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
writing paper pieces
Writing is thought crystalized on a piece of paper, which can then be reviewed.
thinking views people
I think time management as a label encourages people to view each 24-hour period as a slot in which they should pack as much as possible.
want plenty
I have plenty of money to do what I want to do, and I have the relationships.
exercise overrated
Exercise is overrated.
people trying next
I encourage active skepticism - when people are being skeptical because they're trying to identify the best course of action. They're trying to identify the next step for themselves or other people.
data criticism want
If someone's criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don't want to hear it. It doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
dark thinking people
I'm not averse to making a lot of money. But where does that end? I hang out with people with hundreds of millions of dollars. Is that the standard by which I should measure myself? Where does that take you if you're in my business? I think it takes you to pretty dark, corrupt places.
work today accomplish
Learn to ask, "If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?
work lists evening
Compile your to-do list for tomorrow no later than this evening.
meaningful want answers
What do you want?' is too imprecise to produce a meaningful and actionable answer.
decision needs lifestyle
To have an uncommon lifestyle, you need to develop the uncommon habit of making decisions, both for yourself and for others.
thinking lazy important
Being busy is a form of laziness - lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions.
perfect lines way
The universe doesn't conspire against you, but it doesn't go out of its way to line up the pins either. Conditions are never perfect.
class world way
The way that you become world-class is... by asking good questions.