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
years adoption investing
I started using Twitter about year after its very early adoption and ended up investing in it around that same time. I'm involved with the Tech scene and companies ranging from Facebook, Stumbleupon and Twitter.
inspirational years class
The golden years become lower-middle-class life revisited. That's a bittersweet ending.
inspirational cake perfect
By working only when you are most effective, life is both more productive and more enjoyable. It's the perfect example of having your cake and eating it, too.
inspirational boredom enemy
Remember—boredom is the enemy, not some abstract "failure.
numbers 4-hour-work-week practicals
Money is multiplied in practical value depending on the number of W's you control in your life: what you do, when you do it, where you do it, and with whom you do it. I call this the freedom multiplier.
fun stress rich
Unbeknownst to most fun-loving bipeds, not all stress is bad. Indeed, the New Rich don't aim to eliminate all stress. Not in the least.
thinking special bars
Language learning deserves special mention. It is, bar none, the best thing you can do to hone clear thinking.
travel real world
The commonsense rules of the "real world" are a fragile collection of socially reinforced illusions.
powerful successful people
People are fond of using the its not what you know, its who you know adage as an excuse for inaction, as if all successful people are born with powerful friends. Nonsense.
inspirational difficult
Learn to be difficult when it counts
inspirational moving people
Most people are fast to stop you before you get started but hesitate to get in the way if you're moving.
sports language excellent
Sports just happen to be excellent for avoiding foreign-language stage fright and developing lasting friendships while still sounding like Tarzan.
inspirational use hours
If you spend your time, worth $20-25 per hour, doing something that someone else will do for $10 per hour, it's simply a poor use of resources.
inspirational becoming building
Becoming a member of the NR is not just about working smarter. It's about building a system to replace yourself.