#885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More

Oct 2, 2026 · 47 min

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0:00Hello boys and girls, ladies and germs.

0:02This is Tim Ferriss.

0:03Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show.

0:05This time around we have a different format from my usual long forum interviews.

0:09This is bite-sized tips from people I love who have been on the podcast.

0:15And here's the theme.

0:16Many of us feel like we're drowning in complexity.

0:19I think day on day, the world just seems insane, whether that is with respect to inboxes or decisions or otherwise.

0:27Perhaps you're even slipping in and out of overwhelm.

0:30I've been there.

0:30So I wanted to hit pause myself, figured some of you might want to do the same thing and ask a question.

0:35What are a few decisions, say one to three, that could dramatically simplify my life in 2026?

0:42To explore that, I invited listener favorites to chime in with their personal stories and what they have done themselves.

0:49Past episodes of this Simplify series feature lessons from Derek Sivers, Seth Godin, Martha Beck, Maria Popova, Morgan Housel, Cal Newport, and many others.

0:58So be sure to check those out.

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