Chris Guillebeau in conversation with Michael Gervais (virtual event)

Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET

**Chris Guillebeau in conversation with Michael Gervais
discussing his book, “Time Anxiety: The Illusion of Urgency and a Better Way to Live”**

This event is taped with and audience on June 17.

VIRTUAL TICKETS (**US Orders Only**)
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET
$46 Virtual Admission + signed book (**includes shipping to US addresses only**). Includes access to watch the event on June 24 at 6pm PT/9pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days.

**A powerful antidote to deadline dread, time guilt, and chronic rushing—from the New York Timesbestselling author of The $100 Startup**

**Chris Guillebeau** is the *New York Times* bestselling author of The $100 Startup, Side Hustle, and The Happiness of Pursuit, which have sold over one million copies worldwide. During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his thirty-fifth birthday.

**Michael Gervais** is a sport and performance psychologist. He is one of the world’s leading experts on the relationship between the mind and human performance. He founded Finding Mastery, powered by a world-class team of Olympians, PhDs, psychologists and changemakers, to bring insights from the frontier of sport and performance into the business world. He is the host of the popular Finding Mastery podcast that explores the psychology of the world’s most extraordinary thinkers and doers. He is the author of The First Rule of Mastery, published by Harvard Business Review Press.

“Our relationship with time is one of the most important aspects of our lives. In Time Anxiety, Chris Guillebeau brilliantly investigates why it is so persistently vexing, offering concrete steps to deal with common challenges like deadline dread and chronic rushing while reassuring us that, amid all our angst, there is indeed time for a life well-lived. An invaluable, insightful book.”—**Gretchen Rubin**, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project

In a world obsessed with squeezing the most out of every moment, the fear of falling behind can trap us in a paralyzing stress cycle. Incomplete to-do lists, unanswered emails, and unmet life goals haunt our thoughts, leaving us overstimulated and exhausted.

In Time Anxiety, Chris Guillebeau, author of the popular newsletter A Year of Mental Health, reveals that this pervasive sense of time scarcity stems not from a lack of hours in the day but from unrealistic expectations and misaligned priorities. Weaving together eye-opening research on time perception, executive functioning challenges, and the psychological roots of avoidance, he offers a bold path for redefining our relationship with the clock.

The first step is to build a tolerance for incomplete to-do lists and the inevitability of disappointing people, abandoning the goal of “catching up.” We have to set our own limits because no one else will.

Ultimately, Time Anxiety is a call to wake up from the trance of busyness and reclaim our most precious resource. By breaking the habits of overstressing, overdoing, and underliving, we can start savoring our limited time on earth.

In conversation with Sahil Bloom (virtual event)

Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:
Monday, June 16, 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET
 

**An Evening with Sahil Bloom 
discussing his book,  “The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.”**

*This event is taped with an audience on June 16.*

VIRTUAL TICKETS (**US Orders Only**)
Monday, June 23, 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET
$46 Virtual Admission + signed book (includes **shipping to US addresses only**). Includes access to watch the event on June 23 at 6pm PT/9pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days.

**Reject the default path, define your priorities, and achieve lasting happiness with this transformative guide to your dream life—a life centered around the five types of wealth–Time Wealth, Social Wealth, Mental Wealth, Physical Wealth, and Financial Wealth.**

**Sahil Bloom** is an inspirational writer and content creator, captivating millions of people every week through his insights and biweekly newsletter, The Curiosity Chronicle. His debut book The 5 Types of Wealth (out February 4) was a  New York Times and USA Today bestseller. Bloom is a successful entrepreneur, owner of SRB Holdings, and the managing partner of SRB Ventures, an early-stage investment fund. Bloom graduated from Stanford University with an MA in public policy and a BA in economics and sociology. He was a four-year member of the Stanford baseball team.

After three years of research, personal experimentation, and thousands of interviews across the globe, Sahil Bloom has created a groundbreaking blueprint to build your life around five types of wealth: Time Wealth, Social Wealth, Mental Wealth, Physical Wealth, and Financial Wealth. A life of true fulfillment engages all five types—working dynamically, in concert across the seasons of your journey.

No matter where you are on your path—a recent graduate, new parent, midlife warrior, retiree, or anything in between—The 5 Types of Wealth will help you act on your priorities to create an instant positive impact in your daily life, make better decisions, and design the life you’ve always dreamed of.

In conversation with José Andrés (virtual event)

Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:
Monday, May 12, 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET
 
**An Evening with José Andrés
discussing his book, “Change the Recipe: Because You Can’t Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs”**

This event is taped with an audience on May 4.

VIRTUAL EVENT TICKETS (US Orders Only)
Monday, May 12, 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET
$46 Virtual Admission + book with signed bookplate (includes shipping to US addresses only). Includes access to watch the event on May 12 at 6pm PT/9pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days..

***A unique collection of life lessons from renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés.***

**José Andrés** is a chef, an entrepreneur, an author, an Emmy award-winning television host, and a tireless humanitarian leader across the globe. A Michelin-starred chef with more than forty restaurants, José is also the founder of World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding the hungry in the wake of natural and man-made disasters. He is the New York Times bestselling author of *Zaytinya, The World Central Kitchen Cookbook, We Fed an Island*, and *Vegetables Unleashed.* He was honored as Outstanding Chef and Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation, was twice named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025.

We’re honored to host him on the publication of his book, *Change the Recipe: Because You Can’t Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs.* His lifetime of experience—from kitchens to conflict zones—has given him a wealth of stories and teachable moments that are funny, touching, and insightful, all animated by the belief that food can bring us closer together and the conviction that each of us can change the world for the better.

*Change the Recipe* is a collection of his most affecting and powerful life lessons: hard-won wisdom from a man who has dedicated his life to changing the world through the power of food.

A roadmap to finding your purpose in life, this book is perfect for those who are starting their careers, seeking new direction, changing the world around them, or changing themselves. Frank about failure, excited by discovery, humble about feeding the hungry, and joyful for the possibilities ahead, this book will lift your spirits and inspire you to dream big, no matter where you start—or where you think you’re headed.

Scott Barry Kaufman in conversation with Mark Manson (VIRTUAL)

April 8 @ 6:00 pm

Scott Barry Kaufman, renowned psychologist and host of “The Psychology Podcast” issues a call to become the hero of your life in his new book RISE ABOVE: OVERCOME A VICTIM MINDSET, EMPOWER YOURSELF, AND REALIZE YOUR FULL POTENTIAL. He appears in conversation with bestselling author Mark Mason. In this empowering book, psychologist Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman unpacks the dangerous myths and misleading buzzwords swirling around the popular imagination—revealing the truth about managing our emotions, the double-edged sword of self-esteem, the surprising gifts of sensitivity, and, ultimately, the power each of has to overcome challenges and to shape the course of our own lives.

In conversation with Gretchen Rubin (virtual event)

Join us for anvirtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET
 
**An Evening with Gretchen Rubin
discussing her book, “Secrets of Adulthood: Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives.”**

*This event is taped with an audience on April 9.*

PURCHASE VIRTUAL TICKETS (**US Orders Only**)
$42 Virtual Admission + signed book (**includes shipping to US addresses only**). Includes access to watch the event on April 16 at 6pm PT/9pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days.

**New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before distills her key insights into simple truths for living with greater satisfaction, clarity, and happiness**

**Gretchen Rubin** is one of today’s most influential observers of happiness and human nature. She’s the author of several books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Outer Order, Inner Calm; The Four Tendencies; Better Than Before; and The Happiness Project. Her books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages. She hosts the top-ranking, award-winning podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, where she explores practical solutions for living a happier life. 

The right idea, invoked at the right time, can change our lives. Drawing from her long studies of happiness, and also from the challenges she’s faced herself, writer Gretchen Rubin has discovered the “Secrets of Adulthood” that can help us manage the complexities of life. To convey her conclusions, she turned to the aphorism—the ancient literary discipline that demands that a writer convey a large truth in a few words.

Perhaps you’re paralyzed by indecision, struggling to navigate a big change, fighting a temptation, or puzzled by the behavior of someone you love; whatever you face, the right aphorism can help. From procrastination to the pursuit of happiness, Secrets of Adulthood is filled with witty and thought-provoking reflections.