Reality is negotiable.
TIM FERRISSBeing busy is a form of laziness – lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions.
More Tim Ferriss Quotes
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The most important actions are never comfortable.
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Being selective-doing less-is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.
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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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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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Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.
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There is always more information than attention.
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Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, comes from clear thinking. Think simple.
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Luxury, to me, is not owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.
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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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One can steal ideas, but no one can steal execution or passion.
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The way that you become world-class is… by asking good questions.
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Focus on impact, not approval. If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe is right and expect resistance and expect attackers. Keep calm and carry on!
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You can lose money and make it back, you can’t do that with time.
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Age doesn’t matter. An open mind does.
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Exercise is overrated.
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Being busy is a form of laziness – lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions.
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Fun things happen when you earn dollars, live on pesos, and compensate in rupees.
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The fishing is best where the fewest go. There is just less competition for bigger goals.
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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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Simplicity requires ruthlessness.
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I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control.
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Just a few words on time management: forget all about it.
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The goal is not to simply eliminate the bad, which does nothing more than leave you with a vacuum, but to pursue and experience the best in the world.
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Learn to ask, “If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?”
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Slowing down doesn’t mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.
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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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