Tools of Titans

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

First edition
Author	Timothy Ferriss
Published	2016 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)[1]
Publication place	United States
Pages	736
ISBN	978-1328683786
Website	toolsoftitans.com

Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote the foreword.^[4]

Content

Ferriss noticed patterns in the successful people he interviewed, including:^[5]

• 80% engaged in meditation or mindfulness activities daily^[6]
• A number of males over 45 either never ate breakfast, or ate it lightly.
• Many used the Chilipad, a sleep-aid device.^[7]
• 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.