Learn to be difficult when it counts.
TIM FERRISSNinety-nine percent of people believe they can’t do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.
More Tim Ferriss Quotes
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People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
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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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If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.
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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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Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
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Requiring a lot of time does not make a task important.
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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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Slowing down doesn’t mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.
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Simplicity requires ruthlessness.
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Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference.
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The biggest misconception about work is that you need to spend the majority of your time doing it.
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To enjoy life, you don’t need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren’t as serious as you make them out to be.
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If only I had more money is the easiest way to postpone the intense self-examination and decision-making necessary to create a life of enjoyment – now and not later.
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It’s not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.
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The way that you become world-class is… by asking good questions.
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