#885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More

如何简化生活——来自Oliver Burkeman、Chip Conley、Elizabeth Gilbert等人的建议

The Tim Ferriss Show

2026-10-02

46 分钟
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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 this episode: Chip Conley shares how a near-death experience on stage changed his life.Greg McKeown reveals what a stormtrooper costume has to do with all the goddamn clutter in our lives.David Allen explains why the to-do list living in your head costs you more than you think.Elizabeth Gilbert explains why she treats her inbox like her home and what she does when uninvited guests show up.And Oliver Burkeman explains why so much simplicity advice backfires and what has actually worked for him.This episode is brought to you by: Eight Sleep Pod 6 which cools or heats each side of the bed, with custom elevation and snoring reduction, and wearable-free sleep tracking: EightSleep.com/timAG1 Pro all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/TimTimestamps: Chip Conley: 00:01:36 Greg McKeown: 00:13:00:22 David Allen: 00:20:18:27 Elizabeth Gilbert: 00:28:35:17 Oliver Burkeman: 00:36:37:01 * For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast. For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday. For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts. Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books. Follow Tim: Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss  Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss Facebook: facebook.com/timferriss  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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  • Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs.

  • This is Tim Ferriss.

  • Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show.

  • This time around, we have a different format from my usual long-form interviews.

  • This is bite-sized tips from people I love who've been on the podcast.

  • And here's the theme.

  • Many of us feel like we're drowning in complexity.

  • I think day on day, the world just seems insane, whether that is with respect to inboxes or decisions.

  • Or otherwise.

  • Perhaps you're even slipping in and out of overwhelm.

  • I've been there.

  • So I wanted to hit pause myself, figured some of you might want to do the same thing, and ask a question.

  • What are a few decisions, say one to three, that could dramatically simplify my life in 2026?

  • To explore that, I invited listener favorites to chime in with their personal stories

  • and what they have done themselves.

  • Past episodes?

  • Of this Simplify series, feature lessons from Derek Sivers, Seth Godin,

  • Martha Beck, Maria Popova, Morgan Housel, Cal Newport, and many others.

  • So be sure to check those out.

  • But in the meantime, please enjoy this wide-ranging but intensely practical episode on how to simplify your life.