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> [ “Hi Tim, Patience. Far too soon to expect strength improvements. Strength improvements \[for a movement like this\] take a minimum of 6 weeks. Any perceived improvements prior to that are simply the result of improved synaptic facilitation. In plain English,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/hi-tim-patience-far-too-soon-to-expect-strength-improvements-strength/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

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## More by Timothy Ferriss

> [“First of all, if we’re serious all the time, we’ll wear out before we get the truly serious stuff done. Second, if this book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/first-of-all-if-we-re-serious-all-the-time-we-ll-wear-out-before-we/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift, and why? Or what are one to three books that have greatly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/what-is-the-book-or-books-you-ve-given-most-as-a-gift-and-why-or-what/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore? Nobody really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/what-advice-would-you-give-to-a-smart-driven-college-student-about-to/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center. Big, undreamed-of things—the people on the edge see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/out-on-the-edge-you-see-all-kinds-of-things-you-can-t-see-from-the/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“information without emotion isn’t retained.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/information-without-emotion-isn-t-retained/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“Pure hell forces action, but anything less can be endured with enough clever rationalization.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/pure-hell-forces-action-but-anything-less-can-be-endured-with-enough/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? Most of the game is about persistence.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/what-advice-would-you-give-to-a-smart-driven-college-student-about-to-2/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/don-t-aim-at-success-the-more-you-aim-at-it-and-make-it-a-target-the/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“conscious thinking is largely asking and answering questions in your own head. If you want confusion and heartache, ask vague questions. If you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/conscious-thinking-is-largely-asking-and-answering-questions-in-your/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“What bullshit excuses do you have for not going after whatever it is that you want? Please,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/what-bullshit-excuses-do-you-have-for-not-going-after-whatever-it-is/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“The fishing is best where the fewest go,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/the-fishing-is-best-where-the-fewest-go/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“Using people to leverage a refined process multiplies production; using people as a solution to a poor process multiplies problems.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/using-people-to-leverage-a-refined-process-multiplies-production/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“Being financially rich and having the ability to live like a millionaire are fundamentally two very different things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/being-financially-rich-and-having-the-ability-to-live-like-a/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“What are the top-three activities that I use to fill time to feel as though I’ve been productive? These are usually used to postpone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/what-are-the-top-three-activities-that-i-use-to-fill-time-to-feel-as/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

> [“The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/the-factory-of-the-future-will-have-only-two-employees-a-man-and-a/)

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