Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss
Timothy "Tim" Ferrissis an American author, entrepreneur, angel investor, and public speaker. He has written a number of self-help books which have appeared on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists, starting with The 4-Hour Workweek...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth20 July 1977
CountryUnited States of America
gun thinking doubt
In all cases where doubt crops up, ask yourself, "If I had a gun to my head and had to do it, how would I do it?" It's not as hard as you think.
fear resolve one-thing
Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear.
inspirational people miserable
Most people are good at a handful of things and utterly miserable at most.
risk outcomes negative
If we define risk as 'the likelihood of an irreversible negative outcome,' inaction is the greatest risk of all.
opposites what-if recipes
If everyone is defining a problem or solving it one way and the results are subpar, this is the time to ask, What if I did the opposite? Don't follow a model that doesn't work. If the recipe sucks, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are.
entrepreneur important steps
Massive elimination is the most important step and the most neglected step for entrepreneurs.
independent goal entrepreneur
For the employee, the goal is to have full access to necessary information and as much independent decision-making ability as possible. For the entrepreneur, the goal is to grant as much information and independent decision-making ability to employees or contractors as possible.
wine bottles-of-wine bottles
Happiness can be bought with a bottle of wine and has become ambiguous through overuse.
two use variables
Relative income uses two variables: the dollar and time, usually hours.
hate pride hate-life
If you let pride stop you, you will hate life
people criticism needs
People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms.
mean important outcomes
It's very easy to confuse confident motion with being productive - and they're not the same thing. Productive to me means measurable outcomes that apply to my most important to-dos that positively affect my life. That's it.
matter recipes cooks
Don’t follow a model that doesn't work. If the recipe sucks, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are.
school names doors
You and your friends could plan the trip of a lifetime in 6-18 months to visit the completed school, teeming with dozens or hundreds of students who greet you with smiles and thank you letters. You'll know it's your school because your names will be on the door.