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Tim Ferriss

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Portrait of Tim Ferriss, famous for their inspirational quotes and wisdom

Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster known for deconstructing world-class performance. His books — The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, Tools of Titans — and his podcast (over 900 million downloads) have made him one of the most influential voices in personal optimization.

Ferriss approaches every domain the same way: find the top performers, identify the common patterns, extract the minimum effective dose, and share it. This meta-learning methodology has been applied to everything from language acquisition to investing to physical performance.

A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.
— Tim Ferriss
from The 4-Hour Workweek
Focus on being productive instead of busy.
— Tim Ferriss
from The 4-Hour Workweek
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
— Tim Ferriss
from The 4-Hour Workweek
The opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom.
— Tim Ferriss
from The 4-Hour Workweek
Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask.
— Tim Ferriss
from Tools of Titans
What you do is more important than how you do everything else.
— Tim Ferriss
from Tools of Titans
The superheroes you have in your mind are nearly all walking flaws who've maximized one or two strengths.
— Tim Ferriss
from Tools of Titans

Books by Tim Ferriss

The 4-Hour Workweek

The 4-Hour Workweek

2007

Tools of Titans

Tools of Titans

2016