Tim Ferriss Quotes
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What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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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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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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Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to being a winner.
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I take notes like some people take drugs.
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Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
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Relative income uses two variables: the dollar and time, usually hours.
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Companies that start by redesigning the economics of an industry often finish by redesigning the whole industry-and owning it.
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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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The blind quest for cash is a fool's errand.
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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.
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In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite.
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Role models who push us to exceed our limits, physical training that removes our spare tires, and risks that expand our sphere of comfortable action are all examples of eustress—stress that is healthful and the stimulus for growth.
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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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The opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom.
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Life is too short to be small.
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Remember—boredom is the enemy, not some abstract "failure.
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$1,000,000 in the bank isn't the fantasy. The fantasy is the lifestyle of complete freedom it supposedly allows.
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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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You can enjoy stargazing just by going out and learning a couple constellations with your kids.
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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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People really do think they have to choose between high stress and high reward jobs, and low stress and low reward jobs.
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The downstream effects are unknown. Do your best and hope for the best. If you're improving the world-however you define that-consider your job well done.
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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.