Episode

#230: The Secrets, Tactics, and Creative Processes of High Performers and Achievers -- Debbie Millman
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46:58
Published: Sat Mar 25 2017
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This is round two for Debbie Millman, whose first interview on this show quickly became one of the most downloaded episodes of all time (listen to it here). Graphic Design USA has named Debbie Millman (@debbiemillman) "one of the most influential designers working today." She is also the founder and host of Design Matters, the world's first and longest-running podcast about design, where she's interviewed nearly 300 design luminaries and cultural commentators including Massimo Vignelli and Milton Glaser. Debbie's done it all. Her artwork has been exhibited around the world. She's designed everything from wrapping paper to beach towels, greeting cards to playing cards, notebooks to t-shirts, and Star Wars merchandise to global Burger King rebrands. Debbie is the President Emeritus of AIGA (one of only five women to hold the position in the organization's one-hundred-year history), the editorial and creative director of Print magazine, and the author of six books. In 2009, Debbie co-founded (with Steven Heller) the world's first masters program in branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, which has received international acclaim. This time around, Debbie answers the most popular questions submitted by you, the listeners. Topics include: How to turn down stability for opportunity. How Debbie made the leap and continues to try new things. How to outsmart the competition in any job. The future of graphic design. Debbie's own personal creative process. The most valuable lessons Debbie has learned about designing an ideal life for herself. Here's Debbie Millman's round two. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by 99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them to rapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service, which is non-spec. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run... This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is the future of financial advice. It's become especially popular among my friends in Silicon Valley and across the country because it provides the same high-end financial advice that the best private wealth managers deliver to the ultra wealthy -- but for any account size, at a fraction of the cost. Wealthfront monitors your portfolio every day across more than a dozen asset classes to find opportunities for rebalancing and harvesting tax losses, and now manages more than $5B in assets. Unlike old-fashioned private wealth managers, Wealthfront is powered by innovative technology, making it the most tax-efficient, low-cost, hassle-free way to invest. Go to wealthfront.com/tim to take the risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and it'll show you -- for free -- exactly the portfolio it would recommend. If you want to just take the advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it. Well worth a few minutes: wealthfront.com/tim. As a Tim Ferriss Show listener, you'll get your first $15,000 managed for free if you decide to go with its services. ***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferrissSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:00 - 00:59 (00:59)
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Newsletter
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The Five Bullet Friday is an email newsletter with a massive following that is sent out every Friday, and contains concise bullet points of the coolest things that the creator, Tim Ferriss, has found that week, including gadgets, hacks, books, documentaries, and weird stuff of all kinds.

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#230: The Secrets, Tactics, and Creative Processes of High Performers and Achievers -- Debbie Millman
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The Tim Ferriss Show
In this episode of the Tim Ferriss Show, designer and host of Design Matters, Debbie Millman, discusses the delusion of a "right time", our triune brain, and the importance of pursuing multiple potential lives throughout one's lifetime.
00:59 - 11:46 (10:47)
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Personal Development
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In this episode of the Tim Ferriss Show, designer and host of Design Matters, Debbie Millman, discusses the delusion of a "right time", our triune brain, and the importance of pursuing multiple potential lives throughout one's lifetime.

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#230: The Secrets, Tactics, and Creative Processes of High Performers and Achievers -- Debbie Millman
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Debbie Millman encourages creatives to focus on providing added value to clients and to have the courage to pursue their dreams, rather than focusing on competition and comparison.
11:46 - 20:12 (08:25)
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Creativity
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Debbie Millman encourages creatives to focus on providing added value to clients and to have the courage to pursue their dreams, rather than focusing on competition and comparison. She emphasizes that courage is more important than confidence, and that the future is whatever individuals make it to be.

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#230: The Secrets, Tactics, and Creative Processes of High Performers and Achievers -- Debbie Millman
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Debbie Millman talks about her non-negotiable decisions, creative process, teaching college courses, and exercises that help her and her students understand how they come off to others and how to project themselves better.
20:12 - 26:38 (06:26)
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Self-discovery
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Debbie Millman talks about her non-negotiable decisions, creative process, teaching college courses, and exercises that help her and her students understand how they come off to others and how to project themselves better.

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#230: The Secrets, Tactics, and Creative Processes of High Performers and Achievers -- Debbie Millman
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
Debbie Millman talks about how teaching is the most important thing she does, how she helps her students find their calling and her belief that branding is a profound manifestation of the human experience and how it can be used to create social change.
26:38 - 35:00 (08:21)
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Teaching
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Debbie Millman talks about how teaching is the most important thing she does, how she helps her students find their calling and her belief that branding is a profound manifestation of the human experience and how it can be used to create social change.

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#230: The Secrets, Tactics, and Creative Processes of High Performers and Achievers -- Debbie Millman
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The Tim Ferriss Show
Debbie Millman, a renowned designer, discusses her perceptions on success, inspiration, and design in an interview with Tim Ferris.
35:00 - 41:39 (06:38)
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Design
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Debbie Millman, a renowned designer, discusses her perceptions on success, inspiration, and design in an interview with Tim Ferris. She shares her admiration for Milton Glaser, her obsession with sleep, and her advice of experimenting more during the ages 20 to 30.

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#230: The Secrets, Tactics, and Creative Processes of High Performers and Achievers -- Debbie Millman
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The speaker reflects on how the difficult moments in their life were necessary and significant, and ultimately led them to where they wanted to be.
41:40 - 46:53 (05:12)
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Personal Growth
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The speaker reflects on how the difficult moments in their life were necessary and significant, and ultimately led them to where they wanted to be. The transcript also includes ads for Wealthfront and 99 designs.

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#230: The Secrets, Tactics, and Creative Processes of High Performers and Achievers -- Debbie Millman
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show