Derek Sivers podcast

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Rob Simpson
 Nov 2, 2019
Great podcast. I subscribe to many longform ones. Nice to have some quick listens. As usual with Derek, short but pack a punch!

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Derek Sivers very short articles and audiobook chapters, read by Derek Sivers. Transcripts at https://sive.rs/blog

Episode Date
What next?
Feb 09, 2026
Reframing death
Feb 08, 2026
You are what you pretend to be
Feb 07, 2026
Keep tuning and adjusting
Feb 06, 2026
Take the first step immediately
Feb 05, 2026
Why your choice is wrong
Feb 04, 2026
Talk with friends to solidify it
Feb 03, 2026
Private journal to internalize it
Feb 02, 2026
No new instructions for the computer
Feb 01, 2026
From explorer to self-leader
Jan 31, 2026
How to decide and make the best choice
Jan 30, 2026
An awesome collection of great questions
Jan 29, 2026
Five tiny tales of reframing
Jan 28, 2026
Traits of useful perspectives
Jan 27, 2026
Expand your repertoire
Jan 26, 2026
Diamond in the trash
Jan 25, 2026
Answer great questions
Jan 24, 2026
Who chooses your (next) thoughts?
Jan 23, 2026
The most useful part of this book
Jan 22, 2026
Philosophies are instruments
Jan 21, 2026
What is “the truth” really for?
Jan 20, 2026
Life is _______
Jan 19, 2026
Placebo meanings
Jan 18, 2026
Magic mirror shows what you need to believe
Jan 17, 2026
Which perspective empowers you?
Jan 16, 2026
Judge the contents, not the box
Jan 15, 2026
Carpenters’ tools
Jan 14, 2026
Religion is action, not belief
Jan 13, 2026
Useful?
Jan 12, 2026
Beliefs → emotions → actions
Jan 11, 2026
A daily run and imagination
Jan 10, 2026
Bowling: curve into the target
Jan 09, 2026
Fill your senses with reality
Jan 08, 2026
Your first thought is an obstacle
Jan 07, 2026
The more emotional the belief, the less likely it’s true
Jan 06, 2026
Beliefs are not facts
Jan 05, 2026
Make believe
Jan 04, 2026
Hanging inherited paintings
Jan 03, 2026
Re-edit your mind’s movies
Jan 02, 2026
You can’t trust your mind
Jan 01, 2026
You are the strange one
Dec 31, 2025
That was about you, not them
Dec 30, 2025
Bridge guard, revisited
Dec 29, 2025
Fake or real? True or false? So what?
Dec 28, 2025
Even science isn’t true
Dec 27, 2025
Wanna bet?
Dec 26, 2025
The past is not true
Dec 25, 2025
Memories are not accurate
Dec 24, 2025
The brain invents explanations
Dec 23, 2025
Try to find their incentives
Dec 22, 2025
Cultural meanings
Dec 21, 2025
Obligations are not true
Dec 20, 2025
Rules are a starting point, not the final answer
Dec 19, 2025
Bridge guard
Dec 18, 2025
Separate events and interpretation
Dec 17, 2025
People share perspectives, not facts
Dec 16, 2025
No picture is the whole picture
Dec 15, 2025
Perspectives feel real
Dec 14, 2025
What time is it?
Dec 13, 2025
What’s this about?
Dec 12, 2025
Why did I move to New Zealand?
Feb 25, 2025
How to listen to Ulysses
Feb 24, 2025
the birth and reverb of friendship
Feb 23, 2025
a relationship that ended, not failed
Feb 22, 2025
Have I been married?
Feb 20, 2025
Why are my best friends Jewish?
Dec 11, 2024
One big choice shapes a hundred more
Dec 10, 2024
Come and get me (both you and AI)
Dec 06, 2024
I’m in the final third of my life
Dec 05, 2024
I love the contradiction of religions
Nov 26, 2024
The first time I met someone who believes in God
Nov 25, 2024
Dismissed!
Nov 18, 2024
I hated Dubai until I learned about it
Nov 16, 2024
To question is to consider, not refute
Nov 15, 2024
Rats are surprisingly sweet pets
Nov 12, 2024
We don’t need to use what we make
Nov 11, 2024
Wealth = Have ÷ Want
Sep 27, 2024
How to make the best possible translation of a book?
Aug 14, 2024
the best book ever written
Apr 12, 2024
Ben Kihnel
Mar 28, 2024
Esperanto, Toki Pona, Swahili, Indonesian
Feb 26, 2024
walk and talk
Dec 12, 2023
dashing dog, searching for purpose
Jun 30, 2023
The joy and freedom of harmlessly upsetting social norms
Apr 21, 2023
Why I let go of my U.S. citizenship
Apr 20, 2023
the Michael Browne suits
Apr 15, 2023
Thinking something nice about someone? Tell them.
Mar 07, 2023
50 conversations in Bangalore and Chennai
Mar 02, 2023
Explorers are bad leaders
Feb 09, 2023
Travelling just for the people
Feb 06, 2023
Want anonymity? Make a persona not a mystery.
Feb 02, 2023
I want to lose every debate.
Jan 31, 2023
Conversations with Tyler Cowen
Jan 29, 2023
Reading the Bible start to finish
Jan 27, 2023
Make believe
Oct 30, 2022
Daily run, part two
Oct 28, 2022
Daily run, part one
Sep 28, 2022
Your explanations are not true
Sep 20, 2022
Shortest date, and ketchup
Sep 12, 2022
Anything You Want — third edition for 2022
Aug 25, 2022
Scuba, panic, empathy
Jul 26, 2022
Writing one sentence per line
Jun 20, 2022
The joke that changed my life
Jun 19, 2022
Ancestors, Luck, and Descendants
Mar 24, 2022
Why I left America
Mar 09, 2022
Balance everything.
Dec 27, 2021
Make change.
Dec 26, 2021
Make a million mistakes.
Dec 25, 2021
Don’t die.
Dec 24, 2021
Create.
Dec 23, 2021
Love.
Dec 22, 2021
Reinvent yourself regularly.
Dec 21, 2021
Get rich.
Dec 20, 2021
Live for others.
Dec 19, 2021
Prepare for the worst.
Dec 18, 2021
Laugh at life.
Dec 17, 2021
Follow the great book.
Dec 16, 2021
Learn.
Dec 15, 2021
Value only what has endured.
Dec 14, 2021
Chase the future.
Dec 13, 2021
Be a famous pioneer.
Dec 12, 2021
Do whatever you want now.
Dec 11, 2021
Pursue pain.
Dec 10, 2021
Let randomness rule.
Dec 09, 2021
Master something.
Dec 08, 2021
Make memories.
Dec 07, 2021
Intertwine with the world.
Dec 06, 2021
Think super-long-term.
Dec 05, 2021
Do nothing.
Dec 04, 2021
Fill your senses.
Dec 03, 2021
Commit.
Dec 02, 2021
Be independent.
Dec 01, 2021
Considerate book pricing
Oct 27, 2021
How many pets do you have?
Aug 13, 2021
$250K books sold. $250K to save lives.
Aug 06, 2020
Time is personal. Your year changes when your life changes.
Dec 30, 2019
Experiments in music and life
Nov 07, 2019
How I got rich on the other hand
Oct 30, 2019
When in doubt, try the difference
Oct 28, 2019
Why experts are annoying
Oct 27, 2019
What you learn by travelling
Oct 26, 2019
PostgreSQL example of self-contained stored procedures
Oct 25, 2019
Mastery school
Oct 24, 2019
Monthly self-expansion project
Oct 23, 2019
Living according to your hierarchy of values
Oct 22, 2019
How to ask your mentors for help
Oct 17, 2019
When you win the game, you stop playing
Oct 16, 2019
Digital pollution
Oct 15, 2019
Cut out everything that’s not surprising
Oct 14, 2019
Heed your fears
Oct 13, 2019
Daydreaming is my favorite pastime
Oct 12, 2019
Anti-chameleon
Oct 11, 2019
Where we do and don’t want automation
Oct 10, 2019
Human nature to focus on the one bad thing
Oct 09, 2019
Back and forth between super-hot and super-cold
Oct 08, 2019
Err on the side of action, to test theories
Oct 07, 2019
Blowing off work to play
Oct 06, 2019
What happens when we ignore plans?
Oct 05, 2019
Tour -isms
Oct 04, 2019
Meta-considerate
Oct 03, 2019
Daydreaming the downside, for once
Oct 02, 2019
Where to find the hours to make it happen
Oct 01, 2019
Your heroes show which way you’re facing
Sep 30, 2019
Don’t quote. Make it yours and say it yourself.
Sep 29, 2019
Have a private email account
Sep 28, 2019
Future posthumous autobiography
Sep 27, 2019
Cross the world four times
Sep 27, 2019
What I did belies why
Sep 26, 2019
Would you make your art if you were the last person on earth?
Sep 25, 2019
Travel without social praise
Sep 24, 2019
Travel without a phone
Sep 23, 2019
initialize
Sep 22, 2019
My old clothes don’t fit
Jul 31, 2019
Doors and windows and what’s real
Jul 01, 2019
Benefits of a daily diary and topic journals
Jan 28, 2019
Subtract
Dec 05, 2018
The art of selfishness
Nov 18, 2018
You don’t need confidence, just contribution.
Aug 06, 2018
Unlearning
Jun 07, 2018
If you’re not feeling “hell yeah!” then say no
Jun 03, 2018
About this book
Jun 01, 2018
Moving for good
Mar 31, 2018
Detailed dreams blind you to new means
Mar 18, 2018
Include everyone in your success
Mar 07, 2018
Keep in touch
Mar 05, 2018
Be an extreme character
Feb 28, 2018
Get specific!
Feb 25, 2018
What it means to be resourceful
Feb 23, 2018
Rock stars have a boss?
Feb 18, 2018
Never wait
Feb 17, 2018
The higher the price, the more they value it
Feb 16, 2018
Creative communication
Feb 15, 2018
Considerate communication
Feb 15, 2018
Get personal
Feb 14, 2018
Pedestals prevent friendships
Feb 13, 2018
Move to the big city
Feb 11, 2018
Why you need a database
Feb 09, 2018
Shed your money taboos
Feb 05, 2018
Pricing philosophy
Jan 23, 2018
Art doesn’t end at the edge of the canvas
Jan 22, 2018
It’s hard to get off stage
Jan 16, 2018
“Marketing” just means being considerate
Jan 15, 2018
Repeatedly follow-up to show you care
Jan 14, 2018
Unlikely places and untangled goals
Dec 11, 2017
What are the odds of that?
Jul 03, 2017
Parenting : Who is it really for?
Jun 26, 2017
Actions, not words, reveal our real values
Jun 16, 2017
Think like a bronze medalist, not silver
Mar 13, 2017
Art is useless, and so am I
Mar 10, 2017
Quitting something you love
Dec 30, 2016
Solitary socialite
Dec 27, 2016
How to do what you love and make good money
Dec 19, 2016
Tilting my mirror (motivation is delicate)
Dec 05, 2016
Why are you doing?
Sep 05, 2016
I’m a very slow thinker
Aug 26, 2016
Keep earning your title, or it expires
Aug 04, 2016
When you’re extremely unmotivated
Aug 02, 2016
Disconnect
Jul 27, 2016
Don’t add your two cents
Jul 25, 2016
Possible futures
Apr 27, 2016
Singing the counter-melody
Apr 21, 2016
Don’t start a business until people are asking you to
Apr 13, 2016
Happy, Smart, and Useful
Mar 03, 2016
Assume men and women are the same
Feb 28, 2016
Beware of advice
Feb 25, 2016
Overcompensate to compensate
Feb 23, 2016
How to take a compliment
Feb 18, 2016
Why I don’t want stuff
Feb 16, 2016
Switch strategies
Jan 27, 2016
Relax for the same result
Oct 02, 2015
Saying no to everything else
Sep 23, 2015
Getting out of a bad state of mind
Feb 01, 2015
I love being wrong
Sep 09, 2014
You can afford to be generous
Jul 04, 2014
Lose every fight
Jul 03, 2014
Every interaction is your moment to shine
Jul 02, 2014
Customer service is everything
Jul 01, 2014
Loving what I used to hate
May 18, 2014
What if you didn’t need money or attention?
Mar 19, 2014
How will this game end?
Feb 06, 2014
Imitate. We are imperfect mirrors.
Feb 02, 2014
OK Milt, I’ll start writing again
Dec 09, 2013
Some will always say you’re wrong
Jun 03, 2013
Seeking inspiration?
Apr 14, 2013
Human Intervention as a Competitive Advantage
Mar 21, 2013
Everything is my fault
Dec 09, 2012
You don’t have to be local
Dec 02, 2012
Smart people don’t think others are stupid
May 16, 2012
The co-op business model: share whatever you’ve got
Nov 20, 2011
232 sand dollars
Nov 15, 2011
Procrastination hack: change “and” to “or”
Oct 24, 2011
You make your perfect world
Jul 24, 2011
Delegate, but don’t abdicate
Jul 23, 2011
Make it anything you want
Jul 22, 2011
It’s about being, not having
Jul 21, 2011
Prepare to double
Jul 20, 2011
It’s OK to be casual
Jul 19, 2011
Little things make all the difference
Jul 18, 2011
The most successful email I ever wrote
Jul 17, 2011
Like you don’t need the money
Jul 16, 2011
Care about your customers more than about yourself
Jul 15, 2011
You don’t need a plan or a vision
Jul 14, 2011
Why no advertising?
Jul 13, 2011
Proudly exclude people
Jul 12, 2011
Formalities play on fear. Bravely refuse.
Jul 11, 2011
Start now. No funding needed.
Jul 10, 2011
The advantage of no funding
Jul 09, 2011
Just like that, my plan completely changed
Jul 08, 2011
If it’s not a hit, switch
Jul 07, 2011
This ain’t no revolution
Jul 06, 2011
A business model with only two numbers
Jul 05, 2011
Make a dream come true
Jul 04, 2011
Just selling my CD
Jul 03, 2011
What’s your compass?
Jul 02, 2011
Ten years of experience in one hour
Jul 01, 2011
Projecting meaning
Jun 23, 2011
Fish don’t know they’re in water
Jun 19, 2011
Don’t be a donkey
Jun 08, 2011
Delegate or die: the self-employed trap.
Jan 23, 2011
Obvious to you. Amazing to others.
Nov 21, 2010
The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote
Nov 11, 2010
Valuable to others, or only you?
Jul 21, 2010
I assume I’m below average
Jul 01, 2010
After fifteen years of practice
Jun 15, 2010
How I became Ryuichi Sakamoto’s guitarist
May 25, 2010
Naïve Quitting
May 24, 2010
A real person, a lot like you
Mar 31, 2010
Flip it in your favor
Mar 29, 2010
Don’t punish everyone for one person’s mistake
Jan 30, 2010
There are always more than two options
Jan 27, 2010
Why I gave my company to charity
Dec 04, 2009
There’s no speed limit
Dec 01, 2009
Trust, but verify
Nov 24, 2009
Let pedestrians define the walkways
Nov 23, 2009
If you think you haven’t found your passion…
Oct 16, 2009
Learning the lesson, not the example.
Oct 14, 2009
How I knew I was done with my company
Oct 13, 2009
You should feel pain when unclear
Oct 12, 2009
How do you grade yourself?
Oct 09, 2009
Not happy with existing venues? Make a new one
Oct 07, 2009
And if only 1% of those people…
Sep 27, 2009
Emphasize meaning over price
Sep 21, 2009
Is there such a thing as too much freedom?
Sep 17, 2009
Imagining lots of tedious steps? Or one fun step?
Sep 12, 2009
Sprezzatura
Aug 30, 2009
What do you hate not doing?
Aug 29, 2009
No “yes.” Either “HELL YEAH!” or “no.”
Aug 26, 2009
I miss the mob
Jul 16, 2009
Barking
Jul 11, 2009
The mirror: It’s about you, not them.
Jul 07, 2009
Doing the opposite of everyone is valuable
Jun 24, 2009
That’s version infinity. First launch version 0.1.
Jun 15, 2009
Show success before asking for help
Jun 11, 2009
Why you need your own company
Jun 10, 2009
Are you present-focused or future-focused?
Jun 05, 2009
Some people like to pay. Let them
Jun 03, 2009
Are fans telling friends? If not, don’t promote
Jun 02, 2009
The security of no security
Jun 01, 2009
You need to be profitable to last
May 28, 2009
My $3.3M mistake
May 27, 2009
Character predicts your future
May 22, 2009
Sammy Cahn said thank you
May 21, 2009
Goals shape the present, not the future.
May 21, 2009
My favorite fable
Feb 28, 2009
Assume nobody is going to help you
Dec 18, 2008
How to attend a conference
Dec 12, 2008
Make mystery : make people wonder
Nov 22, 2008
This is just one of many options
Oct 23, 2008
Nobody knows the future, so focus on what doesn’t change
Oct 17, 2008
Are you at the starting line or the finish line?
Sep 13, 2008
Small actions change your self-identity
Sep 10, 2008
Selling music by solving a specific need
May 29, 2008
Don’t promote until people can take action
May 17, 2008
two three four ONE, two three four ONE
May 08, 2008
Aim for the edges
May 07, 2008
Restrictions will set you free
Apr 29, 2008
Never have a limit on your income
Apr 06, 2008
Whatever scares you, go do it
Mar 26, 2008
The strength of many little customers
Mar 11, 2008
The public you is not you
Sep 25, 2007
Ideas are just a multiplier of execution
Aug 16, 2005
Compass in your gut
Sep 10, 2000
Ignore advice that drains you
Sep 07, 2000
You don’t get extreme results without extreme actions
Aug 30, 2000
Be a competent novice, not an expert
Aug 27, 2000
Have someone work the inside of the industry
Aug 23, 2000
Get rejected, get filtered
Aug 13, 2000
Put your fans to work
Aug 04, 2000
Call the destination, and ask for directions
Aug 01, 2000
Or you can not talk at all
Jul 04, 2000
Describe your music like a non-musician
Jul 01, 2000
Without a good reason, they won’t bother
Jun 25, 2000
Hillbilly Flamenco
Jun 23, 2000
Don’t know how to describe your music?
Jun 20, 2000
Make people curious in one sentence
Jun 17, 2000
When your music can’t speak for itself
Jun 13, 2000
Life is like high school
Jun 01, 2000
Small gifts go a long way
May 30, 2000
Don’t be afraid to ask for favors
May 27, 2000
Always think how you can help someone
May 21, 2000
Meet three new people every week
May 18, 2000
Stay in touch with hundreds of people
May 10, 2000
Persistence is polite
May 07, 2000
Don’t be a mosquito
May 04, 2000
Every breakthrough comes from someone you know
May 01, 2000
Captain T
Apr 20, 2000
Business is creative
Apr 17, 2000
This is only a test. See what happens
Apr 14, 2000
Direct it yourself
Apr 10, 2000
Was 10%, now 90%
Apr 07, 2000
A good plan wins no matter what happens
Apr 04, 2000
Test marketing
Apr 01, 2000
Well-rounded doesn’t cut
Mar 20, 2000
A hundred actors on stage
Mar 05, 2000
Don’t try to sound big
Feb 27, 2000
Touch as many of their senses as you can
Feb 22, 2000
People search harder for the obscure
Feb 17, 2000
If you target sharp enough, you will own your niche
Feb 12, 2000
The most expensive vodka
Feb 07, 2000
Proudly exclude most people
Feb 02, 2000
A curious answer to the most common question
Jan 30, 2000
Use the tricks that worked on you
Jan 25, 2000
Constantly ask what they really want
Jan 10, 2000
How to get through the gates?
Jan 04, 2000
It’s just people inside the machine!
Jan 02, 2000
Some quick context for these stories
Jan 01, 2000
What’s inside this book
Jan 01, 2000