Passages

This book by Gail Sheehy 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 focus & dopamine, 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.

• “they're two books I'd love for you to speak to as having an impact on you, Passages and I think it's Gail Sheehy”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I'd love for you to speak to as having an impact on you ... I was fascinated by this”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 202001:33:07

  Said during "Grandmaster Maurice Ashley, The Path and Strategies of World-Class Mastery | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Maurice Ashley: Maurice Ashley is the first African-American International Grandmaster in chess history, a three-time national-championship coach, author, ESPN commentator, and speaker. Born in Jamaica and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn, he was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame in 2016. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley traces his path from Brooklyn chess hustles to history-making mastery, plus lessons on focus, teaching, and lifelong reinvention.