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.
TIM FERRISSBeing able to quit things that don’t work is integral to being a winner.
More Tim Ferriss Quotes
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There is always more information than attention.
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Emphasize strengths, don’t fix weaknesses.
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Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step now!
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If someone’s criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don’t want to hear it. It doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
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The best way to improve mental performance, is to improve physical performance
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I’ll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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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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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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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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It’s not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.
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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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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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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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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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Luxury is feeling unrushed. It is designing a life that allows you to do what you want with high leverage, with many options, all while feeling unrushed.
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