Quotes from Timothy Ferriss

currency of the New Rich: time and mobility. This is an art and a science we will refer to as Lifestyle Design (LD).

Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't

When they're told that some people or ideas are wrong, hateful, or offensive, a light bulb should go off in their heads. That is the moment their curiosity should be piqued to find out for themselves whether it is indeed a "bad" thing.

Una inversión que produce una rentabilidad financiera inmensa pero que me hace perder los nervios por completo, o me causa insomnio y berrinches durante un periodo largo de tiempo, NO es una buena inversión.

Anger is often what pain looks like when it shows itself in public.

debes entrenarte para afrontar las críticas (o incluso disfrutar con ellas).

The top 1% often succeed despite how they train, not because of it. Superior genetics, or a luxurious full-time schedule, make up for a lot.

Follow your curiosity, wherever you can find

1) Define a to-do list and (2) define a not-to-do list. In general terms, there are but two questions:

Qué pondrías en una valla publicitaria? «Nadie te debe nada.»

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.

Porque un sueño es algo con lo que fantaseas y que probablemente nunca llegará a ocurrir. Una meta es algo que planificas, en lo que trabajas y que alcanzas.

Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert (3) Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom (3) Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman (3) The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferriss (3) The Bible (3) The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz (3) The War of Art by Steven Pressfield (3) Watchmen by Alan Moore (3) Zero to One by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters (3)

Qué es lo que te gustaría cambiar o mejorar de ti?

8. «Vivir bien es la mejor venganza.» — George Herbert

The New Rich (NR) are those who abandon the deferred-life plan [save and retire after 20–40 years] and create luxury lifestyles in the present using the currency of the New Rich: time and mobility.

A. H. Almaas: "Ultimately, your gift to the world is being who you are. It is both your gift and your fulfillment.

Parkinson's Law dictates that a task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion. It is the magic of the imminent deadline.

This was not a war of nation versus nation, this was brother against brother in the most civilized cities on earth. To read Thucydides is to see our own world in microcosm. It's the study of how democracies destroy themselves by breaking down into warring factions, the Few versus the Many.

patterns, it's easy for me to lose focus, to succumb to distraction. The question that helps me return to the present is, simply, "Is what I am doing right now aligned with my life's calling?

a resignation to 9-to-5 drudgery in exchange for (sometimes) relaxing weekends and the occasional keep-it-short-or-get-fired vacation.

6—"Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity. You'll avoid the tough decisions, and you'll avoid confronting the people who need to be confronted."—Colin Powell

Potencia tus habilidades en lugar de corregir tus debilidades

We are whatever we pretend to be.