Quotes by Tim Ferriss | Entrepreneur, Investor & Author | “What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.”

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The fishing is best where the fewest go and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone is aiming for base hits.
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The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.
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Never let a good crisis go to waste. It’s the universe challenging you to learn something new and rise to the next level of your potential.
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$1,000,000 in the bank isn't the fantasy. The fantasy is the lifestyle of complete freedom it supposedly allows.
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Being busy is a form of laziness - lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.
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'Someday' is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.
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Many a false step was made by standing still.
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What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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When 99% of people doubt you, you’re either gravely wrong or about to make history.
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People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
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Most people are fast to stop you before you get started but hesitate to get in the way if you're moving.
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The fishing is best where the fewest go and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone is aiming for base hits.
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People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
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The opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom.
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I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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Doing less is not being lazy. Don't give in to a culture that values personal sacrifice over personal productivity.
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If you spend your time, worth $20-25 per hour, doing something that someone else will do for $10 per hour, it's simply a poor use of resources
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By working only when you are most effective, life is both more productive and more enjoyable. It's the perfect example of having your cake and eating it, too.
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