27 Quotes by Ramit Sethi

My friend Jim once called to tell me that he’d gotten a raise at work. On the same day, he moved into a smaller apartment. Why? Because he doesn’t care very much about where he lives, but he loves spending money on camping and biking. That’s called conscious spending.

Who wins at the end of the day? The self-satisfied people who heatedly debate some obscure details? Or the people who sidestep the entire debate and get started?

Most people never realize that 80% of the work is done before you step in a room. That’s why they spend their entire lives grasping for magical tactics instead of changing their entire mindset.

Spend extravagantly on the things you love, and cut costs mercilessly on the things you don’t.

The 85 Percent Solution: Getting started is more important than becoming an expert.

If I don’t have at least 4 or 5 failures a month, I feel like I’m not trying hard enough.

Cynics don’t want results; they want an excuse to not take action.

In a world of infinite choice if something is not made specifically for me I’m gone.

People love to argue minor points, partially because they feel it absolves them from actually having to do anything.