Quotes from Timothy Ferriss

Lifestyle design is based on massive action—output. Increased output necessitates decreased input. Most

John Dewey's dictum that "a problem well put is half-solved" applies.

Sometimes, the clues that you put outwardly are too subtle to be heard, or someone is just talking louder than you.

my advice to my 30-year-old self is, don't be a donkey. You can do everything you want to do. You just need foresight and patience.

Como si la dificultad y el esfuerzo y la tortura confirieran de algún modo seriedad al trabajo que has elegido.

The quality of your life is the quality of your questions." Questions determine your focus.

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In any situation in life, you only have three options. You always have three options. You can change it, you can accept it, or you can leave it. What

A problem is a terrible thing to waste." This is highly related to the "scratch your own itch" thread that pops up throughout this book. Peter expands: "I think of problems as gold mines. The world's biggest problems are the world's biggest business opportunities.

the best thing to do is give people questions they're not expecting.

May all of your creations have just the right flavor,

You can't be afraid to show your scars.

What did I key into the sat-nav system of my life [where do I want to be 10, 20 years from now]? What is my ultimate destination? You have to look at that every time you feel overwhelmed. Remembering that destination will help you make the single most important distinction in life, which is to distinguish between an opportunity to be seized and a temptation to be resisted.

Service for the Right Reasons: To Save the Whales, or Kill Them and Feed the Children? Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people we personally dislike. —OSCAR WILDE

Who are the 20% of people who produce 80% of your enjoyment and propel you forward, and which 20% cause 80% of your depression, anger, and second-guessing? Identify: Positive friends versus time-consuming friends: Who is helping versus hurting you, and how do you increase your time with the former while decreasing or eliminating your time with the latter?

The older I get, the more time I spend—as a percentage of each day—on crafting better questions. In my experience, going from 1x to 10x, from 10x to 100x, and from 100x to (when Lady Luck really smiles) 1000x returns in various areas has been a product of better questions.

Write everything down because it's all very fleeting.

La realidad es una mera ilusión, aunque muy persistente.» ALBERT EINSTEIN

clarity of writing indicates clarity of thinking.

I now eat four Brazil nuts and one tablespoon of almond butter first thing upon waking.

I have become better at saying no to things and people (including friends and family) that drain my energy. This isn't easy, especially if you are a people-pleaser.

Never automate something that can be eliminated, and never delegate something that can be automated or streamlined. Otherwise, you waste someone else's time instead of your own, which now wastes your hard-earned cash.

Justin listens to Max Richter's From Sleep, a composed album with a shortened version on Spotify. "I put it on very quietly as I am starting my bedtime routine, so it usually ends 15 to 20 minutes after I'm asleep. Or I will use the Sonos sleep timer, if I'm at home.

Bueno, tengo que animarme a mí mismo antes de que los demás me animen a mí". Y pensé: "Es una lógica fantástica. Buena respuesta".»