Tim Ferriss Quotes
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I work hard, but in spurts.
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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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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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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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In all cases where doubt crops up, ask yourself, "If I had a gun to my head and had to do it, how would I do it?" It's not as hard as you think.
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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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Dreamlining is so named because it applies timelines to what most would consider dreams.
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The best way to improve mental performance, is to improve physical performance.
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I've seen the promised land, and there is good news. You can have it all.
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Information is useless if it is not applied to something important or if you will forget it before you have a chance to apply it.
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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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Unbeknownst to most fun-loving bipeds, not all stress is bad. Indeed, the New Rich don't aim to eliminate all stress. Not in the least.
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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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People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.
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I take notes like some people take drugs.
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Different is better when it is more effective or more fun.
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Compile your to-do list for tomorrow no later than this evening.
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Requiring a lot of time does not make a task important.
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Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
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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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People frequently fail when they try to do everything at once. They approach a massive project and quickly get discouraged. Taking small, but high-value steps takes less time, and you learn more in the long run.
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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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In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite.
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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.