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#857: How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Maria Popova, Morgan Housel, Cal Newport, Craig Mod, and Debbie Millman

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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.

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 five long-time listener favorites: Maria Popova, Morgan Housel, Cal Newport, Craig Mod, and Debbie Millman.This episode is brought to you by:<ul><li><a href="https://shopify.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shopify</a> global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business: <a href="https://shopify.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shopify.com/tim</a></li><li><a href="https://helixsleep.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helix Sleep</a> premium mattresses: <a href="https://helixsleep.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HelixSleep.com/Tim</a></li></ul>Timestamps:Intro: [00:00:00]Maria Popova [00:01:49]Morgan Housel [00:04:40]Cal Newport [00:12:20]Craig Mod [00:24:04]Debbie Millman [00:33:08] More about today's guests:<a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maria Popova</a> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mariapopova/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mariapopova</a>) thinks and writes about our search for meaning, lensed sometimes through science and philosophy, sometimes through poetry and children's books, always through wonder. She is the creator of <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Marginalian</a> (born in 2006 under the name Brain Pickings), which is included in the Library of Congress permanent digital archive of culturally valuable materials. Her books and projects include <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/traversal/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Traversal</a>, <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/05/01/the-universe-in-verse-book/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Universe in Verse</a>, <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/2018/11/01/figuring/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Figuring</a>, <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/the-coziest-place-on-the-moon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Coziest Place on the Moon</a>, and <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/almanac-of-birds/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An Almanac of Birds: 100 Divinations for Uncertain Days</a>.<a href="https://www.morganhousel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morgan Housel</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/morganhousel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@morganhousel</a>) is a partner at <a href="http://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Collaborative Fund</a>. His book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Money-Timeless-lessons-happiness/dp/0857197681/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Psychology of Money</a> has sold more than three million copies and has been translated into 53 languages. Morgan is also the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Same-Ever-Guide-Never-Changes/dp/0593332709/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Same As Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Art-Spending-Money-Simple-Choices/dp/B0F6MK2PWM/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Art of Spending Money</a>.<a href="https://calnewport.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cal Newport</a> is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University, where he is also a founding member of the Center for Digital Ethics. In addition to his academic work, Newport is a New York Times bestselling author who writes for a general audience about the intersection of technology, productivity, and culture. His books have sold millions of copies and been translated into over forty languages. He is also a contributor to <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/cal-newport" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The New Yorker</a> and hosts the popular <a href="https://calnewport.com/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deep Questions podcast</a>. His latest book is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slow-Productivity-Accomplishment-Without-Burnout/dp/0593544854/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout</a>.<a href="https://craigmod.com/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Craig Mod</a> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/craigmod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@craigmod</a>) is a writer, photographer, and walker living in Tokyo and Kamakura, Japan. He is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Things-Become-Other-Walking-Memoir/dp/0593732545/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Things Become Other Things</a> and <a href="https://shop.specialprojects.jp/products/kissa-by-kissa-4th-ed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kissa by Kissa</a>. He also writes the newsletters <a href="https://craigmod.com/roden/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roden</a> and <a href="https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ridgeline</a> and has contributed to The New York Times, The Atlantic, Wired, and more. <a href="https://designmattersmedia.com/#the-host" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Debbie Millman</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/debbiemillman?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@debbiemillman</a>) has been named one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company and one of the most influential designers working today by <a href="http://gdusa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Graphic Design USA</a>. She is the host of <a href="https://www.designmattersmedia.com/designmatters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Design Matters</a>—a great show and one of the world’s longest-running podcasts. She is also chair of the Masters in Branding Program at the <a href="http://branding.sva.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">School of Visual Arts</a> in New York City, editorial director of <a href="https://www.printmag.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Print</a> magazine, a Harvard Business School Case Study, and a member of the board of directors at the <a href="https://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joyful Heart Foundation</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>.

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 five long-time listener favorites: Maria Popova, Morgan Housel, Cal Newport, Craig Mod, and Debbie Millman.This episode is brought to you by:<ul><li><a href="https://shopify.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shopify</a> global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business: <a href="https://shopify.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shopify.com/tim</a></li><li><a href="https://helixsleep.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helix Sleep</a> premium mattresses: <a href="https://helixsleep.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HelixSleep.com/Tim</a></li></ul>Timestamps:<ul><li>[00:00:00] Start.</li><li>[00:01:49] <a href="https://tim.blog/2024/06/13/jerry-seinfeld-and-maria-popova/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maria Popova</a></li><li>[00:02:04] The Cherish Quotient: Stop giving hours to people who rank as “fine.”</li><li>[00:03:15] When you apologize for your priorities, you’re apologizing for your life. Stop!</li><li>[00:04:41] <a href="https://tim.blog/2023/10/31/morgan-housel/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morgan Housel</a></li><li>[00:04:50] The do-nothing thesis: Be average long enough and you’ll end up in the top 1%.</li><li>[00:08:42] Read more history, fewer forecasts — and watch the news lose its power over you.</li><li>[00:09:32] How Stephen King’s 11/22/63 illustrates the futility of prediction.</li><li>[00:12:21] <a href="https://tim.blog/2024/02/21/cal-newport-slow-productivity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cal Newport</a></li><li>[00:12:36] What deserves a “yes” when the default is “no?”</li><li>[00:16:38] Deep Work sells two million copies and creates a schizophrenic double life.</li><li>[00:19:07] The unifying insight: Both careers were always about technology and human flourishing.</li><li>[00:24:07] <a href="https://tim.blog/2025/03/28/craig-mod-returns/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Craig Mod</a></li><li>[00:24:46] How quitting alcohol has been Craig’s highest-ROI decision.</li><li>[00:27:13] Therapy after a decade of sobriety: The cliché that actually cleared the water.</li><li>[00:30:27] The compounding interest that comes from committing to one craft.</li><li>[00:33:09] <a href="https://tim.blog/2017/03/25/the-secrets-tactics-and-creative-processes-of-high-performers-and-achievers-debbie-millman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Debbie Millman</a></li><li>[00:34:30] How being offered the CEO seat at her company led to four months of paralysis.</li><li>[00:36:10] The sentence that broke the spell: “If it takes four months, you probably don’t want it.”</li><li>[00:37:38] Ambition changes shape: Validation isn’t fulfillment, and power isn’t purpose.</li></ul>More about today's guests:<a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maria Popova</a> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mariapopova/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mariapopova</a>) thinks and writes about our search for meaning, lensed sometimes through science and philosophy, sometimes through poetry and children's books, always through wonder. She is the creator of <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Marginalian</a> (born in 2006 under the name Brain Pickings), which is included in the Library of Congress permanent digital archive of culturally valuable materials. Her books and projects include <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/traversal/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Traversal</a>, <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/05/01/the-universe-in-verse-book/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Universe in Verse</a>, <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/2018/11/01/figuring/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Figuring</a>, <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/the-coziest-place-on-the-moon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Coziest Place on the Moon</a>, and <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/almanac-of-birds/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An Almanac of Birds: 100 Divinations for Uncertain Days</a>.<a href="https://www.morganhousel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morgan Housel</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/morganhousel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@morganhousel</a>) is a partner at <a href="http://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Collaborative Fund</a>. His book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Money-Timeless-lessons-happiness/dp/0857197681/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Psychology of Money</a> has sold more than three million copies and has been translated into 53 languages. Morgan is also the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Same-Ever-Guide-Never-Changes/dp/0593332709/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Same As Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Art-Spending-Money-Simple-Choices/dp/B0F6MK2PWM/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Art of Spending Money</a>.<a href="https://calnewport.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cal Newport</a> is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University, where he is also a founding member of the Center for Digital Ethics. In addition to his academic work, Newport is a New York Times bestselling author who writes for a general audience about the intersection of technology, productivity, and culture. His books have sold millions of copies and been translated into over forty languages. He is also a contributor to <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/cal-newport" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The New Yorker</a> and hosts the popular <a href="https://calnewport.com/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deep Questions podcast</a>. His latest book is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slow-Productivity-Accomplishment-Without-Burnout/dp/0593544854/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout</a>.<a href="https://craigmod.com/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Craig Mod</a> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/craigmod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@craigmod</a>) is a writer, photographer, and walker living in Tokyo and Kamakura, Japan. He is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Things-Become-Other-Walking-Memoir/dp/0593732545/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Things Become Other Things</a> and <a href="https://shop.specialprojects.jp/products/kissa-by-kissa-4th-ed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kissa by Kissa</a>. He also writes the newsletters <a href="https://craigmod.com/roden/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roden</a> and <a href="https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ridgeline</a> and has contributed to The New York Times, The Atlantic, Wired, and more. <a href="https://designmattersmedia.com/#the-host" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Debbie Millman</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/debbiemillman?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@debbiemillman</a>) has been named one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company and one of the most influential designers working today by <a href="http://gdusa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Graphic Design USA</a>. She is the host of <a href="https://www.designmattersmedia.com/designmatters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Design Matters</a>—a great show and one of the world’s longest-running podcasts. She is also chair of the Masters in Branding Program at the <a href="http://branding.sva.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">School of Visual Arts</a> in New York City, editorial director of <a href="https://www.printmag.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Print</a> magazine, a Harvard Business School Case Study, and a member of the board of directors at the <a href="https://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joyful Heart Foundation</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>.

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