The universe doesn’t conspire against you, but it doesn’t go out of its way to line up the pins either. Conditions are never perfect.
TIM FERRISSSlowing down doesn’t mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.
More Tim Ferriss Quotes
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The most important actions are never comfortable.
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You can lose money and make it back, you can’t do that with time.
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What you do is infinitely more important than how you do it.
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For uncommon solutions, you have to look in uncommon places.
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A goal without real consequences is wishful thinking. Good follow-through doesn’t depend on the right intentions. It depends on the right incentives.
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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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Believe it or not, it is not only possible to accomplish more by doing less, it is mandatory. Enter the world of elimination.
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A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.
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An entrepreneur isn’t someone who owns a business, it’s someone who makes things happen.
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Just a few words on time management: forget all about it.
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Poisonous people do not deserve your time. To think otherwise is masochistic.
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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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Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step now!
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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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Dreamlining is so named because it applies timelines to what most would consider dreams.
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Reality is negotiable.
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If we define risk as ‘the likelihood of an irreversible negative outcome,’ inaction is the greatest risk of all.
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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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To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular.
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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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If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too.
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Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference.
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Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small.
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Three ingredients of luxury lifestyle design are time, income, and mobility.
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Simplicity requires ruthlessness.
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Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.
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