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.
TIM FERRISSUncertainty and the prospect of failure can be very scary noises in the shadows. Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
More Tim Ferriss Quotes
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Just a few words on time management: forget all about it.
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Many a false step was made by standing still.
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Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.
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Exercise is overrated.
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The only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves.
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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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Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small.
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Learn to ask, “If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?”
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A goal without real consequences is wishful thinking. Good follow-through doesn’t depend on the right intentions. It depends on the right incentives.
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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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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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If someone’s criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don’t want to hear it. It doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
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What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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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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If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.
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