537 Quotes by Tim Ferriss

Though you can upgrade your brain domestically, traveling and relocating provides unique conditions that make progress much faster. The different surroundings act as a counterpoint and mirror for your own prejudices, making weaknesses that much easier to fix. I.

The means of learning are abundant – it’s the desire to learn that’s scarce.

Doing less meaningless work, so that you can focus on things of greater personal importance, is NOT laziness. This is hard for most to accept, because our culture tends to reward personal sacrifice instead of personal productivity.

Self-esteem is just the reputation that you have with yourself. You’ll always know.

We want to pick big. Infinity is our friend. Infinity is safe. Infinity gives us a place to hide. So, I want to encourage people instead to look for the small. To be on one medium in a place where people can find you. To have one sort of interaction with one tribe, with one group where you don’t have a lot of lifeboats.

I will often write “GO FIRST” in my morning journal as a daily prompt.

The future is already here – it’s just unevenly distributed.” – William Gibson.

Diversity in counsel, unity in command.” –Cyrus the Great.

The Purpose of Life Is a Life of Purpose.” This is Stan’s answer to “If you could put a billboard anywhere and write anything on it, what would it say?” It is a quote from Robert Byrne.