The Name of the Wind

This book by Patrick Rothfuss has been genuinely recommended 2 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Brandon Sanderson, Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about motivation & discipline, supplements. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Sep 2023 and the most recent from Feb 2025. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

The Name of the Wind, also called The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One, is a heroic fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss. It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle. It was published on March 27, 2007, by DAW Books, the novel has been hailed as a masterpiece of high fantasy. The story begins the tale of Kvothe (pronounced "quothe"), a young man who becomes the most notorious magician his world has ever known.

• “Pat rfus published his first book and it's brilliant Name of the Wind Name of the Wind yeah that is spectacular book first novel”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it's brilliant Name of the Wind ... that is spectacular book first novel”
  Brandon Sanderson · The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 202501:11:21

  Said during "Brandon Sanderson, Building a Fiction Empire & Unbreakable Habits". The episode features Brandon Sanderson: Bestselling epic fantasy author (Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive) who finished Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and built Dragonsteel, a direct-to-consumer publishing company. Holds the record for the largest Kickstarter ever. Brandon Sanderson breaks down how he built a fantasy publishing empire through writing habits, magic systems, and a record-shattering $41M Kickstarter.

• “The Name of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, which is fucking incredible... It completely blew his mind.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “fucking incredible... completely blew his mind”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 202300:47:26

  Said during "The Random Show with Tim Ferriss & Kevin Rose, Affordable Luxuries, Brain Stimulation, and More!". The episode features Kevin Rose: Kevin Rose with Tim Ferriss. Tim and Kevin swap affordable luxuries, brain-stimulation experiments, books, supplements, gear, and AI investing ideas in a free-ranging Random Show.