❓ The One Question Tim Ferriss Asks All His Guests

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• Empathy: One simple question Tim Ferriss asks his guests before every episode.

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Content creators and commentators, Colin and Samir, had Tim Ferriss on their show this week.

If you're unfamiliar with Ferriss, he is the author of the bestselling book 'The 4-Hour Workweek' and host of the popular podcast, 'The Tim Ferriss Show'.

His podcast has been downloaded over a billion times since its inception in 2014. He's interviewed an array of influential figures including LeBron James, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jamie Foxx.

What I particularly loved about the episode is that they posed some excellent questions to Tim about his podcasting process.

Tim said one thing in particular that stood out, which made me immediately think, "that's going in Friday's email".

At the beginning of every interview Tim conducts with a guest, he asks them one simple question:

"What would make this time really well spent for you?"

He says that at least 20-30% of his guests reply with "Huh, I've actually never had someone ask me that."

I thought this was a genius approach because it immediately shows respect to the interviewee, acknowledging their time and presence.

Recently, as a guest on a podcast, I implemented this technique. Before we began recording, I asked the host, "What would make this a great episode for you?"

The host then shared more about his thought process behind the show…which helped me as a guest. Naturally, this led him to ask me about pivoting to certain topics, and the interview went great.

It's such a quick, yet subtly powerful sentence that I know I'll be adopting as part of my own podcasting process, both as a host and guest.

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WhatTheFont

Have you ever seen somebody use a really cool font and wished you could use it for your own content? WhatTheFont is a free tool that will help you identify which font is being used, so you can either purchase or find a free (and legal) version of that font.

Just simply take a screenshot of the font you’re trying to identify, and run it through WhatTheFont!

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