Tim Ferriss Quotes

It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.

If you don't have time, the truth is, you don't have priorities. Think harder; don't work harder.

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

One can steal ideas, but no one can steal execution or passion.

There are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.

Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.

Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step now!

You can lose money and make it back, you can't do that with time.

To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular.

The best way to improve mental performance, is to improve physical performance

Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

But you are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker.

Many a false step was made by standing still.

The most important actions are never comfortable.

Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.

Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can't do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.

Money doesn't change you; it reveals who you are when you no longer have to be nice.

Focus on impact, not approval. If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe is right and expect resistance and expect attackers. Keep calm and carry on!

Are you better off than you were one year ago, one month ago, or one week ago? If not, things will not improve by themselves.

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

Emphasize strengths, don't fix weaknesses.

For uncommon solutions, you have to look in uncommon places.

Requiring a lot of time does not make a task important.

Luxury, to me, is not owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.

The question you should be asking isn't, "What do I want?" or "What are my goals?" but "What would excite me?