Jerry Seinfeld
Comedian and co-creator of Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld (Comedian and co-creator of Seinfeld) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Body for Life, Writing craft, Writing habits and daily word counts.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Body for Life
Seinfeld distinguishes the wise mind from the trainable brain, which he says is mastered through confinement, repetition and systems.
“The brain, the mind is infinite in wisdom. The brain is a stupid little dog that is easily trained”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More (Aug 5, 2026) · Listen from 21:50
Writing craft
Seinfeld argues that greatness comes from accumulated hours rather than innate talent.
“You know who's great? The people that just put tremendous amount of hours into it. It's a game of tonnage”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More (Aug 5, 2026) · Listen from 20:17
Writing habits and daily word counts
Seinfeld advises defining an end time for each writing session and rewarding yourself when it ends.
“If you're going to sit down at a desk with a problem, and do nothing else, you got to get a reward for that”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More (Aug 5, 2026) · Listen from 18:33
Appearances
#878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and MoreThe Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 5, 2026 · 59 min
Tim Ferriss compiles writing advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Anne Lamott, Joyce Carol Oates, Jerry Seinfeld, Mary Karr, Brandon Sanderson and Seth Godin on starting, persisting and finishing.
Discussed in
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Natalie Kitroeff talks with Times colleagues Gilbert Cruz and James Poniewozik about the New York Times list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century.
Vanessa Van Edwards: The Conversation Habit That Makes Smart People UnlikableThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 10, 2026 · 2 h 27 min
Behavioral researcher Vanessa Van Edwards tells Steven Bartlett about her three-level conversation framework, over-talking, self-narratives, five story archetypes and the cues behind charisma.
Will FerrellGood Hang with Amy Poehler · Jul 14, 2026 · 1 h 15 min
Amy Poehler talks with Will Ferrell about his childhood, the Groundlings, SNL, his comedy films, Swedish stereotypes, and his Netflix golf series The Hawk, after a check-in with Chris Parnell.
"RE-RELEASE: Nate Bargatze"SmartLess · May 21, 2026 · 54 min
Comedian Nate Bargatze tells the SmartLess hosts about his magician father, early bombs, his clean storytelling style, arena touring, and life in Tennessee.
Often appears with
- Tim Ferriss · 1 shared episode
- Elizabeth Gilbert · 1 shared episode
- Anne Lamott · 1 shared episode
- Joyce Carol Oates · 1 shared episode
- Mary Karr · 1 shared episode
- Brandon Sanderson · 1 shared episode
- Seth Godin · 1 shared episode