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Securities investments: not bank deposits, not bank-guaranteed or FDIC-insured, and may lose value.TIMESTAMPS:<ul><li>[00:00:00] Start.</li><li>[00:02:12] Why I tend to choose the dull edge over the bleeding edge of tech.</li><li>[00:04:27] Leopold Aschenbrenner: The closest thing to an AI Nostradamus.</li><li>[00:05:32] What humans still do better than AI.</li><li>[00:07:55] The bull and bear case for Alphabet.</li><li>[00:11:30] Three things for which you should never use AI.</li><li>[00:16:05] Can AI be as creative as humans?</li><li>[00:17:01] Rising above the AI content flood.</li><li>[00:19:19] Chris Hutchins on optimizing workflow with OpenClaw and Claude Code.</li><li>[00:22:02] AI under the hood at Team Ferriss</li><li>[00:26:37] Making career jumps in the age of AI displacement.</li><li>[00:30:20] Cultivating a respectful community of 1,000 True Fans</li><li>[00:34:49] Dog training as community management.</li><li>[00:36:03] My favorite color</li><li>[00:36:21] Coyote’s steady state and the future of Cockpunch/Varlata.</li><li>[00:38:03] Essential reading from my own bookshelf.</li><li>[00:40:48] Most breathtaking places I’ve visited.</li><li>[00:41:44] Optimizing time and networking effectively at conferences.</li><li>[00:47:34] Choosing what&nbsp;not&nbsp;to do when your company’s growing quickly.</li><li>[00:49:12] Psychedelic practitioner red flags (and why you should watch&nbsp;Kumaré).</li><li>[00:52:35] The career I’m pursuing in an alternative universe.</li><li>[00:53:29] Dog training the right way with Molly the rescue mutt and Susan Garrett.</li><li>[00:55:28] Thoughts on Enneagram for matchmaking.</li><li>[00:57:02] Quantum computing: Fascinating, terrifying, and probably not 30 years away anymore.</li><li>[00:58:18] Maintaining friendships across ideological lines.</li><li>[00:59:49] The compounding upsides to selective ignorance.</li><li>[01:02:04] In-common humor: The glue that binds the most resilient relationships.</li><li>[01:02:36] The inspiration behind my blog post about 20+ years of “optimizing.”</li><li>[01:04:28] Simple ways to make the world shine brighter.</li><li>[01:05:16] The No Book.</li><li>[01:05:37] The 18th question: “What is the most generous interpretation of this?”</li><li>[01:07:42] The best way I’ve found to experience a new city with limited time.</li><li>[01:08:18] How “Ozymandias” informs the priority I place on wealth accumulation.</li><li>[01:09:59] Relationships over riches.</li><li>[01:11:16] What I consider the top three values for kids: Optimism, resourcefulness, physical activity.</li><li>[01:13:04] Weirdness in the wilderness and succumbing to a shipwreck scam.</li><li>[01:14:21] Ask your best friends when they’ve seen you at your best — and what superpower you’re blind to.</li><li>[01:17:33] Is courage internal or external? Can it be learned?</li><li>[01:19:27] Parting thoughts.</li></ul>*For show notes and past guests on&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tim Ferriss Show</a>, please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/podcast/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast-description" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/podcast</a>.For deals from sponsors of&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tim Ferriss Show</a>,&nbsp;please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/podcast-sponsors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/podcast-sponsors</a>Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at&nbsp;<a href="https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-1/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/friday</a>.For transcripts of episodes, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/transcripts</a>.Discover Tim’s books:&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/books" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/books</a>.Follow Tim:Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tferriss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/tferriss</a>&nbsp;Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://instagram.com/timferriss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">instagram.com/timferriss</a>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/timferriss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/timferriss</a>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/timferriss</a>&nbsp;LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="http://linkedin.com/in/timferriss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/timferriss</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

#859: Q&A with Tim — The Upcoming AI Tsunami and Building Offline Advantage, Book Recommendations, Spotting Psychedelic Red Flags, Courage as a Learnable Skill, and More

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#859: Q&A with Tim — The Upcoming AI Tsunami and Building Offline Advantage, Book Recommendations, Spotting Psychedelic Red Flags, Courage as a Learnable Skill, and More

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