Tim Ferriss Quotes
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Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all. When people suggest you follow your "passion" or your "bliss," I propose that they are, in fact, referring to the same singular concept: excitement. This brings us full circle. The question you should be asking isn't, "What do I want?" or "What are my goals?" but "What would excite me?"
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Effectiveness is doing the things that get you closer to your goals. Efficiency is performing a given task (whether important or not) in the most economical manner possible. Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe.
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I really feel like knife skills - not just in the kitchen, but in life - are really critical.
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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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Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of mental laziness-lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.
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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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When you try to do something big its hard to fail completely.
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The only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves.
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Most inputs are useless and time is wasted in proportion to the amount that is available.
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I didn't even like white wine. Then I tasted it and bought a case. It was the first case of any wine I'd ever bought.
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Doing the unrealistic is easier than doing the realistic.
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I have plenty of money to do what I want to do, and I have the relationships.
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What do you want?' is too imprecise to produce a meaningful and actionable answer.
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The decent method you follow is better than the perfect method you quit.
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Creating demand is hard. Filling demand is easier. Don't create a product, then seek someone to sell it to. Find a market - define your customers - then find or develop a product for them.
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Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear.
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If you don't have time, the truth is, you don't have priorities. Think harder; don't work harder.
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But if it's tolerable mediocrity, and you're like, 'Well, you know it could be worse. At least I'm getting paid.' Then you wind up in a job that is slowly killing your soul and you're allowing that to happen. Comfort can be a very, very dangerous thing.
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Do not expect work to fill a void that non-work relationships and activities should Work is not all of life. Your co-workers shouldn't be your only friends. Schedule life and defend it just as you would an important business meeting. Never tell yourself "I'll just get it done this weekend."
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Being selective-doing less-is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.