Quotes from Timothy Ferriss

An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.

He said the HP mantra was "MBWA." Translation: Managing By Wandering Around. It stands for being in touch, being human—and learning from everyone.

And by "unreasonably effective," I mean something quite specific: Something is unreasonably effective if it seems to be useful outside the scope of its assumptions, outside the scope of the context in/for which it was developed.

There are many organizations that fret over small, direct expenses, yet have no misgivings about keeping superfluous staff tied up in a conference room for hours.

work on the deficiencies you're most embarrassed by.

recuerda que has de morir, es una gran manera de recordarte que hay que vivir.

Almost every guest has been able to take obvious "weaknesses" and turn them into huge competitive advantages

First and foremost, there is a difference between being perceived as an expert and being one. In the context of business, the former is what sells product and the latter, relative to your "minimal customer base," is what creates good products and prevents returns.

A good strength coach should get a female, no matter what her body fat is, to be able to do 12 chin-ups in 12 weeks.

Qué coste te ha supuesto cada creencia o convencimiento en el pasado y qué coste le ha supuesto a la gente que has amado en el pasado?

método de natación de inmersión total de Terry Laughlin,

Tactics are great, but tactics become commoditized." TF: If you understand principles, you can create tactics. If you are dependent on perishable tactics, you are always at a disadvantage. This is why Ramit studies behavioral psychology and the elements of persuasion that appear hardwired.

Miller, BJ: "'Don't believe everything you think.

What Really Matters at the End of Life», es una de las quince conferencias TED más vistas del año 2015.

much more productive to focus on "eat and train.

Mucha, mucha gente trabaja muy duro para ahorrar dinero y poder viajar cuando se jubile.

You guarantee a good meal by picking the recipes well, not by following recipes well.

For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived and dishonest—but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the clichés of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."—John F. Kennedy

Are You Over-Correlated?

I really like macadamia nuts, but I vary that so I don't develop intolerances. . . .

Matt recommended I read "The Tail End" by Tim Urban

yo decidí darle la vuelta a ese plan y viajar siendo muy joven,

Stay humble or get humbled.

What is the ultimate quantification of success? For me, it's not how much time you spend doing what you love. It's how little time you spend doing what you hate. And this woman spent all day, every day doing what she loved.