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Poisonous people do not deserve your time. To think otherwise is masochistic.

Tim Ferriss

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Tim Ferriss
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: July 20
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Lacking an external focus, the mind turns inward on itself and creates problems to solve, even if the problems are undefined or unimportant. If you find a focus, an ambitious goal that seems impossible and forces you to grow, these doubts disappear.
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You think you're fatigued, therefore you can't exercise. In fact, you choose not to move, therefore you feel fatigued.
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Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step now!
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