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People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.

Tim Ferriss

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Tim Ferriss
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: July 20
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It is predicated on the assumption that you dislike what you are doing during the most physically capable years of your life. This is a nonstarter—nothing can justify that sacrifice.
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Online I see people committing 'social media suicide' all the time by one of two ways. Firstly by responding to all criticism, meaning you're never going to find time to complete important milestones of your own, and by responding to things that don't warrant a response. This lends more credibility by driving traffic.
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People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
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The blind quest for cash is a fool's errand.
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Avoid results-by volume approach, instead focus on few critically important but uncomfortable actions.
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You and your friends could plan the trip of a lifetime in 6-18 months to visit the completed school, teeming with dozens or hundreds of students who greet you with smiles and thank you letters. You'll know it's your school because your names will be on the door.
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Personal branding is about managing your name - even if you don't own a business - in a world of misinformation, disinformation, and semi-permanent Google records. Going on a date? Chances are that your blind date has Googled your name. Going to a job interview? Ditto.
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Just because something has been a lot of work or consumed a lot of time doesn't make it productive or worthwhile.
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People are fond of using the its not what you know, its who you know adage as an excuse for inaction, as if all successful people are born with powerful friends. Nonsense.
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World barista champions use the AeroPress to make coffee on the folding tray tables of airplanes.
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Luxury, to me, is not owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.
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Just as modern man consumes both too many calories and calories of no nutritional value, information workers eat data both in excess and from the wrong sources.
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There are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.
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I have plenty of money to do what I want to do, and I have the relationships.
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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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Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
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Massive elimination is the most important step and the most neglected step for entrepreneurs.
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Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe.
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Don’t follow a model that doesn't work. If the recipe sucks, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are.
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Believe it or not, it is not only possible to accomplish more by doing less, it is mandatory. Enter the world of elimination.
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