About this episode
This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode #138 " How Seth Godin Manages His Life — Rules, Principles, and Obsessions " and episode #529 " Iconic Therapist Dr. Sue Johnson — How to Improve Sex and Crack the Code of Love ." Please enjoy! Sponsors: The League curated dating app for busy, high-performing people: https://click.theleague.com/qmhm/timferriss ; available on iOS and Android AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: https://drinkag1.com/tim (1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase.) LinkedIn Jobs recruitment platform with 1B+ users: https://linkedin.com/tim (post your job for free) Timestamps: [00:00] Start [07:36] Notes about this supercombo format. [08:39] Enter Seth Godin. [09:05] Seth's rules for speaking engagements and why he developed them. [13:53] Navigating life's big transitions. [15:54] Why Seth publishes a daily blog. [16:54] Writing process and overcoming blocks. [21:01] Top businesss decisions. [22:45] Discerning between good and bad ideas. [24:27] Are you cut out to be an entrepreneur or a freelancer? [30:10] Opportunies Seth is glad he declined. [31:56] Money is a story. How does Seth tell it? [34:56] Seth on education. [38:11] Suggested practices for overwhelmed parents. [41:03] Enter Dr. Sue Johnson. [41:39] Peer-reviewed clinical research supporting Sue's work. [44:47] EFT's success rate and clinical definition of success in studies with distressed couples. [48:47] Scales used to assess marital satisfaction and bond in research. [54:55] Definition of a hold me tight conversation. [56:15] Examples of hold me tight conversations. [1:05:52] How a hold me tight conversation might work for someone who tends to isolate or feels isolated. [1:14:35] Prevalence of isolation and the stigma around "dependency." [1:18:27] Attachment parenting vs. sleep training. [1:28:09] Micro-interventions from Rogerian models of therapy (evocative questions). [1:36:38] Sue's response to clients who struggle to identify their feelings in their body. [1:43:32] Upping the ante in a hold me tight conversation and its unintended effects. [1:45:26] Sue's approach to helping someone work through anger. [1:48:53] Sue's fascination with Winston Churchill and recommended reading. [1:54:24] Common arguments between tango couples. [2:07:35] Advice for couples who are in love but lack sexual spark. [2:17:02] Advice for couples where the woman has a higher sex drive than the man. [2:22:35] Development and content of Sue's Hold Me Tight Online program. [2:27:08] Parting thoughts. * For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show , please visit tim.blog/podcast . For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show , please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter ( 5-Bullet Friday ) at tim.blog/friday . For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts . Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books . Follow Tim: Twitter : twitter.com/tferriss Instagram : instagram.com/timferriss YouTube : youtube.com/timferriss Facebook : facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss Past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld , Hugh Jackman , Dr. Jane Goodall , LeBron James , Kevin Hart , Doris Kearns Goodwin , Jamie Foxx , Matthew McConaughey , Esther Perel , Elizabeth Gilbert , Terry Crews , Sia , Yuval Noah Harari , Malcolm Gladwell , Madeleine Albright , Cheryl Strayed , Jim Collins , Mary Karr, Maria Popova , Sam Harris , Michael Phelps , Bob Iger , Edward Norton , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Neil Strauss , Ken Burns , Maria Sharapova , Marc Andreessen , Neil Gaiman , Neil de Grasse Tyson , Jocko Willink , Daniel Ek , Kelly Slater , Dr. Peter Attia , Seth Godin , Howard Marks , Dr. Brené Brown , Eric Schmidt , Michael Lewis , Joe Gebbia , Michael Pollan , Dr. Jordan Peterson , Vince Vaughn , Brian Koppelman , Ramit Sethi , Dax Shepard , Tony Robbins , Jim Dethmer , Dan Harris , Ray Dalio , Naval Ravikant , Vitalik Buterin , Elizabeth Lesser , Amanda Palmer , Katie Haun , Sir Richard Branson , Chuck Palahniuk , Arianna Huffington , Reid Hoffman , Bill Burr , Whitney Cummings , Rick Rubin , Dr. Vivek Murthy , Darren Aronofsky , Margaret Atwood , Mark Zuckerberg , Peter Thiel , Dr. Gabor Maté , Anne Lamott , Sarah Silverman , Dr. Andrew Huberman , and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .