Quotes from Timothy Ferriss

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 I could get an eye transplant, and of course she declined.

The fishing is best where the fewest go and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone is aiming for base hits.

Simple works, complex fails.

I tend to split my activities into fun, income and legacy. The number of things in that finance bucket is pretty few and far between and doesn't consume much time at all.

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.

But you are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker.

The question you should be asking isn't, "What do I want?" or "What are my goals?" but "What would excite me?

The opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom.

Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to being a winner

Most people are fast to stop you before you get started but hesitate to get in the way if you're moving.

Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time.

It's lonely at the top. Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for 'realistic' goals, paradoxically making them the most time and energy-consuming.

Many a false step was made by standing still.

Poisonous people do not deserve your time. To think otherwise is masochistic.

Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all.

Life is too short to be small.

Information is useless if it is not applied to something important or if you will forget it before you have a chance to apply it.

1,000,000 in the bank isn't the fantasy. The fantasy is the lifestyle of complete freedom it supposedly allows.

The bottom line is that you only have the rights you fight for.

Productivity is for robots. What humans are going to be really good at is asking questions, being creative, and experiences." Kevin Kelly

I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

The fishing is best where the fewest go and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone is aiming for base hits.

By working only when you are most effective, life is both more productive and more enjoyable. It's the perfect example of having your cake and eating it, too.