Suleika Jaouad - Invaluable Road Trips, the To-Feel List, and Artistic Homes | The Tim Ferriss Show

Suleika Jaouad on Invaluable Road Trips, the Importance of a To-Feel List, and Finding Artistic Homes | Brought to you by Dry Farm Wines (dryfarmwines.com/tim), Allform (allform.com/tim), and LMNT (drinklmnt.com/tim).
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Suleika Jaouad (@suleikajaouad) is the author of the instant New York Times bestselling memoir Between Two Kingdoms. She wrote the Emmy Award-winning New York Times column + video series “Life, Interrupted,” and her reporting and essays have been featured in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Vogue, and NPR, among others. A highly sought-after speaker, her mainstage TED talk was one of the ten most popular of 2019 and has nearly four million views.
She is also the creator of The Isolation Journals, a community creativity project founded during the COVID-19 pandemic to help others convert isolation into artistic solitude. Over 100,000 people from around the world have joined. You can find one of my favorite prompts, which I shared on my blog last spring, at tim.blog/dialogue.
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[@stregalilith]

I have loved every interview and conversation with Suleika I've watched but this one is the best, the deepest, the most satisfying. Thank you Tim. And thank you, Suleika. I am signing up for the newsletter and the IsolationJournals project!

[@raccoon135]

Wow. Easily one of my favorite interviews. Her voice was so calming. She had a very eloquent way of speaking and I loved the way she described her experiences. Amazing journey

[@kriola84]

Suleika... votre voix est un plaisir à écouter. Votre histoire est une ôde à l’espoir. J’ai sincèrement apprécié ce podcast et je vous remercie d’avoir partagé cela avec nous.

[@dankindcom]

5:25 Hello boys and girls, ladies, and germs 😉🤙 36:30 and now back to the program 1:03:33 100 day project

[@NicoBfg]

Thank you for sharing this moment. For many reasons, one of the best interviews.

[@DavidRamseyIII]

Are you insane? This was insufferable. Easily the worst TFS I’ve ever heard

[@brianagonzales7648]

Her voice is so calming!

[@Anassomou]

I have been following the podcast and Tim's work for years. This episode is a true gem. Easily makes the top 10.

[@praffulgupta7410]

Name your other top 10, I'm new to this podcast. As of now I have watched the ones with Naval Ravikant and Balaji S. What are few you would recommend.

[@eternalincantation]

this is so touching

[@user-jy4dn5ym8e]

Loved her what an interesting viewpoint

[@melindapoholanyi7691]

Thank you both. Big-big hug from Hungary.

[@cutatube]

Great epigraph chosen: "Until death is all life" (Miguel de Cervantes) 1:48:15

[@Zoomakroom22222]

Beautiful interview. This interview helped me begin to process some heavy life experiences. Thanks for sharing, both of you

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[@thevalueoffailuretvoffpodc7787]

👏👏

[@samuelvilz]

Timestamps, copied and reformatted from Tims Website: 06:43 Why Suleika found spending two weeks in a maximum-security prison’s hospice to write a piece for The New York Times Magazine so inspiring. 11:51 How did Suleika Jaouad come by her name, and where did she grow up? 14:43 What influenced Suleika’s decision to become a writer, and how did she rise to the challenge of writing about war from the relative safety of Princeton? What about this experience “electrified” Suleika? 21:00 After an earlier failure to get into a writing class during her freshman year at Princeton, what gave her the confidence to try again? 22:53 Something you never want to ask in a Morrocan restaurant if your Arabic was learned in Tunisia. 26:32 How did Suleika go from rebellious teenager to Princeton academic, and what prompted her to take writing more seriously? 36:32 What mortality-facing event served as the grist for Suleika’s award-winning column and series Life, Interrupted? 41:37 While Suleika didn’t make it through Tolstoy’s War and Peace during this time (and admittedly still hasn’t), what books - including what she considered her “sick girl Bible” - helped her get through it? 47:56 What life was like for Suleika post-cancer, and how it differed from what she expected it would be like after four years of treatment. 54:47 What post-treatment work helped Suleika come to terms with the ordeal she had survived and the trauma she still endured during her long recovery? What did receiving a possible PTSD diagnosis do to change her approach, and how did this lead to the adventure she would chronicle in Between Two Kingdoms? 1:01:43 Where did the title of this book originate, and what factors went into its selection? 1:03:34 How did Suleika land her New York Times column as a 23-year-old in the hospital who only had a 35 percent chance of survival? 1:10:26 How did Suleika’s column connect her to the people she would later meet on her road trip, and what did these glimpses into the lives of others provide for her during this time of intense isolation? 1:15:56 What got Suleika added to a Montana survivalist family’s “list,” and to what is she entitled for being included? 1:18:48 How did the reality of Suleika’s road trip compare with what she’d been expecting from it? How did it help her break the rut in which she’d been in since her - as she calls it - “incanceration?” 1:30:15 What advice would Suleika give to a group of people trying to cope with being stuck in a similar period of darkness? 1:34:31 What does Suleika’s journaling practice look like? What writing prompt has she found particularly effective over the past few months? 1:43:02 Writing what you know vs. writing what you want to understand. 1:47:11 What would Suleika’s billboard say? 1:48:41 What are The Isolation Journals? 1:51:32 Parting thoughts.

[@aurorithusshadowstar8303]

This is what I was looking for. Thank you sir!

[@HOFRankings]

Thank u so much, this is beyond appreciated.

[@MichaelLevardi]

Starts at 5:28

[@matejsvec9105]

Why every mom forces their child playing piano xD

[@noahsandgren1435]

Hello!

[@FearlessS21]

Why Suleika found spending two weeks in a maximum-security prison’s hospice to write a piece for The New York Times Magazine so inspiring. [06:43] How did Suleika Jaouad come by her name, and where did she grow up? [11:51] What influenced Suleika’s decision to become a writer, and how did she rise to the challenge of writing about war from the relative safety of Princeton? What about this experience “electrified” Suleika? [14:43] After an earlier failure to get into a writing class during her freshman year at Princeton, what gave her the confidence to try again? [21:00] Something you never want to ask in a Morrocan restaurant if your Arabic was learned in Tunisia. [22:53] How did Suleika go from rebellious teenager to Princeton academic, and what prompted her to take writing more seriously? [26:32] What mortality-facing event served as the grist for Suleika’s award-winning column and series Life, Interrupted? [36:32] While Suleika didn’t make it through Tolstoy’s War and Peace during this time (and admittedly still hasn’t), what books - including what she considered her “sick girl Bible” - helped her get through it? [41:37] What life was like for Suleika post-cancer, and how it differed from what she expected it would be like after four years of treatment. [47:56] What post-treatment work helped Suleika come to terms with the ordeal she had survived and the trauma she still endured during her long recovery? What did receiving a possible PTSD diagnosis do to change her approach, and how did this lead to the adventure she would chronicle in Between Two Kingdoms? [54:47] Where did the title of this book originate, and what factors went into its selection? [1:01:43] How did Suleika land her New York Times column as a 23-year-old in the hospital who only had a 35 percent chance of survival? [1:03:34] How did Suleika’s column connect her to the people she would later meet on her road trip, and what did these glimpses into the lives of others provide for her during this time of intense isolation? [1:10:26] What got Suleika added to a Montana survivalist family’s “list,” and to what is she entitled for being included? [1:15:56] How did the reality of Suleika’s road trip compare with what she’d been expecting from it? How did it help her break the rut in which she’d been in since her - as she calls it - “incanceration?” [1:18:48] What advice would Suleika give to a group of people trying to cope with being stuck in a similar period of darkness? [1:30:15] What does Suleika’s journaling practice look like? What writing prompt has she found particularly effective over the past few months? [1:34:31] Writing what you know vs. writing what you want to understand. [1:43:02] What would Suleika’s billboard say? [1:47:11] What are The Isolation Journals? [1:48:41] Parting thoughts. [1:51:32]

[@MosesRabuka]

“When the ceiling caves in on you, you no longer assume structural stability. You have to learn to live along fault lines.” ~ Suleika Jaouad

[@lizparenzan4761]

would love to listen, but the vocal fry is hard to ignore.

[@goldernie]

You don't deserve this knowledge lol

[@sleepingninjaquiettime]

Ahhh, c'mon just a mess with ur audio settings. I'm so glad I don't have over sensitive hearing lol

[@DavidRamseyIII]

I only made it 30 minutes in. She was insufferable. Horrible voice

[@zunnyyy]

next time try the apple podcast app. It’s not there on that usually

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