The Tim Ferriss Show

By Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

#245: The Magic, Misdirection, and Mindset of David Blaine

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Published June 08, 2017 7:34am

David Blaine (@davidblaine) is an American magician, illusionist, and endurance artist. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance and has set and broken several world records. A while back, he taught a group of TEDMED attendees and me how to hold our breath for longer than Harry Houdini's lifelong record of three minutes and thirty seconds -- which still pales in comparison to David's own record of just over seventeen minutes. This episode comes from the premiere of my new television show Fearless. If you want to watch the entire first episode, you can see it f...

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