Tim Ferriss Quotes
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The best way to improve mental performance, is to improve physical performance.
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Dreamlining is so named because it applies timelines to what most would consider dreams.
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Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe.
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Doing less is not being lazy. Don't give in to a culture that values personal sacrifice over personal productivity.
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Pacifists become militants. Freedom fighters become tyrants. Blessings become curses. Help becomes hindrance. More becomes less.
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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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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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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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The way we measure productivity is flawed. People checking their BlackBerry over dinner is not the measure of productivity.
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Happiness can be bought with a bottle of wine and has become ambiguous through overuse.
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Don't suffer fools or you'll become one.
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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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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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Different is better when it is more effective or more fun.
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In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite.
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Relative income uses two variables: the dollar and time, usually hours.
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Age doesn't matter. An open mind does.
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The opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom.
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People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.
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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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Requiring a lot of time does not make a task important.
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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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I take notes like some people take drugs.