Tim Ferriss Quotes

Simplifying our lives does not mean sinking into idleness, but on the contrary, getting rid of the most subtle aspect of laziness: the one which makes us take on thousands of less important activities.

Less is more.

Most people in business and within their personal lives move towards complexity. More To Dos. More projects. More products. More meetings. More possessions. More goals. The best - I suggest to you - move in the opposite direction.

A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with-that's poverty-but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . . When you're clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it's clutter in your cabinets or commitments on your calendar. (148)

You can only do so many things great, and you should cast aside everything else.

Through your life, most people peel away the junk that's not useful, that's superfluous. You are determined to peel that away. I do one thing at a time. One man at a time. One car. One house. One child. One job.

I have learned to pare down what I do and still be effective and strong in a role.

Eliminating what is not wanted or needed is profitable in itself.

We need to execute fewer things better.

If you think about stripping away 80 percent of the things that don't matter and focusing on the the 20 percent that will actually make a difference, I think you'll find great results even in the toughest of situations and the harshest of environments.

There is but one art, to omit! Oh, if I knew how to omit I would ask no other knowledge. A man who knows how to omit would make an Iliad of a daily paper.

... and you can only have 2 or 3 things everyday, because everything else will just come at you; you know fires in a day.

There is but one art, to omit.

The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

Take the complications, rules, shoulds, musts, have tos, and so on out of your life. By uncomplicating your life and removing the trivial pursuits that occupy so much of it, you open a channel for the genius within you to emerge.

When you remove layers, simplicity and speed happen.

I intentionally abandoned the hard stuff early on because not only do I think it's useless, I think it's a distraction.

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.

It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.

I don't put the focus on things that don't matter.

I sometimes think less is more. If you cut yourself in too many places, it is hard to execute.

I'm known for having a very small to-do list and a big don't-do list.

We can often do more by doing less. God is not particularly interested in quantity production. That is an American standard, not a Bible standard.

Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you'll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, 'Is this necessary?'