At least three time per day at scheduled times, he had to ask himself the following question: Am I being productive or just active? Charney captured the essence of this with less-abstract wording: Am I inventing things to do to avoid the important? He eliminated all of the activities he used as crutches and began to focus on demonstrating results instead of showing dedication. Dedication is often just meaningless work in disguise. Be ruthless and cut the fat.
Tim FerrissThe biggest misconception about work is that you need to spend the majority of your time doing it.
Tim FerrissYou think you're fatigued, therefore you can't exercise. In fact, you choose not to move, therefore you feel fatigued.
Tim FerrissUnbeknownst to most fun-loving bipeds, not all stress is bad. Indeed, the New Rich don't aim to eliminate all stress. Not in the least.
Tim Ferriss