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In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite.

Tim Ferriss

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Tim Ferriss
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: July 20
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The downstream effects are unknown. Do your best and hope for the best. If you're improving the world-however you define that-consider your job well done.
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The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you.
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Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, comes from clear thinking. Think simple.
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I think about willpower almost never. I realize for myself, trying to be more disciplined is pretty nebulous and it's often a slippery target. For me, I've just thought about incentives.
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