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After decades of hauling telescopes around in the back of vans and going up to high altitude locations and so forth, I did finally build an observatory, here on Sonoma mountain. (Timothy Ferriss)
People really do think they have to choose between high stress and high reward jobs, and low stress and low reward jobs. View quote
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I didn't even like white wine. Then I tasted it and bought a case. It was the first case of any wine I'd ever bought. View quote
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When you elevate the heels more so than you elevate the sole of the foot, you trigger a cascade of compensations in the knees and hips that cause tight hip flexors, and then those hip flexors cause lower-back pain. View quote
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I really feel like knife skills - not just in the kitchen, but in life - are really critical. View quote
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I gauge success in years, not weeks. The weekend box-office approach to book launches is short sighted and encourages crappy books. View quote
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I was an All-American in wrestling in high school, was National Champion in Chinese kickboxing in 1999 and have spent a lot of time around professional athletes, which includes my eight-plus years as CEO of a sports nutrition company. View quote
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A recession is very bad for publicly traded companies, but it's the best time for startups. When you have massive layoffs, there's more competition for available jobs, which means that an entrepreneur can hire freelancers at a lower cost. View quote
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Resveratrol is fascinating stuff. One of the best sources of information about it is the Immortality Institute. They have a forum where some people are in the 500 Club, as they call it. They've been taking 500 milligrams for years. It's a really great source of data. View quote
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Converting your own passions into a job is the fastest method for eliminating any passion you once had. View quote
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I work hard, but in spurts. (Timothy Ferriss)
You can enjoy stargazing just by going out and learning a couple constellations with your kids. View quote
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There are certain things I will automate, but when it comes to quality control, I want to keep a very close eye. View quote
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Having a size 9 foot is fantastic because almost all of the shoe companies do their prototyping in size 9, so if you visit a place like Nike headquarters, you can try every sort of wacky, out-there model. View quote
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In a digital world, there are numerous technologies that we are attached to that create infinite interruption. View quote
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For most people, life would be boring without meaningful work. View quote
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Learn the art of the pitch and of messaging. View quote
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Exercise is overrated. View quote
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Everyone is going to binge on a diet, for instance, so plan for it, schedule it, and contain the damage. View quote
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The least-crowded channel for meeting high profile bloggers is in person. Email is the most difficult, the most crowded... I'm a top 1,000 blogger, not a top 100 blogger, and I get hundreds of pitches by email every week. Most of them I don't even see because my assistant declines them. View quote
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To make a bestseller, there are more customers than just your customers: Selling to the end-user is just one piece of the puzzle. In my case, I needed to first sell myself to the publisher to get marketing support and national retail distribution. (Timothy Ferriss)
As far as income goes, there are three currencies in the world; most people ignore two. The three currencies are time, income and mobility, in descending order of importance. Most people focus exclusively on income. View quote
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Writing is thought crystalized on a piece of paper, which can then be reviewed. View quote
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I discourage passive skepticism, which is the armchair variety where people sit back and criticize without ever subjecting their theories or themselves to real field testing. View quote
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The biggest misconception about work is that you need to spend the majority of your time doing it. View quote
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