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{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
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| birth_name = Timothy Ferriss
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|07|20}}
| birth_place = [[East Hampton (town), New York|East Hampton]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Writer, author, entrepreneur, public speaker
| alma_mater = [[Princeton University]]
| genre = [[Self-help]], [[personal development]], [[self-experimentation]]
| notableworks = {{plainlist|
*''[[The 4-Hour Workweek]]''
*''[[The 4-Hour Body]]''
*''[[The 4-Hour Chef]]''
*''[[Tools of Titans]]''
*''[[Tribe of Mentors]]''}}
}}
'''Timothy Ferriss''' (born July 20, 1977) is an American [[author]], [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]], and public speaker.<ref name=nationalpost>{{cite web |url=http://business.financialpost.com/2011/04/26/ottawas-shopify-launches-500000-build-a-business-promotion/ |title=Ottawa's Shopify launches $500,000 Build-A-Business promotion |author=Hartley, Matt |publisher=National Post |date=April 26, 2011}}</ref><ref name=abcgetalife>{{cite news |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Story?id=3753402&page=1 |title=Tim Ferriss Wants You to Get a Life |author1=Chalupa, Andrea |author2=Maney, Kevin |publisher=ABC News |date=October 11, 2007}}</ref>
He has written a number of [[self-help book]]s on the "4-hour" theme, some of which have appeared on the [[New York Times Bestseller list|''New York Times'']], ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', and ''[[USA Today]]'' bestseller lists, starting with ''[[The 4-Hour Workweek]]''.{{refn|<ref name=nytimes4hourworkweekbsl>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/books/bestseller/200708besthardbusiness.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |title=Hardcover Business Best Sellers |newspaper=The New York Times |date= August 5, 2007}}</ref><ref name=wsjbestseller>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118669642946893500 |title=Best Selling Books |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=August 10, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gazette.com/articles/sandoval-33240-time-work.html |newspaper=Colorado Springs Gazette |author=Debbie Kelley |title=The 4-hour workweek |date=February 16, 2008}}</ref><ref name=usatodaybestseller>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/books/booklist.htm |title=# 5: 4 Hour Work Week |newspaper=USA Today |date=March 30, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Best-Selling Books, Week Ended July 6|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323368704578596202558017108|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref name=nytimes4hourbodybsl>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-01-02/hardcover-advice/list.html |title= Best Sellers Hardcover Advice & Misc |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 2, 2011 |first=Ihsan |last=Taylor}}</ref><ref name=nytimes4hourchef>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/17/technology/amazon-set-to-publish-tim-ferriss.html | title=Amazon Set to Publish Tim Ferriss | newspaper=The New York Times | author=Streitfeld, Daid | date=August 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name=wsjb>{{cite news|title=Best-Selling Books, Week Ended Nov. 25|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324469304578145670509974046|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=November 30, 2012}}</ref>}}
Ferriss is also an [[angel investor]] and advisor to [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], [[StumbleUpon]], [[Evernote]], and [[Uber (company)|Uber]], among other companies.<ref name=techcrunchangelinvesting>{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/04/29/tim-ferriss-angel-investing|title=Tim "The 4-Hour Workweek" Ferriss on Angel Investing (Video) |author=Wauters, Robin|publisher=TechCrunch|date=April 29, 2010}}</ref><ref name=forbesfacebook>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2011/04/14/tim-ferriss-on-facebook-twitter-and-building-a-huge-web-brand|title=Tim Ferriss on Facebook, Twitter And Building A Huge Web Brand|author=Bertoni, Steven|newspaper=Forbes|date=April 14, 2011}}</ref>
==Early life==
Ferriss grew up in [[East Hampton (town), New York|East Hampton]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and graduated from [[St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire]]. He received a degree in [[East Asian Studies]] from [[Princeton University]] in 2000.<ref>[http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/web_exclusives/alumni_spotlight/as_112206ferriss.html Timothy Ferriss ’00], ''Princeton Alumni Weekly''; accessed September 4, 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2007/05/09/18434|work=The Daily Princetonian|first=Cornelia|last=Hall|title=Ferriss '00 takes the day off|date=May 9, 2007}}</ref> After graduation, Ferriss worked in sales at a [[Computer data storage|data storage]] company.<ref name=nytimestheworld>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/fashion/27Ferris.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all|work=The New York Times|first=Stephanie|last=Rosenbloom|title=The World According to Tim Ferriss|date=March 25, 2011}}</ref> Ferriss began building his own Internet business, BrainQUICKEN, while still employed at the company.<ref name=nytimestheworld/>
==Career==
In 2001, Ferriss founded BrainQUICKEN and sold the company to a London-based [[private equity firm]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03EEDA1E31F930A25755C0A9619C8B63|title=In the Hunt; The Hectic Chronicles|author=Bowers, Brent|work=New York Times|date=June 13, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ferriss|first=Tim|title=How I Work|publisher=CNN Money|date=September 5, 2007|url=http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/04/magazines/fsb/4_hour_week.fsb/index.htm|accessdate=April 5, 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Story?id=3753402&page=1 Tim Ferriss Wants You to Get a Life], ''[[ABC News]]'', October 11, 2007.</ref><ref>
{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-money/valuation/timothy-ferriss-and-the-4-hour-exit/article1744976|work=The Globe and Mail|first=John|last=Warrillow|title=Why Tim Ferriss Sold His Muse|date=October 6, 2010|location=Toronto}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inc.com/articles/2010/10/why-tim-ferriss-sold-brainquicken.html|work=Inc. Magazine|first=John|last=Warrillow|title=Why Tim Ferriss Sold His Muse|date=November 11, 2010}}</ref> He said ''[[The 4-Hour Workweek]]'' was based on this period.<ref name=abcgetalife/>
In December 2008, Ferriss had a pilot on the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] called Trial by Fire, where he had one week to attempt to learn a skill normally learned over the course of many years. In the pilot episode he practiced [[yabusame]], the Japanese art of horseback archery.<ref>[http://www.joshwhitford.com/2008/12/03/marketing-ideas-17-tim-ferriss-trial-by-fire-on-the-history-channel/ Marketing Ideas #17 Tim Ferriss Trial by Fire on the History Channel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725084408/http://www.joshwhitford.com/2008/12/03/marketing-ideas-17-tim-ferriss-trial-by-fire-on-the-history-channel/ |date=July 25, 2009 }} ''Unconventional Marketing'', December 3, 2008.</ref>
In December 2013, his television series ''The Tim Ferriss Experiment'' debuted on [[HLN (TV channel)|HLN]]. Although there were 13 episodes shot, only a portion of those were shown on television. The show was released in its entirety on iTunes.<ref name="tfxi">{{cite web|title=Tim Ferriss Experiment|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/the-tim-ferriss-experiment/id984734983|publisher=iTunes}}</ref>
In November 2013, Ferriss began an [[audiobook]] publishing venture, Tim Ferriss Publishing.<ref name=tc>{{cite web|last1=Ha|first1=Anthony|title=‘4 Hour Workweek’ Author Tim Ferriss Is Becoming An Audiobook Publisher|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/11/tim-ferriss-publishing/|publisher=TechCrunch}}</ref> The first book published was ''Vagabonding'' by [[Rolf Potts]].<ref name=tc/> Other books include ''[[The Obstacle Is the Way|The Obstacle Is The Way]]'' by Ryan Holiday, ''Daily Rituals'' by Mason Currey, and ''What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars'' by Jim Paul and Brendan Moynihan.<ref name="bclub">{{cite web|title=Tim Ferriss book club|url=http://fourhourworkweek.com/category/tim-ferriss-book-club/}}</ref>
==Investor and advisor==
Ferriss is an [[angel investor]] and advisor to startups.<ref>
*Hartley, Matt. [http://business.financialpost.com/2011/04/26/ottawas-shopify-launches-500000-build-a-business-promotion/ Ottawa’s Shopify launches $500,000 Build-A-Business promotion], ''National Post'', April 26, 2011. "This year, participants will receive advice on building their fledgling businesses from some of the most well-regarded names from the startup and technology worlds – including prominent angel investor Tim Ferriss."
*Hill, Kashmir. [https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2011/0425/features-health-personal-data-work-out-taking-my-measure.html Taking My Measure]. ''Forbes''. April 6, 2011.</ref>
He has invested or advised in startups such as [[StumbleUpon]], [[Posterous]], [[Evernote]], [[DailyBurn]], [[Shopify]], [[Reputation.com]], [[Trippy]], and [[TaskRabbit]].<ref>
*[https://techcrunch.com/2010/04/29/tim-ferriss-angel-investing Tim "The 4-Hour Workweek" Ferriss On Angel Investing (Video)]. ''TechCrunch''. "Some of the companies he's invested in and/or acts as an advisor for are Digg, Twitter, StumbleUpon, Posterous, SimpleGeo and DailyBurn."
*Bertoni, Steven. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2011/04/14/tim-ferriss-on-facebook-twitter-and-building-a-huge-web-brand/ Tim Ferriss On Facebook, Twitter And Building A Huge Web Brand], ''Forbes''. April 14, 2011. "Q: You were an early investor in Twitter, what did you see in the company? A: I'm involved with the Tech scene and companies ranging from Facebook, Stumbleupon and Twitter. I knew a number of the guys and a number of the investors. I decided to invest when I saw Twitter..."
*Wauters, Robin. [https://techcrunch.com/2010/05/18/evernote-tim-ferriss/ Tim Ferriss Joins Startup Evernote As Strategic Advisor]. ''TechCrunch''. May 18, 2010.
*Moran, Gwen. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47747064/ns/business-small_business/t/big-investors-are-helping-trippy-go-distance/ Big Investors Are Helping Trippy Go the Distance] ''MSNBC''. June 9, 2012. "First, he approached Tim Ferriss, author of the bestselling book The 4-Hour Workweek, to be an advisor. Ferriss wanted in—and also wanted to be part of the seed investing team..."
*Busque, Leah. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/women-20/-the-best-750-i-ever-spen_b_1209677.html "The Best $750 I Ever Spent Bootstrapping My Startup: One Plane Ticket West"], ''The Huffington Post'', January 18, 2012.
*Rao, Leena. [https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/29/kevin-rose-invests-in-facebook-on-secondmarket Kevin Rose Invests In Facebook On SecondMarket], TechCrunch.com, January 29, 2011.
*Kingcaid, Jason [https://techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/feel-the-dailyburn-gyminee-gets-a-new-name-raises-525k/ Feel the DailyBurn] ''[[TechCrunch]]''. May 26, 2009.</ref> He is a pre-[[seed money]] advisor to [[Uber (company)|Uber]], a company co-founded by [[Garrett Camp]], the founder of [[StumbleUpon]], which Ferriss also advises.<ref name="fool">{{cite web|last1=Byrnes|first1=Brendan|title=An Interview With Tim Ferriss, Author of "The 4-Hour Workweek"|url=http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/01/02/an-interview-with-tim-ferriss-author-of-the-4-hour.aspx|publisher=Motley Fool}}</ref><ref name="dumb">{{cite web|last1=Mangalindan|first1=JP|title=Tim Ferriss: Tech has too much 'dumb capital'|url=http://fortune.com/2013/08/22/tim-ferriss-tech-has-too-much-dumb-capital/|publisher=Fortune}}</ref>
In 2013, Ferriss raised $250,000 in under an hour to invest in [[Shyp]] by forming a [[syndicate]] on [[AngelList]].<ref name="sy">{{cite web|last1=Constine|first1=Josh|title=Betaworks And Tim Ferriss Among First Using General Solicitation To Ask Crowds For Investment|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/23/general-solicitation-already-in-use/|publisher=TechCrunch}}</ref> Ferriss ended up raising over $500,000 through his backers and [[Shyp]] raised a total of $2.1 million.<ref name="sh">{{cite web|last1=Kumparak|first1=Greg|title=Shyp Raises $2.1M To Pick Up And Ship Your Stuff|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/27/shyp-raises-2-1m-to-pick-up-and-ship-your-stuff/|publisher=TechCrunch}}</ref> In 2018, Shyp shut down and [[Layoff|laid off]] all its employees.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gibbon|first=Kevin|date=March 27, 2018|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-cant-wait-you-see-what-we-do-next-kevin-gibbon/|title=I Can’t Wait for You to See What We Do Next|website=LinkedIn.com}}</ref><ref name="Harry" />
''[[The New York Times]]'' listed Ferriss among their "Notable Angel Investors" while CNN said he was "one of the planet's leading angel investors in technology."<ref name="notable">{{cite web|title=Notable Angel Investors|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/07/business/07AngelInvestorsListy.html?_r=0|publisher=New York Times}}</ref><ref name="travelcnn">{{cite web|title=Tim Ferriss: How travel helped me learn to kick ass|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/05/travel/tim-ferriss-4-hour-workweek-japan-trip/index.html|publisher=CNN}}</ref>
In 2015, Ferriss declared a long vacation from new investing. He cited the stress of the work and a feeling his impact was "minimal in the long run", and said he planned to spend time on his writing and media projects.<ref name="timblog">{{cite web|title=How to Say "No" When It Matters Most|url=https://tim.blog/2015/10/29/startup-vacation-2/|}}</ref>
==Author==
Ferriss is the author of five books, ''The 4-Hour Workweek'', ''The 4-Hour Body'', ''The 4-Hour Chef'', ''Tools of Titans'', and ''Tribe of Mentors'';
==''The Tim Ferriss Show''==
As of 2016, "The Tim Ferriss Show", a podcast, has had over 80 million downloads.<ref name="fortuneferriss">{{cite web|title=Tim Ferriss, 39|url=http://fortune.com/40-under-40/tim-ferriss-28/|publisher=Fortune}}</ref><ref name = observer>{{cite web | url = http://observer.com/2016/05/how-tim-ferriss-became-the-oprah-of-audio-behind-the-podcast-with-60m-downloads/ | title = How Tim Ferriss Became the ‘Oprah of Audio’—Behind the Podcast With 70M-Plus Downloads | publisher = The Observer | accessdate = May 13, 2016}}</ref> It covers topics ranging from personal and character development, to exercise routines, acting, venture capital and metaphysics.<ref name = entrepreneur2>{{cite web | url = https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/273900 | title = Give Yourself That Extra Kick With These Podcasts From the Likes of Tim Ferriss and Gary Vaynerchuk | publisher = Entrepreneur Magazine | accessdate = May 13, 2016}}</ref>
== ''Fear(Less) with Tim Ferriss'' ==
Ferriss is the host of the 2017 TV show ''Fear(Less) with Tim Ferriss '', in which he interviews people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://start.att.net/exclusive/audience/fearless-with-tim-ferriss|title=Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss|website=Show Experience}}</ref>
==Influence==
''[[The New Yorker]]'' has described Ferriss as this generation's self-help guru, comparing him to personalities of similar influence in earlier times, such as [[Napoleon Hill]], [[Norman Vincent Peale]], [[Stephen Covey]] and [[Spencer Johnson (writer)|Spencer Johnson]].<ref name=newyorker>{{cite web|last1=MEAD|first1=REBECCA|title=Better, Faster, Stronger|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/09/05/better-faster-stronger?currentPage=all|publisher=The New Yorker}}</ref> ''Wired'' called Ferriss “The Superman of Silicon Valley”.<ref name=super>{{cite web|last1=Schawbel|first1=Dan|title=Tim Ferriss: What Cooking Can Teach You About Learning|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2012/11/20/tim-ferriss-what-cooking-can-teach-you-about-learning/|publisher=Forbes}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' said Ferriss was "somewhere between [retired [[General Electric]] chairman and CEO] [[Jack Welch]] and a [[Buddhist monk]]."<ref name=nytimestheworld/> In 2011, ''[[Newsweek]]'' declared Ferriss "The World's Best Guinea Pig".<ref name=newsweekguineapig>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/01/04/the-4-hour-body-tim-ferriss-s-latest-book-wows.html |title=The World's Best Guinea Pig |author=Guo, Jerry |newspaper=Newsweek |date=January 4, 2011}}</ref>
He has been named among ''Newsweek''{{'}}s Digital Power Index 100 as the seventh most powerful online personality, ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]''{{'}}s "40 Under 40", one of ''[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Most Innovative Business People of 2007", and a [[Henry Crown]] Fellow by the [[Aspen Institute]].<ref name=newsweekpersonality>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2012/06/24/newsweek-s-digital-power-index-top-10-personalities.html#slide5|title=Digital Power Index: Personalities|newspaper=Newsweek|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625192643/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2012/06/24/newsweek-s-digital-power-index-top-10-personalities.html#slide5|archivedate=June 25, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=aspeninstitute>{{cite web|url=http://www.aspeninstitute.org/news/2009/03/30/aspen-institute-names-emerging-leaders-2009-henry-crown-fellows|title=Aspen Institute Names 2009 Henry Crown Fellows|publisher=The Aspen Institute|date=March 30, 2009}}</ref><ref name="fortune40">{{cite web|title=Inside Fortune's 2016 40 Under 40|url=http://fortune.com/2016/09/22/40-under-40-2016-intro/|publisher=Fortune}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hannessian|first=Kevin|title=Fast Company's Most Innovative Business People of 2007|publisher=Fast Company|date=February 15, 2008|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/innovators-2007.html?page=12|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429221510/http://www.fastcompany.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/innovators-2007.html?page=12|archivedate=April 29, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Both ''The 4-Hour Body'' and ''The 4-Hour Workweek'' are in the "10 Most Highlighted Books of All Time" on [[Amazon Kindle]].<ref name=kindle>{{cite web|url=https://kindle.amazon.com/most_popular/books_by_popular_highlights_all_time|title=Most Highlighted Books of All Time|publisher=Amazon.com|access-date=December 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112230730/https://kindle.amazon.com/most_popular/books_by_popular_highlights_all_time|archive-date=January 12, 2013|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=incblogs>{{cite news|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20091101/19-blogs-you-should-bookmark-right-now-tim-ferriss.html|title=19 Blogs You Should Bookmark Right Now – Tim Ferriss|author=Chafkin, Max|newspaper=Inc.}}</ref>
In 2008, Ferriss was named ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Greatest Self-Promoter of All Time."<ref>{{cite news|last=Tweney|first=Dylan|title=Tim Ferriss Takes Wired.com's Self-Promotion Prize|publisher=Wired|date=March 31, 2008|url=http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/03/tim-ferriss-tak.html}}</ref>
==Philanthropy==
In 2007, Ferriss was a charity advocate and a member of the National Advisory Council of the public school nonprofit [[DonorsChoose]].<ref name=huffpoadvocate>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-ferriss/the-karmic-capitalist-sho_b_67619.html |title=The Karmic Capitalist: Should I Wait Until I'm Rich to Give Back? |author=Ferriss, Tim |newspaper=The Huffington Post |date=October 9, 2007}}</ref><ref name=donorschooseboard>{{cite web |url=http://www.donorschoose.org/about/meet_the_team.html#nationaladvisory |title= Meet the Team |publisher=DonorsChoose.org}}</ref> His projects and donations have raised more than $250,000 for underfunded public school teachers and classroom projects, and his campaigns, such as dedicating his birthday to raising funds and heading LitLiberation to increase literacy worldwide, have impacted more than 60,000 students.<ref name=donorschoosebday>{{cite web |url=http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=29872 |title=
Tim Ferriss' Give-Back Birthday |publisher=DonorsChoose.org}}</ref><ref name=donorschooselitlib>{{cite web |url=http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/leadershipboard.html?category=22 |title=LitLiberation |publisher=Donorschoose.org}}</ref><ref name=huffpophilanthropic>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-ferriss/measuring-social-media-ca_b_201936.html |title=Measuring Social Media Campaigns: A Philanthropic Case Study |author=Ferriss, Tim |newspaper=The Huffington Post |date=May 12, 2009}}</ref><ref name=venturebeat>{{cite news| url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/07/27/the-four-hour-impact-tim-ferriss-partners-with-vittana-to-raise-100k-by-midnight/ |title=The four-hour impact: Tim Ferriss partners with Vittana to raise $100K by midnight |newspaper=VentureBeat | author=Rebecca Grant |date=July 27, 2012}}</ref> In March 2016, Ferriss flash funded 145 school projects posted on DonorsChoose.org in coordination with [[Stephen Colbert]].<ref name="flash">{{cite web|last1=Kitchen|first1=Patricia|title=Author Tim Ferriss ‘flash funds’ 145 school projects on LI|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/author-tim-ferriss-flash-funds-145-school-projects-on-li-1.11567795|publisher=Newsday}}</ref><ref name="colbert">{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Rebecca|title=Stephen Colbert unveils donors for #BestSchoolDay|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-colbert-best-school-day-donors-choose-funding-american-classrooms-in-need/|publisher=CBS News}}</ref>
In October 2014, BUILD Boston, a not-for-profit organization that uses entrepreneurship to equip Boston youth for high school and college success, honored Ferriss with the annual BUILDer Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for his work in education reform.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Boyle|first1=Josh|title=4th Annual BUILDFest to Honor Tim Ferriss with BUILDer Award for Innovation & Entrepreneurship|url=http://venturefizz.com/blog/4th-annual-buildfest-honor-tim-ferriss-builder-award-innovation-entrepreneurship|publisher=VentureFizz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BUILDFEST — BUILD BOSTON’S ANNUAL GALA AND STUDENT BUSINESS EXPO|url=http://www.bostoncharityevents.org/events/buildfest-build-bostons-annual-gala-student-business-expo/|publisher=Boston Charity Events}}</ref>
Ferriss is also on the advisory board of the non-profit QuestBridge, along with LinkedIn Founder [[Reid Hoffman]], [[David Sze]], and others.<ref name="questbridge">{{cite web|last1=CARLTON|first1=JIM|title=Venture Capitalists Help Connect Low-Income Students With Elite Colleges|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/silicon-valley-venture-capitalists-help-connect-low-income-students-with-elite-colleges-1431535621|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> QuestBridge was created in 2003 to connect disadvantaged students with elite colleges and helps place over 2,000 students per year.<ref name="questbridge"/>
===Psychedelic research===
Ferriss has raised funds for psychedelic studies at institutions such as [[Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine]].<ref name="mushrooms">{{cite web|last1=LEBOWITZ|first1=SHANA|title='4-hour Workweek' author Tim Ferriss plans to donate $100,000 toward studying how to treat depression with psychedelics like magic mushrooms|url=http://www.businessinsider.com.au/tim-ferriss-is-funding-psilocybin-research-for-depression-2016-1|publisher=Business Insider}}</ref> In 2016, Ferriss donated $100,000 to research psychedelic drugs for the treatment of major depression.<ref name="mushrooms" />
==Personal life==
In 2017 Ferriss moved to [[Austin]], Texas<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/7erct8/i_am_tim_ferriss_host_of_the_tim_ferriss_show_and/dq6zrh1/|accessdate=November 22, 2017|title=Reddit AMA}}</ref> after living 17 years in Silicon Valley. In an [https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider/videos/10155277616754071/ interview] with [[Business Insider]], he blamed "intellectual smugness" and "closed-mindedness masquerading as opened-mindedness" for the move. "For the last few years I've witnessed what appears to be the forming of an echo chamber that is even more hermetically sealed than it usually is in Silicon Valley," he said.
Ferriss has stated that prior to his writing career he won in the {{convert|165|lb|kg|abbr=on}} weight class at the 1999 USAWKF national [[Sanshou]] (Chinese kickboxing) championship through a process of shoving opponents out of the ring and by dramatically dehydrating himself before weigh in, and then rehydrating before the fight in order to compete several [[Weight class (boxing)|classes]] below his actual weight – a practice known as [[weight cutting]].<ref name="commandments">[http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/08/08/the-7-commandments-of-blogosphere-and-life-self-defense/ "The 7 Commandments of Blogosphere (and Life) Self-Defense"], Ferriss' blog, August 2007</ref><ref name="commandments"/><ref>
*Tweneymail, Dylan. [https://www.wired.com/business/2007/03/tim_ferriss_fou/ Tim Ferriss’ Four-Hour Work Week]. ''Wired''. March 16, 2007.
*Brickman, Sophie. [http://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Tim-Ferriss-has-strong-likes-knives-kettlebells-2491087.php Tim Ferriss has strong likes: knives, kettlebells]. ''San Francisco Chronicle''. January 15, 2012.</ref>
Ferriss is a practitioner of the [[Transcendental Meditation]] technique.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-purcell/transcendental-meditation_4_b_9163360.html|title=Transcendental Meditation: More Than a Stress Buster|publisher=HuffPost|date=February 5, 2016}}</ref>
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| birth_name = Timothy Ferriss
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'''Timothy Ferriss''' (born July 20, 1977) is an American [[author]], [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]], and public speaker.<ref name=nationalpost>{{cite web |url=http://business.financialpost.com/2011/04/26/ottawas-shopify-launches-500000-build-a-business-promotion/ |title=Ottawa's Shopify launches $500,000 Build-A-Business promotion |author=Hartley, Matt |publisher=National Post |date=April 26, 2011}}</ref><ref name=abcgetalife>{{cite news |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Story?id=3753402&page=1 |title=Tim Ferriss Wants You to Get a Life |author1=Chalupa, Andrea |author2=Maney, Kevin |publisher=ABC News |date=October 11, 2007}}</ref>
He has written a number of [[self-help book]]s on the "4-hour" theme, some of which have appeared on the [[New York Times Bestseller list|''New York Times'']], ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', and ''[[USA Today]]'' bestseller lists, starting with ''[[The 4-Hour Workweek]]''.{{refn|<ref name=nytimes4hourworkweekbsl>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/books/bestseller/200708besthardbusiness.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |title=Hardcover Business Best Sellers |newspaper=The New York Times |date= August 5, 2007}}</ref><ref name=wsjbestseller>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118669642946893500 |title=Best Selling Books |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=August 10, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gazette.com/articles/sandoval-33240-time-work.html |newspaper=Colorado Springs Gazette |author=Debbie Kelley |title=The 4-hour workweek |date=February 16, 2008}}</ref><ref name=usatodaybestseller>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/books/booklist.htm |title=# 5: 4 Hour Work Week |newspaper=USA Today |date=March 30, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Best-Selling Books, Week Ended July 6|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323368704578596202558017108|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref name=nytimes4hourbodybsl>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-01-02/hardcover-advice/list.html |title= Best Sellers Hardcover Advice & Misc |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 2, 2011 |first=Ihsan |last=Taylor}}</ref><ref name=nytimes4hourchef>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/17/technology/amazon-set-to-publish-tim-ferriss.html | title=Amazon Set to Publish Tim Ferriss | newspaper=The New York Times | author=Streitfeld, Daid | date=August 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name=wsjb>{{cite news|title=Best-Selling Books, Week Ended Nov. 25|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324469304578145670509974046|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=November 30, 2012}}</ref>}}
Ferriss is also an [[angel investor]] and advisor to [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], [[StumbleUpon]], [[Evernote]], and [[Uber (company)|Uber]], among other companies.<ref name=techcrunchangelinvesting>{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/04/29/tim-ferriss-angel-investing|title=Tim "The 4-Hour Workweek" Ferriss on Angel Investing (Video) |author=Wauters, Robin|publisher=TechCrunch|date=April 29, 2010}}</ref><ref name=forbesfacebook>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2011/04/14/tim-ferriss-on-facebook-twitter-and-building-a-huge-web-brand|title=Tim Ferriss on Facebook, Twitter And Building A Huge Web Brand|author=Bertoni, Steven|newspaper=Forbes|date=April 14, 2011}}</ref>
==Early life==
Ferriss grew up in [[East Hampton (town), New York|East Hampton]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and graduated from [[St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire]]. He received a degree in [[East Asian Studies]] from [[Princeton University]] in 2000.<ref>[http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/web_exclusives/alumni_spotlight/as_112206ferriss.html Timothy Ferriss ’00], ''Princeton Alumni Weekly''; accessed September 4, 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2007/05/09/18434|work=The Daily Princetonian|first=Cornelia|last=Hall|title=Ferriss '00 takes the day off|date=May 9, 2007}}</ref> After graduation, Ferriss worked in sales at a [[Computer data storage|data storage]] company.<ref name=nytimestheworld>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/fashion/27Ferris.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all|work=The New York Times|first=Stephanie|last=Rosenbloom|title=The World According to Tim Ferriss|date=March 25, 2011}}</ref> Ferriss began building his own Internet business, BrainQUICKEN, while still employed at the company.<ref name=nytimestheworld/>
==Career==
In 2001, Ferriss founded BrainQUICKEN and sold the company to a London-based [[private equity firm]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03EEDA1E31F930A25755C0A9619C8B63|title=In the Hunt; The Hectic Chronicles|author=Bowers, Brent|work=New York Times|date=June 13, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ferriss|first=Tim|title=How I Work|publisher=CNN Money|date=September 5, 2007|url=http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/04/magazines/fsb/4_hour_week.fsb/index.htm|accessdate=April 5, 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Story?id=3753402&page=1 Tim Ferriss Wants You to Get a Life], ''[[ABC News]]'', October 11, 2007.</ref><ref>
{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-money/valuation/timothy-ferriss-and-the-4-hour-exit/article1744976|work=The Globe and Mail|first=John|last=Warrillow|title=Why Tim Ferriss Sold His Muse|date=October 6, 2010|location=Toronto}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inc.com/articles/2010/10/why-tim-ferriss-sold-brainquicken.html|work=Inc. Magazine|first=John|last=Warrillow|title=Why Tim Ferriss Sold His Muse|date=November 11, 2010}}</ref> He said ''[[The 4-Hour Workweek]]'' was based on this period.<ref name=abcgetalife/>
In December 2008, Ferriss had a pilot on the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] called Trial by Fire, where he had one week to attempt to learn a skill normally learned over the course of many years. In the pilot episode he practiced [[yabusame]], the Japanese art of horseback archery.<ref>[http://www.joshwhitford.com/2008/12/03/marketing-ideas-17-tim-ferriss-trial-by-fire-on-the-history-channel/ Marketing Ideas #17 Tim Ferriss Trial by Fire on the History Channel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725084408/http://www.joshwhitford.com/2008/12/03/marketing-ideas-17-tim-ferriss-trial-by-fire-on-the-history-channel/ |date=July 25, 2009 }} ''Unconventional Marketing'', December 3, 2008.</ref>
In December 2013, his television series ''The Tim Ferriss Experiment'' debuted on [[HLN (TV channel)|HLN]]. Although there were 13 episodes shot, only a portion of those were shown on television. The show was released in its entirety on iTunes.<ref name="tfxi">{{cite web|title=Tim Ferriss Experiment|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/the-tim-ferriss-experiment/id984734983|publisher=iTunes}}</ref>
In November 2013, Ferriss began an [[audiobook]] publishing venture, Tim Ferriss Publishing.<ref name=tc>{{cite web|last1=Ha|first1=Anthony|title=‘4 Hour Workweek’ Author Tim Ferriss Is Becoming An Audiobook Publisher|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/11/tim-ferriss-publishing/|publisher=TechCrunch}}</ref> The first book published was ''Vagabonding'' by [[Rolf Potts]].<ref name=tc/> Other books include ''[[The Obstacle Is the Way|The Obstacle Is The Way]]'' by Ryan Holiday, ''Daily Rituals'' by Mason Currey, and ''What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars'' by Jim Paul and Brendan Moynihan.<ref name="bclub">{{cite web|title=Tim Ferriss book club|url=http://fourhourworkweek.com/category/tim-ferriss-book-club/}}</ref>
==Investor and advisor==
Ferriss is an [[angel investor]] and advisor to startups.<ref>
*Hartley, Matt. [http://business.financialpost.com/2011/04/26/ottawas-shopify-launches-500000-build-a-business-promotion/ Ottawa’s Shopify launches $500,000 Build-A-Business promotion], ''National Post'', April 26, 2011. "This year, participants will receive advice on building their fledgling businesses from some of the most well-regarded names from the startup and technology worlds – including prominent angel investor Tim Ferriss."
*Hill, Kashmir. [https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2011/0425/features-health-personal-data-work-out-taking-my-measure.html Taking My Measure]. ''Forbes''. April 6, 2011.</ref>
He has invested or advised in startups such as [[StumbleUpon]], [[Posterous]], [[Evernote]], [[DailyBurn]], [[Shopify]], [[Reputation.com]], [[Trippy]], and [[TaskRabbit]].<ref>
*[https://techcrunch.com/2010/04/29/tim-ferriss-angel-investing Tim "The 4-Hour Workweek" Ferriss On Angel Investing (Video)]. ''TechCrunch''. "Some of the companies he's invested in and/or acts as an advisor for are Digg, Twitter, StumbleUpon, Posterous, SimpleGeo and DailyBurn."
*Bertoni, Steven. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2011/04/14/tim-ferriss-on-facebook-twitter-and-building-a-huge-web-brand/ Tim Ferriss On Facebook, Twitter And Building A Huge Web Brand], ''Forbes''. April 14, 2011. "Q: You were an early investor in Twitter, what did you see in the company? A: I'm involved with the Tech scene and companies ranging from Facebook, Stumbleupon and Twitter. I knew a number of the guys and a number of the investors. I decided to invest when I saw Twitter..."
*Wauters, Robin. [https://techcrunch.com/2010/05/18/evernote-tim-ferriss/ Tim Ferriss Joins Startup Evernote As Strategic Advisor]. ''TechCrunch''. May 18, 2010.
*Moran, Gwen. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47747064/ns/business-small_business/t/big-investors-are-helping-trippy-go-distance/ Big Investors Are Helping Trippy Go the Distance] ''MSNBC''. June 9, 2012. "First, he approached Tim Ferriss, author of the bestselling book The 4-Hour Workweek, to be an advisor. Ferriss wanted in—and also wanted to be part of the seed investing team..."
*Busque, Leah. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/women-20/-the-best-750-i-ever-spen_b_1209677.html "The Best $750 I Ever Spent Bootstrapping My Startup: One Plane Ticket West"], ''The Huffington Post'', January 18, 2012.
*Rao, Leena. [https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/29/kevin-rose-invests-in-facebook-on-secondmarket Kevin Rose Invests In Facebook On SecondMarket], TechCrunch.com, January 29, 2011.
*Kingcaid, Jason [https://techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/feel-the-dailyburn-gyminee-gets-a-new-name-raises-525k/ Feel the DailyBurn] ''[[TechCrunch]]''. May 26, 2009.</ref> He is a pre-[[seed money]] advisor to [[Uber (company)|Uber]], a company co-founded by [[Garrett Camp]], the founder of [[StumbleUpon]], which Ferriss also advises.<ref name="fool">{{cite web|last1=Byrnes|first1=Brendan|title=An Interview With Tim Ferriss, Author of "The 4-Hour Workweek"|url=http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/01/02/an-interview-with-tim-ferriss-author-of-the-4-hour.aspx|publisher=Motley Fool}}</ref><ref name="dumb">{{cite web|last1=Mangalindan|first1=JP|title=Tim Ferriss: Tech has too much 'dumb capital'|url=http://fortune.com/2013/08/22/tim-ferriss-tech-has-too-much-dumb-capital/|publisher=Fortune}}</ref>
In 2013, Ferriss raised $250,000 in under an hour to invest in [[Shyp]] by forming a [[syndicate]] on [[AngelList]].<ref name="sy">{{cite web|last1=Constine|first1=Josh|title=Betaworks And Tim Ferriss Among First Using General Solicitation To Ask Crowds For Investment|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/23/general-solicitation-already-in-use/|publisher=TechCrunch}}</ref> Ferriss ended up raising over $500,000 through his backers and [[Shyp]] raised a total of $2.1 million.<ref name="sh">{{cite web|last1=Kumparak|first1=Greg|title=Shyp Raises $2.1M To Pick Up And Ship Your Stuff|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/27/shyp-raises-2-1m-to-pick-up-and-ship-your-stuff/|publisher=TechCrunch}}</ref> In 2018, Shyp shut down and [[Layoff|laid off]] all its employees.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gibbon|first=Kevin|date=March 27, 2018|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-cant-wait-you-see-what-we-do-next-kevin-gibbon/|title=I Can’t Wait for You to See What We Do Next|website=LinkedIn.com}}</ref><ref name="Harry" />
''[[The New York Times]]'' listed Ferriss among their "Notable Angel Investors" while CNN said he was "one of the planet's leading angel investors in technology."<ref name="notable">{{cite web|title=Notable Angel Investors|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/07/business/07AngelInvestorsListy.html?_r=0|publisher=New York Times}}</ref><ref name="travelcnn">{{cite web|title=Tim Ferriss: How travel helped me learn to kick ass|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/05/travel/tim-ferriss-4-hour-workweek-japan-trip/index.html|publisher=CNN}}</ref>
In 2015, Ferriss declared a long vacation from new investing. He cited the stress of the work and a feeling his impact was "minimal in the long run", and said he planned to spend time on his writing and media projects.<ref name="timblog">{{cite web|title=How to Say "No" When It Matters Most|url=https://tim.blog/2015/10/29/startup-vacation-2/|}}</ref>
==Author==
Ferriss is the author of five books, ''The 4-Hour Workweek'', ''The 4-Hour Body'', ''The 4-Hour Chef'', ''Tools of Titans'', and ''Tribe of Mentors'';
==''The Tim Ferriss Show''==
As of 2016, "The Tim Ferriss Show", a podcast, has had over 80 million downloads.<ref name="fortuneferriss">{{cite web|title=Tim Ferriss, 39|url=http://fortune.com/40-under-40/tim-ferriss-28/|publisher=Fortune}}</ref><ref name = observer>{{cite web | url = http://observer.com/2016/05/how-tim-ferriss-became-the-oprah-of-audio-behind-the-podcast-with-60m-downloads/ | title = How Tim Ferriss Became the ‘Oprah of Audio’—Behind the Podcast With 70M-Plus Downloads | publisher = The Observer | accessdate = May 13, 2016}}</ref> It covers topics ranging from personal and character development, to exercise routines, acting, venture capital and metaphysics.<ref name = entrepreneur2>{{cite web | url = https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/273900 | title = Give Yourself That Extra Kick With These Podcasts From the Likes of Tim Ferriss and Gary Vaynerchuk | publisher = Entrepreneur Magazine | accessdate = May 13, 2016}}</ref>
== ''Fear(Less) with Tim Ferriss'' ==
Ferriss is the host of the 2017 TV show ''Fear(Less) with Tim Ferriss '', in which he interviews people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://start.att.net/exclusive/audience/fearless-with-tim-ferriss|title=Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss|website=Show Experience}}</ref>
==Influence==
''[[The New Yorker]]'' has described Ferriss as this generation's self-help guru, comparing him to personalities of similar influence in earlier times, such as [[Napoleon Hill]], [[Norman Vincent Peale]], [[Stephen Covey]] and [[Spencer Johnson (writer)|Spencer Johnson]].<ref name=newyorker>{{cite web|last1=MEAD|first1=REBECCA|title=Better, Faster, Stronger|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/09/05/better-faster-stronger?currentPage=all|publisher=The New Yorker}}</ref> ''Wired'' called Ferriss “The Superman of Silicon Valley”.<ref name=super>{{cite web|last1=Schawbel|first1=Dan|title=Tim Ferriss: What Cooking Can Teach You About Learning|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2012/11/20/tim-ferriss-what-cooking-can-teach-you-about-learning/|publisher=Forbes}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' said Ferriss was "somewhere between [retired [[General Electric]] chairman and CEO] [[Jack Welch]] and a [[Buddhist monk]]."<ref name=nytimestheworld/> In 2011, ''[[Newsweek]]'' declared Ferriss "The World's Best Guinea Pig".<ref name=newsweekguineapig>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/01/04/the-4-hour-body-tim-ferriss-s-latest-book-wows.html |title=The World's Best Guinea Pig |author=Guo, Jerry |newspaper=Newsweek |date=January 4, 2011}}</ref>
He has been named among ''Newsweek''{{'}}s Digital Power Index 100 as the seventh most powerful online personality, ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]''{{'}}s "40 Under 40", one of ''[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Most Innovative Business People of 2007", and a [[Henry Crown]] Fellow by the [[Aspen Institute]].<ref name=newsweekpersonality>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2012/06/24/newsweek-s-digital-power-index-top-10-personalities.html#slide5|title=Digital Power Index: Personalities|newspaper=Newsweek|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625192643/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2012/06/24/newsweek-s-digital-power-index-top-10-personalities.html#slide5|archivedate=June 25, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=aspeninstitute>{{cite web|url=http://www.aspeninstitute.org/news/2009/03/30/aspen-institute-names-emerging-leaders-2009-henry-crown-fellows|title=Aspen Institute Names 2009 Henry Crown Fellows|publisher=The Aspen Institute|date=March 30, 2009}}</ref><ref name="fortune40">{{cite web|title=Inside Fortune's 2016 40 Under 40|url=http://fortune.com/2016/09/22/40-under-40-2016-intro/|publisher=Fortune}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hannessian|first=Kevin|title=Fast Company's Most Innovative Business People of 2007|publisher=Fast Company|date=February 15, 2008|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/innovators-2007.html?page=12|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429221510/http://www.fastcompany.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/innovators-2007.html?page=12|archivedate=April 29, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Both ''The 4-Hour Body'' and ''The 4-Hour Workweek'' are in the "10 Most Highlighted Books of All Time" on [[Amazon Kindle]].<ref name=kindle>{{cite web|url=https://kindle.amazon.com/most_popular/books_by_popular_highlights_all_time|title=Most Highlighted Books of All Time|publisher=Amazon.com|access-date=December 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112230730/https://kindle.amazon.com/most_popular/books_by_popular_highlights_all_time|archive-date=January 12, 2013|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=incblogs>{{cite news|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20091101/19-blogs-you-should-bookmark-right-now-tim-ferriss.html|title=19 Blogs You Should Bookmark Right Now – Tim Ferriss|author=Chafkin, Max|newspaper=Inc.}}</ref>
In 2008, Ferriss was named ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Greatest Self-Promoter of All Time."<ref>{{cite news|last=Tweney|first=Dylan|title=Tim Ferriss Takes Wired.com's Self-Promotion Prize|publisher=Wired|date=March 31, 2008|url=http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/03/tim-ferriss-tak.html}}</ref>
==Philanthropy==
In 2007, Ferriss was a charity advocate and a member of the National Advisory Council of the public school nonprofit [[DonorsChoose]].<ref name=huffpoadvocate>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-ferriss/the-karmic-capitalist-sho_b_67619.html |title=The Karmic Capitalist: Should I Wait Until I'm Rich to Give Back? |author=Ferriss, Tim |newspaper=The Huffington Post |date=October 9, 2007}}</ref><ref name=donorschooseboard>{{cite web |url=http://www.donorschoose.org/about/meet_the_team.html#nationaladvisory |title= Meet the Team |publisher=DonorsChoose.org}}</ref> His projects and donations have raised more than $250,000 for underfunded public school teachers and classroom projects, and his campaigns, such as dedicating his birthday to raising funds and heading LitLiberation to increase literacy worldwide, have impacted more than 60,000 students.<ref name=donorschoosebday>{{cite web |url=http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=29872 |title=
Tim Ferriss' Give-Back Birthday |publisher=DonorsChoose.org}}</ref><ref name=donorschooselitlib>{{cite web |url=http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/leadershipboard.html?category=22 |title=LitLiberation |publisher=Donorschoose.org}}</ref><ref name=huffpophilanthropic>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-ferriss/measuring-social-media-ca_b_201936.html |title=Measuring Social Media Campaigns: A Philanthropic Case Study |author=Ferriss, Tim |newspaper=The Huffington Post |date=May 12, 2009}}</ref><ref name=venturebeat>{{cite news| url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/07/27/the-four-hour-impact-tim-ferriss-partners-with-vittana-to-raise-100k-by-midnight/ |title=The four-hour impact: Tim Ferriss partners with Vittana to raise $100K by midnight |newspaper=VentureBeat | author=Rebecca Grant |date=July 27, 2012}}</ref> In March 2016, Ferriss flash funded 145 school projects posted on DonorsChoose.org in coordination with [[Stephen Colbert]].<ref name="flash">{{cite web|last1=Kitchen|first1=Patricia|title=Author Tim Ferriss ‘flash funds’ 145 school projects on LI|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/author-tim-ferriss-flash-funds-145-school-projects-on-li-1.11567795|publisher=Newsday}}</ref><ref name="colbert">{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Rebecca|title=Stephen Colbert unveils donors for #BestSchoolDay|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-colbert-best-school-day-donors-choose-funding-american-classrooms-in-need/|publisher=CBS News}}</ref>
In October 2014, BUILD Boston, a not-for-profit organization that uses entrepreneurship to equip Boston youth for high school and college success, honored Ferriss with the annual BUILDer Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for his work in education reform.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Boyle|first1=Josh|title=4th Annual BUILDFest to Honor Tim Ferriss with BUILDer Award for Innovation & Entrepreneurship|url=http://venturefizz.com/blog/4th-annual-buildfest-honor-tim-ferriss-builder-award-innovation-entrepreneurship|publisher=VentureFizz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BUILDFEST — BUILD BOSTON’S ANNUAL GALA AND STUDENT BUSINESS EXPO|url=http://www.bostoncharityevents.org/events/buildfest-build-bostons-annual-gala-student-business-expo/|publisher=Boston Charity Events}}</ref>
Ferriss is also on the advisory board of the non-profit QuestBridge, along with LinkedIn Founder [[Reid Hoffman]], [[David Sze]], and others.<ref name="questbridge">{{cite web|last1=CARLTON|first1=JIM|title=Venture Capitalists Help Connect Low-Income Students With Elite Colleges|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/silicon-valley-venture-capitalists-help-connect-low-income-students-with-elite-colleges-1431535621|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> QuestBridge was created in 2003 to connect disadvantaged students with elite colleges and helps place over 2,000 students per year.<ref name="questbridge"/>
===Psychedelic research===
Ferriss has raised funds for psychedelic studies at institutions such as [[Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine]].<ref name="mushrooms">{{cite web|last1=LEBOWITZ|first1=SHANA|title='4-hour Workweek' author Tim Ferriss plans to donate $100,000 toward studying how to treat depression with psychedelics like magic mushrooms|url=http://www.businessinsider.com.au/tim-ferriss-is-funding-psilocybin-research-for-depression-2016-1|publisher=Business Insider}}</ref> In 2016, Ferriss donated $100,000 to research psychedelic drugs for the treatment of major depression.<ref name="mushrooms" />
==Personal life==
In 2017 Ferriss moved to [[Austin]], Texas<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/7erct8/i_am_tim_ferriss_host_of_the_tim_ferriss_show_and/dq6zrh1/|accessdate=November 22, 2017|title=Reddit AMA}}</ref> after living 17 years in Silicon Valley. In an [https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider/videos/10155277616754071/ interview] with [[Business Insider]], he blamed "intellectual smugness" and "closed-mindedness masquerading as opened-mindedness" for the move. "For the last few years I've witnessed what appears to be the forming of an echo chamber that is even more hermetically sealed than it usually is in Silicon Valley," he said.
Ferriss has stated that prior to his writing career he won in the {{convert|165|lb|kg|abbr=on}} weight class at the 1999 USAWKF national [[Sanshou]] (Chinese kickboxing) championship through a process of shoving opponents out of the ring and by dramatically dehydrating himself before weigh in, and then rehydrating before the fight in order to compete several [[Weight class (boxing)|classes]] below his actual weight – a practice known as [[weight cutting]].<ref name="commandments">[http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/08/08/the-7-commandments-of-blogosphere-and-life-self-defense/ "The 7 Commandments of Blogosphere (and Life) Self-Defense"], Ferriss' blog, August 2007</ref><ref name="commandments"/><ref>
*Tweneymail, Dylan. [https://www.wired.com/business/2007/03/tim_ferriss_fou/ Tim Ferriss’ Four-Hour Work Week]. ''Wired''. March 16, 2007.
*Brickman, Sophie. [http://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Tim-Ferriss-has-strong-likes-knives-kettlebells-2491087.php Tim Ferriss has strong likes: knives, kettlebells]. ''San Francisco Chronicle''. January 15, 2012.</ref>
Ferriss is a practitioner of the [[Transcendental Meditation]] technique.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-purcell/transcendental-meditation_4_b_9163360.html|title=Transcendental Meditation: More Than a Stress Buster|publisher=HuffPost|date=February 5, 2016}}</ref>
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