Trust Me, I'm Lying

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

You've seen it all before. A malicious online rumor costs a company millions. A political sideshow derails the national news cycle and destroys a candidate. Some product or celebrity zooms from total obscurity to viral sensation. What you don't know is that someone is responsible for all this. Usually, someone like me. I'm a media manipulator. In a world where blogs control and distort the news, my job is to control blogs-as much as any one person can. In today's culture... 1) Blogs like Gawker, Buzzfeed and the Huffington Post drive the media agenda. 2) Bloggers are slaves to money, technology, and deadlines.

• “I read Ryan Holiday's book, Trust Me, I'm Lying. That really frightened me about the state of the media and convinced me”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “That really frightened me about the state of the media and convinced me”
  Sam Corcos · The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 202300:45:11

  Said during "Ultimate Guide to Managing Executive Assistants and Delegating Like a Pro, Sam Corcos (4K)". The episode features Sam Corcos: Co-founder and CEO of Levels (continuous glucose monitoring company); remote-first operator who has worked with the same executive assistant, Lori, for 10 years and now uses four EAs personally. Levels CEO Sam Corcos gives Tim Ferriss a tactical guide to delegation, async work with EAs, and calendar-based time management.