All Tim Ferriss Quotes
- There are tons of things in your home and life that you don't use, need, or even particularly want. They just came into your life… Aware
- What do you want?' is too imprecise to produce a meaningful and actionable answer. Actionable
- The universe doesn't conspire against you, but it doesn't go out of its way to line up the pins either. Conditions are never perfect. Conditions
- For uncommon solutions, you have to look in uncommon places. Inspirational
- Doing less is not being lazy. Don't give in to a culture that values personal sacrifice over personal productivity. Culture
- Just because something has been a lot of work or consumed a lot of time doesn't make it productive or worthwhile. Been
- I have scary eyes. I look like the guy in 'American History X,' yes. I remember coming home from school and asking my mum if… American
- I was an All-American in wrestling in high school, was National Champion in Chinese kickboxing in 1999 and have spent a lot of time around… All
- If you take a strong stance and have a clear opinion or statement on any subject online, you're going to polarize people. And without that… Any
- The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you. Attack
- Online I see people committing 'social media suicide' all the time by one of two ways. Firstly by responding to all criticism, meaning you're never… All
- You don't have to travel, but I find extended travel to be a helpful tool for reexamining yourself and the constraints you've artificially placed on… Artificially
- Converting your own passions into a job is the fastest method for eliminating any passion you once had. Any
- For most people, life would be boring without meaningful work. Boring
- I didn't even like white wine. Then I tasted it and bought a case. It was the first case of any wine I'd ever bought. Any
- I gauge success in years, not weeks. The weekend box-office approach to book launches is short sighted and encourages crappy books. Approach
- I really feel like knife skills - not just in the kitchen, but in life - are really critical. Critical
- I work hard, but in spurts. Funny
- I'm not a fan of idleness, except in small doses. Doses
- In a digital world, there are numerous technologies that we are attached to that create infinite interruption. Attached
- One of the bigger misconceptions of learning is that many skills take a lifetime to get world-class at, or 10,000 hours to become world-class at. Become World
- People really do think they have to choose between high stress and high reward jobs, and low stress and low reward jobs. Choose
- The biggest misconception about work is that you need to spend the majority of your time doing it. Biggest
- The way we measure productivity is flawed. People checking their BlackBerry over dinner is not the measure of productivity. Blackberries
- What I don't like is snark for snark's sake. If you are going to make fun of me, at least be witty while doing it. Fun