More Quotes by Tim Ferriss
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.
It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.
There are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.
Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step now!
The most important actions are never comfortable.
Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
Luxury, to me, is not owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.
But you are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker.
Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.
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.
