Tim Ferriss Quotes
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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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If you look at the purported dangers of salt or fat, there is no consensus of support in scientific literature. So I would ask first: 'Is it possible to have an informed government that actually follows the science?' From what I've seen, it's not likely.
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Happiness can be bought with a bottle of wine and has become ambiguous through overuse.
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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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Seemingly unrelated things that are in fact really related, that's the stuff I like to talk about. Like dancing, language learning, swimming, three-pointers.
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You can enjoy stargazing just by going out and learning a couple constellations with your kids.
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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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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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Someday is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.
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Remember—boredom is the enemy, not some abstract "failure.
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Avoid results-by volume approach, instead focus on few critically important but uncomfortable actions.
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You can lose money and make it back, you can't do that with time.
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What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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I'm prepared to do battle for a dream that is worth dreaming.
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I discourage passive skepticism, which is the armchair variety where people sit back and criticize without ever subjecting their theories or themselves to real field testing.
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Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can't do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.
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Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to being a winner.
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I've seen the promised land, and there is good news. You can have it all.
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Pacifists become militants. Freedom fighters become tyrants. Blessings become curses. Help becomes hindrance. More becomes less.
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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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Don’t follow a model that doesn't work. If the recipe sucks, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are.
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It's not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.
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People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms.
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Companies that start by redesigning the economics of an industry often finish by redesigning the whole industry-and owning it.