Derek Sivers — The Joys of an Un-Optimized Life, Finding Paths Less Traveled, Creating Tech Independence (and Risks of the Cloud), Taking Giant Leaps, and Picking the Right “Game of Life” (#668)

“I think the word ‘enough is enough’ is a superpower.”

— Derek Shivers

Derek Shivers (@ Shivers) is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship, known for his astonishing, quotable insights and his concise, concise writing style. A former musician, programmer, TED speaker, and circus clown, he sold his first company, CDBaby, for his $22 million, giving the entire amount to charity.

Derek’s Book (how to live, yeah or no, your music and people, whatever you want) and the latest projects can be found on his website. sive.rsHis forthcoming book is useless.

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Want to hear about Derek’s first appearance on the show? Listen to our conversations here discussing building confidence, finding happiness, saying “no” to millions, Derek’s favorite books, and more.

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Selected links from episodes

• connect with Derek Shivers:

website | | podcast | | twitter | | Youtube

• Useless: Whatever Works For You by Derek Sivers
• A Way of Life: 27 Conflicting Answers and 1 Strange Conclusion Derek Sivers
• Hell Yeah or No: What’s Worth Doing by Derek Sivers
• Your Music and People: Creative and Thoughtful Fame by Derek Sivers
• Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur with Derek Sivers
• Tool of Titans: Derek Sivers Distilled | Tim Ferris Show #202
• Derek Sivers on Building Confidence, Finding Happiness and Saying No to Millions | Tim Ferris Show #125
• Derek Sivers Reloaded – About Billionaires with Success Habits and Perfect Abs | The Tim Ferris Show #128
• GoGo Gore Loose Leaf Gift Cube Chai | T2 Australia
• The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less by Barry Schwartz
• Tailor Talk | YouTube
• Suits | Michael Brown’s House
• Great Advice for Living: “Wisdom I Wish I’d Knowed Sooner” by Kevin Kelly
• Thingvellir National Park | Heart of Iceland
• PADI 5 Star Dive Center Iceland | DIVE.IS
• What is the difference between a wetsuit and a drysuit? | | Boat Safe
• Panic Attacks | Better Health Channel
• Wellington | Wellington 100% Pure New Zealand
• Technology Independence | Derek Shivers
• What is the cloud | | CNBC explained
• The 4-Hour Body: A Rare Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex, and Being Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss
• VPS (Virtual Private Server) Explained | IBM
• Cloud Everywhere | Baltic
• Lenovo ThinkPad T400 6475 Notebook | Amazon
• Free multi-platform 4.4BSD-based Unix-like operating system | OpenBSD
• What are SSH keys? | | SSH
• Helping you feel closer | Marco Polo
• Register a Domain Name | BookMyName.com
• Domain Names, Web Hosting, Email, SSL Certificates | Netim
• A strangely satisfying experience | Pork Bun
• Language Opens the World | Klingon Language Institute
• Free and Open Source CalDAV and CardDAV Server | Radical
• Resync | Wikipedia
• Continuous File Sync | Synchronize
• Blogging Tools, Publishing Platforms & CMS | WordPress
• Secure Email for Personal and Business Customers | Mailbox.org
• We respect your privacy and put you in control.fast mail
• Transactional Email API Service for Developers | Mailgun
• Email Delivery, API, Marketing Services | Sendgrid
• Create your online store now | Shopify
• Compressing the Complexity of Modern Web Apps | Ruby on Rails
• April 24-April 26, Atlanta | RailsConf 2023
• Marylebone: Underdog Terminus | Jago Hazard
• Wicked the Musical | London
• Do ‘maximizers’ or ‘satifiers’ make better decisions? | | BBC Worklife
• Hey Jude – The Beatles | | WahooArt.com YouTube
• Patrick House on Consciousness | Econ Talk
• The Surprising Reason Richard Branson Founded Virgin Atlantic | Travel + Leisure
• Don’t Let Yourself Down | Bookbear Express
• Moral Relativism | Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Sam Harris: Science can answer moral questions. TED talk
• The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Worth Amazon
• What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions from one of America’s Leading Experts by John L. Esposito
• History of Utilitarianism | Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• How to Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky
• Simulation role-playing video game | Stardew Valley
• Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) YouTube
• How to Get Rich: One of the World’s Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets by Felix Dennis
• The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence by Josh Waitzkin
• Papa Thai by Stromae | | WahooArt.com YouTube

Show memo

Editor’s Note: Timestamps will be added soon.

• Derek Sivers School of Enough.
• Scuba diving in Iceland.
• Categories we apply to ourselves and others.
• Derek people’s compass.
• How to ensure technical independence.
• Life not optimized.
• Meaning of Derek’s upcoming book, useless.
• Problems of moral relativism and other isms.
• Giant leaps.
• Find a mentor and ask for help.
• game.
• Wisdom to quit when you’re ahead.
• Why did Derek seek fame when he doesn’t need outside verification?
• What makes Derek so interesting?
• Was Derek always satisfied?
• I live in an edge case.
• The real question behind “What would you tell your younger self?”
• Guidance in Antarctica.
• How do I teach an 11 year old to act like a 16 year old?
• parting thoughts.

Derek Shivers quote from interview

“If you’re wondering why I’m so happy, why I’m thriving, why I seem to be doing so well, much of my happiness comes from this worldview, which is a fundamental doubt. Skepticism, and I’m going to put it in simple terms by calling it “the unhelpful truth.” ”
— Derek Shivers

“If you start a business to serve people you love to be around, even if it’s on a smaller income, you’ll be much happier.”
— Derek Shivers

“I think the word ‘enough is enough’ is a superpower.”
— Derek Shivers

“We spend the first half of our lives obeying authority, thinking that authority rules us. , you are free from it.”
— Derek Shivers

“Isn’t the temptation to keep playing even when you get the reward the definition of addiction?
— Derek Shivers

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