The Well of Being

This book by Jean-Pierre Weill has been genuinely recommended 2 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, consciousness, exercise & strength, longevity & aging, meditation & mindfulness. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Sep 2024 and the most recent from May 2025. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

The Well of Being, from Jean-Pierre Weill, is an illustrated inquiry into the art of happiness and what it means to be radically alive in our daily moments. Images and a graceful philosophic text invite us to awaken from our constructed stories that we may return to this world and live in the present. The book opens with a perennial account of life's ultimate purpose and concludes with a unique retelling of the puzzle we call growing up. Through art, philosophy, and poetry we are offered a refreshing and empowering way to rethink ourselves. The book is an experience to be felt.--Provided by Amazon.com.

• “that's still one of your favorites. Yeah. It's a great book. It's outstanding... That's the children's book for adults”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “It's a great book. It's outstanding”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · May 202501:08:54

  Said during "New Health Gadgets, How to Drink Less, AI, & More". The episode features Kevin Rose: Tech entrepreneur and investor (founder of Digg, partner at True Ventures, host of the Modern Finance/Diggnation podcasts) and Tim Ferriss's recurring co-host on The Random Show. Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose swap health gadgets, sobriety strategies, Japan/Taiwan travel, brain stimulation, genomics, and AI's threat to online trust.

• “Called The Well of Being by Jean-Pierre Weill... And this has made an impact on me. It's a beautiful book.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “And this has made an impact on me. It's a beautiful book”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 202401:37:12

  Said during "Tim Ferriss’s Sabbatical, Kevin Rose Tries a Medium, Fitness Tools, and More, The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Kevin Rose: Kevin Rose with Tim Ferriss. Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on podcast sabbaticals, modern dating, longevity science, mediums, and ketamine therapy on the Random Show.