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What you do is infinitely more important than how you do it.

Tim Ferriss

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Tim Ferriss
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: July 20
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The best way to improve mental performance, is to improve physical performance
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For all their bitching about what’s holding them back, most people have a lot of trouble coming up with the defined dreams they’re being held from.
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I do not equate productivity to happiness. For most people, happiness in life is a massive amount of achievement plus a massive amount of appreciation. And you need both of those things.
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I'm not a fan of idleness, except in small doses.
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Sports just happen to be excellent for avoiding foreign-language stage fright and developing lasting friendships while still sounding like Tarzan.
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There is a direct correlation between am increased sphere of comfort and getting what you want.
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I'm not a big believer in long-term planning and far-off goals. In fact, I generally set 3-month and 6-month dreamlines. The variables change too much and in-the-future distance becomes an excuse for postponing action.
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What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
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Happiness has a very short half-life.
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Simplicity requires ruthlessness.
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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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I still feel there are much smarter self-promoters out there than me. I am very methodical about my messaging, and I know how to gain attention very quickly.
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What do you want?' is too imprecise to produce a meaningful and actionable answer.
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To enjoy life, you don't need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren't as serious as you make them out to be.
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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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The book is first and foremost something I made for myself.
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