Tribe of Mentors
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Summary
Tim Ferriss， the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek， shares the ultimate choose-your-own-adventure book—a compilation of tools， tactics， and habits from 130+ of the world's top performers。 From iconic entrepreneurs to elite athletes， from artists to billionaire investors， their short profiles can help you answer life's most challenging questions， achieve extraordinary results， and transform your life。
From the author:
In 2017， several of my close friends died in rapid succession。 It was a very hard year， as it was for many people。
It was also a stark reminder that time is our scarcest， non-renewable resource。
With a renewed sense of urgency， I began asking myself many questions:
Were my goals my own， or simply what I thought I should want？
How much of life had I missed from underplanning or overplanning？
How could I be kinder to myself？
How could I better say “no” to the trivial many to better say “yes” to the critical few？
How could I best reassess my priorities and my purpose in this world？
To find answers， I reached out to the most impressive world-class performers in the world， ranging from wunderkinds in their 20s to icons in their 70s and 80s。 No stone was left unturned。
This book contains their answers—practical and tactical advice from mentors who have found solutions。 Whether you want to 10x your results， get unstuck， or reinvent yourself， someone else has traveled a similar path and taken notes。
This book， Tribe of Mentors， includes many of the people I grew up viewing as idols or demi-gods。 Less than 10% have been on my podcast （The Tim Ferriss Show， more than 200 million downloads）， making this a brand-new playbook of playbooks。
No matter your challenge or opportunity， something in these pages can help。
Among other things， you will learn:
• More than 50 morning routines—both for the early riser and those who struggle to get out of bed。
• How TED curator Chris Anderson realized that the best way to get things done is to let go。
• The best purchases of $100 or less （you'll never have to think about the right gift again）。
• How to overcome failure and bounce back towards success。
• Why Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton believes that the best art will always be the riskiest。
• How to meditate and be more mindful （and not just for those that find it easy）。
• Why tennis champion Maria Sharapova believe that “losing makes you think in ways victories can’t。”
• How to truly achieve work-life balance （and why most people tell you it isn’t realistic）。
• How billionaire Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz transformed the way he engages with difficult situations to reduce suffering。
• Ways to thrive （and survive） the overwhelming amount of information you process every day。
• How to achieve clarity on your purpose and assess your priorities。
• And much more。
This reference book， which I wrote for myself， has already changed my life。 I certainly hope the same for you。
I wish you luck as you forge your own path。
All the best，
Tim Ferriss
From the author:
In 2017， several of my close friends died in rapid succession。 It was a very hard year， as it was for many people。
It was also a stark reminder that time is our scarcest， non-renewable resource。
With a renewed sense of urgency， I began asking myself many questions:
Were my goals my own， or simply what I thought I should want？
How much of life had I missed from underplanning or overplanning？
How could I be kinder to myself？
How could I better say “no” to the trivial many to better say “yes” to the critical few？
How could I best reassess my priorities and my purpose in this world？
To find answers， I reached out to the most impressive world-class performers in the world， ranging from wunderkinds in their 20s to icons in their 70s and 80s。 No stone was left unturned。
This book contains their answers—practical and tactical advice from mentors who have found solutions。 Whether you want to 10x your results， get unstuck， or reinvent yourself， someone else has traveled a similar path and taken notes。
This book， Tribe of Mentors， includes many of the people I grew up viewing as idols or demi-gods。 Less than 10% have been on my podcast （The Tim Ferriss Show， more than 200 million downloads）， making this a brand-new playbook of playbooks。
No matter your challenge or opportunity， something in these pages can help。
Among other things， you will learn:
• More than 50 morning routines—both for the early riser and those who struggle to get out of bed。
• How TED curator Chris Anderson realized that the best way to get things done is to let go。
• The best purchases of $100 or less （you'll never have to think about the right gift again）。
• How to overcome failure and bounce back towards success。
• Why Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton believes that the best art will always be the riskiest。
• How to meditate and be more mindful （and not just for those that find it easy）。
• Why tennis champion Maria Sharapova believe that “losing makes you think in ways victories can’t。”
• How to truly achieve work-life balance （and why most people tell you it isn’t realistic）。
• How billionaire Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz transformed the way he engages with difficult situations to reduce suffering。
• Ways to thrive （and survive） the overwhelming amount of information you process every day。
• How to achieve clarity on your purpose and assess your priorities。
• And much more。
This reference book， which I wrote for myself， has already changed my life。 I certainly hope the same for you。
I wish you luck as you forge your own path。
All the best，
Tim Ferriss
Reviews
Mahan
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This is not a book to read front to back。 There's too much good stuff in here。 Leaving it perpetually in my "currently reading" list makes no sense。 This is not a book to read front to back。 There's too much good stuff in here。 Leaving it perpetually in my "currently reading" list makes no sense。 。。。more
María Sofía Arango
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Definitivamente uno de mis libros favoritos。。。 Para mi este libro no me entregó solo aprendizaje y estimulación intelectual si no que me brindó una experiencia y me refrescó la perspectiva todos los día que lo leía。 Me propuse leer tres mentores durante el desayuno y era muy refrescante comenzar mi día leyendo opiniones de vida de diferentes personas exitosas en diferentes rubros que no solo despertaba mi propia reflexión si no que me ayudaba a tomar decisiones conscientes durante mi día a día。 Definitivamente uno de mis libros favoritos。。。 Para mi este libro no me entregó solo aprendizaje y estimulación intelectual si no que me brindó una experiencia y me refrescó la perspectiva todos los día que lo leía。 Me propuse leer tres mentores durante el desayuno y era muy refrescante comenzar mi día leyendo opiniones de vida de diferentes personas exitosas en diferentes rubros que no solo despertaba mi propia reflexión si no que me ayudaba a tomar decisiones conscientes durante mi día a día。 Creo que lo conservaré siempre y cuando necesite un consejo o refrescar mi mente leeré un mentor random。 。。。more
Demi Yilmaz
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This book would be much better if Tim didn't put his opinions。 I could only read 30% of this book。 Most of the stuff in the book is just superficial advice。 There is occasionally good content。 The book would be 100x better if Tim stipped 90% of the book and kept only the best content in there。That said the book won't help you gain a new mental model or a new way of seeing the world。 It is a collection of lots of little ideas which is explained in a few sentences。 No one learns by reading a few l This book would be much better if Tim didn't put his opinions。 I could only read 30% of this book。 Most of the stuff in the book is just superficial advice。 There is occasionally good content。 The book would be 100x better if Tim stipped 90% of the book and kept only the best content in there。That said the book won't help you gain a new mental model or a new way of seeing the world。 It is a collection of lots of little ideas which is explained in a few sentences。 No one learns by reading a few lines。 Learning requires exposure to an idea over an extended period of time。 This book just throws 100s of ideas at the reader hoping a few sticks。 Maybe it does。 But a better way would be to take a master-class。 Or read a whole book about a single concept。 Or be exposed to one of the people in the book over an extended period of time。 Like watching all of his youtube videos。 Overall I only recommend this book， if you're making a list of ideas。 If you're looking to upgrade your mind & learn something that sticks with you for decades read any other book。 。。。more
Andrei
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5 stars， thanks Tim。
Sergey Kuznetsov
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It is a book of advice from well-known artists， writers， scientists， etc）。 Its uniqueness in the way and forms Tim asks questions - they are much deeper than it seems， and due to this， the replies are incredible in meaning and thoughtfulness。 For me， it's a book of ideas and insights。 I found it incredibly helpful and mind-blowing at times:） Additional interesting fact （Tim stated it in the beginning） - that it can be read multiple times and each time you find something new。 Moreover， the ones y It is a book of advice from well-known artists， writers， scientists， etc）。 Its uniqueness in the way and forms Tim asks questions - they are much deeper than it seems， and due to this， the replies are incredible in meaning and thoughtfulness。 For me， it's a book of ideas and insights。 I found it incredibly helpful and mind-blowing at times:） Additional interesting fact （Tim stated it in the beginning） - that it can be read multiple times and each time you find something new。 Moreover， the ones you find interesting next time could be boring and vice-versa。 The only recommendation: to read/listen to not more than 5-10 stories at a time （to have a chance to consume and think about all ideas and thoughts）。 （have both audible and kindle edition - both are awesome） 。。。more
Susan
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Better than Tools of Titans， though still hit or miss。 Closer to 30% of the interviews （as opposed to the appalling 10% in Tools of Titans） are with women， so that’s something。
Chelsie
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While the questions do get a bit repetitive， it's really interesting to hear so many diverse perspectives on the same set of 11， thought-provoking questions。 I pulled a lot of great nuggets from all that was shared。 While the questions do get a bit repetitive， it's really interesting to hear so many diverse perspectives on the same set of 11， thought-provoking questions。 I pulled a lot of great nuggets from all that was shared。 。。。more
Douglas P Stuke
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Smart people say smart things
Tracey Inverary
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Tribe of Mentors is a book worth investing in as this book provides expertise， useful tools and quotes shared by individuals who have achieved significant personal and professional goals which can support your efforts in pursuit of successful experiences， advice and ingenuity。
Jaime the Nomad Soul
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Absolutely informative and interesting book。 Going in， I got exactly what I expected: Straightforward and to-the-point answers to some very well-curated questions by Tim Ferriss from some of the most successful people in the world。 I read half and listened to the other half on Audible and it made for excellent listening material for long commutes。 I particularly loved Tim Urban， Jesse Williams， Patton Oswalt， Jerzy Gregorek， Aniela Gregorek， Jimmy Fallon， Brené Brown， Ashton Kutcher， Eric Ripert Absolutely informative and interesting book。 Going in， I got exactly what I expected: Straightforward and to-the-point answers to some very well-curated questions by Tim Ferriss from some of the most successful people in the world。 I read half and listened to the other half on Audible and it made for excellent listening material for long commutes。 I particularly loved Tim Urban， Jesse Williams， Patton Oswalt， Jerzy Gregorek， Aniela Gregorek， Jimmy Fallon， Brené Brown， Ashton Kutcher， Eric Ripert， Larry King （absolutely hilarious）， Neil Gaiman， Marie Forleo， Whitney Cummings， Steve Aoki， Robert Rodriguez， Kristen Ulmer and Yuval Noah Harari。 I also noted that the one book that showed up the most （5 times） was Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning"， （4 times） Yuval Noah Harari's "Sapiens" and Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist" amongst some other great books that are favourites。 I'll be reading those for sure （I own the Alchemist）。 I also loved Tim's break-pages with "Thoughts I'm Pondering" by other great minds from all over the world and the final thoughts at the end of the book by Tim。 For someone with a short attention-span， this kept me very busy and relaxed with great information to ponder that I can go back and refer to anytime。 。。。more
David Barrera
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Es el segundo libro que leo de este autor y sin duda me sigue cautivando y sorprendiendo。 Resulta que Timothy Ferris fue en busca de más de 200 personas para encontrar y descubrir los motivos por los cuales se logra combatir el fracaso， el agobio， y lo negativo de una situación laboral; pero además， encuentra los mejores casos de éxito de personalidades del deporte， la política， la investigación， la cultura， la tecnología， la medicina y la guerra。¿Sabes qué hacer cuando estas en un momento de pr Es el segundo libro que leo de este autor y sin duda me sigue cautivando y sorprendiendo。 Resulta que Timothy Ferris fue en busca de más de 200 personas para encontrar y descubrir los motivos por los cuales se logra combatir el fracaso， el agobio， y lo negativo de una situación laboral; pero además， encuentra los mejores casos de éxito de personalidades del deporte， la política， la investigación， la cultura， la tecnología， la medicina y la guerra。¿Sabes qué hacer cuando estas en un momento de presión？ ¿Cuál ha sido la mejor inversión de tu vida？¿Qué pondrías en un cartel para que todo mundo viera？¿Qué libros recomendarías？¿Qué le aconsejarías a un universitario？Estas son algunas de las 13 preguntas que constantemente Tim les cuestiona para conocer sobre los casos de éxito en sus empresas， en su vida cotidiana y en sus expectativas laborales。 La mejor manera de aprender es observando y conociendo modelos de éxito， de gente ganadora pero que muchas veces se cayó。Me quedo con estas 3 frases:“Ser pobre de joven me ha llevado a ser rico de adulto， perder la fe en mis jefes y mayores me hizo independiente y adulto， enfermar me hizo cuidar mi salud， en el fondo sufrir es la semilla del cambio”“Los libros nos hacen más humanos。"“Vive， Da， Perdona”。Libro 18 del 2021📖 618 páginas🧭 21 dias💭 Las dificultades nos hacen más fuertes⭐️ 5 estrellasCreo que es el mejor libro que llevo del 2021🤓David Hernandez Barrera 。。。more
Jun Chen
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Incredible collections of wisdom and love from people who have done things。 Jerome Jare's words， out of everyone else's， leave me thinking。 Also feeling humbling that these people - who have done things - are also on the same journey of searching for meanings and love。 Incredible collections of wisdom and love from people who have done things。 Jerome Jare's words， out of everyone else's， leave me thinking。 Also feeling humbling that these people - who have done things - are also on the same journey of searching for meanings and love。 。。。more
Alex Iambroszki
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This is a similar book to "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill， but tailored and adapted to the new century's needs。 Personally， I've noticed three main patterns in the stories of all these successful people。 #1 Most of them chose to persevere and practice something of personal interest。 Many left the school and most of them by the time they finished college they knew what they want out of life。 #2 In the hectic world that we live in nowadays， meditation played a huge part in staying sane and This is a similar book to "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill， but tailored and adapted to the new century's needs。 Personally， I've noticed three main patterns in the stories of all these successful people。 #1 Most of them chose to persevere and practice something of personal interest。 Many left the school and most of them by the time they finished college they knew what they want out of life。 #2 In the hectic world that we live in nowadays， meditation played a huge part in staying sane and going forward in achieving meaningful success。#3 Inevitably failure will hit each one of us。 These "titans" choose to see failure as a milestone/learning point and move forward， smarter and better opposed to the "this should have not happened in my life" kind of attitude （that most of us have） myself included。Overall it's worth investing the time and effort。 A great read！ 。。。more
sadiq
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One book with so many other book recommendations and life hacks from real people who use them and are living well。
Nishanthi
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There is no advise that would not be useful in your life！！
Petras Janulevicius
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A collection of many things。 It became to tiring to listen to the sam questions and similar answers。
AJ
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08:16 06/23/21KindleNantucket， MALong but insightful。 I can’t wait to go back through my highlights。
Jack Debonnaire
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Very good teachings， gave it to a good friend as a gift because i liked it so much。
Gregg
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This is a great concept and good collection of individuals providing advice。 However， I can’t help but think this book would have been better as a collection of charts depicting the information。 In fact you can easily Google the main takeaways from each mentor （e。g。 best book， purchase under $100， favorite quote， etc。） and cut out the fluff。
di9girl
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Lots of great quotes。 Some of the advice just didn't apply to me， but overall a good book。 Lots of great quotes。 Some of the advice just didn't apply to me， but overall a good book。 。。。more
Ana Paula Corral
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I tried to hear this book in audible， didnt even finish hearing。 The questions were too repetitive， I did not find much value to the responses of this brilliant minds a few worth hearing but overall I would not recommend it。I was expecting so much more from this book， I think it is a great idea， but a bad execution。
Neil
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This book has been a really eye opener for me。 I was addicted to it almost instantly。I love the theme of the same standard set of questions sent to hundreds of successful people from across the spectrum。 Within minutes I had a notepad out， jotting down quotes， further reading， ted talks to watch etc etc。To say this book had empowered me is an understatement。 It seems to have arrived in my life at just the right time and has given my mental health a huge lift。I will definitely be returning to thi This book has been a really eye opener for me。 I was addicted to it almost instantly。I love the theme of the same standard set of questions sent to hundreds of successful people from across the spectrum。 Within minutes I had a notepad out， jotting down quotes， further reading， ted talks to watch etc etc。To say this book had empowered me is an understatement。 It seems to have arrived in my life at just the right time and has given my mental health a huge lift。I will definitely be returning to this book as I know I will have missed some bits， due to the sheer wealth of information presented。 I know it will also serve me well as a reinforcement tool。I hope anyone else reading/listening to this gets the same out of it as I do。 Although I appreciate it won't be to everyone's taste。 。。。more
Ali Bicak
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There is some good advice here… along with quite a few bad ones。 Sounds like my parenting style。 My kids may like it as graduation gift or take it as yet another dad joke
Anatolii Belikov
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An excellent book to jump on when you have a quick break， and you don't want to waste your time on Instagram or any other social networks。 Easy reading， nice tips and many book recommendations to put into your “to read list”。 An excellent book to jump on when you have a quick break， and you don't want to waste your time on Instagram or any other social networks。 Easy reading， nice tips and many book recommendations to put into your “to read list”。 。。。more
Raymond Smith
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Amazing advice from some of the world's top performers！ Also， this was a great audiobook for driving。 The individual stories from each contributor were a short listen。 Amazing advice from some of the world's top performers！ Also， this was a great audiobook for driving。 The individual stories from each contributor were a short listen。 。。。more
Arnel Catangay jr。
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My takeaways （What sticks on my mind）:1。 Do meditation / Improve Focus2。 Less Sugar3。 Persistence4。 Read alwaysI like the last chapter from Tim （I've read this several times。。。）。"Based on everything I’ve seen， a simple recipe can work: focus on what’s in front of you， design great days to create a great life， and try not to make the same mistake twice。 That’s it。 Stop hitting net balls and try something else， perhaps even the opposite。 If you really want extra credit， try not to be a dick， and y My takeaways （What sticks on my mind）:1。 Do meditation / Improve Focus2。 Less Sugar3。 Persistence4。 Read alwaysI like the last chapter from Tim （I've read this several times。。。）。"Based on everything I’ve seen， a simple recipe can work: focus on what’s in front of you， design great days to create a great life， and try not to make the same mistake twice。 That’s it。 Stop hitting net balls and try something else， perhaps even the opposite。 If you really want extra credit， try not to be a dick， and you’ll be a Voltron - level superstar。The secret to winning any game lies in not trying too hard。What would this look like if it were easy？Feeling as though you are trying too hard indicates that your priorities， technique， focus， or mindfulness is off。 Take it as a cue to reset， not to double down。 And take comfort in the fact that， whenever in doubt， the answer is probably hidden in plain sight。There is no one right answer。。。 only better questions。 "“Don’t aim at success。 The more you aim at it and make it a target， the more you are going to miss it。 For success， like happiness， cannot be pursued。。。。 Happiness must happen， and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it。 I want you to listen to what your conscience commands you to do and go on to carry it out to the best of your knowledge。 Then you will live to see that in the long - run — in the long - run， I say ！ — success will follow you precisely because you had forgotten to think about it。”— Viktor E。 Frankl， Man’s Search for Meaning 。。。more
Andrew
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As mentioned in The Journey On podcast。 As mentioned in The Journey On podcast。 。。。more
Mike Cheng
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I have somewhat mixed feelings about Tim Ferriss’s work: on the one hand I find much of his work to be superficial and shallow; on the other hand his first book， The Four Hour Workweek （2007）， played a part in the best decision I’ve made in my life， and his second book， The Four Hour Body （2010）， made many aware of the importance of kettlebell swings， turkish get ups， and his “slow carb diet”。 （It’s quite possible that the wellspring of my haterade comes from envy and/or self-loathing。） This boo I have somewhat mixed feelings about Tim Ferriss’s work: on the one hand I find much of his work to be superficial and shallow; on the other hand his first book， The Four Hour Workweek （2007）， played a part in the best decision I’ve made in my life， and his second book， The Four Hour Body （2010）， made many aware of the importance of kettlebell swings， turkish get ups， and his “slow carb diet”。 （It’s quite possible that the wellspring of my haterade comes from envy and/or self-loathing。） This book， Tribe of Mentors， is a collection of responses to cookie-cut questions from Mr。 Ferriss （e。g。， what is the best thing you spent under $100 on， what are the top 3 books you’ve gifted， what advices would you give someone about to enter the real world， etc。）。 Although most of the responses themselves are （imho） likewise cliche platitudes， there was an impressive and wide range of “mentors” such as Naval Ravikant （investor）， Tim Urban （blogger）， Ayaan Hirsi Ali （activist）， and Terry Crews （athlete and actor）。 One of the more consistent responses from the mentors was a very influential book in their lives - Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankel。 A favorite takeaway of mine was from Julia Galef （podcaster）， who said that when you fail at something， the post-mortem should consist of not only identifying the contributing external factors but also the possible existence of an underlying issue or policy （e。g。， if you miss your flight was it because of traffic or your own misperception of time）。 Another from Gary Vaynerchuck （entrepreneur）: macropatience and microspeed， as opposed to most others who stress having a 5 year plan while frittering away precious hours and days in front of their smartphones and binge watching Netflix - in other words， squeeze the f*ck out of your days and the years will take care of themselves。 One more from Maurice Ashlley （chess grandmaster）: live in reverse - in your youth apply the the temperance and guidance of elderly wisdom， and in old age do not renounce curiosity or passion; revel in the fact that you will be a new and different person at each stage of life。 。。。more
oprișor raul
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## 🚀 3 Sentences about the bookTimothy Ferriss asks a set of the same 11 carefully framed questions like "What is the book you’ve given most as a gift？" or "What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months？" to 140 of the most successful people in the world。 The multi-faceted volume of questions and answers are vague enough to relate to all interviewees， but specific enough to always create interesting answers。 The most insightful and precious part of t ## 🚀 3 Sentences about the bookTimothy Ferriss asks a set of the same 11 carefully framed questions like "What is the book you’ve given most as a gift？" or "What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months？" to 140 of the most successful people in the world。 The multi-faceted volume of questions and answers are vague enough to relate to all interviewees， but specific enough to always create interesting answers。 The most insightful and precious part of the book was reading the book recommendations from others。## 🎨 ImpressionOne of my biggest takeaways from this book was finding out how many successful people include these three things within their daily schedules: meditation， journaling and walking。## ☘️ How did the book change me？It made me understand that as a programmer， I should create and maintain a project on GitHub and that I should include meditating and notes on how I feel in my daily life。## ✍️ Quotes“One should use common words to say uncommon things。”"It will never get easier than right now to recklessly pursue your passion。 Do it。"“Talk less， listen more。”Favorite quotes## Stoicism"Suffering is a moment of clarity， when you can no longer deny the truth of a situation and are forced into uncomfortable change。"“If it hurts me， it must hurt the other ones twice as much。”“Think for yourself while being radically open-minded。”“Integrity is the only path where you will never get lost。”"I say no to blame， no to complaints， and no to gossip。""If I am not for myself， who will be for me？ But if I am only for myself， what am I？ And if not now， when？”“LOVE THE PAIN""We all want freedom。 Discipline is the only way to get it。"## Success"Humans are imperfect creatures。 You don’t ‘succeed’ because you have no weaknesses; you succeed because you find your unique strengths and focus on developing habits around them。"“Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want。”“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams。”"If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure， you will fail above everyone else’s success。”“Don’t aim at success。 The more you aim at it and make it a target， the more you are going to miss it。 For success， like happiness， cannot be pursued。 。 。 。 Happiness must happen， and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it。""If you’re searching for wisdom， try to find it from people who’ve done it more than from people who teach it。 Ask a lot of questions。 In addition， focus on something you love， because you have a far greater chance of succeeding by doing something you love， and regardless of whether you succeed or not， your life will be better。 So you can’t really lose by dedicating yourself to what you love。"“Our brains， our fear， our sense of what’s possible， and the reality of ‘only’ 24 hours in a day give us preconceived notions of what is humanly possible。”## Taking Risks“God will not have his work made manifest by cowards。”“If you’re not called crazy when you start something new， then you’re not thinking big enough！”"failure is not the opposite of success but a steppingstone to success。"“'Don’t let the weight of fear weigh down the joy of curiosity。' Fear is really false evidence appearing real。""A real good failure gives a person tremendous freedom。 You can’t fall further down， so there’s nowhere to go but up。 There’s nothing left to lose。 So this freedom is almost like a euphoria， and it can open doors in the mind that lead to what you truly want to do。""When in doubt， let kindness and compassion guide you。 And don’t be afraid to fail。"“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t， you’re right。”## Life“To laugh often and much， to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children 。 。 。 to leave the world a bit better 。 。 。 to know even one life has breathed easier because you lived。 This is to have succeeded。” - Ralph Waldo Emerson“Hard choices， easy life。 Easy choices， hard life。”"You don’t find the time to do something; you make the time to do things。"“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all。”"Persistence matters more than talent。"“To avoid criticism， say nothing， do nothing， be nothing。”“When 99 percent of your life is your work， either you are really bad at what you do or you are completely off balance with the rest of your life; neither is something to be proud of。”"Don’t try to find your passion。 Instead master some skill， interest， or knowledge that others find valuable。 It almost doesn’t matter what it is at the start。 You don’t have to love it， you just have to be the best at it。 Once you master it， you’ll be rewarded with new opportunities that will allow you to move away from tasks you dislike and toward those that you enjoy。 If you continue to optimize your mastery， you’ll eventually arrive at your passion。""'Everyone wants to see themselves as a good person。' No matter how egregious the crime， the criminal usually has a reason for viewing it as morally acceptable。""The lifetime cost of emotional isolation far exceeds the pain of occasional betrayal。"“don’t ask customers what they want， figure out what they need。”New Month Resolutions "I started doing New Month Resolutions [as opposed to New Year Resolutions]。 Here’s some of what I did: July: Daily reading August: No TV or movies September: No dairy October: No gluten November: Daily meditation December: No news or social media feed。"How to say no:“Would it help？” That is the pivotal question that I ask myself every day。 If you put everything through that prism， it is a remarkably effective way to cut through the clutter。“You are 99 years old， you are on your deathbed， and you have a chance to come back to right now: what would you do？”> Epitaph Test:"When I find myself with an opportunity， I ask myself whether I’d be happy if my epitaph had something to do with this project。 If the answer is a clear no， it probably means it’s not actually very important to me。 Thinking about your epitaph， as morbid as it is， is a nice way to cut through all the noise and force yourself to look at your work from a super zoomed-out perspective"Being overwhelmed:"If you think you are just wasting time in general， even though you may not know it， your mind and body are solving problems you can’t face head on。 So it’s okay to take a walk， get lost in a bookshop， watch a movie， or go for a swim （just don’t get lost on your phone）。"“You can do so much in ten minutes’ time。 Ten minutes， once gone， are gone for good。 Divide your life into ten-minute units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activity。”What would this look like if it were easy？"What would this look like if it were easy？ is such a lovely and deceptively leveraged question。 It’s easy to convince yourself that things need to be hard [。。。] This leads us to look for paths of most resistance， often creating unnecessary hardship in the process。 But what happens if we frame things in terms of elegance instead of strain？ Sometimes， we find incredible results with ease instead of stress。 Sometimes， we ‘solve’ the problem by completely reframing it。""In a world where nobody really knows anything， you have the incredible freedom to continually reinvent yourself and forge new paths， no matter how strange。 Embrace your weird self。 There is no one right answer 。 。 。 only better questions。"Writing thoughts down"If you [have a habit of writing] things down that you’re grateful for， then some part of your brain is constantly looking for those things， and you feel happier。 It’s absurd in its simplicity。""Reading and writing every day。 FREE YOUR MIND。" 。。。more
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Listened to the audiobook。 It was enjoyable。。。 but very long and repetitive， with only a sparse sprinkling of interesting advice throughout。 Ferriss crafted a list of thought-provoking questions， sent them out to a wide variety of successful people in the world across many different industries/fields， and then essentially copied and pasted their responses into a book。 I don't like to be overly critical but this book just felt a bit lazy。 I understand the justification for asking the same set of Listened to the audiobook。 It was enjoyable。。。 but very long and repetitive， with only a sparse sprinkling of interesting advice throughout。 Ferriss crafted a list of thought-provoking questions， sent them out to a wide variety of successful people in the world across many different industries/fields， and then essentially copied and pasted their responses into a book。 I don't like to be overly critical but this book just felt a bit lazy。 I understand the justification for asking the same set of questions， but it would have been more interesting and broken up the monotony if there had has been some synthesis of themes or insights。 If this wasn't an audiobook and I didn't have the option to passively consume it， I probably would've DNF'ed it。 A few quotes I liked/resonated with me: *Tip to happiness - Choose one big desire and choose it carefully。 Drop all the small desires。**You can be a big juicy peach and there will always be people who don't like peaches。 Most things that are universally accepted are usually mediocre and boring。**People assume that you have to weigh all feedback on your product equally。 Not all feedback is created equal。 And not all ideas from your users are good ones。 Taking too much stock in feedback can change the vision for your own product and suddenly it won't feel like yours anymore。 **Know your worth。**Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage。**If you want to go fast， go alone。 If you want to go far， you must go together。* 。。。more
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