Quotes from Timothy Ferriss

Hard feelings pass. Don't suffer fools or you'll become one.

What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt—it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else."—Hal Boyle.

Once we get those muddy, maddening, confusing thoughts [nebulous worries, jitters, and preoccupations] on the page, we face our day with clearer eyes.

Doing less meaningless work, so that you can focus on things of greater personal importance, is NOT laziness. This is hard for most to accept, because our culture tends to reward personal sacrifice instead of personal productivity.

Researchers use alloxan in lab rats to induce diabetes. That's right—it's used to produce diabetes. This is bad news if you eat anything white or "enriched.

No one is qualified to tell you how you experience the world." Vlad Zamfir

Flavor is, counterintuitively, less than 10% taste and more than 90% smell.

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it."—Albert Einstein

It is possible to know all there is to know about a subject—medicine, for example—but if you don't have M.D. at the end of your name, few will listen. The M.D. is what I term a "credibility indicator." The so-called expert with the most credibility indicators, whether acronyms or affiliations, is often the most successful in the marketplace, even if other candidates have more in-depth knowledge. This is a matter of superior positioning, not deception.

It is far more lucrative and fun to leverage your strengths instead of attempting to fix all the chinks in your armor. The choice is between multiplication of results using strengths or incremental improvement fixing weaknesses that will, at best, become mediocre. Focus on better use of your best weapons instead of constant repair.

Incineration does not equal human digestion; eating a fireplace log will not store the same number of calories as burning one will produce.

No soy la más fuerte. No soy la más rápida. Pero soy muy buena sufriendo.»

A common rookie error that inexperienced leaders make is always agreeing with the last person they talked to; this takes a while to get past, though it becomes easy once you get exposed to enough people who contradict each other.

This is very similar to Derek Sivers's (page 184) "Don't be a donkey" rule. In a world of distraction, single-tasking is a superpower.

Esto se hace para que «no vuelvas a [las viejas creencias] a través de viejas fórmulas lingüísticas

principio sencillo: Si no puedes ser el primero en una categoría, crea una nueva en la que puedas ser el primero.

la hora de valorar un producto nuevo, me centro en sus aspectos novedosos (no en todos ellos) e interpreto de forma exhaustiva cómo pueden impactar en las emociones de los consumidores que lo usen. Después de eso, considero cómo pueden evolucionar esos mismos aspectos con el tiempo.

never let a good crisis go to waste. It's the universe challenging you to learn something new and rise to the next level of your potential. On the other hand, when not in crisis, I consider "my life is great" as a cop-out, a stuck place, where learning is no longer available to us. Which is why you shouldn't wait for crisis to happen before you take steps to go beyond what you're capable of seeing on your own.

What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the "real world"? When in doubt, let kindness and compassion guide you. And don't be afraid to fail.

Dice que la clave del éxito es: "Sé tan bueno que no puedan ignorarte"».

A veces también puedes convertir algo del montón en un producto estrella inventando una categoría nueva.

When you raise your kids, you're the bow, they're the arrow, and you just try to aim them in the best direction that you can, and hopefully your aim isn't too off.

D: To reach the big pay-off, whether IPO, acquisition, retirement, or other pot of gold. NR: To think big but ensure payday comes every day: cash flow first, big payday second.

ten un respaldo"». Si tienes dos cosas de algo y se te rompe o pierdes una, te queda otra;