If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually’, just do it and correct course along the way.
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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Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.
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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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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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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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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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Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.
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Poisonous people do not deserve your time. To think otherwise is masochistic.
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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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What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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That’s precisely the question everyone should be asking-why the hell not? – Why not you, why not now.
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Many a false step was made by standing still.
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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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Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, comes from clear thinking. Think simple.
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One can steal ideas, but no one can steal execution or passion.
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What you do is infinitely more important than how you do it.
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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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Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can’t do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.
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Dreamlining is so named because it applies timelines to what most would consider dreams.
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Three ingredients of luxury lifestyle design are time, income, and mobility.
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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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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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Learn to ask, “If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?”
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The most important actions are never comfortable.
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Requiring a lot of time does not make a task important.
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The only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves.
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