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Tim Ferriss is an American author, entrepreneur, and podcast host. He gained fame with his book 'The 4-Hour Workweek,' which introduced innovative methods for achieving work-life balance through efficiency and lifestyle design. Ferriss is known for his interest in personal growth, investing, and healthy lifestyles.

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“What you do is infinitely more important than how you do it.”

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“Learn to ask, "If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?"”

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“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.”

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“Someday is a dis-ease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.”

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“People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.”

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“What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.”

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“A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.”

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“For all of the most important things, the timing always sucks. Waiting for a good time to quit your job? The stars will never align and the traffic lights of life will never all be green at the same time. 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. "Someday" is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you. Pro and con lists are just as bad. If it's important to you and you want to do it "eventually," just do it and correct course along the way.”

“The goal is not to simply eliminate the bad, which does nothing more than leave you with a vacuum, but to pursue and experience the best in the world.”

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“Role models who push us to exceed our limits, physical training that removes our spare tires, and risks that expand our sphere of comfortable action are all examples of eustress—stress that is healthful and the stimulus for growth.”

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“To enjoy life, you don't need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren't as serious as you make them out to be.”

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“I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.”

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“Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all.”

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“The question you should be asking isn't, "What do I want?" or "What are my goals?" but "What would excite me?”

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“Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time.”

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“Becoming a member of the NR is not just about working smarter. It's about building a system to replace yourself.”

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“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.”

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“The most important actions are never comfortable.”

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“Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.”

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“Being selective-doing less-is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.”

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“Which 20% of sources are causing 80% of my problems and unhappiness? Which 20% of sources are resulting in 80% of my desired outcomes and happiness?”

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“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.”

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“If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too.”

“If it's important to you and you want to do it 'eventually', just do it and correct course along the way.”

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Born: July 20, 1977
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