What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift, and why? Or what are one to three books that have greatly influenced your life?
Steven Pressfield, 6; Kyle Maynard, 15; Terry Crews, 20; Debbie Millman, 25; Naval Ravikant, 32; Matt Ridley, 36; Bozoma Saint John, 37; Tim Urban, 41; Ayaan Hirsi Ali, 54; Graham Duncan, 57; Mike Maples Jr., 65; Soman Chainani, 71; Dita Von Teese, 76; Jesse Williams, 80; Dustin Moskovitz, 83; Richa Chadha, 86; Max Levchin, 92; Neil Strauss, 96; Veronica Belmont, 101; Patton Oswalt, 105; Lewis Cantley, 108; Jerzy Gregorek, 114; Aniela Gregorek, 122; Amelia Boone, 129; Joel McHale, 132; Ben Stiller, 136; Anna Holmes, 142; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 148; Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, 158; Turia Pitt, 168; Jimmy Fallon, 176; Maria Sharapova, 183; Adam Robinson, 186; Josh Waitzkin, 196; Jason Fried, 203; Arianna Huffington, 212; Tim O’Reilly, 220; Tom Peters, 226; Bear Grylls, 230; Brené Brown, 232; Esther Dyson, 244; Kevin Kelly, 247; Ashton Kutcher, 251; Jérôme Jarre, 257; Fedor Holz, 265; Eric Ripert, 269; Sharon Salzberg, 273; Greg Norman, 284; Daniel Ek, 287; Strauss Zelnick, 289; Steve Jurvetson, 293; Liv Boeree, 301; Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir, 306; Mark Bell, 310; Ray Dalio, 322; Jacqueline Novogratz, 325; Brian Koppelman, 329; Stewart Brand, 333; Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, 337; Gabor Maté, 341; Steve Case, 346; Tommy Vietor, 354; Larry King, 361; Muna AbuSulayman, 363; Sam Harris, 366; Maurice Ashley, 369; John Arnold, 374; David Lynch, 380; Nick Szabo, 383; Jon Call, 386; Dan Gable, 393; Caroline Paul, 396; Darren Aronofsky, 399; Chris Anderson, 408; Michael Gervais, 412; Kelly Slater, 419; Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir, 421; Adam Fisher, 428; Laura Walker, 438; Terry Laughlin, 441; Marc Benioff, 446; Marie Forleo, 451; Drew Houston, 456; Tim McGraw, 465; Craig Newmark, 473; Steven Pinker, 477; Gretchen Rubin, 480; Whitney Cummings, 482; Rick Rubin, 487;
Ryan Shea, 492; Ben Silbermann, 497; Vlad Zamfir, 501; Zooko Wilcox, 506; Stephanie McMahon, 511; Peter Attia, 515; Steve Aoki, 522; Jim Loehr, 527; Daniel Negreanu, 533; Jocko Willink, 537; Kristen Ulmer, 549; Yuval Noah Harari, 555
What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months (or in recent memory)?
Samin Nosrat, 1; Steven Pressfield, 7; Debbie Millman, 25; Matt Ridley, 36; Tim Urban, 42; Graham Duncan, 59; Soman Chainani, 72; Dita Von Teese, 77; Dustin Moscovitz, 83; Richa Chadha, 86; Neil Strauss, 97; Veronica Belmont, 101; Patton Oswalt, 105; Jerzy Gregorek, 114; Aniela Gregorek, 124; Amelia Boone, 128; Joel McHale, 133; Ben Stiller, 137; Andrew Ross Sorkin, 145; Vitalik Buterin, 154; Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, 158; Turia Pitt, 168; Adam Robinson, 190; Josh Waitzkin, 196; Arianna Huffington, 213; Gary Vaynerchuk, 215; Tom Peters, 227; Brené Brown, 233; Leo Babauta, 236; Kevin Kelly, 248; Jérôme Jarre, 258; Fedor Holz, 266; Eric Ripert, 269; Liv Boeree, 301; Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir, 306; Mark Bell, 311; Ed Coan, 319; Ray Dalio, 322; Brian Koppelman, 330; Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, 337; Gabor Maté, 341; Sam Harris, 366; David Lynch, 380; Nick Szabo, 383; Jon Call, 386; Dara Torres, 391; Dan Gable, 393; Darren Aronofsky, 399; Neil Gaiman, 411; Michael Gervais, 413; Mathew Fraser, 426; Laura Walker, 438; Marc Benioff, 447; Steven Pinker, 476; Whitney Cummings, 483; Rick Rubin, 488; Ben Silbermann, 498; Vlad Zamfir, 504; Stephanie McMahon, 509; Steve Aoki, 520; Jim Loehr, 527; Kristen Ulmer, 547
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Do you have a “favorite failure” of yours?
Samin Nosrat, 2; Steven Pressfield, 8; Susan Cain, 11; Kyle Maynard, 15; Terry Crews, 20; Debbie Millman, 25; Naval Ravikant, 32; Tim Urban, 43; Janna Levin, 51; Graham Duncan, 59; Mike Maples Jr., 65; Soman Chainani, 71; Dita Von Teese, 76; Richa Chadha, 86; Neil Strauss, 97; Veronica Belmont, 102; Patton Oswalt, 105; Lewis Cantley, 108; Jerzy Gregorek, 115; Aniela Gregorek, 122; Ben Stiller, 137; Anna Holmes, 142; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 148; Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, 158; Turia Pitt, 169; Annie Duke, 173; Maria Sharapova, 183; Josh Waitzkin, 196; Ann Miura-Ko, 200; Jason Fried, 204; Arianna Huffington, 212; Gary Vaynerchuk, 215; Bear Grylls, 230; Brené Brown, 234; Leo Babauta, 237; Mike D, 240; Esther Dyson, 244; Ashton Kutcher, 251; Brandon Stanton, 255; Jérôme Jarre, 258; Fedor Holz, 266; Eric Ripert, 269; Sharon Salzberg, 272; Franklin Leonard, 277; Peter Guber, 281; Daniel Ek, 288; Strauss Zelnick, 290; Tony Hawk, 298; Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir, 306; Mark Bell, 311; Ray Dalio, 322; Jacqueline Novogratz, 325; Brian Koppelman, 330; Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, 337; Gabor Maté, 342; Linda Rottenberg, 350; Tommy Vietor, 354; Maurice Ashley, 369; David Lynch, 380; Nick Szabo, 384; Jon Call, 386; Darren Aronofsky, 399; Evan Williams, 402; Bram Cohen, 404; Michael Gervais, 413; Temple Grandin, 416; Kelly Slater, 420; Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir, 423; Mathew Fraser, 426; Adam Fisher, 429; Aisha Tyler, 432; Terry Laughlin, 442; Marc Benioff, 447; Craig Newmark, 473; Rick Rubin, 488; Ben Silbermann, 496; Vlad Zamfir, 502; Zooko Wilcox, 507; Steve Aoki, 521; Jim Loehr, 527; Daniel Negreanu, 533; Jocko Willink, 537; Kristen Ulmer, 547; Yuval Noah Harari, 556
If you could have a gigantic billboard anywhere with anything on it, what would it say?
Steven Pressfield, 8; Kyle Maynard, 15; Terry Crews, 21; Debbie Millman, 26; Naval Ravikant, 32; Bozoma Saint John, 38; Tim Urban, 44; Ayaan Hirsi Ali, 54; Graham Duncan, 57; Mike Maples Jr., 65; Soman Chainani, 72; Dita Von Teese, 75; Richa Chadha, 87; Max Levchin, 93; Neil Strauss, 98; Veronica Belmont, 102; Patton Oswalt, 105; Lewis Cantley, 110; Jerzy Gregorek, 116; Aniela Gregorek, 123; Amelia Boone, 128; Ben Stiller, 138; Anna Holmes, 142; Andrew Ross Sorkin, 145; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 149; Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, 160; Maria Sharapova, 183; Josh Waitzkin, 197; Jason Fried, 204; Arianna Huffington, 214; Tim O’Reilly, 221; Bear Grylls, 230; Brené Brown, 233; Leo Babauta, 237; Esther Dyson, 244; Ashton Kutcher, 251; Jérôme Jarre, 258; Fedor Holz, 266; Eric Ripert, 270; Sharon Salzberg, 273; Peter Guber, 281; Greg Norman, 284; Strauss Zelnick, 289; Steve Jurvetson, 296; Tony Hawk, 299; Liv Boeree, 302; Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir;, 306; Mark Bell, 310; Ed Coan, 318; Ray Dalio, 322; Jacqueline Novogratz, 326; Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, 338; Gabor Maté, 343; Linda Rottenberg, 350; Tommy Vietor, 355; Muna AbuSulayman, 363; Sam Harris, 366; Maurice Ashley, 370; David Lynch, 381; Nick Szabo, 383; Jon Call, 386; Dara Torres, 391; Dan Gable, 393; Bram Cohen, 405; Chris Anderson, 408; Michael Gervais, 414; Aisha Tyler, 432; Marc Benioff, 449; Marie Forleo, 452; Scott Belsky, 459; Tim McGraw, 466; Craig Newmark, 473; Steven Pinker, 476; Whitney Cummings, 483; Rick Rubin, 489; Ryan Shea, 493; Vlad Zamfir, 502; Stephanie McMahon, 510; Peter Attia, 515; Steve Aoki, 520; Jim Loehr, 528; Daniel Negreanu, 533; Jocko Willink, 538; Robert Rodriguez, 543
What is one of the best or most worthwhile investments you’ve ever made?
Samin Nosrat, 3; Steven Pressfield, 8; Susan Cain, 11; Debbie Millman, 26; Naval Ravikant, 33; Tim Urban, 44; Janna Levin, 51; Graham Duncan, 60; Mike Maples Jr., 65; Soman Chainani, 73; Richa Chadha, 87; Neil Strauss, 98; Patton Oswalt, 105; Lewis Cantley, 109; Jerzy Gregorek, 116; Aniela Gregorek, 124; Amelia Boone, 128; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 149; Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, 160; Esther Perel, 180; Adam Robinson, 188; Jason Fried, 207; Arianna Huffington, 212; Tom Peters, 227; Brené Brown, 233; Kevin Kelly, 249; Jérôme Jarre, 259; Fedor Holz, 266; Eric Ripert, 270; Greg Norman, 284; Strauss Zelnick, 291; Liv Boeree, 301; Mark Bell, 311; Ray Dalio, 322; Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, 338; Gabor Maté, 343; Tommy Vietor, 354; Muna AbuSulayman, 364; David Lynch, 381; Nick Szabo, 384; Caroline Paul, 396; Michael Gervais, 414; Kelly Slater, 420; Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir, 423; Adam Fisher, 430; Aisha Tyler, 433; Marc Benioff, 450; Marie Forleo, 452; Muneeb Ali, 468; Gretchen Rubin, 480; Whitney Cummings, 483; Rick Rubin, 489; Ryan Shea, 493; Ben Silbermann, 497; Vlad Zamfir, 504; Stephanie McMahon, 511; Peter Attia, 516; Daniel Negreanu, 533; Jocko Willink, 538; Kristen Ulmer, 548; Yuval Noah Harari, 558
What is an unusual habit or an absurd thing that you love?
Samin Nosrat, 3; Steven Pressfield, 8; Susan Cain, 12; Kyle Maynard, 16; Debbie Millman, 28; Bozoma Saint John, 38; Tim Urban, 45; Graham Duncan, 57; Soman Chainani, 73; Dita Von Teese, 78; Richa Chadha, 87; Max Levchin, 94; Neil Strauss, 99; Veronica Belmont, 101; Patton Oswalt, 106; Lewis Cantley, 109; Jerzy Gregorek, 117; Aniela Gregorek, 125; Amelia Boone, 128; Ben Stiller, 136; Anna Holmes, 143; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 149; Vitalik Buterin, 154; Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, 160; Maria Sharapova, 183; Adam Robinson, 193; Josh Waitzkin, 197; Ann Miura-Ko, 201; Tim O’Reilly, 222; Tom Peters, 227; Leo Babauta, 237; Esther Dyson, 244; Jérôme Jarre, 260; Fedor Holz, 267; Eric Ripert, 270; Franklin Leonard, 277; Greg Norman, 284; Steve Jurvetson, 296; Tony Hawk, 299; Liv Boeree, 302; Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir, 307; Mark Bell, 311; Ed Coan, 319; Ray Dalio, 322; Brian Koppelman, 330; Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, 338; Gabor Maté, 343; Linda Rottenberg, 351; Larry King, 361; Muna AbuSulayman, 363; Mr. Money Mustache, 377; David Lynch, 381; Nick Szabo, 384; Jon Call, 387; Dara Torres, 391; Dan Gable, 393; Caroline Paul, 397; Bram Cohen, 405; Aisha Tyler, 433; Marc Benioff, 449; Marie Forleo, 452; Scott Belsky, 460; Tim McGraw, 466; Craig Newmark, 474; Gretchen Rubin, 481; Whitney Cummings, 484; Rick Rubin, 490; Ben Silbermann, 495; Vlad Zamfir, 502; Stephanie McMahon, 511; Peter Attia, 516; Yuval Noah Harari, 556
In the last five years, what new belief, behavior, or habit has most improved your life?
Samin Nosrat, 3; Steven Pressfield, 8; Debbie Millman, 28; Naval Ravikant, 33; Matt Ridley, 36; Tim Urban, 45; Janna Levin, 52; Graham Duncan, 61; Mike Maples Jr., 66; Soman Chainani, 72; Dita Von Teese, 78; Jesse Williams, 80; Richa Chadha, 88; Max Levchin, 94; Neil Strauss, 98; Patton Oswalt, 106; Lewis Cantley, 110; Aniela Gregorek, 126; Amelia Boone, 130; Ben Stiller, 138; Anna Holmes, 143; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 149; Vitalik Buterin, 154; Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, 161; Julia Galef, 164; Turia Pitt, 169; Jimmy Fallon, 177; Adam Robinson, 187; Josh Waitzkin, 197; Jason Fried, 207; Arianna Huffington, 213; Gary Vaynerchuk, 217; Tim O’Reilly, 222; Bear Grylls, 231; Brené Brown, 233; Leo Babauta, 237; Mike D, 241; Esther Dyson, 245; Kevin Kelly, 249; Ashton Kutcher, 252; Brandon Stanton, 255; Jérôme Jarre, 261; Fedor Holz, 267; Eric Ripert, 270; Franklin Leonard, 278; Greg Norman, 285; Daniel Ek, 287; Strauss Zelnick, 290; Steve Jurvetson, 295; Tony Hawk, 299; Liv Boeree, 303; Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir, 307; Ed Coan, 319; Ray Dalio, 322; Stewart Brand, 333; Gabor Maté, 343; Sam Harris, 366; Maurice Ashley, 370; Mr. Money Mustache, 377; David Lynch, 381; Jon Call, 387; Caroline Paul, 397; Evan Williams, 402; Bram Cohen, 406; Chris Anderson, 408; Neil Gaiman, 411; Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir, 424; Mathew Fraser, 426; Adam Fisher, 430; Aisha Tyler, 434; Marc Benioff, 448; Marie Forleo, 453; Drew Houston, 456; Tim McGraw, 465; Muneeb Ali, 469; Steven Pinker, 477; Gretchen Rubin, 480; Whitney Cummings, 484; Ben Silbermann, 499; Vlad Zamfir, 503; Zooko Wilcox, 508; Stephanie McMahon, 511; Peter Attia, 515; Steve Aoki, 523; Jim Loehr, 529; Daniel Negreanu, 534; Jocko Willink, 538; Robert Rodriguez, 542; Kristen Ulmer, 552
What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore?
Samin Nosrat, 4; Steven Pressfield, 6; Susan Cain, 12; Kyle Maynard, 16; Terry Crews, 22; Debbie Millman, 28; Naval Ravikant, 33; Matt Ridley, 36; Tim Urban, 46; Ayaan Hirsi Ali, 54; Graham Duncan, 62; Mike Maples Jr., 66; Soman Chainani, 73; Richa Chadha, 88; Max Levchin, 95; Veronica Belmont, 103; Patton Oswalt, 106; Lewis Cantley, 110; Jerzy Gregorek, 118; Amelia Boone, 130; Joel McHale, 133; Anna Holmes, 142; Andrew Ross Sorkin, 146; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 149; Annie Duke, 172; Esther Perel, 180; Maria Sharapova, 184; Josh Waitzkin, 197; Ann Miura-Ko, 202; Jason Fried, 208; Arianna Huffington, 213; Gary Vaynerchuk, 216; Tim O’Reilly, 223; Tom Peters, 227; Leo Babauta, 238; Esther Dyson, 245; Kevin Kelly, 249; Ashton Kutcher, 252; Jérôme Jarre, 261; Franklin Leonard, 279; Peter Guber, 282; Strauss Zelnick, 291; Tony Hawk, 299; Mark Bell, 312; Ray Dalio, 323; Jacqueline Novogratz, 326; Stewart Brand, 334; Gabor Maté, 343; Steve Case, 346; Linda Rottenberg, 351; Tommy Vietor, 355; Sam Harris, 367; John Arnold, 374; Mr. Money Mustache, 377; David Lynch, 381; Nick Szabo, 383; Dara Torres, 391; Dan Gable, 394; Darren Aronofsky, 399; Evan Williams, 402; Bram Cohen, 406; Chris Anderson, 409; Kelly Slater, 420; Adam Fisher, 429; Laura Walker, 439; Terry Laughlin, 444; Marie Forleo, 453; Drew Houston, 457; Scott Belsky, 461; Steven Pinker, 476; Whitney Cummings, 484; Rick Rubin, 490; Peter Attia, 516; Jocko Willink, 538; Yuval Noah Harari, 557
What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise?
Steven Pressfield, 9; Kyle Maynard, 17; Terry Crews, 22; Debbie Millman, 29; Naval Ravikant, 34; Tim Urban, 47; Graham Duncan, 60; Mike Maples Jr., 66; Soman Chainani, 73; Richa Chadha, 88; Veronica Belmont, 103; Patton Oswalt, 106; Lewis Cantley, 111; Jerzy Gregorek, 119; Amelia Boone, 130; Ben Stiller, 139; Vitalik Buterin, 155; Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, 162; Julia Galef, 164; Adam Robinson, 190; Josh Waitzkin, 197; Jason Fried, 208; Tim O’Reilly, 222; Tom Peters, 228; Brandon Stanton, 255; Jérôme Jarre, 262; Fedor Holz, 267; Eric Ripert, 271; Franklin Leonard, 278; Greg Norman, 285; Daniel Ek, 288; Liv Boeree, 303; Mark Bell, 312; Ed Coan, 320; Ray Dalio, 323; Jacqueline Novogratz, 327; Brian Koppelman, 331; Gabor Maté, 344; Steve Case, 347; David Lynch, 381; Nick Szabo, 383; Jon Call, 388; Darren Aronofsky, 400; Michael Gervais, 415; Mathew Fraser, 426; Adam Fisher, 430; Marie Forleo, 453; Scott Belsky, 461; Whitney Cummings, 484; Rick Rubin, 491; Ben Silbermann, 498; Peter Attia, 518; Jim Loehr, 530; Daniel Negreanu, 534; Kristen Ulmer, 550
In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to?
Samin Nosrat, 4; Steven Pressfield, 8; Kyle Maynard, 17; Terry Crews, 23; Naval Ravikant, 34; Tim Urban, 48; Janna Levin, 52; Graham Duncan, 61; Soman Chainani, 74; Mike Maples Jr., 76; Dustin Moscovitz, 83; Richa Chadha, 89; Neil Strauss, 98; Veronica Belmont, 102; Patton Oswalt, 106; Jerzy Gregorek, 119; Aniela Gregorek, 124; Anna Holmes, 143; Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, 161; Julia Galef, 165; Annie Duke, 173; Josh Waitzkin, 198; Jason Fried, 209; Gary Vaynerchuk, 217; Tim O’Reilly, 222; Esther Dyson, 245; Kevin Kelly, 249; Jérôme Jarre, 263; Eric Ripert, 271; Sharon Salzberg, 274; Liv Boeree, 303; Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, 339; Gabor Maté, 344; Sam Harris, 367; John Arnold, 374; David Lynch, 381; Jon Call, 388; Bram Cohen, 405; Michael Gervais, 415; Adam Fisher, 430; Aisha Tyler, 434; Laura Walker, 438; Terry Laughlin, 443; Drew Houston, 457; Muneeb Ali, 469; Steven Pinker, 478; Whitney Cummings, 485; Rick Rubin, 491; Ben Silbermann, 498; Zooko Wilcox, 508; Stephanie McMahon, 512; Peter Attia, 518; Daniel Negreanu, 534; Kristen Ulmer, 550; Yuval Noah Harari, 558
When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, what do you do?
Samin Nosrat, 4; Steven Pressfield, 9; Susan Cain, 13; Debbie Millman, 30; Naval Ravikant, 34; Bozoma Saint John, 38; Graham Duncan, 61; Soman Chainani, 74; Mike Maples Jr., 76; Jesse Williams, 81; Richa Chadha, 89; Neil Strauss, 99; Veronica Belmont, 103; Patton Oswalt, 106; Lewis Cantley, 111; Jerzy Gregorek, 120; Aniela Gregorek, 125; Amelia Boone, 130; Anna Holmes, 144; Andrew Ross Sorkin, 146; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 150; Vitalik Buterin, 155; Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, 162; Julia Galef, 165; Esther Perel, 181; Maria Sharapova, 184; Adam Robinson, 192; Josh Waitzkin, 198; Jason Fried, 209; Arianna Huffington, 214; Gary Vaynerchuk, 218; Tom Peters, 228; Bear Grylls, 231; Brené Brown, 233; Leo Babauta, 238; Mike D, 242; Esther Dyson, 245; Ashton Kutcher, 252; Jérôme Jarre, 264; Fedor Holz, 267; Eric Ripert, 270; Sharon Salzberg, 274; Franklin Leonard, 277; Greg Norman, 285; Strauss Zelnick, 291; Liv Boeree, 304; Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir, 307; Ed Coan, 318; Ray Dalio, 323; Jacqueline Novogratz, 327; Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, 339; Gabor Maté, 344; Linda Rottenberg, 351; Tommy Vietor, 355; Scott Belsky, 362; Muna AbuSulayman, 363; Sam Harris, 367; David Lynch, 381; Nick Szabo, 384; Jon Call, 388; Dara Torres, 391; Darren Aronofsky, 399; Neil Gaiman, 410; Michael Gervais, 415; Temple Grandin, 417; Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir, 424; Mathew Fraser, 427; Adam Fisher, 430; Aisha Tyler, 435; Laura Walker, 438; Marie Forleo, 454; Tim McGraw, 465; Steven Pinker, 478; Whitney Cummings, 485; Rick Rubin, 491; Ryan Shea, 493; Ben Silbermann, 499; Vlad Zamfir, 505; Steve Aoki, 524; Jim Loehr, 531; Daniel Negreanu, 535; Jocko Willink, 539; Robert Rodriguez, 545; Kristen Ulmer, 551; Yuval Noah Harari, 560