The Hard Thing About Hard Things

This book by Ben Horowitz has been genuinely recommended 2 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Daniel Ek, Harley Finkelstein. It comes up in conversations about meditation & mindfulness, 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.

• “i think that horowitz is book hard things about hard things it's almost like the modern iteration of high output management”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “that's been another big part of things that have been valuable to me in in my own career”
  Harley Finkelstein · The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 202000:10:21

  Said during "Harley Finkelstein, Strategies from Shopify, the Future of Retail, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Harley Finkelstein: Entrepreneur, lawyer, and Chief Operating Officer of Shopify, which he joined around 2010. He founded his first company at 17 while a student at McGill and is an advisor to Felicis Ventures. Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein on building the entrepreneurship company, lessons from law school, the Build-A-Business competition, and the accelerated future of retail.

• “hard things about hard things by ben harrow it's also really good for someone who's first time journey and going through and kind of learning the basics”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it's also really good for someone who's first time journey”
  Daniel Ek · The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 202001:02:40

  Said during "Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, Habits, Systems and Mental Models for Performance | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Daniel Ek: Daniel Ek is the Swedish founder, CEO, and chairman of Spotify, the world's most popular audio streaming service. At the time of recording it had roughly 320 million users including about 144 million subscribers across 92 markets. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek shares the habits, mental models, and leadership systems behind his focus, energy, and decision-making.