<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Depression on BookShelfPicks</title><link>https://bookshelfpicks.com/tags/depression/</link><description>Recent content in Depression on BookShelfPicks</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:16:32 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://bookshelfpicks.com/tags/depression/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Tim Ferriss Reveals Depression Battle and Survival Tools</title><link>https://bookshelfpicks.com/2026/02/tim-ferriss-reveals-depression-battle-and-survival-tools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:16:32 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://bookshelfpicks.com/2026/02/tim-ferriss-reveals-depression-battle-and-survival-tools/</guid><description>What Happened In &amp;lsquo;Tools of Titans,&amp;rsquo; Tim Ferriss breaks his public silence about a devastating period of suicidal depression that contradicts his well-known image as an optimized, high-performing entrepreneur. The author, who has built a career around interviewing world-class performers and sharing optimization strategies, dedicates a significant portion of his book to discussing mental health struggles that he describes as &amp;lsquo;suffocating grimness.&amp;rsquo;
Ferriss reveals that his depression was so severe it brought him to the brink of suicide, a stark contrast to the confident, solution-oriented personality millions know through his books, podcast, and public appearances.</description></item></channel></rss>