Tim Ferriss Quotes
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There are certain things I will automate, but when it comes to quality control, I want to keep a very close eye.
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Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe.
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The best way to improve mental performance, is to improve physical performance.
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To have an uncommon lifestyle, you need to develop the uncommon habit of making decisions, both for yourself and for others.
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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.
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Compile your to-do list for tomorrow no later than this evening.
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The way we measure productivity is flawed. People checking their BlackBerry over dinner is not the measure of productivity.
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Different is better when it is more effective or more fun.
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I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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Are you better off than you were one year ago, one month ago, or one week ago? If not, things will not improve by themselves.
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Happiness can be bought with a bottle of wine and has become ambiguous through overuse.
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I gauge success in years, not weeks. The weekend box-office approach to book launches is short sighted and encourages crappy books.
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Relative income uses two variables: the dollar and time, usually hours.
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It is far more lucrative and fun to leverage your strengths instead of attempting to fix all the chinks in your armor. The choice is between multiplication of results using strenths or incremental improvement fixing weaknesses that will, at best, become mediocre. Focus on better use of your best weapons instead of constant repair.
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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: Define a short to-do list and define a not-to-do list.
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The opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom.
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I take notes like some people take drugs.
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People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.
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In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite.
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One can steal ideas, but no one can steal execution or passion.
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Age doesn't matter. An open mind does.
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I've seen the promised land, and there is good news. You can have it all.
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The biggest misconception about work is that you need to spend the majority of your time doing it.
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Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.