Mark Simpson recommends Tim Ferriss's Tools of Titans and explains why he reads physical books instead of audiobooks. He's releasing his first book, Direct Playbook, in November and offering early access through a pre-release squad for 99p.
Questions this video answers
Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss.
November (year implied by recording context).
99p; sign-up at boostly.co.uk/book.
Direct Playbook.
He says the book's style makes an audiobook hard to produce, so he buys hard/softcover editions to read chapters anytime.
Chapters
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening and welcome. And I am not really here. I am currently in the uk. Fingers crossed. All things going well at the Book Direct show and the Short Stay Summit. Now I am pre recording a couple of these intros so there is something to go out on the daily podcast. Like I said in the whole of 2021, I want there to be a daily podcast going out to help you, the hosts, get the tools, the tactics, the training and the confidence to get more buckets. Now I'm going to slightly flip it kinda because I was interviewed on a podcast recently by the Amazing Lenka. Now what I wanted to do was just to put that podcast on the Boosted podcast in its entirety, but it was over an hour long and I do like to keep these episodes kind of short. So what we're going to do is I've got a little segment of that podcast to to show with you. Lenka has some amazing questions. I sort of documented the whole of Boostly. So if you been ever been interested who I am, how I got started, why I do this, and most importantly the tools that I use to run Boostly and recommend to others, then this will be a good one to check out. So without further ado, let me flip my camera. You're going to be listening or watching to the Amazing Lenka and we are delving into all about Boostly and who and how I got here. As always, thanks to the sponsors I'll be back hopefully in a few days time from the UK where we'll be able to pick this up as per usual. But for now thanks for watching, thanks for listening and here is the Amazing Lenka.
And now one thing I always ask people, two things. One thing. One of the one things I always ask people is to recommendation for a book. So you've mentioned a few books as well during the, during this episode. But what will be your like the book or you can choose free whatever, something for others to recommend to read or listen to.
So tools of titans 100% it's a big book but what I love about it is that you can just go into a chapter, go into a section, read it and just get what you need from it. The Tools of Titan by Tim Ferriss. It's a highlight of his first 200 podcasts and he's interviewed the likes of Tony Robbins, Seth Godin, Noah Kagan. So many amazing, amazing humans. Wim Hof is in there as well. So yeah, definitely go and check it out.
Fantastic. Sounds really good. Yeah, you've mentioned it before. I had It I already written down somewhere else but I'm just doubly, doubly bragging again. Definitely. Is that on audible as well?
No, because of the style of book. It might be actually. I think he resisted for so many years. But it's because of the style of the book. It's very hard to do an audible version of it. But I just get the hardcover. I've got so many versions of it. I've got like a softcover hardcover. I've got a soft cover that I leave in the car. So I never take my phone with me. One of my key things is that I always leave this at home, especially if I'm with. With Laura because if anybody really wants to get me I'll ever call me or Laura as in like family, et cetera. So I always leave my phone at home and if for whatever reason I'm sat in the car, if Laura's like running to the shop or whatever, I can just grab, reach up and grab the book and just read a chapter or whatever. I'll do. I'll do a crossword. I love doing a. I love doing a crossword. I've got a little mini.
I like that as well. Cool. And when it comes to books as well. So you've mentioned that you're going to be publishing your first book as well. When is that happening?
So it's going to be coming out in November. The editing is being done now. But if anybody wants to join the pre release squad. So basically it's 99p and you get a discount when the book goes live. And we're going to do. You can basically read the first draft now and I'm going to do some real cool competitions as the book is coming up. So you can go to Boost b o o s tly.co.uk book just 99p. You join the Trello board, you can read the first draft and the closer it gets to launch time I'm going to do a special zoom video to go for all the tips and I'm going to share some cool little competitions that we'll do as well. So yeah, that'll be cool. It's going to call the book Direct Playbook.
Fantastic. When, when it's coming out, let me know. And Elja, I will help you to promote it as well. So everybody.
I've got. I want to. I want to. I've got a certain amount of number in mind that I want to sell and I want to really get that little screen grab of best selling offer on the day.
Or whatever.
Exactly. You deserve it. And if I can help in any way, I would love to help you. So, yeah, let me know. As soon you have any link or anything, send it to me.
Don't worry, everybody. Everybody will be getting a link in some way, shape or form.
Fantastic.
Having a blast. Gonna get it on the Boos Lee podcast. Bruce Lee, like Bruce Lee. Cause it's so hard and the T is loose leaf making up those rhymes. Don't write it, just do it loosely.
