#720: Life Lessons from Taylor Swift, Conquering Anxiety, Coaching Teens, Career Reinvention, Supposedly Gay Bulls, Your Shadow Side, and More — Soman Chainani

Soman Chainani is the bestselling author of The School for Good & Evil book series, which has sold more than 4 million copies, been translated into 35 languages across six continents, and been adapted into a major motion picture from Netflix that debuted at #1 in more than 80 countries. Visit SomanChainani.com to learn more and follow Soman on Instagram (@somanc). Please enjoy! Timestamps for this episode are available below. Sponsors: Wealthfront high-yield savings account: https://wealthfront.com/tim (Start earning 5% interest on your savings. And when you open an account today, you’ll get an extra fifty-dollar bonus with a deposit of five hundred dollars or more.) AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: https://drinkag1.com/tim (1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase.) Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: https://eightsleep.com/Tim (Save $250 on the Pod Cover by Eight Sleep this winter.) Timestamps: [00:00] Start [04:54] Who is Soman Chainani? [06:01] Follow the flow. [14:52] Give stories away. [23:34] Your bull might be gay. [30:13] Indispensable assistance. [36:36] Art appreciation: Christopher Marley. [40:35] Coach Alpha. [50:05] Mike Regula's Course of Action. [52:31] The catharsis of being an intermittent pop star. [59:20] How ketamine changed Soman's life. [1:08:09] The Shadow Self vs. The Double (refereed by Kelly Clarkson). [1:13:47] Thoughts on Netflix's Quarterback. [1:17:34] Career lessons from Taylor Swift. [1:24:07] Recommended reading. [1:29:55] Cross-collar dating. [1:35:12] The language of couples. [1:36:59] Hookups. [1:38:28] St. Louis vs. everywhere else. [1:42:48] Dodgy allergies. [1:48:41] Babysitting the fully formed. [1:52:07] Parting thoughts. * 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-spons