Let My People Go Surfing

This book by Yvon Chouinard 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.

The long-awaited memoir/manifesto from legendary climber, businessman, and environmentalist Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of one of the world's most inspiring companies, Patagonia, Inc.Whether you care about adventure sports, the fate of the natural world, or pure brand maintenance and business success, Patagonia, Inc. is one of the earth's most interesting and inspiring companies. For almost forty years, its reputation for unsurpassed high quality, maverick innovation, and long-term environmental responsibility has put it in a class by itself.

• “i have traveled with yvonne chennard's book let my people go surfing since it was initially published i've had a copy of that book that has traveled with me”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “i have traveled with yvonne chennard's book let my people go surfing since it was initially published”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 202002:08:35

  Said during "Jim Collins on The Value of Small Gestures, Unseen Sources of Power, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Jim Collins: Researcher and teacher of what makes great companies endure, and a Socratic advisor to leaders. Author or co-author of six books (including Good to Great and Built to Last) that have sold more than 10 million copies. Jim Collins returns to discuss mentors, the power of small gestures, light vs. dark motivation, the Stockdale Paradox, and renewing over a lifetime.