The Gift of Fear

This book by Gavin de Becker was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Ryan Holiday. It comes up in conversations about meditation & mindfulness, productivity & performance. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “One of my favorite books is The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker. And he says, 'When you worry, ask yourself, what am I choosing not to see right now?'”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “One of my favorite books is The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker”
  Ryan Holiday · The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 202200:44:54

  Said during "Insights from Tara Brach, Ryan Holiday, Maria Popova, and Cal Newport | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Tara Brach, Ryan Holiday, Maria Popova, and Cal Newport: A compilation episode hosted by Tim Ferriss featuring four guests: Tara Brach (meditation teacher and former clinical psychologist, author of Radical Acceptance, creator of the RAIN practice); Ryan Holiday (author of 13 books and creator of the Daily Stoic); Maria Popova (writer behind The Marginalian, formerly Brain Pickings); and Cal Newport (Georgetown CS professor and author of Deep Work and Digital Minimalism). A curated podcast buffet where four friends of Tim Ferriss share favorite clips on presence, Stoic questions, reading, and time management.