I discourage passive skepticism, which is the armchair variety where people sit back and criticize without ever subjecting their theories or themselves… — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
In all cases where doubt crops up, ask yourself, "If I had a gun to my head and had to do it,… — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
I encourage active skepticism - when people are being skeptical because they're trying to identify the best course of action. They're trying… — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
Uncertainty and the prospect of failure can be very scary noises in the shadows. Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
Lacking an external focus, the mind turns inward on itself and creates problems to solve, even if the problems are undefined or… — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
Fun things happen when you earn dollars, live on pesos, and compensate in rupees. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
As far as income goes, there are three currencies in the world; most people ignore two. The three currencies are time, income and mobility,… — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
“Reality is negotiable. Outside of science and law, all rules can be bent or broken, and it doesn’t require being unethical.” — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
Unbeknownst to most fun-loving bipeds, not all stress is bad. Indeed, the New Rich don't aim to eliminate all stress. Not in the least. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
I learned to associate discomfort with getting better. And that transcended wrestling and applied to a lot of other things in life. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
Three ingredients of luxury lifestyle design are time, income, and mobility. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
Just as modern man consumes both too many calories and calories of no nutritional value, information workers eat data both in excess and from… — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
People frequently fail when they try to do everything at once. They approach a massive project and quickly get discouraged. Taking small, but high-value… — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
Doing less is not being lazy. Don't give in to a culture that values personal sacrifice over personal productivity. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image