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The commonsense rules of the real world are a fragile collection of socially reinforced illusions.
Tim Ferriss
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Tim Ferriss
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: July 20
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Unbeknownst to most fun-loving bipeds, not all stress is bad. Indeed, the New Rich don't aim to eliminate all stress. Not in the least.
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Just a few words on time management: forget all about it.
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As far as income goes, there are three currencies in the world most people ignore two. The three currencies are time, income and mobility, in descending order of importance. Most people focus exclusively on income.
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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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People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms.
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