Tim Ferriss
In their own words
Ambition used to be the hallmark of an enviable life and a righteous path. I don’t relate to it that way anymore. I think ambition is jet fuel. Not everyone needs to be on a jet. But if you’re going to be on a jet, you better make sure it’s pointed in the right direction.
Making a game is like choosing a sport at the Olympics. Like, curling is not exactly the same as high hurdles.
Articles & interviews3
- Dieline’s Best Packaging Designs of August 2026
In this Best of Design Matters episode, Debbie Millman interviews author, podcaster, investor, and experimenter Tim Ferriss about Coyote, a new card game he has been quietly developing. Ferriss discusses the experimental mindset behind making a game, alongside a broader reflection on ambition, achievement, personal reinvention, and the value of questioning established life scripts.
- How Pogo Turned Comics Into Sharp Political Satire
This PRINT Magazine discipline archive page collects Design Matters podcast entries tagged "Podcast Host." The listing spans interviews and episodes featuring journalists, writers, designers, technologists, musicians, and media personalities from 2018 through 2026.
- Design Matters Spotlights Quiara Alegría Hudes’ First Novel
This PRINT Magazine Author discipline archive aggregates Design Matters podcast episodes featuring authors and adjacent creative or public figures. The listed guests span arts, science, journalism, music, activism, entrepreneurship, history, and research, including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Gloria Steinem, Tim Ferriss, and Steven Heller.