More Money Than God

This book by Sebastian Mallaby has been genuinely recommended 3 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about depression & mood, focus & dopamine, longevity & aging, meditation & mindfulness, productivity & performance. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Jun 2022 and the most recent from Feb 2024. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Based on unprecedented access to the industry, including three hundred hours of interviews, economist/journalist Sebastian Mallaby tells the inside story of hedge funds, from their origins in the 1960s and 1970s to their role in the financial crisis of 2007-2009. Wealthy, powerful, and potentially dangerous, hedge fund moguls have become the It Boys of 21st century capitalism.

• “he wrote a book also called more money than God which is non-fiction encyclopedic and beautifully written romp through the world of hedge funds which blew me away”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “encyclopedic and beautifully written romp ... which blew me away”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 202400:51:30

  Said during "How to Embrace Slow Productivity, Achieve Mastery, and Defend Your Time, Cal Newport & Tim Ferriss". The episode features Cal Newport: Georgetown computer science professor, New Yorker contributor, and bestselling author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and Slow Productivity. Cal Newport unpacks slow productivity, obsessing over quality, and resisting algorithm-driven attention economies in favor of long-horizon craft.

• “for more on that i recommend reading more money than god by sebastian maliby who also has a very good book on venture capital”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “i recommend reading more money than god by sebastian maliby”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 202201:50:23

  Said during "Tim Ferriss Q&A: Wealth and Money, Book Recommendations, Advice on Taking Advice, and Much More". The episode features Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek and host of The Tim Ferriss Show; angel investor (now focused on climate tech), podcaster, and self-experimenter, here doing a solo live Q&A. Tim Ferriss answers live and pre-submitted listener questions on wealth, money's limits, book recommendations, skill-building, and taking advice wisely.

• “there's a book called more money than God by Sebastian malaby that I found very entertaining”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “a book called more money than God by Sebastian malaby that I found very entertaining”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 202200:37:11

  Said during "Ed Thorp on How to Think for Yourself, How to Be Inner-Directed, and The Dangers of Investing Fads". The episode features Ed Thorp: Mathematician, hedge fund pioneer, and author who beat blackjack and Wall Street; wrote Beat the Dealer, Beat the Market, and A Man for All Markets. Investor Ed Thorp on long-term thinking, numeracy, avoiding risks, and aging well at 89.