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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 opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom.
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People don't want to be millionaires - they want to experience what they believe only millions can buy.
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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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The fishing is best where the fewest go and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone is aiming for base hits.
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I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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Think big and don't listen to people who tell you it can't be done. Life's too short to think small.
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Everything that works in sales has been done already. Just keep track of the crap that you buy, or the awesome stuff that you buy, and decide what was the trigger, and then just sell to people like you. It's really that easy - and that's what I do.
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There are tons of things in your home and life that you don't use, need, or even particularly want. They just came into your life as impulsive flotsam and jetsam and never found a good exit. Whether you're aware of it or not, this clutter creates indecision and distractions.
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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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Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of mental laziness-lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.
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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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