Most inputs are useless and time is wasted in proportion to the amount that is available. Tim Ferriss More Quotes by Tim Ferriss More Quotes From Tim Ferriss For most people, life would be boring without meaningful work. Tim Ferriss would-be meaningful people Seemingly unrelated [things] that are in fact really related, that's the stuff I like to talk about. Like dancing, language learning, swimming, three-pointers. Tim Ferriss stuff-i-like swimming dancing The best results I have had in my life; the most enjoyable times, have all come from asking the simple question: 'What is the worst that could happen?' Tim Ferriss results simple asking What's the worst that could happen? Tim Ferriss fantastic-four entrepreneur worst Converting your own passions into a job is the fastest method for eliminating any passion you once had. Tim Ferriss method passion jobs You don't have to travel, but I find extended travel to be a helpful tool for reexamining yourself and the constraints you've artificially placed on your life. It's easy to believe everything has to be done one way if you're always in one place around the same people. Tim Ferriss tools believe people Fear is your friend. It is an indicator. Sometimes it shows you what you shouldn't do, more often than not it shows you what you should do. Tim Ferriss should fear sometimes I was an All-American in wrestling in high school, was National Champion in Chinese kickboxing in 1999 and have spent a lot of time around professional athletes, which includes my eight-plus years as CEO of a sports nutrition company. Tim Ferriss athlete sports wrestling The truth is that since the first book, I have wanted to emulate Benjamin Franklin and put together a healthy, wealthy and wise trilogy and so healthy was 'The 4-Hour Body,' wealthy was 'The 4-Hour Workweek' and then wise is 'The 4-Hour Chef.' Tim Ferriss healthy wise book If you look at the purported dangers of salt or fat, there is no consensus of support in scientific literature. So I would ask first: 'Is it possible to have an informed government that actually follows the science?' From what I've seen, it's not likely. Tim Ferriss salt support government Compile your to-do list for tomorrow no later than this evening. Tim Ferriss evening lists work Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe. Tim Ferriss efficiency default effectiveness It is far more lucrative and fun to leverage your strengths instead of attempting to fix all the chinks in your armor. The choice is between multiplication of results using strenths or incremental improvement fixing weaknesses that will, at best, become mediocre. Focus on better use of your best weapons instead of constant repair. Tim Ferriss choices fun motivational There are a lot of things that can be learned from the darker corners of athletics. You have doctors who view bodybuilders as cavalier amateurs of science. And then you have the bodybuilders who view the doctors as too conservative to do anything interesting. So I've tried to become the middleman for putting some of those pieces together. Tim Ferriss doctors views interesting You can enjoy stargazing just by going out and learning a couple constellations with your kids. Tim Ferriss going-out couple kids World barista champions use the AeroPress to make coffee on the folding tray tables of airplanes. Tim Ferriss champion airplane coffee Work is an activity that is financially-driven or one that you'd like to do less of. Tim Ferriss activity driven What I don't like is snark for snark's sake. If you are going to make fun of me, at least be witty while doing it. Tim Ferriss sake witty fun This is not my phrase, but if you're stuck in the past, then you're depressed. If you're stuck in the future, then you're anxious. Tim Ferriss stuck anxious past There is an infinite selection of things that I could test in life, so I generally will look for a critical mass of word that comes back to me. At this point I have hundreds of friends who are the best at what they do, arguably number one in the country or in the world. I will oftentimes just kind of throw a volley out to people, ask them what they're obsessing on or what they find interesting that's on the fringe. If the same answer comes back a few times, I'm like, "Okay." Tim Ferriss country people interesting
