Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan Holiday & Tim Ferriss Discuss "Alive Time vs Dead Time"

<p>Ryan speaks with Tim Ferriss, the author, podcaster, and investor. Tim has written five <em>New York Times</em> best selling books, including <a href='https://geni.us/pMJJ'><em>The 4-Hour Workweek</em></a><em>, </em><a href='https://geni.us/xV10EV'><em>The 4-Hour Body</em></a><em>, </em><a href='https://geni.us/Uc2JB'><em>Tools of Titans</em></a> and <a href='https://geni.us/BLv1QT'><em>Tribe of Mentors</em></a><em>.</em> His podcast, <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tim-ferriss-show/id863897795'>The Tim Ferriss Show</a>, has over 400 million downloads on iTunes. He has been an early investor in over 50 companies, including Uber, Facebook, Shopify, and Alibaba. Tim writes <a href='https://tim.blog/'>a hugely popular blog</a> and has spoken in front of millions of people, whether on TV or to organizations like Google, MIT, Microsoft, and Palantir.<br/><br/>(4:57) - How Stoicism has helped them deal with COVID-19<br/>(21:30) - How do you process anger about the response?<br/>(32:08) - Fear - how do you defend against it? what do you tell someone who is overwhelmed by it?<br/>(41:23) - “Turning alive time into dead time”<br/>(51:16) - What can people do to help?<br/><br/></p><p><figure data-trix-attachment='{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:200,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://dailystoic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1-300x200.jpeg&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:300}' data-trix-content-type='image' class='attachment attachment--preview'><img src='https://dailystoic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1-300x200.jpeg' width='300' height='200'/><figcaption class='attachment__caption'></figcaption></figure></p><p><br/></p><p>This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens. Athletic Greens is a custom formulation of 75 vitamins, minerals, and other whole-food sourced ingredients that make it easier for you to maintain nutrition in just a single scoop. It tastes great and gets you the nutrients you need, whether you&apos;re working on the go, fueling an active lifestyle, or just mainta