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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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Learn the art of the pitch and of messaging.
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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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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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Language learning deserves special mention. It is, bar none, the best thing you can do to hone clear thinking.
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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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The opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom.
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It's not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.
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Everyone is going to binge on a diet, for instance, so plan for it, schedule it, and contain the damage.
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Requiring a lot of time does not make a task important.
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The blind quest for cash is a fool's errand.
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One can steal ideas, but no one can steal execution or passion.
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It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.
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Happiness has a very short half-life.
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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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Resveratrol is fascinating stuff. One of the best sources of information about it is the Immortality Institute. They have a forum where some people are in the 500 Club, as they call it. They've been taking 500 milligrams for years. It's a really great source of data.
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Just because something has been a lot of work or consumed a lot of time doesn't make it productive or worthwhile.
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Happiness can be bought with a bottle of wine and has become ambiguous through overuse.
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In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite.
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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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Someday is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.
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The best way to improve mental performance, is to improve physical performance.
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You can enjoy stargazing just by going out and learning a couple constellations with your kids.
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The book is first and foremost something I made for myself.
Tim Ferriss