
Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World

One of my biggest “duh, of course!” moments was when a philosopher friend explained to me the difference between deontological and consequentialist thinking.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
there’s nothing in the world that’s impossible. You just have to dare to do it. If you dare, then you have already gotten further ahead than 99 percent of all the others.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
The seminal change in the business from then to now is that a young person should view the career pyramid differently rather than traditionally. Put the point at the bottom where you are now (at the start of your career) and conceive your future as an expanding opportunity horizon where you can move laterally across the spectrum in search of an eve
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A good book that would help us is Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan. It should be the online behavior bible of the 21st century. We all use media 24/7 but most of us have never truly studied it.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Whenever I have to make a prediction about something uncertain, such as “Will I make this flight?” or “How likely is my partner to get mad about me not doing the dishes?” I now try to assign a numerical percentage to fuzzy words like “maybe,” “sometimes,” “occasionally,” and “probably.” Whenever I use one of those words, I try to picture exactly wh
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“Make yourself proud.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
From the first time I read it, I sensed the vital difference between practicing to get something you think you lack, and practicing to express the fullness of who you are.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Five or six years ago, I decided that I was going to live my life in three parts—one-third for my business, one-third for my family, one-third for myself. The distinction and prioritization helps me to find balance and contentment in each area. It has become very easy to say no now …. If something does not add meaning or fun to one segment, then I
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