Tim Ferriss

Timothy ‘Tim’ Ferriss is a well-known writer, investor, and podcaster. His best-known book ‘The Four Hour Workweek’ is what started his rise to fame. His podcast has over 400 million downloads and his audience leans towards affluent and entrepreneurial.

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Tim has been involved with the renaissance of psychedelics research as a donor/philanthropist (to MAPS). Recently he has spearheaded the Capstone challenge to raise $30 million for MAPS and has personally donated $1 million in matching funds (totaling his donations at over $2 million).

You can find all his work related to psychedelics here.

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He has also written about psychedelics and done many podcasts that discuss psychedelics:

• Some Thoughts on For-Profit Psychedelic Startups and Companies (blog, February 2021)
• An Urgent Plea to Users of Psychedelics: Let’s Consider a More Ethical Menu of Plants and Compounds (blog, February 2021)
• Dr. Mark Plotkin on Ethnobotany, Real vs. Fake Shamans, Hallucinogens, and the Dalai Lamas of South America – Ethnobotany and great stories
• The Psychedelic News Hour: New Breakthroughs, Compound Comparisons and Warnings (Psilocybin/LSD/Ayahuasca/N,N-DMT/5-MeO-DMT), Treatment of Trauma, Scalable vs. Unscalable Approaches, Making Sense of “Bad” Trips, and Much More (#458) – Tim and others are interviewed about the (recent) progress with psychedelic research and look forward at the next few years
• Mike Novogratz on Investing, Bitcoin, Ayahuasca, and Running Through The Sahara Desert (#451) – A lot about investing, a shorter part about Ayahuasca
• Blake Mycoskie — TOMS, The Hoffman Process, Conscious Uncoupling, and Psychedelics (#446) – Lot’s about goal setting, parts about various psychedelics
• Rick Doblin — The Psychedelic Domino That Tips All Others (#440) – Update on research with Rick Doblin and ask for donations to MAPS
• Sam Harris on Psychedelics, How to Cope During a Pandemic, Taming Anxiety, and More (#433) – Good discussion on dose and safety measures
• Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (Resources) – links to training for therapists and many book recommendations
• Marcela Ot’alora — How to Become a Psychedelic Therapist (#396) – describing her journey and advice for others
• The World’s Largest Psychedelic Research Center (#385) – Launch of The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins
• Psychedelics — Microdosing, Mind-Enhancing Methods, and More (#377) – roundtable with Robin Carhart-Harris and three more
• Michael Pollan — Exploring the Frontiers of Psychedelics (#365) – a conversation with Michael Pollan, author of How to Change Your Mind
• “Trip of Compassion” — The Most Compelling Movie I’ve Seen In The Last Year – Tim promotes this movie about MDMA therapy
• Stan Grof, Lessons from ~4,500 LSD Sessions and Beyond (#347) – a conversation with Stan Grof, his experience and philosophy highlighted
• Sam Harris, Ph.D. — How to Master Your Mind (#342) – a conversation with Sam Harris, about meditation, your mind, and psychedelics
• Paul Stamets — How Mushrooms Can Save You and (Perhaps) the World (#340) – a conversation with Paul Stamets, about mushrooms
• Michael Pollan — Exploring The New Science of Psychedelics (#313) – an earlier conversation with Michael Pollan, author of How to Change Your Mind
• Dr. Gabor Maté — New Paradigms, Ayahuasca, and Redefining Addiction (#298) – a conversation with Gabor Maté about addiction
• Are Psychedelic Drugs the Next Medical Breakthrough? (#104) – a conversation with Martin Polanco and Dan Engle about psychedelics and therapy
• The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide – Risks, Micro-Dosing, Ibogaine, and More (#66) – a conversation with James Fadiman about psychedelics research