature of reality.”

David holds a degree in marine zoology and has traveled extensively, including living and working as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands and leading anthropological and natural-history expeditions in the Andes, Amazon, and Himalayas. He is the recipient of two honorary degrees: from Neumann University in Pennsylvania and Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia.

David grew up with a strong, imaginative influence from his Irish mother among the hills and valleys of his father’s Yorkshire and now makes his home in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. 
He has also hosted a live online series, Three Sundays, every other month since 2020.

Please enjoy!

This episode is brought to you by GiveWell.org charity research and effective giving, Eight Sleep’s Pod 4 Ultra sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, and AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement.

Listen to the episode on Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastPodcast AddictPocket CastsCastboxYouTube MusicAmazon MusicAudible, or on your favorite podcast platform. Watch the interview on YouTube.

The transcript of this episode can be found here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.

#781: David Whyte, Poet — Spacious Ease, Irish Koans, Writing in Delirium, and Revelations from a Yak Manger

This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep. Temperature is one of the main causes of poor sleep, and heat is my personal nemesis. I’ve suffered for decades, tossing and turning, throwing blankets off, pulling them back on, and repeating ad nauseam. But a few years ago, I started using the Pod Cover, and it has transformed my sleep. Eight Sleep has launched their newest generation of the Pod: Pod 4 Ultra. It cools, it heats, and now it elevates, automatically. With the best temperature performance to date, Pod 4 Ultra ensures you and your partner stay cool in the heat and cozy warm in the cold. Plus, it automatically tracks your sleep time, snoring, sleep stages, and HRV, all with high precision. For example, their heart rate tracking is at an incredible 99% accuracy.

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Want to hear another episode with a poet? Listen to my conversation with award-winning writer Mary Karr, in which we discuss curiosity and presence as a solution to fear, the role spirituality plays in maintaining her sobriety as a former atheist, coping with and expressing the aftermath of trauma, what she wished she’d known about therapy when she was younger, and much more.

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

  • Connect with David Whyte:

Website | Substack | Facebook | Instagram | Threads | TikTok | YouTube

SHOW NOTES

  • [00:06:25] Connecting with Henry Shukman.
  • [00:10:32] Low times in the High Himalayas and a yak manger awakening.
  • [00:15:17] The place from where David writes good poetry.
  • [00:17:22] Invitational speech.
  • [00:21:55] Catching up with the curve of one’s transformation.
  • [00:27:58] A revolutionary moment reflecting on parameters and regret.
  • [00:37:41] “Everything Is Waiting for You.”
  • [00:40:54] The secret code to life and the agreed insanity of so-called adults.
  • [00:46:47] Being found by the world in greater and greater ways.
  • [00:48:52] Asking beautiful questions.
  • [00:58:13] “Tan-y-Garth.”
  • [01:02:09] Memorizing poetry.
  • [01:08:28] “Zen.”
  • [01:22:55] Courage.
  • [01:24:15] How living in a trailer on the side of a Welsh mountain helped David develop as a writer.
  • [01:31:14] Irish koans, French doors, and Tibetan bells.
  • [01:38:30] Poetry as consolation.
  • [01:42:03] The best place to hold a poem.
  • [01:43:07] “Time.”
  • [02:00:01] Writing and reading good poetry.
  • [02:04:52] Parting thoughts.

MORE DAVID WHYTE QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“Poetry is not some abstracted art. It’s how human beings speak when they’re trying to create language against which there are no defenses. This has to be heard and it has to be heard in the spirit in which it is being conveyed, and the language has to be invitational to that particular person.”
— David Whyte

“Poetry is the secret code to staying alive, to staying present, to staying visionary.”
— David Whyte

“All of us spend so much time trying to find a path where we won’t have our heart broken. And really, the only way you can find a path where your heart won’t break is by not caring.”
— David Whyte

“You are really only courageous about what you’re heartfelt about.”
— David Whyte

“Time is not slipping through our fingers. It is we who are slipping through the fingers of time.”
— David Whyte

“Every conversation, as its foundation, has an invitation in it. When the invitation stops, the conversation really stops.”
— David Whyte

“Poetry’s been such a good friend to me. I’ve gone through seven years of grieving in seven months because poetry has allowed me to take each step along the way, in such a powerful, invitational way.”
— David Whyte

“The beautiful thing about a horizon is that it’s got something over it, that’s the definition, and that what’s over it is the unknown that’s inviting you. “
— David Whyte

“Sometimes your life breaks down and you hit present reality with such velocity that you break apart on impact. And this is a time honored way of transformation, but it’s very hard on us to go through it that way. There’s another way of doing it, which is to stay up with the edge of your own seasonal maturation, and that occurs below this invisible line inside you.”
— David Whyte

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赛恩-班尼斯特--从无家可归、身无分文到顶级天使投资人(Uber、SpaceX 和 100 多家公司) (#780) || Cyan Banister — From Homeless and Broke to Top Angel Investor (Uber, SpaceX, and 100+ More) (#780)

2024-11-29 03:40:46


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蒂姆·费里斯播客#780:Cyan Banister——从无家可归到顶级天使投资人 (Uber, SpaceX 等 100 多家公司)

本期播客采访了风险投资公司Long Journey Ventures的合伙人Cyan Banister。Cyan Banister曾是Uber、SpaceX、DeepMind、Flexport和Affirm的早期投资者,投资公司超过100家。节目中,她分享了自己非比寻常的人生经历:从在纳瓦霍族保留地度过童年,到无家可归的街头生活,最终成为硅谷顶级天使投资人的励志故事。

核心内容:

  • 坎坷的童年和青年时期: Cyan在纳瓦霍族保留地长大,经历了家庭疏忽和贫困,15岁成为国家监护人,之后一段时间流落街头。
  • 逆境中的成长: 她讲述了在逆境中生存的策略,以及一位“第二母亲”对她的积极影响。
  • 天使投资之路: 她分享了从早期投资Uber等公司开始的非传统投资之路,以及在投资过程中积累的经验和教训。
  • 独特的投资理念: 她强调了对自身认知的反思,以及不放弃、尝试不同方法的重要性。她认为,从自身局限中跳脱出来,才能更好地做出决策。
  • 人生哲学: Cyan谈到了自我接纳、积极的心态、以及对生命意义的探索,包括对魔法、神秘主义和哲学的兴趣。她认为人生如同游戏,要积极主动地掌控自己的故事。

其他要点:

  • 节目中穿插了对Cyan Banister一些金句的解读,例如“我的生活只有在我把自己排除在决策过程之外时才有所改善,因为我就是障碍。”
  • 节目还提及了Cyan Banister的个人博客Ugly Duckling Substack。

总而言之,本期播客是一段鼓舞人心的旅程,讲述了一个非凡女性如何克服逆境,最终取得巨大成功的故事,并分享了她独特的投资理念和人生哲学。


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“My life has only been improved by taking myself out of the decision-making process, because I am the hindrance.”
— Cyan Banister

Cyan Banister (@cyantist) is a general partner at Long Journey Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on early and new investments. Cyan was an early investor in Uber, SpaceX, DeepMind, Flexport, and Affirm and has invested in more than 100 companies. Prior to that, she was at Founders Fund, a top-tier fund in San Francisco. Subscribe to Cyan’s Substack at uglyduckling.substack.com

Please enjoy!

This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep’s Pod 4 Ultra sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, Wealthfront high-yield cash account, and AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement.

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#780: Cyan Banister — From Homeless and Broke to Top Angel Investor (Uber, SpaceX, and 100+ More)

This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep. Temperature is one of the main causes of poor sleep, and heat is my personal nemesis. I’ve suffered for decades, tossing and turning, throwing blankets off, pulling them back on, and repeating ad nauseam. But a few years ago, I started using the Pod Cover, and it has transformed my sleep. Eight Sleep has launched their newest generation of the Pod: Pod 4 Ultra. It cools, it heats, and now it elevates, automatically. With the best temperature performance to date, Pod 4 Ultra ensures you and your partner stay cool in the heat and cozy warm in the cold. Plus, it automatically tracks your sleep time, snoring, sleep stages, and HRV, all with high precision. For example, their heart rate tracking is at an incredible 99% accuracy.

Pod 4 Ultra also introduces an adjustable Base that fits between your mattress and your bed frame to add custom positions for the best sleeping experience. Plus, it automatically reduces your snoring when detected. Add it easily to any bed. 

And now, listeners of The Tim Ferriss Show can get $350 off of the Pod 4 Ultra for a limited time! Click here to claim this deal and unlock your full potential through optimal sleep.


This episode is brought to you by AG1! I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usually AG1, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body in 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, but AG1 further covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system. 

Right now, you’ll get a 1-year supply of Vitamin D free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones. Visit DrinkAG1.com/Tim to claim this special offer today and receive your 1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase! That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive daily, foundational nutrition supplement that supports whole-body health.


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Want to hear another podcast episode with a world-class investor? Have a listen to my most recent conversation with Oaktree Capital Management’s co-founder Howard Marks, in which we discussed navigating unprecedented uncertainties, crowded versus uncrowded opportunities, the state of the American economy, finding higher-signal sources of information, and much more.

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

  • Connect with Cyan Banister:

Twitter

SHOW NOTES

  • [00:06:16] Early life and education as a white minority on a Navajo reservation.
  • [00:11:18] Strained family dynamics and a cycle of neglect.
  • [00:18:20] The intervention of Officer Pratt and becoming a ward of the state at 15.
  • [00:22:46] Crusty punk survival strategies and life on the streets.
  • [00:32:02] The positive influence of Cyan’s “second” mother.
  • [00:34:17] Crass, Chris Collins, and computers.
  • [00:38:03] An unorthodox path to angel investment beginning with Uber.
  • [00:48:13] Niantic/Pokemon GO.
  • [00:56:27] How stalking Garrett Langley led to a Flock Security investment.
  • [01:00:07] GameCrush, activist investors, and lessons learned.
  • [01:07:00] Sales lessons from the street.
  • [01:10:08] A mindful approach to questioning narratives.
  • [01:15:35] The pre-OnlyFans story of Zivity.
  • [01:24:44] Views on sex and relationships.
  • [01:28:47] Magic glasses, esoteric rabbit holes, and rolling the dice.
  • [01:44:02] How Aleister Crowley and Bill Murray paved a path to ex-atheism.
  • [02:02:21] Cyan’s billboard.
  • [02:04:41] Enduring a stroke and its aftermath.
  • [02:08:31] Meditation, throat-singing, and philosophy.
  • [02:17:50] The Boston spiritual experience and duck boat baptism.
  • [02:40:53] A book in the works, the Ugly Duckling Substack, and parting thoughts.

MORE CYAN BANISTER QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“I’ve always felt like an outsider no matter where I am, and I think that’s been wonderful and incredible for my career. You can certainly look at that and have kind of a victim mindset about it, but I took the opposite path, which was this is what makes me special, that I don’t fit in wherever I am.”

— Cyan Banister

“Once you’re homeless, you can never be un-homeless. It’s really strange. Every time I walk around at a conference or anything, I see all the waste. I see, if I were a homeless person, I could come and I could have this, no matter where I’m at.”

— Cyan Banister

“You have to face something very ugly, which is yourself. You have to look inside and see who and what you really are, and then you have to love yourself even when you don’t like what you see.”

— Cyan Banister

“When people used to say practice self-love, I thought it meant go eat bonbons and go see a good movie and smoke a joint. That was self-love. But it wasn’t getting me anywhere, and I was like, ‘This whole self-love thing is jive. It’s just not working out.’ But I didn’t realize that self-love is learning how to give yourself unconditional love. And the best way I’ve learned how to give yourself unconditional love is imagine yourself as a ball of light and then take that ball of light and visualize it outside of your body and cradle it like it’s a baby. Now, when you look at that baby, would you hurt that baby?”

— Cyan Banister

“We apply a lot of our own perception to everything that everyone says around us. We make up stories that are fiction, and a lot of what people suffer with today are these stories, these narratives that we tell ourselves and one another.”

— Cyan Banister

“My purpose is very simple, which is to spread joy, to lift other people up around me, and to do my best in my own way to end poverty. Now, I’m not responsible for ending poverty. I think we’re all responsible.”

— Cyan Banister

“When you start realizing Oh, I’m in a school, and all of these hard knocks in life are just lessons, you think about them very differently.”

— Cyan Banister

“We’re just a hair away from being crazy, every one of us.”

— Cyan Banister

“We apply a lot of our own perception to everything that everyone says around us. We make up stories that are fiction, and a lot of what people suffer with today are these stories, these narratives that we tell ourselves and one another, and I’ve just always felt like that something that someone said right now, it’s not a hard no. You know when you hear a hard no. I know the difference between an objection and I just have a rebuttal for it versus a hard no. And until it’s a hard no, there’s wiggle room to get something done. And so I’ve just always felt this, and it’s interesting that you ho[m]ed in on it, but it’s definitely been a guiding principle in my life, which is don’t give up. Just try different approaches. Maybe you didn’t ask the right way, or maybe you didn’t give the right incentives, or maybe it was Monday and they’re in a bad mood.”

— Cyan Banister

“My life has only been improved by taking myself out of the decision-making process, because I am the hindrance.”

— Cyan Banister

“We’re all in Earth school, and we inhabit human bodies, but we’re nothing but an energy force inside of them. And that life force does not dissipate, and it doesn’t go nowhere. It goes somewhere.”

— Cyan Banister

“You’re just sleepwalking through life. And the moment you take the reins and you become the narrator of your own story, and sometimes the captain, then that’s when it’s a transformational change.”

— Cyan Banister

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我的 2024 节日礼品指南 || My 2024 Holiday Gift Guide!

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这篇博客文章是作者Tim Ferriss的节日特刊,推荐12件他喜爱的、适合作为节日礼物的商品。他表示自己不喜欢购物,但喜欢寻找完美的礼物,并为订阅者争取了一些特别优惠。文中推荐的商品包括:

  • Glerups羊毛拖鞋: 冬天室内穿着的舒适拖鞋。
  • Fellow Corvo EKG 电热水壶: 作者认为是市面上最好的电热水壶,精准控温,加热速度快。
  • Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro: 不粘锅,不含有害物质PFAS,耐用性强。提供独家折扣码SAVE10TIM,享受额外10%优惠。*
  • PEAX Backcountry Duo 头灯: 轻便耐用,亮度高,续航时间长。
  • Momentous Performance Stack 膳食补充剂组合: 包含乳清蛋白分离物、肌酸和肌醇,支持身心健康。提供独家优惠码TIM,享受25%折扣及额外赠品。*
  • PSO-RITE 肌肉放松工具: 用于缓解腰背疼痛。
  • Wentworth Puzzles 拼图: 高质量拼图,拼合体验极佳。
  • Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra 智能床垫: 可调节温度,追踪睡眠数据。提供独家优惠,最高可节省600美元。*
  • Andrew Krivak 的小说《The Bear》: 一本值得阅读的小说。
  • Springer Dog Water Bottle 狗用水壶: 方便携带,解决狗狗饮水问题。
  • Pique 发酵普洱茶: 方便快捷,富含抗氧化剂。提供独家优惠码TIM20,享受20%折扣。*
  • RØDE Wireless GO II 无线麦克风: 用于录制高质量音频。

文章最后,作者祝大家节日快乐。 *表示该商品有赞助。


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This blog post is a very special holiday edition of 5-Bullet Friday, my very own email newsletter!

This edition highlights 12 things I love, all of which make great holiday gifts.

I dislike shopping, but I do love finding the perfect gift. Finding that gift, though, gets harder with time. Those damn adults seem to have everything. So… If you’re having trouble thinking up great options, here are some goodies that deliver.

I also reached out to some of my favorite companies to get special deals for subscribers. I use all of these products on a daily or weekly basis, depending on the season and activity. Literally everything I mention lives in my home. Each sponsored bullet is indicated with a star at the end of it, just like this sentence.*

Stay warm and enjoy! 🙂

Comfy slip-ons I wear all winter long
Glerups. In the colder months, I wear Glerups indoors practically 100% of the time. I love them. You can see me sporting them in this photo.

Electric kettle I’m using for tea, coffee, and all good, warm things
Corvo EKG Electric Kettle from Fellow. I’ve tried a lot of electric kettles for tea and coffee over the decades, and this is my favorite. From the description: “The electric kettle that does it all, precision engineered to meet all your hot water needs. Exact temperature control, 1200 watts for a quick heat time, and a world of features for ultimate control.”

One pan I use for nearly everything

Titanium Always Pan Pro. Many nonstick pans can release harmful “forever chemicals”—PFAS—into your food, your home, and, ultimately, your body. Teflon is a prime example; it is the forever chemical that most companies are still using. Exposure to PFAS has been linked to major health issues like gut microbiome disruption, testosterone dysregulation, and more, which have been correlated to chronic disease in the long term. This is why I use the Titanium Always Pan Pro from Our Place. It’s the first nonstick pan with zero coating. This means zero “forever chemicals” and durability that will last a lifetime. There is no degradation over time like traditional nonstick pans. Now through December 3rd, Our Place is having their biggest sale of the year, with up to 40% off sitewide. Plus, they are offering 5-Bullet Friday subscribers an additional 10% off their Titanium Always Pan Pro. Go to FromOurPlace.com/Tim and use code SAVE10TIM to claim this special offer.*

Headlamp for dark winter hikes
PEAX Backcountry Duo. Weighing in at just 4.8 ounces with battery and described by one customer as “hands down the best on the market,” PEAX touts this as “the brightest, most durable … headlamp ever designed.” Breakthrough lumen output, armored in a machined aluminum housing; 3600 mAh rechargeable battery with run times up to 69 hours; and 180-degree adjustability so you never have to worry about putting your headlamp on upside down. It also comes with a red-light mode. If it’s sold out, you can get notified when it’s back in stock here. You can also check PEAX’s website. At time of writing, the Backcountry Duo with the green light was in stock.

Supplement bundle I co-created for mind and body
Momentous Performance Stack. During the holiday season, I’m prone to colds, and I also exercise a lot to keep the gray-day sadness away. For these reasons and more, I’m doubling down on the essentials that support my mental and physical fitness: whey protein isolate, creatine, and magnesium threonate. I take all three daily, and sourcing matters. Momentous sources only top-quality ingredients, like Creapure®, and every product is NSF and Informed Sport Certified, meeting the highest standard in third-party-tested supplements. I teamed up with Momentous to conveniently bundle my three essentials into what I call my performance stack. Each product was specifically chosen to support mental performance, physical performance, and quality sleep. For a limited time, subscribers to 5-Bullet Friday get early access to their Black Friday sale, including 25% off sitewide, plus a free gift of 5 nights of their best-selling Sleep packs with orders of $75+. Click here through November 24th to take advantage of this exclusive holiday offer, or simply use code TIM at checkout.*

Tool that is still saving my lower back
PSO-RITE. If you have low-back pain, there’s a good chance your psoas muscle is involved. This was recommended by multiple people in this Twitter thread on self-release, and I use it right before bed. If the mid-back is your issue, try out the Nayoya acupressure mat or, if not in stock, one of its imitators. The Nayoya mat was introduced to me by Cirque du Soleil phenom Andrii Bondarenko. For a bonus tool, consider the Body Back Buddy, which I always have in my suitcase.

What I’ll be doing with family this holiday season
Wentworth Puzzles. Here is what Hugh Jackman said in our conversation on the podcast (and my team has been raving about the quality of their puzzles ever since): “I love the company Wentworth. There are a few other puzzle companies, but Wentworth—there’s some technology—when you put the piece in, it’s like squeezing a pimple. It’s the best.”

Sleep technology I’m using

Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra. Several years ago, I started using the Pod Cover, and it has transformed my sleep. Eight Sleep recently launched their newest generation of the Pod: ​Pod 4 Ultra​. Conquer this winter season with the best in sleep tech, and sleep at your perfect temperature. The Pod 4 Ultra also automatically tracks your sleep time, sleep stages, HRV, and heart rate. And with the all-new adjustable base that fits between your mattress and frame, you can adjust your mattress for the ultimate sleeping position. If it detects snoring, it will automatically elevate your head to a better position. Many of my listeners in colder climates enjoy warming up their bed after a freezing day. Go to EightSleep.com/Tim and save between $400 and $600 on the Pod 4 Ultra by Eight Sleep. Eight Sleep currently ships within the USA, Canada, the UK, select countries in the EU, and Australia. This special offer is valid until December 14th.*

Fiction book that’s perfect for the holidays 
The Bear by Andrew Krivak. Thank you to CK and TS for recommending this parable. I ended up devouring it over 3–4 evenings. The prose is gorgeous—the author has been a National Book Award in Fiction finalist—and it’ll take around 20 pages for your brain to get accustomed to its unusual weaving. I’ve pared down the description on purpose, but here’s a taste: “In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. … The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last of humankind. But when the girl finds herself alone in an unknown landscape…” The less you know about the book in advance, the better the reading experience. Go in as blind as possible, and you’ll likely finish this book in less than a week.

What I’m using when hiking with Molly
Springer Dog Water Bottle. On hikes, my dear Molly pup gets parched. I bring water on hikes, but it’s always been at least 50% for naught. I pour it in my cupped hands and lose nearly all of it. Or if I use a collapsible bowl, she’ll drink a few sips and waste the rest. The Springer travel water bottle solves all of these problems. There are many other companies that make similar products, and I’m sure some are great, but this model was gifted to me and delivers. I have the Growler (44 oz) in Sky Blue.

Tea I’m enjoying daily
Pique. Pique’s fermented pu’er teas have become an essential part of my morning routine. You know how matcha is the entire ground-up leaf? They do the same with other varieties of tea and focus on purity and ease-of-use. I drink both their black and green pu’er almost every morning, and I take packets with me when I travel. Their extraction technology maximally preserves antioxidants, so you reap the health benefits with zero prep, brewing, or waiting required. Pique’s teas are highly concentrated in polyphenol antioxidants compared to most teas, and their products are triple toxin screened and sourced from some of the world’s most biodiverse areas. Pique is offering their biggest deal ever—a 20% off sitewide discount on my favorite subscriptions (which saves you more per serving) with code TIM20—only available until November 29th, 11:59 p.m. PST.*

New microphones I am testing for in-person recordings
RØDE’s Wireless GO II. It’s not a proper holiday gift guide without some gadgetry. “The Wireless GO II is an ultra-compact and extremely versatile dual channel wireless microphone system ideal for filmmaking, interviewing, reporting, and social content creation.” This is a new test for avoiding the cabling and hassle of normal lavalier mics.

And there you go! 12 of my favorite things that make great holiday gifts. I love them all and hope you do too. 

Have a wonderful weekend and wonderful holiday season, everyone! 

Much love to you and yours, 

Tim

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