Tim Ferriss on ignorance
Tim Ferriss85 quotes“To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular.”
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Tim FerrissTim Ferriss 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.
Tim FerrissTim Ferriss Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, comes from clear thinking. Think simple.
Tim FerrissTim Ferriss Being able to quit things that don’t work is integral to being a winner.
Tim FerrissTim Ferriss Emphasize strengths, don’t fix weaknesses.
Tim FerrissTim Ferriss Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can’t do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.
Tim FerrissTim Ferriss Focus on impact, not approval. If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe is right and expect resistance and expect attackers. Keep calm and carry on!
Tim FerrissTim Ferriss Slowing down doesn’t mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.
Tim FerrissTim Ferriss The only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves.
Tim FerrissTim Ferriss Learn to ask, “If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?”
Tim FerrissTim Ferriss The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you.
Tim FerrissTim Ferriss 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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When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
AristophanesAristophanes Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
AristophanesAristophanes Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
William Arthur WardWilliam Arthur Ward All the evils that men cause to each other because of certain desires, or opinions or religious principles, are rooted in ignorance. [All hatred would come to an end] when the earth was flooded with the knowledge of God.
MaimonidesMaimonides A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
Anatole FranceAnatole France What you don’t know has power over you; knowing it brings it under your control, and makes it subject to your choice. Ignorance makes real choice impossible.
Abraham MaslowAbraham Maslow Extremism thrives amid ignorance and anger, intimidation and cowardice.
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