Tim Ferriss Quotes
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Every time I find myself stressed out, it's because I do things primarily driven by growth.
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Never check email first thing in the morning. Instead, complete your most important task before 11:00 A.M. to avoid using lunch or reading email as a postponement excuse.
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If we define risk as 'the likelihood of an irreversible negative outcome,' inaction is the greatest risk of all.
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The bottom line is that you only have the rights you fight for.
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If you don't have time, you don't have priorities.
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I'm not a big believer in long-term planning and far-off goals. In fact, I generally set 3-month and 6-month dreamlines. The variables change too much and in-the-future distance becomes an excuse for postponing action.
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A recession is very bad for publicly traded companies, but it's the best time for startups. When you have massive layoffs, there's more competition for available jobs, which means that an entrepreneur can hire freelancers at a lower cost.
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The problem with New Year's resolutions - and resolutions to 'get in better shape' in general, which are very amorphous - is that people try to adopt too many behavioral changes at once. It doesn't work. I don't care if you're a world-class CEO - you'll quit.
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If you let pride stop you, you will hate life.
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The fishing is best where the fewest go and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone is aiming for base hits.
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That's precisely the question everyone should be asking-why the hell not? - Why not you, why not now.
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I will take as a given that, for most people, somewhere between six and seven billion of them, the perfect job is the one that takes the least time.
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You and your friends could plan the trip of a lifetime in 6-18 months to visit the completed school, teeming with dozens or hundreds of students who greet you with smiles and thank you letters. You'll know it's your school because your names will be on the door.
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I encourage active skepticism - when people are being skeptical because they're trying to identify the best course of action. They're trying to identify the next step for themselves or other people.
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In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite.
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Different is better when it is more effective or more fun.
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The best way to improve mental performance, is to improve physical performance.
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If someone's criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don't want to hear it. It doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
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The goal is not to simply eliminate the bad, which does nothing more than leave you with a vacuum, but to pursue and experience the best in the world.
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Compile your to-do list for tomorrow no later than this evening.
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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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People really do think they have to choose between high stress and high reward jobs, and low stress and low reward jobs.
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The blind quest for cash is a fool's errand.
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I'm often asked how I define "success." It's an overused term, but I fundamentally view this elusive beast as a combination of two things - achievement and appreciation. One isn't enough: Achievement without appreciation makes you ambitious but miserable. Appreciation without achievement makes you unambitious but happy.