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41 " Age doesn’t matter; an open mind does. "
― Timothy Ferriss , The 4-Hour Workweek
42 " Pure hell forces action, but anything less can be endured with enough clever rationalization. "
43 " Money doesn't change you; it reveals who you are when you no longer have to be nice "
44 " Being overwhelmed is often as unproductive as doing nothing, and is far more unpleasant. Being selective - doing less - is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest. "
45 " Don’t save it all for the end. There is every reason not to. "
46 " Happiness can be bought with a bottle of wine and has become ambiguous through overuse. "
47 " The fishing is best where the fewest go, "
48 " For the employee, the goal is to have full access to necessary information and as much independent decision-making ability as possible. For the entrepreneur, the goal is to grant as much information and independent decision-making ability to employees or contractors as possible. "
49 " Most people are fast to stop you before you get started but hesitant to get in the way if you’re moving. "
50 " One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity. —BRUCE LEE "
51 " It is far more lucrative and fun to leverage your strengths instead of attempting to fix all the chinks in your armor. "
52 " Relative income uses two variables: the dollar and time, usually hours. "
53 " What do you want?" is too imprecise to produce a meaningful and actionable answer. "
54 " What is the 20% of my belongings that I use 80% of the time? Eliminate the other 80% in clothing, magazines, books, and all else. Be ruthless - you can always repurchase things you can't live without. "
55 " If you can’t define it or act upon it, forget it. "
56 " One evening, intending to ask my host mother to wake me the next morning (okosu), I ask her to violently rape me (okasu). She is very confused. "
57 " people, even good people, will unknowingly abuse your time to the extent that you let them. Set good rules for all involved to minimize back-and-forth and meaningless communication. "
58 " I believe that success can be measured in the number of uncomfortable conversations you’re willing to have. "
59 " 1. Limit tasks to the important to shorten work time (80/20). 2. Shorten work time to limit tasks to the important (Parkinson’s Law). "
60 " a person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. "