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#837: How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Derek Sivers, Seth Godin, and Martha Beck

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Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40+ languages. Newsweek calls him "the world's best human guinea pig," and The New York Times calls him "a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk." In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.

As we head into the new year, many of us feel like we’re drowning in invisible complexity. So I wanted to hit pause and ask a simple question: What are 1-3 decisions that could dramatically simplify my life in 2026? To explore that, I invited three close friends and long-time listener favorites—Derek Sivers, Seth Godin, and Martha Beck.This episode is brought to you by: <a href="https://incogni.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Incogni, </a>which automatically removes your personal data from the web, helping shield you from fraud, scams, and identity theft: <a href="https://incogni.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://incogni.com/tim</a> (use code TIM at checkout and get 60% off an annual plan)<a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/tim/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eight Sleep Pod Cover 5</a> sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/tim/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EightSleep.com/Tim</a> (use code TIM to get $700 off your very own Pod 5 Ultra.)More about today's guests:Derek Sivers is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship, known for his surprising, quotable insights and pithy, succinct writing style. Derek’s books (<a href="https://sive.rs/h" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Live</a>, <a href="https://sive.rs/n" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hell Yeah or No</a>, <a href="https://sive.rs/m" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Your Music and People</a>, <a href="https://sive.rs/a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anything You Want</a>) and newest projects are at his website: <a href="http://sive.rs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sive.rs</a>. His new book is <a href="https://sive.rs/u" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Useful Not True</a>.Seth Godin is the author of 21 internationally bestselling books, translated into more than 35 languages, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00354Y9ZU/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linchpin</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tribes-We-Need-You-Lead/dp/1591842336/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tribes</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QCSA54/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Dip</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00316UMS0/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Purple Cow</a>. His latest book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Strategy-Better-Elevate-Community/dp/B0D47T8S7N/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This Is Strategy</a>, offers a fresh lens on how we can make bold decisions, embrace change, and navigate a complex, rapidly evolving world. Dr. Martha Beck has been called “the best-known life coach in America” by NPR and USA Today. She holds three Harvard degrees in social science and has published nine non-fiction books, one novel, and more than 200 magazine articles. The Guardian and other media have described her as “Oprah’s life coach.” Her latest book is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Anxiety-Curiosity-Creativity-Finding-ebook/dp/B0CXQ5QGMN/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life’s Purpose</a>. *For show notes and past guests on <a href="https://tim.blog/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tim Ferriss Show</a>, please visit <a href="https://tim.blog/podcast/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast-description" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/podcast</a>.For deals from sponsors of <a href="https://tim.blog/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tim Ferriss Show</a>, please visit <a href="https://tim.blog/podcast-sponsors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/podcast-sponsors</a>Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at <a href="https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-1/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/friday</a>.For transcripts of episodes, go to <a href="https://tim.blog/transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/transcripts</a>.Discover Tim’s books: <a href="https://tim.blog/books" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/books</a>.Follow Tim:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/tferriss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/tferriss</a> Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/timferriss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">instagram.com/timferriss</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/timferriss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/timferriss</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/timferriss</a> LinkedIn: <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/timferriss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/timferriss</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

As we head into the new year, many of us feel like we’re drowning in invisible complexity. So I wanted to hit pause and ask a simple question: What are 1-3 decisions that could dramatically simplify my life in 2026? To explore that, I invited three close friends and long-time listener favorites—Derek Sivers, Seth Godin, and Martha Beck.This episode is brought to you by: <a href="https://incogni.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Incogni, </a>which automatically removes your personal data from the web, helping shield you from fraud, scams, and identity theft: <a href="https://incogni.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://incogni.com/tim</a> (use code TIM at checkout and get 60% off an annual plan)<a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/tim/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eight Sleep Pod Cover 5</a> sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/tim/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EightSleep.com/Tim</a> (use code TIM to get $700 off your very own Pod 5 Ultra.)More about today's guests:Derek Sivers is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship, known for his surprising, quotable insights and pithy, succinct writing style. Derek’s books (<a href="https://sive.rs/h" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Live</a>, <a href="https://sive.rs/n" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hell Yeah or No</a>, <a href="https://sive.rs/m" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Your Music and People</a>, <a href="https://sive.rs/a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anything You Want</a>) and newest projects are at his website: <a href="http://sive.rs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sive.rs</a>. His new book is <a href="https://sive.rs/u" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Useful Not True</a>.Seth Godin is the author of 21 internationally bestselling books, translated into more than 35 languages, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00354Y9ZU/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linchpin</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tribes-We-Need-You-Lead/dp/1591842336/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tribes</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QCSA54/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Dip</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00316UMS0/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Purple Cow</a>. His latest book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Strategy-Better-Elevate-Community/dp/B0D47T8S7N/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This Is Strategy</a>, offers a fresh lens on how we can make bold decisions, embrace change, and navigate a complex, rapidly evolving world. Dr. Martha Beck has been called “the best-known life coach in America” by NPR and USA Today. She holds three Harvard degrees in social science and has published nine non-fiction books, one novel, and more than 200 magazine articles. The Guardian and other media have described her as “Oprah’s life coach.” Her latest book is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Anxiety-Curiosity-Creativity-Finding-ebook/dp/B0CXQ5QGMN/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life’s Purpose</a>. TIMESTAMPS<ul><li>[00:00:00] Start.</li><li>[00:00:20] Advice I’ve used to simplify my own life.</li><li>[00:04:02] Enter Derek Sivers.</li><li>[00:04:17] Simple is the opposite of complex — not just a synonym for “easy.”</li><li>[00:07:19] Simplification #1: No subscriptions, contracts, or people depending on him.</li><li>[00:07:40] Simplification #2: Programming with no external libraries or dependencies.</li><li>[00:08:30] Simplification #3: Building a house from scratch in New Zealand.</li><li>[00:09:26] Complex is a long-term trap. Simple is long-term freedom..</li><li>[00:10:32] Enter Seth Godin.</li><li>[00:10:48] Simplifying is hard work — if it were easy, you’d have already done it.</li><li>[00:11:17] Clarity on “who it’s for”: Ignore everyone else, including one-star reviews.</li><li>[00:12:46] Eliminate gray areas: Never miss a deadline, never go over budget. Stand by your commitments.</li><li>[00:14:53] Reclaim time with personal boundaries: No meetings, no social media, no TV.</li><li>[00:16:57] Simplifying one thing puts you on the hook to go deeper elsewhere.</li><li>[00:22:23] Enter Martha Beck.</li><li>[00:22:29] One decision that radically simplified her life.</li><li>[00:22:44] At 29, chose to follow true joy — not dopamine hits, but deep peace.</li><li>[00:24:15] The simple rule: Go toward joy, away from misery — no matter what.</li><li>[00:28:20] How a near-death experience sparked this commitment.</li><li>[00:30:02] Payoff: Autoimmune remission, purpose, wonderful relationships, home inside herself.</li></ul>*For show notes and past guests on <a href="https://tim.blog/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tim Ferriss Show</a>, please visit <a href="https://tim.blog/podcast/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast-description" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/podcast</a>.For deals from sponsors of <a href="https://tim.blog/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tim Ferriss Show</a>, please visit <a href="https://tim.blog/podcast-sponsors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/podcast-sponsors</a>Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at <a href="https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-1/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/friday</a>.For transcripts of episodes, go to <a href="https://tim.blog/transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/transcripts</a>.Discover Tim’s books: <a href="https://tim.blog/books" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/books</a>.Follow Tim:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/tferriss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/tferriss</a> Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/timferriss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">instagram.com/timferriss</a>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/timferriss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/timferriss</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/timferriss</a> LinkedIn: <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/timferriss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/timferriss</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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