This is not my phrase, but if you’re stuck in the past, then you’re depressed. If you’re stuck in the future, then you’re anxious.
TIM FERRISSMost people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.
More Tim Ferriss Quotes
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It’s not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.
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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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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 question you should be asking isn’t, “What do I want?” or “What are my goals?” but “What would excite me?
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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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The only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves.
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Reality is negotiable.
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Just a few words on time management: forget all about it.
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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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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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Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time.
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The fishing is best where the fewest go. There is just less competition for bigger goals.
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Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.
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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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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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