“The single book that has influenced me most is probably the last book in the world that anybody is gonna want to read: Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War. This book is dense, difficult, long, full of blood and guts.… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“As I write this, I’m sitting in a café in Paris overlooking the Luxembourg Garden, just off of Rue Saint-Jacques. Rue Saint-Jacques is likely the oldest road in Paris, and it has a rich literary history. Victor Hugo lived a… — 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… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore? Nobody really… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“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.… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“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… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“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
