Tim Ferriss Blog - Revisited

Silly me, I found my hubby over a glass of scotch at a bar by *myself*. Shocking! Tim, let's make plans soon so you can meet the baby and hang out with Jason and I again soon!

Great idea - I should have come up with this. Well, right now I am updating my eLance profile ;)

nice to see you are still posting stuff while in China :-)

Hey Tim,

I saw this in the video, and it's a good story, BUT...

I think you could do other material about Tim Ferrissing your love life, that would be even more useful. For example:

1) Overcome your fears.

2) Get out of your comfort zone.

3) Be proactive about meeting people who share your interests.

4) Actively brainstorm solutions (e.g. get involved in social activity X) rather than assuming there's no solution without thinking about it (e.g. I'm in an industry with no girls, so I'll never meet any).

5) Language learning as a way to meet people (language is all about communication and is a great conversation opener with the right people).

Keep up the good work!

I really like the use of 'Tim Ferriss' as a verb. I will honestly begin using this in my daily conversations because I know a lot of people who will ask me what the hell I'm talking about. No doubt that these individuals will need some 'Tim Ferrissing' in their lives and I would be happy to enlighten them.

I believe that this raises the question "what can't we 'Tim Ferriss'?"

Forcing fate's hand. I like it.

If one wanted to "replicate" your experiement could you provide a generic copy of the RFP you placed for outsourcing? You indicated that it was very detailed.

Cool video. So have you used this process a second time when single?

What metrics did you use to pick the winning girl? :D

Nice...perfect solution to the "meeting people" dilemma of dating. Especially enjoyed the competitive angle for the outsourcing firms (minus the French Filipino's).

I'm with Justin...any chance we could get a peek at a scrubbed copy of that RFP? I may have to take a crack at this!!

This is HILARIOUS!!!

My god TF - you're all time!!!

Hi Tim

I really like this post because I never hear you talk about love and I think that is the most important thing in life.

I think your book is awesome. I downloaded it from Itunes 8 months ago and listened to it while I painted my apartment and then I decided I had to read the hard copy too. Within the past 6 months I quit my job and traveled in Australia for 2 months. Next I went to Munich where I am now working and I learned to speak German in the past 4 months.
The only thing I do not get is how to automate income but I am ok with being an efficient and effective employee for now. I met my Munich boss in a Biergarten and he just hired me because of my stories of what I have done since reading your book.

Take care and have fun in China :)

I would like to know what the cost of all the outsourcing was for your 20 dates?

@Gael (Who suggested that Tim looked like he was lying):

I'm a fan of Tim, and to be fair to Tim, I think he always looks like he's in a state of impromptu. Even his most personal, minimal videos can look like he's exhibiting signs of deception when he obviously doesn't have much to gain from lying about how to, for example, pack lightly for extended travel.

Either Tim compulsively lies all the time OR it's just the harmless nature of his body language and presence. If you examine even his most innocuous videos, you can see that it's the latter.

Although he did do a lot of earlobe fondling, but maybe it was some secret code. ;)

Love the video Tim. This reminds me of an email I got from UrbanDaddy the other week about a company that does this for you. Actually bookmarked it... http://www.urbandaddy.com/ntl/entertainment/6216/Virtual_Dating_Assistants_Your_New_Online_Wingman_National_NTL_Website

this was a delightful section of the full video-thanks for makin it bite size Tim ;)

on another note I couldn't help google "man jose". that's hilarious and apparently it's stocked with 17% more males. maybe I should check it out as I do enjoy the boys ;) and it is beautiful country too.

laterz

Whoa. I'm blogging this one. Pretty crazy, but if you need any communication tips for your team (and for your profile writing) check out my site.

A very novel approach. Did it feel contrived at all, detrimentally contrived, that is?

Tim,

always good stuff. Keep it up I love your outsourcing mentality. I need to do more...

It would be great to spend more time with the family.

thanks again
Dktichell

Hey Tim,
I'm interested in hearing more about what your communication strategies were for providing your team to secure these dates. I've written extensively about my own strategies on my blog. Please check out my blog and let me know what you think - I'd greatly appreciate your input!

Russ Ruggles