Tim Ferriss Quotes - Page 3

The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you.

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.

Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of mental laziness-lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.

That's precisely the question everyone should be asking-why the hell not? - Why not you, why not now.

Doing the unrealistic is easier than doing the realistic.

In all cases where doubt crops up, ask yourself, "If I had a gun to my head and had to do it, how would I do it?" It's not as hard as you think.

But if it's tolerable mediocrity, and you're like, 'Well, you know it could be worse. At least I'm getting paid.' Then you wind up in a job that is slowly killing your soul and you're allowing that to happen. Comfort can be a very, very dangerous thing.

There are two types of mistakes: mistakes of ambition and mistakes of sloth.

Learn to be difficult when it counts

Think big and don't listen to people who tell you it can't be done. Life's too short to think small.

There are no statues erected to critics.

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.

Pacifists become militants. Freedom fighters become tyrants. Blessings become curses. Help becomes hindrance. More becomes less.

Three ingredients of luxury lifestyle design are time, income, and mobility.

If it's important to you and you want to do it 'eventually', just do it and correct course along the way.

Simplicity requires ruthlessness.

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.

Massive elimination is the most important step and the most neglected step for entrepreneurs.

If only I had more money is the easiest way to postpone the intense self-examination and decision-making necessary to create a life of enjoyment - now and not later.

The way that you become world-class is... by asking good questions.

Most people are fast to stop you before you get started but hesitate to get in the way if you're moving.

As far as income goes, there are three currencies in the world; most people ignore two. The three currencies are time, income and mobility, in descending order of importance. Most people focus exclusively on income.

To have an uncommon lifestyle, you need to develop the uncommon habit of making decisions, both for yourself and for others.

The key to having more time is doing less, and there are two paths to get there, both of which should be used together: (1) Define a short to-do list and (2) define a not-to-do list.

Exercise is overrated.