Emphasize strengths, don't fix weaknesses. Tim Ferriss More Quotes by Tim Ferriss More Quotes From Tim Ferriss People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms. Tim Ferriss criticism people needs Be bold and don't worry about what people think. They don't do it that often anyway. Tim Ferriss worry people thinking Relative income uses two variables: the dollar and time, usually hours. Tim Ferriss income dollars two Changing the world doesn't require much money. Again, think in terms of empowerment and not charity. How much were Gandhi's teachers paid? How much did it cost to give Dr. Martin Luther King the books that catalyzed his mind and actions? Tim Ferriss kings teacher book 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. Tim Ferriss names doors school 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. Tim Ferriss entrepreneur independent goal Don’t follow a model that doesn't work. If the recipe sucks, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are. Tim Ferriss cooks recipes matter If you let pride stop you, you will hate life Tim Ferriss hate-life hate pride 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. Tim Ferriss investing adoption years Doing less is not being lazy. Don't give in to a culture that values personal sacrifice over personal productivity. Tim Ferriss lazy sacrifice giving I do not equate productivity to happiness. For most people, happiness in life is a massive amount of achievement plus a massive amount of appreciation. And you need both of those things. Tim Ferriss achievement appreciation people Just because something has been a lot of work or consumed a lot of time doesn't make it productive or worthwhile. Tim Ferriss consumed worthwhile has-beens I do my best writing between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.. Almost every friend I have who is a consistently productive writer, does their best writing between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. My quota is two crappy pages per day. I keep it really low so I'm not so intimidated that I never get started. I will do the gathering of interviews and research throughout the day. I'll get all my notes and materials together and then I'll do the synthesis between 10 p.m. to bed, which is usually 4 or 5 a.m. Tim Ferriss together writing two The reason I was successful in launching my first book with bloggers is this: I assumed that I should spend as much time on a blogger with a million-person readership as I would pitching an editor of a publication with a million person subscription-base. Tim Ferriss editors successful book I take notes like some people take drugs. Tim Ferriss notes drug people After decades of hauling telescopes around in the back of vans and going up to high altitude locations and so forth, I did finally build an observatory, here on Sonoma mountain. Tim Ferriss telescopes mountain location A recession is very bad for publicly traded companies, but it's the best time for startups. When you have massive layoffs, there's more competition for available jobs, which means that an entrepreneur can hire freelancers at a lower cost. Tim Ferriss entrepreneur jobs mean Perfection is an impossible destination Tim Ferriss destination perfection impossible One of the bigger misconceptions of learning is that many skills take a lifetime to get world-class at, or 10,000 hours to become world-class at. Tim Ferriss skills class world If you see distraction externally, you end up creating an internally distracted state. Tim Ferriss distraction creating ends
