Uncertainty and the prospect of failure can be very scary noises in the shadows. Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
TIM FERRISSSlow 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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Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.
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Fun things happen when you earn dollars, live on pesos, and compensate in rupees.
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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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Three ingredients of luxury lifestyle design are time, income, and mobility.
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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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What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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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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If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.
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Simplicity requires ruthlessness.
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It isn’t enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.
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Luxury, to me, is not owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.
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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.
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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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Most inputs are useless and time is wasted in proportion to the amount that is available.
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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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