Latest Tim Ferriss Quotes from Interviews

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• The brain is where most people really screw up.

  Tim Ferriss

  People, Brain

  Source: www.menshealth.com

• There is an infinite selection of things that I could test in life, so I generally will look for a critical mass of word that comes back to me. At this point I have hundreds of friends who are the best at what they do, arguably number one in the country or in the world. I will oftentimes just kind of throw a volley out to people, ask them what they're obsessing on or what they find interesting that's on the fringe. If the same answer comes back a few times, I'm like, "Okay."

  Tim Ferriss

  Country, Interesting, People

  Source: www.menshealth.com

• This is not my phrase, but if you're stuck in the past, then you're depressed. If you're stuck in the future, then you're anxious.

  Tim Ferriss

  Past, Anxious, Stuck

  Source: www.menshealth.com

• I think willpower is very valuable.

  Tim Ferriss

  Thinking, Willpower, Valuable

  Source: www.menshealth.com

• I think about willpower almost never. I realize for myself, trying to be more disciplined is pretty nebulous and it's often a slippery target. For me, I've just thought about incentives.

  Tim Ferriss

  Thinking, Trying, Willpower

  Source: www.menshealth.com

• A friend of mine, Derek Simmons, who's been on the podcast, said, "If more information were the answer, we'd all be billionaires with perfect dads." It comes down to motivation and incentives. If it isn't a punishment or a reward, then it's just talk.

  Tim Ferriss

  Dad, Motivation, Perfect

  Source: www.menshealth.com

• People feel personally slighted if you don't respond to them in 30 seconds and treat email as instant messenger.

  Tim Ferriss

  People, Instant, Slighted

  Source: www.menshealth.com

• The start of the day is often the best time to get things done. This is somewhat related to willpower.

  Tim Ferriss

  Done, Willpower

  Source: www.menshealth.com

• Happiness has a very short half-life.

  Tim Ferriss

  Source: www.menshealth.com

• The book is first and foremost something I made for myself.

  Tim Ferriss

  Book

  Source: www.menshealth.com