Tim Ferriss - 5-Bullet Friday — April 22, 2022

Hi All!

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

What I’m watching

“Mentalism, mind reading and the art of getting inside your head” by Derren Brown (@derrenbrown). If that whets your appetite, follow it up with “The Events: How to Be a Psychic Spy” by Derren. I’m very keen to learn more about mentalism. Can anyone suggest a “curriculum” or great way of learning? Please send me a note on Twitter using @tferriss and #mentalism if so!

What I’m studying

​Drunken monkey hypothesis. From Wikipedia: “[The Drunken monkey hypothesis] proposes that human attraction to ethanol may derive from dependence of the primate ancestors of Homo sapiens on ripe and fermenting fruit as a dominant food source.” Thanks to Dr. Mark Plotkin (@DocMarkPlotkin) for introducing me to this hypothesis. Learn more about Mark here.

What I’ll be practicing outdoors this summer

“AcroYoga with Chelsey Korus and Matt Giordano.” This video has 1M+ views for a reason, and the sequences make me want to dive back into AcroYoga. For a good overview of the fundamentals, check out co-founder Jason Nemer’s book, Move, Connect, Play: The Art and Science of AcroYoga. You can also watch my video interview with him here.

What I’m listening to

Soft: “Ave Cruz” (YouTube, Spotify) by Céu (@ceumusic). Caramel and velvet for winding down.
​Hard: “Blood from a Stone” (YouTube, Spotify) by Sevendust (@Sevendust). Sonic hammer for winding up.

Question I am once again revisiting

“How am I complicit in creating the conditions I say I don’t want?” (Click to see thread and discussion.) ​
​— Jerry Colonna
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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.
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Have a wonderful weekend, all.
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Much love to you and yours,
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Tim

P.S. Deal of the Week — JuneShine!

You don’t know it yet, but JuneShine’s going to be your new favorite happy-hour drink. Consistent with their tagline, “organic hard kombucha for a brighter buzz,” I do get a nice buzz. It sports a hefty 6% ABV (alcohol by volume), but 1–2 drinks doesn’t punish me with a nasty hangover. I enjoy grabbing a can of JuneShine in the late afternoon after a workday or when hanging with friends on the weekend. You’ve also heard me drinking JuneShine in a few Random Show episodes with Kevin Rose. I’ll be trying the Mango Daydream next, but I often grab a Sampler Pack and rotate. I keep very little booze in my house, but JuneShine easily makes the cut.

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