If you spend your time, worth $20-25 per hour, doing something that someone else will do for $10 per hour, it’s simply a poor use of resources.
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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Most inputs are useless and time is wasted in proportion to the amount that is available.
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What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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For all their bitching about what’s holding them back, most people have a lot of trouble coming up with the defined dreams they’re being held from.
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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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Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.
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Emphasize strengths, don’t fix weaknesses.
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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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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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If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually’, just do it and correct course along the way.
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The way that you become world-class is… by asking good questions.
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People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
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Luxury, to me, is not owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.
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Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
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Learn to be difficult when it counts.
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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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This is not my phrase, but if you’re stuck in the past, then you’re depressed. If you’re stuck in the future, then you’re anxious.
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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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Dreamlining is so named because it applies timelines to what most would consider dreams.
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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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Uncertainty and the prospect of failure can be very scary noises in the shadows. Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
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Poisonous people do not deserve your time. To think otherwise is masochistic.
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Being able to quit things that don’t work is integral to being a winner.
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An entrepreneur isn’t someone who owns a business, it’s someone who makes things happen.
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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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Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can’t do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.
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The decent method you follow is better than the perfect method you quit.
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