Being selective-doing less-is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.
TIM FERRISSIf someone’s criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don’t want to hear it. It doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
More Tim Ferriss Quotes
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Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.
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Emphasize strengths, don’t fix weaknesses.
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If only I had more money is the easiest way to postpone the intense self-examination and decision-making necessary to create a life of enjoyment – now and not later.
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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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Most inputs are useless and time is wasted in proportion to the amount that is available.
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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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Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can’t do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.
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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 only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves.
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For all their bitching about what’s holding them back, most people have a lot of trouble coming up with the defined dreams they’re being held from.
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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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What you do is infinitely more important than how you do it.
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If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too.
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The best way to improve mental performance, is to improve physical performance
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Many a false step was made by standing still.
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Money doesn’t change you; it reveals who you are when you no longer have to be nice.
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If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually’, just do it and correct course along the way.
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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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Just a few words on time management: forget all about it.
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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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It’s not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.
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Requiring a lot of time does not make a task important.
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Fun things happen when you earn dollars, live on pesos, and compensate in rupees.
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Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step now!
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If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.
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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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