5-Bullet Friday — Documentaries, Wines, Mind-Boggling “Acquired Savants,” Games, and Defining “Spirituality”

"Spirituality is not just about finding quiet in a noisy world. It is about finding the sacred in the mundane."  ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

5-Bullet Friday   The latest from author and investor Tim Ferriss   Hi All!   Here is your weekly dose of 5-Bullet Friday, a list of what I'm pondering and exploring. I threw in an extra bullet for added spice.   This edition is brought to you by Our Place, makers of the ​Titanium Always Pan Pro​​​, my go-to cooking pan​. Most nonstick pans can release PFAS, also referred to as "forever chemicals," and I prefer to dodge the toxins. Read more in the P.S.   What I'm listening to For winding down: "telepatía" (Spotify, YouTube) by Kali Uchis​ ​For amping up: "Genesis" (Spotify, YouTube) by Justice​   Wine I'm enjoying ​Domaine Tempier's Bandol Rosé. Despite all the anti-alcohol zeitgeist, I still enjoy sipping a glass of wine while cooking on the weekend. This rosé is bone-dry, savory, and nothing like sweet, grocery-store pink wine. Domaine Tempier is a family estate in Bandol on France's Provence coast. In the early twentieth century, Lucien Peyraud and his wife Lulu built the domaine's reputation by betting on Mourvèdre, a harder to grow grape. Fun fact for the foodies: Lulu became a mentor to legendary chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse fame.   Documentary I'm rewatching ​Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution. This film was just what I needed after a rough day. Short description: "A groundbreaking summer camp galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality." It has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and won the Sundance Film Festival's Audience Award in 2020. You can find the trailer here.   Rabbit hole I'm exploring People who have acquired savant syndrome, whereby they exhibit savant skills after central nervous system (CNS) injury or disease, as distinguished from a person born with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other developmental disability. ​ Here is a partial list of documented cases—some controversial—from the Wikipedia entry on the broader savant syndrome: • Alonzo Clemons, American acquired savant sculptor ​• Tony Cicoria, American acquired savant pianist and medical doctor ​• Derek Amato, American acquired savant composer and pianist ​• Patrick Fagerberg, American acquired savant artist, inventor, and former lawyer ​• Orlando Serrell, American acquired savant ​• Tommy McHugh, British acquired savant artist and poet   What I'm excited to share Print your own set of the Coyote card game! Coyote is the card game that I co-created with Exploding Kittens. It won the Pop Insider "Best Geeky Game" of 2025 and also "Best Stocking Filler" in the MadeForMums Toy Awards 2025 (UK). The game is available at Amazon, Target, Walmart, Exploding Kittens, and more, but I wanted to make it available for free to those who can't afford it, or who can't buy it in their countries. ​ Here's how to print out the deck: ​ ​1. Click here to download the print-to-play PDF file and click here to download the instructions. 2. You will need a total of 67 standard-sized playing cards (2.5" x 3.5"). Here is one option for getting it done, unless you already have enough cards at home that you are no longer playing with. You can also print on regular or stock paper and cut out the cards. 3. Purchase this Avery label template (#25395, 2-1/3" x 3-3/8", 80 name badges, 8 per sheet). 4. Put the Avery templates in your printer. 5. Print the cards PDF file. We suggest doing a test run with one page. 6. Once printed, put each label on each playing card. 7. Print the instructions PDF. ​ Enjoy!   Quote I'm pondering "Spirituality is not just about finding quiet in a noisy world. It is about finding the sacred in the mundane." ​— Tara Mohr ​(Click here to share on X.) You can complement this edition of 5-Bullet Friday with my brand-new podcast episode with Jordan Jonas, winner of Alone's Season 6, on the art of survival, lessons from nomadic tribes, hardship as the path to peace, how to handle rogue wolverines, and much, much more. ​ And, as always, please give me feedback on X. Which bullet above is your favorite? What do you want more or less of? Other suggestions? Please let me know. Just send a tweet to @tferriss and put #5BulletFriday at the end so I can find it. ​ Have a wonderful weekend, all. ​ Much love to you and yours, ​ Tim ​ P.S. Deal of the Week — The Titanium Pro Cookware Set from Our Place​​​! Many nonstick pans can release harmful "forever chemicals"—PFAS—into your food, home, and, ultimately, your body. 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