The Greatest Salesman in the World

This book by Og Mandino was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Matthew McConaughey. It comes up in conversations about exercise & strength, supplements. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “that book is the most instrumental piece of literature and motivation I've ever read for me in my life”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “the most instrumental piece of literature and motivation I've ever read for me in my life”
  Matthew McConaughey · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 202400:17:21

  Said during "Matthew McConaughey and Aisha Tyler, The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Matthew McConaughey and Aisha Tyler: Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award-winning actor (Dallas Buyers Club, Interstellar, True Detective) and number-one New York Times bestselling author of Greenlights. Aisha Tyler is a comedian, actor (Criminal Minds), Whose Line Is It Anyway host, director of the film Axis, author, and co-founder of margarita brand Loop. A 10-year anniversary 'super combo' episode pairing Matthew McConaughey and Aisha Tyler on risk, failure, identity, and creative courage.