{"id":7846,"date":"2024-06-14T17:29:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T21:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/jerry-seinfeld-and-maria-popova-746\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T17:29:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T21:29:56","slug":"jerry-seinfeld-and-maria-popova-746","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/jerry-seinfeld-and-maria-popova-746\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Seinfeld and Maria Popova (#746)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jerry-Seinfeld-and-Maria-Popova.jpeg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jerry-Seinfeld-and-Maria-Popova.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jerry-Seinfeld-and-Maria-Popova.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jerry-Seinfeld-and-Maria-Popova.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jerry-Seinfeld-and-Maria-Popova.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jerry-Seinfeld-and-Maria-Popova.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jerry-Seinfeld-and-Maria-Popova.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jerry-Seinfeld-and-Maria-Popova.jpeg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>This episode is a two-for-one, and that\u2019s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I\u2019ve curated some of the best of the best\u2014some of my favorites\u2014from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode #485 <strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2020\/12\/08\/jerry-seinfeld\/#content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jerry Seinfeld \u2014 A Comedy Legend\u2019s Systems, Routines, and Methods for Success<\/a>\u201d <\/strong>and episode #39 <strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2014\/10\/21\/brain-pickings\/#content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maria Popova on Writing, Workflow, and Workarounds<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Bios of guests may be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/combo\/\">tim.blog\/combo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><strong><em>Listen to the episode on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/746-jerry-seinfeld-and-maria-popova\/id863897795?i=1000658915054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0VbwIcFHU1H9aWPY6f61bA?si=nK0BPn-UTTikhr36D4Ny8Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/+KebtuqWsA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/2031148#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Podcast Addict<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/timferriss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1059468?country=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Castbox<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLuu6fDad2eJyWPm9dQfuorm2uuYHBZDCB\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Music<\/a>,\u00a0<strong><em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9814f3cc-1dc5-4003-b816-44a8eb6bf666\/the-tim-ferriss-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/podcast\/The-Tim-Ferriss-Show\/B08K58QX5W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audible<\/a>, or on your favorite podcast platform<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This episode is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/1password.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1Password<\/a>\u00a0easy-to-use and secure password manager for individuals, families, and businesses, <a href=\"https:\/\/drinklmnt.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LMNT<\/a>\u00a0electrolyte supplement, and <a href=\"https:\/\/livemomentous.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Momentous<\/a>\u00a0high-quality supplements.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tim-podcast-link-main podcast-block wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"podcast-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/746-jerry-seinfeld-and-maria-popova\/id863897795?i=1000658915054\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/apple-podcast.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tim-podcast-link-main podcast-block wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"podcast-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0VbwIcFHU1H9aWPY6f61bA?si=nK0BPn-UTTikhr36D4Ny8Q\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"167\" height=\"167\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/spotify.svg\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\"\/><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tim-podcast-link-main podcast-block wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"podcast-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/+KebtuqWsA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/overcast.svg\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\"\/><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Overcast<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>#746: Jerry Seinfeld and Maria Popova<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/d77dd9f1-80c5-4a10-8998-f4c12d13c0c5\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; 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This special offer is available here: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/DrinkLMNT.com\/Tim\" target=\"_blank\">DrinkLMNT.com\/Tim<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2024\/06\/13\/jerry-seinfeld-and-maria-popova\/#respond\">in the comments<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-81480\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SHOW NOTES<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>[05:16] Notes about this supercombo format.<\/li>\n<li>[06:19] <strong>Enter Jerry Seinfeld.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>[06:46] Jerry\u2019s writing process for survival in the comedy ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li>[15:43] Lessons Jerry would teach in a writing class and how they relate to his fitness methods.<\/li>\n<li>[15:43] Soliciting creative feedback while preserving pride over doing the work.<\/li>\n<li>[20:33] Routines essential to Jerry\u2019s well-being and their frequency and duration.<\/li>\n<li>[24:50] How nurturing creativity is like parenting, and Jerry\u2019s belief about pain and knowledge.<\/li>\n<li>[26:17] Additional ways Jerry mitigates depressive episodes.<\/li>\n<li>[27:27] A resilience-building failure.<\/li>\n<li>[32:05] The importance of playing the game well.<\/li>\n<li>[33:42] \u201cSurvival is the new success.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>[36:12] Jerry\u2019s billboard.<\/li>\n<li>[39:06] <strong>Enter Maria Popova.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>[39:30] Are you correctly pronouncing names you\u2019ve only read but never heard?<\/li>\n<li>[41:13] What does Maria <em>do<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li>[41:50] What is <em>Brain Pickings<\/em> (now <em>The Marginalian<\/em>)?<\/li>\n<li>[42:31] What percentage of <em>New York Times<\/em> best sellers are a result of Maria\u2019s coverage?<\/li>\n<li>[47:55] The common denominator that guides Maria\u2019s reading list.<\/li>\n<li>[49:16] The importance of writing for an audience of one.<\/li>\n<li>[52:07] Contending with the temptation to create BuzzFeed-like content.<\/li>\n<li>[59:44] The daily discipline required for Maria\u2019s well-being.<\/li>\n<li>[1:07:10] Maria\u2019s note-taking system.<\/li>\n<li>[1:12:53] Seneca and the time-tested challenge of presence vs. productivity.<\/li>\n<li>[1:16:08] Start-up opportunity? Build a note-taking tool for heavy readers\/highlighters.<\/li>\n<li>[1:22:52] About the team behind [<em>The Marginalian<\/em>].<\/li>\n<li>[1:24:28] Collaborative proofreading and copyediting.<\/li>\n<li>[1:27:21] Self-reliance pathology and how to overcome it.<\/li>\n<li>[1:29:56] Finding a professional personal assistant and learning to delegate.<\/li>\n<li>[1:34:36] Maria\u2019s weightlifting regimen and favorite bodyweight-only exercise.<\/li>\n<li>[1:37:22] Designing content infrastructure to be evergreen.<\/li>\n<li>[1:39:28] Cutting out the commentary contrarians.<\/li>\n<li>[1:46:13] Scheduling social media.<\/li>\n<li>[1:48:25] Coping with email \u2014 and sometimes snail mail.<\/li>\n<li>[1:50:31] How to cultivate a personal inner circle and pre-screen book review requests.<\/li>\n<li>[1:54:54] What donation model works best for site revenue?<\/li>\n<li>[2:01:22] Recommended reading from [The Marginalian] and parting thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE<\/h3>\n<p>Connect with\u00a0<strong>Jerry Seinfeld<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jerryseinfeld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jerryseinfeld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/JerrySeinfeld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/jerryseinfeld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with\u00a0Maria Popova<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheMarginalian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/brainpicker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mariapopova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@mariapopova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Threads<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarginalian.org\/2021\/10\/22\/brain-pickings-becoming-the-marginalian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Becoming the Marginalian: After 15 Years, Brain Pickings Reborn | The Marginalian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/fantasywriters\/comments\/11jqs2o\/how_to_make_sure_your_readers_pronounce_words_and\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Make Sure Your Readers Pronounce Words and Names Correctly? | r\/Fantasywriters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samharris.org\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blog | Sam Harris<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarginalian.org\/2014\/09\/15\/sam-harris-waking-up-spirituality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Neuroscientist Sam Harris on Happiness, Spirituality Without Religion, and How to Cultivate the Art of Presence | The Marginalian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Waking-Up-Spirituality-Without-Religion\/dp\/1451636024\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarginalian.org\/2013\/10\/15\/scratch-and-sniff-guide-to-becoming-a-wine-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vino Sans Snobbery: A Charming Illustrated Scratch-and-Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert | The Marginalian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Essential-Scratch-Sniff-Becoming-Expert\/dp\/0544005031\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert: Take a Whiff of That by Richard Betts, Wendy MacNaughton, and Crystal English Sacca | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarginalian.org\/2013\/09\/19\/aristotle-friendship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Science and Philosophy of Friendship: Lessons from Aristotle on the Art of Connection | The Marginalian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/commas\/the-man-who-hated-semicolons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Man Who Hated Semicolons | The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.litromagazine.com\/literature\/cool-vonnegut-rethinking-semicolon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cool It, Vonnegut: Rethinking the Semicolon | Litro Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/hannahmarder\/dumb-things-people-posted-online-may-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">29 Dumb Things People Posted Online This Month | BuzzFeed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarginalian.org\/2013\/08\/27\/oscar-wilde-on-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oscar Wilde on Art and Cultivating the Crucial Temperament of Receptivity | The Marginalian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarginalian.org\/2014\/08\/18\/werner-herzog-guide-for-the-perplexed-cronin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Werner Herzog on Creativity, Self-Reliance, and How to Make a Living Doing What You Love | The Marginalian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0571259774\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Werner Herzog: A Guide for the Perplexed: Conversations with Paul Cronin by Werner Herzog and Paul Cronin | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere\/dp\/0307465357\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winefolly.com\/deep-dive\/what-is-malbec-wine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is Malbec Wine? 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