Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success

This book by Matthew Syed was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about motivation & discipline, productivity & performance. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

"Nobody wants to fail. But in highly complex organizations, success can happen only when we confront our mistakes, learn from our own version of a black box, and create a climate where it's safe to fail, "--Amazon.com.

• “it's black box thinking subtitled the surprising truth about success by and i may get this last name wrong but matthew syed”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it's been one of the more recommended books from me”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 202000:21:14

  Said during "Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, Habits, Systems and Mental Models for Performance | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Daniel Ek: Daniel Ek is the Swedish founder, CEO, and chairman of Spotify, the world's most popular audio streaming service. At the time of recording it had roughly 320 million users including about 144 million subscribers across 92 markets. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek shares the habits, mental models, and leadership systems behind his focus, energy, and decision-making.