Chip Conley
American hotelier, founder of Joie de Vivre and Modern Elder Academy, former Airbnb executive
Chip Conley (American hotelier, founder of Joie de Vivre and Modern Elder Academy, former Airbnb executive) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Sabbatical, Modern Elder Academy, Midlife transition.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Sabbatical
Conley plans dinners with small groups of friends where they deliver eulogies for each other while still alive.
“we're going to give the eulogy for each other that we would give if we were to die tomorrow”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 8:16
Conley says he takes Sundays off and goes offline as a weekly practice to simplify his life.
“I do a Sunday sabbatical as much as I can. I try to take Sundays off and I try to do that”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 7:03
Modern Elder Academy
Conley argues that wisdom is about distillation and simplification, unlike knowledge, which is accumulated.
“knowledge is something you accumulate, you add. Wisdom is something you distill. You simplify”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 10:42
Midlife transition
Conley advises talented people to deliberately create space in their lives, particularly in midlife.
“And what I wanted to say is if you are a talented person, create space in your life, especially in midlife”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 2:51
Near-death experience
Conley describes 'mindful decoupling' after his near-death experience as recognizing he should stop his current role even without knowing what came next.
“Mindful decoupling means I said, I don't know what I'm supposed to do next, but I know I'm not supposed to do this anymore”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:36
Appearances
#885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and MoreThe Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2, 2026 · 47 min
Tim Ferriss compiles advice from Chip Conley, Greg McKeown, David Allen, Elizabeth Gilbert and Oliver Burkeman on decisions that simplify life.
Often appears with
- Tim Ferriss · 1 shared episode
- Greg McKeown · 1 shared episode
- David Allen · 1 shared episode
- Elizabeth Gilbert · 1 shared episode
- Oliver Burkeman · 1 shared episode