On Grief and Grieving

This book by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler has been genuinely recommended 3 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Matt Mullenweg, Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about consciousness, depression & mood, exercise & strength, fasting, longevity & aging. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Mar 2022 and the most recent from Nov 2024. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “The book on Grief and grieving is probably the most common recommendation that I hear from say podcast guests so I think that could be worth checking out”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “the most common recommendation that I hear from say podcast guests so I think that could be worth checking out”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 202400:47:06

  Said during "Q&A with Tim Ferriss, How to Live with Urgency". The episode features Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body, host of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast (10+ years), early-stage investor, and creator of the Cockpunch NFT/fantasy project that funded his science nonprofit. Tim Ferriss answers a small group's questions on parenthood, identity diversification, joy, grief, AI-proofing careers, and living with less urgency.

• “I would recommend a book that has been recommended to me several times... that is, On Grief and Grieving... by David Kessler and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I would recommend a book that has been recommended to me several times, including my friends who have lost parents unexpectedly”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 202200:30:40

  Said during "Q&A with Tim, PR and Marketing Lessons, Time Dilation, Selling to the Affluent, and Much More". The episode features Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, 4-Hour Body and 4-Hour Chef, host of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, early-stage startup investor and advisor to companies including Shopify, Uber and TaskRabbit. Tim Ferriss fields a solo live Q&A on PR, marketing, launching products, selling to the affluent, time dilation, and his personal protocols.

• “the book that i found most helpful during that was co-authored by elizabeth kubler-ross ... the book was called i think grief and grieving”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “the book that i found most helpful during that”
  Matt Mullenweg · The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 202200:26:42

  Said during "Tim Ferriss and Matt Mullenweg Get Personal in Antarctica". The episode features Matt Mullenweg: Co-founder of the open-source publishing platform WordPress and founder/CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, and Pocket Casts. A longtime friend of Tim, distributed-work advocate, and avid photographer. Tim Ferriss and Matt Mullenweg record from a tent on an Antarctic glacier, sharing personal reflections on grief, mortality, fear, and meaning.