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> [“Because most of us say yes to too much stuff, and then, we let these little, mediocre things fill our lives…. The problem is, when that occasional, ‘Oh my God, hell yeah!’ thing comes along, you don’t have enough time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/because-most-of-us-say-yes-to-too-much-stuff-and-then-we-let-these/)

[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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