Best of Design Matters: Tim Ferriss
Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Best of Design Matters: Tim Ferriss

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 10, 20261 hr 24 min

Tim Ferriss is a five-time New York Times bestselling author, a legendary podcaster with over a billion downloads, a prolific angel investor, and a relentless experimenter. During his fourth visit to Design Matters, he shares the story behind Coyote, a new card game he’s quietly been crafting—and the mindset that brought it to life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode of Design Matters originally appeared in July of 2025. Ambition used to be the hallmark of an enviable life and a righteous path. I don't relate to it that way anymore. I think ambition is a jet fuel. Not everyone needs to be on a jet, but if you're going to be on a jet, you better make sure it's pointed in the right direction.

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From the TED Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Milman. On Design Matters, Debbie talks with some of the most creative people in the world about what they do, how they got to be who they are, and what they're thinking about and working on.

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On this episode, Tim Ferriss talks about the pleasures and challenges of creating a game. a game is like choosing a sport at the Olympics. Like, curling is not exactly the same as high hurdles. currencies. Count on the exchange rates that you'd usually see on Google. That's how millions

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