537 Quotes by Tim Ferriss

If we define risk as 'the likelihood of an irreversible negative outcome,' inaction is the greatest risk of all.

If everyone is defining a problem or solving it one way and the results are subpar, this is the time to ask, What if I did the opposite? Don't follow a model that doesn't work. If the recipe sucks, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are.

Massive elimination is the most important step and the most neglected step for entrepreneurs.

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.

Happiness can be bought with a bottle of wine and has become ambiguous through overuse.

Relative income uses two variables: the dollar and time, usually hours.

If you let pride stop you, you will hate life

People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms.

Don’t follow a model that doesn't work. If the recipe sucks, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are.