Quotes from Timothy Ferriss

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.

After years of repetitive work, you will often need to dig hard to find your passions, redefine your dreams, and revive hobbies that you let atrophy to near extinction. The goal is not to simply eliminate the bad, which does nothing more than leave you with a vacuum, but to pursue and experience the best in the world.

The truth I have discovered after working with incredible athletes, leaders, and individuals from across the globe is that our humanity is expressed most fully in our treatment of others—when we are respectful, humble, caring, honest, and grateful despite our struggles, disappointments, and failures. It represents the heart and soul of who we are at our best.

El genio es solamente la facultad superior de ver.» JOHN RUSKIN, afamado artista y crítico social

Self-esteem is just the reputation that you have with yourself.

A) You should taste the food as you go, which a surprisingly small number of people do; and B) salt and olive oil actually are cheating and they're secret weapons and they always work." Audiogon

Where in your life are you good at moderation? Where are you an all-or-nothing type? Where do you lack a shut-off switch? It pays to know thyself.

Why Are You Investing, Anyway? For me, the goal of "investing" has always been simple: to allocate resources (e.g., money, time, energy) to improve quality of life.

únete a gente y a organizaciones que ya tengan éxito, funde tu identidad con la suya, y haz crecer ambas a la vez. Desde luego, tiene más encanto perseguir tu propia gloria,

The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine.

The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help. I read it and upgraded my life in an afternoon of asking for help.

Parece razonable dedicar el 5 por ciento del tiempo a pensar cómo pasarás el 95 por ciento restante.

If you spend 2 hours a day without an electronic device, looking your kid in the eye, talking to them and solving interesting problems, you will raise a different kid than someone who doesn't do that. That's one of the reasons why I cook dinner every night. Because what a wonderful, semi-distracted environment in which the kid can tell you the truth. For you to have low-stakes but superimportant conversations with someone who's important to you." ON

Language is infinitely expansive (much like cooking) and therefore horribly overwhelming if unfiltered.

Usually, what we most fear doing is what we most need to do.

Reduce el ego en un momento crítico de tu carrera, lo que te permitirá absorber todo lo que puedas sin los estorbos que bloquean la visión y el progreso de otros. Nadie está

Más no es mejor, y dejar algo a medias suele ser 10 veces mejor que terminarlo. Acostúmbrate a no terminar lo que sea aburrido o improductivo si un jefe no te lo pide.

Don't overestimate the world and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think. And you are not alone.

Uno es recalcar que realizarás ochenta mil horas de trabajo a lo largo de tu vida.

No tiene ningún sentido que a las niñas se les diga que son más frágiles

He is now the CEO of ChefSteps, based above Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

Like Chuck Close says, 'Inspiration is for amateurs—the rest of us just show up and get to work. And the belief that things will grow out of the activity itself and that you will—through work—bump into other possibilities and kick open other doors that you would never have dreamt of if you were just sitting around looking for a great 'art idea.

Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another: 'What? You too? I thought I was the only one.'"—C. S. Lewis

The most important trick to be happy is to realize that happiness is a choice that you make and a skill that you develop. You choose to be happy, and then you work at it.