What you do is infinitely more important than how you do it.
TIM FERRISSBeing 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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There are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.
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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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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.
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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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I have plenty of money to do what I want to do, and I have the relationships.
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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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Fun things happen when you earn dollars, live on pesos, and compensate in rupees.
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The fishing is best where the fewest go. There is just less competition for bigger goals.
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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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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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The only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves.
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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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There is always more information than attention.
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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 way that you become world-class is… by asking good questions.
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If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.
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It’s not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.
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Three ingredients of luxury lifestyle design are time, income, and mobility.
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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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Slowing down doesn’t mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.
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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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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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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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Pacifists become militants. Freedom fighters become tyrants. Blessings become curses. Help becomes hindrance. More becomes less.
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The decent method you follow is better than the perfect method you quit.
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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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