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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?

Tim Ferriss

If we define risk as ‘the likelihood of an irreversible negative outcome,’ inaction is the greatest risk of all.
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Action Definition Greatness Negative Risk
I have plenty of money to do what I want to do, and I have the relationships.
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Abundance Money Myself Relationship
What you do is infinitely more important than how you do it.
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Action Important Method Way Yourself
People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
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Happiness People Uncertain
Just as modern man consumes both too many calories and calories of no nutritional value, information workers eat data both in excess and from the wrong sources.
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Consumption Data Eat Information Man Source Value Wrong
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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Condition Perfection Universe Way Yourself
There are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.
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Component Enjoyment Fundamental Learning Service
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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Comfortable Himself Life Measurement Person Success Willing
Luxury, to me, is not owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.
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Feeling Grace Luxury Myself Peace
Many a false step was made by standing still.
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Coward Fake Mistake Stand Step Wisdom
If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.
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Challenge Face Important Scare
Simplicity requires ruthlessness.
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One Liner Simplicity
Fun things happen when you earn dollars, live on pesos, and compensate in rupees.
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Fun Live Management Money
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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Close Control Eyes Myself Quality
Three ingredients of luxury lifestyle design are time, income, and mobility.
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Life Luxury Mobility Style
To enjoy life, you don’t need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren’t as serious as you make them out to be.
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Control Enjoyment Need Serious Time Yourself

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