A (very) Brief Summary of Tim Ferriss’ 17 Questions to Test The Impossible
2 min readSep 12, 2021
This is a quick refresh for anyone who has already heard the complete explanation of each of the sources of these ideas.
#1 — What if I did the opposite for 48 hours?
#2 — What do I spend a silly amount of money on? How might I scratch my own itch?
#3 — What would I do/have/be if I had $10 million? What’s my real TMI (target monthly income)?
#4 — What are the worst things that could happen? Could I get back here?
#5 — If I could only work 2 hours per week on my business, what would I do?
#7 — What’s the least crowded channel?
#8 — What if I couldn’t pitch my product directly?
#9 — What if I created my own real-world MBA?
#10 — Do I need to make it back the way I lost it?
#11 — What if I could only subtract to solve problems?
#12 — What might I put in place to allow me to go off the grid for 4 to 8 weeks, with no phone or email?
#13 — Am I hunting antelope or field mice?
#14 — Could it be that everything is fine and complete as is?
#15 — What would this look like if it were easy?
#16 — How can I throw money at this problem? How can I “waste” money to improve the quality of my life?
#17 — No hurry, no pause.
To listen to, or read, the entire process with examples, go to Tim’s blog at:
https://tim.blog/2016/12/07/testing-the-impossible-17-questions-that-changed-my-life/