Tim Ferriss

It doesn't have to be.

Like, not everyone has to do it the same way.

So those are a few thoughts.

But yeah, I mean, it came very... Almost killed myself in college.

Had a date in the calendar, had a plan, knew exactly how I was gonna do it to make it look like an accident.

I mean, it was... How were you gonna do it?

I won't... I won't mention it because it's too good and other people will copy it.

It's... I've never... I've never wanted to discuss it because there are people who are probably watching this who are in pain.

and until i give them maybe a glimpse of how i got out i wouldn't want to give them any blueprints it's too risky i wouldn't want to feel the responsibility for that but uh i got really really lucky once again one of the sliding door moments if it had been two or three years later i wouldn't be here the reason is

I went to Firestone Library at Princeton where I went undergrad.

Funny story, but my guidance counselor in high school was like, you should definitely not apply to Princeton or any hard schools for that matter.

We can talk about that if you want, but misaligned incentives.

Anyway, got in and was reserving a book on assisted suicide from Firestone Library.

But someone else had already taken it out.

Some other student was reading it.

And I put in a request.

So you put in a request with the library, what do they do?

At that point in time, they would mail you a postcard.

But I was taking a year away from school at that point.

It's like a break from undergrad.