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By Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

#427: Michael Lewis — Inside the Mind of the Iconic Writer

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Published May 01, 2020 3:29pm

“The secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.” — Amos Tversky

Michael Lewis is the best-selling author of many books, including Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, The Undoing Project, and The Fifth Risk. Both of his books about sports became movies nominated for Academy Awards, as did The Big Short, his book about the 2008 financial crisis. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and three children.

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