“Follow Your Passion” Is Terrible Advice “I think it misconstrues the nature of finding a satisfying career and satisfying job, where the biggest predictor of job satisfaction is mentally engaging work. It’s the nature of the job itself. It’s not… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“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… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“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 influenced your life? Mastery by George Leonard. I first read this book 20 years ago, after reading Leonard’s Esquire article, the seed from which the book grew. Leonard wrote the book to share lessons from becoming… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share
“What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore? Nobody really knows what the world and the job market will look like in 2040, hence nobody knows what to teach young people today. Consequently, it is likely that most of what you currently learn at school will… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share
“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… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“Pure hell forces action, but anything less can be endured with enough clever rationalization.” — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? Most of the game is about persistence. It is the most important trait. Sure, when you get an opportunity, you have to perform and you have to exceed beyond all expectations, but getting that chance is the hardest part. So keep the vision… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share
“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 success, like happiness, cannot be pursued. . . . Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. I want you to listen to what… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share
“conscious thinking is largely asking and answering questions in your own head. If you want confusion and heartache, ask vague questions. If you want… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“What bullshit excuses do you have for not going after whatever it is that you want? Please,” — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“Using people to leverage a refined process multiplies production; using people as a solution to a poor process multiplies problems.” — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
