537 Quotes by Tim Ferriss

What we really need to do, to design, is look at the extremes. The weakest, or the person with arthritis, or the athlete, or the strongest, the fastest person, because if we understand what the extremes are, the middle will take care of itself.” In other words, the extremes inform the mean, but not vice versa.

Time is wasted because there is so much time available.

Kids don’t do what you say. They do what they see. How you live your life is their example.

Money doesn’t change you; it reveals who you are when you no longer have to be nice.

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As I have heard said, a person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear. I.

If you want great mentors, you have to become a great mentee. If you want to lead, you have to first learn to follow. Ben.

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.

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think. Unreasonable and unrealistic goals are easier to achieve for yet another reason.

I’ll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.