The Tim Ferriss Show · November 5, 2026 · 29m 55s

Lucky #888 — My Tour of Designing Luck in China, Japan, and Korea

In episode #888, Tim Ferriss takes a solo tour through East Asian numerology, starting with why eight is lucky in Chinese culture and moving through Japan's stroke-count logic and Korea's saju palja. Along the way he covers lucky license plates, disappearing hotel floors, casino design, and the shifting meaning of 666. The episode connects language, money, architecture, and fate through the lens of lucky and unlucky numbers.

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Eight as Lucky, Four as Unlucky in Chinese Numerology00:01:44

Tim introduces the Chinese cultural logic that makes eight lucky and four associated with death.

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Lucky-Number Markets in Chinese Cities00:04:48

Tim catalogs the market effects of lucky-number belief, from expensive phone numbers and license plates to apartment prices and the timing of the Olympics.

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