Tim Ferriss Quotes
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Focus on impact, not approval. If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe is right and expect resistance and expect attackers. Keep calm and carry on!
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I take notes like some people take drugs.
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A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.
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I've seen the promised land, and there is good news. You can have it all.
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I'm prepared to do battle for a dream that is worth dreaming.
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There are a lot of things that can be learned from the darker corners of athletics. You have doctors who view bodybuilders as cavalier amateurs of science. And then you have the bodybuilders who view the doctors as too conservative to do anything interesting. So I've tried to become the middleman for putting some of those pieces together.
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Happiness has a very short half-life.
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In a digital world, there are numerous technologies that we are attached to that create infinite interruption.
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As far as income goes, there are three currencies in the world; most people ignore two. The three currencies are time, income and mobility, in descending order of importance. Most people focus exclusively on income.
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The best results I have had in my life; the most enjoyable times, have all come from asking the simple question: 'What is the worst that could happen?'
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The key to having more time is doing less, and there are two paths to get there, both of which should be used together: (1) Define a short to-do list and (2) define a not-to-do list.
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Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.
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You think you're fatigued, therefore you can't exercise. In fact, you choose not to move, therefore you feel fatigued.
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If you take a strong stance and have a clear opinion or statement on any subject online, you're going to polarize people. And without that polarity, there's no discussion. Discussion is what I want, which means that I'm fine with the consequences.
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There are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.
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The only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves
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Personal branding is about managing your name - even if you don't own a business - in a world of misinformation, disinformation, and semi-permanent Google records. Going on a date? Chances are that your "blind" date has Googled your name. Going to a job interview? Ditto.
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It's amazing how someone's IQ seems to double as soon as you give them responsibility and indicate that you trust them.
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Food became for me a way of becoming self-sufficient with my hands, to regain manual literacy, which I think has been lost on our generation and certainly younger generations. Very few people can actually make things with their hands and do things with their hands.
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If you let pride stop you, you will hate life
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In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite.
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Perfection is an impossible destination
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People are fond of using the its not what you know, its who you know adage as an excuse for inaction, as if all successful people are born with powerful friends. Nonsense.
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Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear.
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The fishing is best where the fewest go. There is just less competition for bigger goals.
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To make a bestseller, there are more customers than just your customers: Selling to the end-user is just one piece of the puzzle. In my case, I needed to first sell myself to the publisher to get marketing support and national retail distribution.
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Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time.
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I open each class with an explanation of the singular importance of being a "dealmaker." The manifesto of the dealmaker is simple: Reality is negotiable.
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Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.
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Language learning deserves special mention. It is, bar none, the best thing you can do to hone clear thinking.
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