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Derek Sivers


ME IN 10 SECONDS

I’ve been a musician, circus performer, entrepreneur, and speaker.

I’m a slow thinker, explorer, xenophile, and I love a different point of view.

California native, I now live in New Zealand.


ME IN 10 MINUTES?

See my “about” page.


WHAT AM I DOING NOW?

See my “now” page.


CONTACT ME

I love meeting new people, and I reply to every email, so say hello.


AI USAGE?

Everything here is written by me, personally, not an AI. See my “AI” page for an
updated statement on that.


SEARCH THIS SITE

Go to the search page to search for any word or phrase.


BOOKS



USEFUL NOT TRUE (2024)

Doubt everything. No beliefs are true. Adopt what works for you now.



HOW TO LIVE (2021)

My masterpiece. Best thing I’ve ever made. My soul in a book.



HELL YEAH OR NO (2020)

Useful wisdom. Simple profound mental models to guide your decisions.



YOUR MUSIC AND PEOPLE (2020)

Get your work to the world by being creative, considerate, resourceful, and
connected.



ANYTHING YOU WANT (2011 → 2022)

40 lessons for a new kind of entrepreneur. My tales of starting, building, and
selling CD Baby.


See the foreign publishers of my translated books.


NEWEST ARTICLES SEE ALL

 * How and why to make a /now page on your site
 * the best book ever written
 * Ben Kihnel
 * It shows what you need to believe
 * AI gives the news you need
 * How to learn JavaScript


POPULAR ARTICLES SEE ALL

 * Parenting : Who is it really for?
 * You don’t have to be local
 * First Follower: Leadership Lessons from a Dancing Guy


PROJECTS

Tech Independence step-by-step instructions to set up your own server and break
dependency on the cloud Book Notes detailed notes from the last 360+ books I’ve
read Now Now Now a collection of sites that have a “what I’m doing now” page
Inchword tools to help people translate books MusicThoughts inspiring quotes
about music, translated into Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Português,
Русский, العربية, 日本語, and 中文


TOOLS I USE?

See my “uses” page.


VIDEOS

TED (ted.com) 3 short talks from the TED Conference. Anything You Want 7 short
animations from my book “Anything You Want”. Uncommon Sense Entrepreneur lessons
learned from starting, building, and selling CD Baby. Conference Presentations
Talks from other conferences, all subjects.


INTERVIEWS

You can listen to over 80 hours of interviews, where I’m the guest.

Each one has an MP3 you can download, or a transcript if you prefer to read.


PHOTOS (CLICK FOR BIG)