Tim Ferriss Quotes
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I take notes like some people take drugs.
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Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe.
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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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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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The way we measure productivity is flawed. People checking their BlackBerry over dinner is not the measure of productivity.
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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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The blind quest for cash is a fool's errand.
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Compile your to-do list for tomorrow no later than this evening.
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I still feel there are much smarter self-promoters out there than me. I am very methodical about my messaging, and I know how to gain attention very quickly.
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Dreamlining is so named because it applies timelines to what most would consider dreams.
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Just because you are embarrassed to admit that you're still living the consequences of bad decisions made 5, 10, 20 years ago shouldn't stop you from making good decisions now. If you let pride stop you, you will hate life 5, 10, and 20 years from now for the same reasons.
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Online I see people committing 'social media suicide' all the time by one of two ways. Firstly by responding to all criticism, meaning you're never going to find time to complete important milestones of your own, and by responding to things that don't warrant a response. This lends more credibility by driving traffic.
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Luxury, to me, is not owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.
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Relative income uses two variables: the dollar and time, usually hours.
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Requiring a lot of time does not make a task important.
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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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It is predicated on the assumption that you dislike what you are doing during the most physically capable years of your life. This is a nonstarter—nothing can justify that sacrifice.
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You don't have to travel, but I find extended travel to be a helpful tool for reexamining yourself and the constraints you've artificially placed on your life. It's easy to believe everything has to be done one way if you're always in one place around the same people.
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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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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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What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As I have heard said, a person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear. I got into this habit by attempting to contact celebrities and famous businesspeople for advice.
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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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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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I think time management as a label encourages people to view each 24-hour period as a slot in which they should pack as much as possible.