All Fours

This book by Miranda July was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Ev Williams. It comes up in conversations about consciousness, meditation & mindfulness, psychedelics. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to NY. Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, checks into a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in an entirely different journey. Miranda July’s second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction. With July’s wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy, and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom.

• “Oh, I just read this Miranda July book. All fours. Okay. It's good. She was hilarious. It's random.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “It's good. She was hilarious”
  Ev Williams · The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 202500:50:11

  Said during "Co-Founder of Blogger, Twitter, Medium, and Mozi, The Art of Pivoting, Strategic Quitting, and More". The episode features Ev Williams: Co-founder of Blogger, Twitter, Medium, and his current company Mosy; partner at Obvious Ventures. Started with a 1994 VHS tape teaching people how to use the internet. Ev Williams on strategic quitting, why greatness can't be planned, and building Mosy as an actual social network.