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 FERRISSIf 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.
More Tim Ferriss Quotes
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There is always more information than attention.
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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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Most inputs are useless and time is wasted in proportion to the amount that is available.
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If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.
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Reality is negotiable.
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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.
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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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The way that you become world-class is… by asking good questions.
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The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you.
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To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular.
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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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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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When you try to do something big its hard to fail completely.
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Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.
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