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Tim Ferriss
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: July 20
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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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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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Age doesn't matter. An open mind does.
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If you see distraction externally, you end up creating an internally distracted state.
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Perfection is an impossible destination
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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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I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control.
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People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.
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Learn the art of the pitch and of messaging.
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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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Language learning deserves special mention. It is, bar none, the best thing you can do to hone clear thinking.
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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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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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Money is multiplied in practical value depending on the number of W's you control in your life: what you do, when you do it, where you do it, and with whom you do it.
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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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If everyone is defining a problem or solving it one way and the results are subpar, this is the time to ask, What if I did the opposite? 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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You think you're fatigued, therefore you can't exercise. In fact, you choose not to move, therefore you feel fatigued.
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