Tim Ferriss on Passion Quotes

"The best entrepreneurs I know aren't risk-takers. They are risk-mitigators who protect their ability to follow their passion."

"Stakes: How do I set up real stakes to guarantee I follow through on the program?"

"The kettlebell swing is the king of exercises. It works the posterior chain, the abs, the grip, and the cardiovascular system all at once."

"Doing something unimportant well does not make it important. Passion requires prioritizing the significant."

"Focus on the important few and ignore the rest."

"The science is finally catching up to the anecdotes."

"What is the Minimum Effective Dose (MED)? It is simply the smallest dose that will produce the desired outcome."

"The risks of inaction are often greater than the risks of action, but they are silent risks."

"If you have to think about it for more than a week, the answer is no. Hot deals move fast."

"The 80/20 principle can be applied to everything, including your passions. Find the 20% that gives you 80% of the joy."

"If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overrate the competition and underrate yourself."

"Lifestyle design is as much about removing the bad as it is about creating the space for your passion to flourish."

"I am not a doctor. I am a compulsive note-taker and self-experimenter."

"If you don't have a plan for your excitement, you become part of someone else's plan for theirs."

"Find the one thing that, if you did it, would make everything else easier or unnecessary. That is your priority."

"To learn anything, you need to deconstruct it into its smallest pieces."

"It is far more lucrative and fun to leverage your strengths instead of attempting to fix all the chinks in your armor."

"It is critical that we support the non-profit research sector to ensure these treatments remain accessible and aren't entirely captured by for-profit interests."

"You are the average of the five people you associate with most. Surround yourself with passionate people."

"By working only when you are most effective, life is both more productive and more enjoyable."

"I only invest in consumer-facing products or services that I use and love, or would use and love."

"The goal is to find the 'black swans'—the rare events that have massive impact."

"Sequencing: What is the most effective order for learning these blocks?"

"Sauna usage—hyperthermic conditioning—induces heat shock proteins and can mimic moderate aerobic exercise."

"What gets measured gets managed. If you want to change your body, you must track the data."

"Look for the lever that, when pulled, moves everything else."

"Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step toward your passion now."

"Information is useless if it is not applied to something important. Apply it to your deepest interests."

"The Minimum Effective Dose (MED) is defined as the smallest dose that will produce a desired outcome."

"If you want to be an anomaly, you have to act like one. Passion is rarely found in the middle of the pack."

"Liquidity is a major issue in angel investing. You are locking your money away for 7 to 10 years."

"People are smart. Crowds are dumb."

"Limit tasks to the important to shorten work time (80/20)."