Tim Ferriss - 5-Bullet Friday — July 16, 2021

5-Bullet Friday

Hi All!

Here is your weekly dose of “5-Bullet Friday,” a list of what I’m pondering and exploring.

App I’m experimenting with —
WeCroak (iOS, Android). Description: “The WeCroak app is inspired by a Bhutanese folk saying: to be a happy person, one must contemplate death five times daily.” This app sends you five prompts per day to stop and think about death, each complete with a related quote. I love how social sharing is disabled. Thank you to Josh T. and Matt M. for the recommendation.

What I’m watching —
Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball. This documentary really brings back the memories. It tracks high school competitors and coaches in one of Japan’s deepest passions: baseball. The school uniforms, practices, buildings, customs, etc. are all nearly exactly what I experienced as a 15-year-old exchange student in Tokyo. Natsukashii naaaa! Deep bow to reader Ethan Jacobs (@ethanajacobs) for the suggestion.

What I’m reading —
“Terence McKenna’s Memes” (VICE). I first read Terence McKenna when I was 15 and 16 years old, reading The Archaic Revival and Food of the Gods, respectively. Both had an impact on my trajectory. The Irish bard of psychedelics loved wordsmithing and enjoyed controversy. Two of my favorite memes from the above linked article are Worry is preposterous; we don’t know enough to worry and Nature is not mute; it is man who is deaf.

What I’m listening to —
“Heartstrings” (YouTube, Spotify) by Russell Malone.

Quote I’m pondering —
“The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much.”
— William Hazlitt

And, as always, please give me feedback on Twitter. Which bullet above is your favorite? What do you want more or less of? Other suggestions? Please let me know. Just send a tweet to @tferriss and put #5BulletFriday at the end so I can find it.

Have a wonderful weekend, all.

Much love to you and yours,

Tim

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