It isn’t enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.
TIM FERRISSLearn 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.
More Tim Ferriss Quotes
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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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Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.
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The most important actions are never comfortable.
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The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you.
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When you try to do something big its hard to fail completely.
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Slow 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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People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
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There is always more information than attention.
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Slowing down doesn’t mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.
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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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Reality is negotiable.
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Learn to be difficult when it counts.
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If we define risk as ‘the likelihood of an irreversible negative outcome,’ inaction is the greatest risk of all.
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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.
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If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.
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