Draft No. 4

This book by John McPhee has been genuinely recommended 2 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about meditation & mindfulness, productivity & performance. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Dec 2020 and the most recent from Feb 2022. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

"McPhee offers ... guidance in the decisions regarding arrangement, diction, and tone that shape nonfiction pieces, and he presents extracts from his work, subjecting them to wry scrutiny"--Amazon.com.

• “there's a book called Draft No. 4 by John McPhee who's a staff writer at the New Yorker and just a behemoth of a craftsman”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “Draft No. 4 makes for a really fun read”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 202200:27:35

  Said during "The Deep Life, Cal Newport". The episode features Cal Newport: Associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University (PhD from MIT) who researches the theory of distributed systems. He is a New Yorker contributing writer, host of the Deep Questions podcast, and author of seven books including Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and A World Without Email. Cal Newport on building a deep life through slow productivity, digital minimalism, craft, and contemplation in an age of distraction.

• “a book that i have with me today called draft number four by john mcphee on the writing process”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “if you really are a nerd and want to study structuring how you structure a piece that's a really excellent book”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 202000:42:26

  Said during "Harley Finkelstein, Strategies from Shopify, the Future of Retail, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Harley Finkelstein: Entrepreneur, lawyer, and Chief Operating Officer of Shopify, which he joined around 2010. He founded his first company at 17 while a student at McGill and is an advisor to Felicis Ventures. Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein on building the entrepreneurship company, lessons from law school, the Build-A-Business competition, and the accelerated future of retail.