The pursuit of size and strength really contradicts what we want to go after for longevity.
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tim-ferriss
The only people who care about your GPA are people you have given no other basis to evaluate you.
You always have three options… You can: (1) change it, (2) accept it, or (3) leave it.
Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.
You must be interested to be interesting.
When in doubt, remember: At the end of the day, you get to do whatever the fuck you want.
book
1. Get up at the same time every morning 2. Avoid going to bed until you feel sleepy 3. Do not stay in bed if you are not sleeping 4. Reduce time spent in bed
1. Eat food 2. Not too much 3. Mostly plants
Instead of waking up and thinking about how tired you are, think about how good breakfast will be.
exercise
Swimming is a great productivity tool. Why? Because it requires total isolation: no music, no phone, no possible interruptions. Just quiet, strenuous exercise.
When the great Muhammad Ali was asked how many sit-ups he did, he responded, “I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. That is when I start counting, because then it really counts. That’s what makes you a champion.”
discipline
Having problems isn’t a problem. Thinking that having problems is a problem is a problem.
When the great Muhammad Ali was asked how many sit-ups he did, he responded, “I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. That is when I start counting, because then it really counts. That’s what makes you a champion.”
future
A 3D printer with a resolution of an atom could theoretically print a human if it was given the right program.
Ten years from now, we will look at taking away your access to a virtual world as wholly inappropriate. Virtual worlds will be essential to our intellectual capacity, the same way that we regard childhood and education. We move to cities so we can engage with a broader set of diverse people. We will move to virtual worlds for the same reason. They will be the biggest cities.
reading
An active reader strategically catalogs his learning so he can benefit others in the future. You should always be preparing. Collect stories, quotes, and ideas as you read because you never know what the future holds. When opportunity arises, it’s too late to prepare.
Everything we read produces a ripple effect in our thinking, affecting all of our perceptions thereafter.
learning
Rocket science is not rocket science if you’re a rocket scientist.
An active reader strategically catalogs his learning so he can benefit others in the future. You should always be preparing. Collect stories, quotes, and ideas as you read because you never know what the future holds. When opportunity arises, it’s too late to prepare.
life-hack
Serious efforts that produce things the world values need the support of a mind regularly released to leisure.
Instead of waking up and thinking about how tired you are, think about how good breakfast will be.
nutrition
1. Eat breakfast 2. Stay hydrated 3. Eat as much as you want of anything you can pick, pluck, or kill
1. Eat food 2. Not too much 3. Mostly plants
stoicism
Try interacting with everyone as if they are enlightened and trying to teach us something. Every encounter becomes a learning experience.
podcast
Ten years from now, we will look at taking away your access to a virtual world as wholly inappropriate. Virtual worlds will be essential to our intellectual capacity, the same way that we regard childhood and education. We move to cities so we can engage with a broader set of diverse people. We will move to virtual worlds for the same reason. They will be the biggest cities.
anthony-original
Everything we read produces a ripple effect in our thinking, affecting all of our perceptions thereafter.
motivation
Instead of waking up and thinking about how tired you are, think about how good breakfast will be.
documentary
Many kids (and adults) can’t name a famous, living engineer, scientist, or inventor. There is nothing wrong with having great superheroes from the world of sports and entertainment. But there should be more room for people who are contributing to society by curing diseases, creating breakthrough technologies, etc.
history
Many kids (and adults) can’t name a famous, living engineer, scientist, or inventor. There is nothing wrong with having great superheroes from the world of sports and entertainment. But there should be more room for people who are contributing to society by curing diseases, creating breakthrough technologies, etc.
networking
The keeper of your career will not be your employer but your personal network - so you’d better put a lot of effort into making it as extensive and as vital as possible.
peter-drucker
Successful careers are not planned. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they know their strengths, method of work, and their values.
sam-harris
A 3D printer with a resolution of an atom could theoretically print a human if it was given the right program.
ryan-holiday
Swimming is a great productivity tool. Why? Because it requires total isolation: no music, no phone, no possible interruptions. Just quiet, strenuous exercise.
singularity
We’re heading towards a world of perfect knowledge. With a trillion sensors gathering data everywhere (autonomous cars, satellite systems, drones, wearables, cameras), you’ll be able to know anything you want, anytime, anywhere, and query that data for answers and insights.
bill-gates
If I were a kid today, I’d forget about hacking computers… I’d be hacking biology.
sleep
1. Get up at the same time every morning 2. Avoid going to bed until you feel sleepy 3. Do not stay in bed if you are not sleeping 4. Reduce time spent in bed
longevity
The pursuit of size and strength really contradicts what we want to go after for longevity.
workplace
Remember that you are being paid to attend meetings. Do not treat meetings as a break in the day.
strategy
If you only understand one thing about building products, you must understand that energy put in early in the process pays off ten fold and energy put in at the end of the program pays off negative ten fold.
medium
Imagine it’s two years from now. The company has failed. What went wrong?
organization
If you don’t have a good system for storing bad ideas, you probably don’t have one for filing good ones, either.
commonplace
If you don’t have a good system for storing bad ideas, you probably don’t have one for filing good ones, either.
social-skills
You must be interested to be interesting.
Maria Popova - The Tim Ferriss Show