Body for Life

This book by Bill Phillips has been genuinely recommended 2 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Jerry Seinfeld. It comes up in conversations about depression & mood, meditation & mindfulness, motivation & discipline, productivity & performance. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Dec 2020 and the most recent from Jun 2024. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “I picked up this book by Bill Phillips called Body for Life and it's really really such a system I think it's a work of Genius this book”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I think it's a work of Genius this book and it really got me in shape”
  Jerry Seinfeld · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 202400:16:36

  Said during "Jerry Seinfeld and Maria Popova, The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Jerry Seinfeld and Maria Popova: Jerry Seinfeld is an American standup comedian, actor, writer, and co-creator of Seinfeld; Maria Popova is an essayist and cultural critic who created Brain Pickings (now The Marginalian). Tim Ferriss revisits two favorite interviews on the craft of creating: Jerry Seinfeld on writing discipline and Maria Popova on reading deeply.

• “i picked up this book by bill phillips called body for life and it's really really so it's such a system i do it to this day i think it's a work of genius this book”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “i think it's a work of genius this book and it really got me in shape”
  Jerry Seinfeld · The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 202000:37:23

  Said during "Jerry Seinfeld, A Comedy Legend’s Systems, Routines, and Methods for Success | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Jerry Seinfeld: Entertainment icon, stand-up comedian, and co-creator of Seinfeld, the most successful comedy series in TV history. Author of 'Is This Anything' and creator of the web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Jerry Seinfeld breaks down his writing systems, daily routines, gamification, and the brutal craft of surviving stand-up comedy.