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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.

Tim Ferriss

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Tim Ferriss
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: July 20
Author
Businessperson
Investor
Podcaster
Technology Evangelist
Writer
East Hampton
New York
Tim Ferriss
Aim
Stress
Indeed
Loving
Fun
Least
Bipeds
Rich
Unbeknownst
Eliminate

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I'm often asked how I define success. It's an overused term, but I fundamentally view this elusive beast as a combination of two things - achievement and appreciation. One isn't enough: Achievement without appreciation makes you ambitious but miserable. Appreciation without achievement makes you unambitious but happy.
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One of the bigger misconceptions of learning is that many skills take a lifetime to get world-class at, or 10,000 hours to become world-class at.
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If you don't have time, the truth is, you don't have priorities. Think harder don't work harder.
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Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.
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Doing less is not being lazy. Don't give in to a culture that values personal sacrifice over personal productivity.
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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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A recession is very bad for publicly traded companies, but it's the best time for startups. When you have massive layoffs, there's more competition for available jobs, which means that an entrepreneur can hire freelancers at a lower cost.
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A friend of mine, Derek Simmons, who's been on the podcast, said, If more information were the answer, we'd all be billionaires with perfect dads. It comes down to motivation and incentives. If it isn't a punishment or a reward, then it's just talk.
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Learn the art of the pitch and of messaging.
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If you see distraction externally, you end up creating an internally distracted state.
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The problem with New Year's resolutions - and resolutions to 'get in better shape' in general, which are very amorphous - is that people try to adopt too many behavioral changes at once. It doesn't work. I don't care if you're a world-class CEO - you'll quit.
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I really feel like knife skills - not just in the kitchen, but in life - are really critical.
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