{"id":4631,"date":"2023-11-20T14:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/?p=4631"},"modified":"2023-11-20T14:26:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:26:16","slug":"tools-of-titans-by-tim-ferris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/books\/tools-of-titans-by-tim-ferris\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are my highlights from a highly recommended book Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss, broken down into few sections.<\/p>\n<p>Just as a note for myself; of all the people (excluding the world-known like Schwarzeneger), I&#8217;d say that Derek Sivers peaked the most interest for me.<\/p>\n<h4>Personal Growth and Ambition<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Routine in an intelligent man is a sign of ambition<\/li>\n<li>The quality of your questions determines the quality of your life<\/li>\n<li>You realize that you will never be the best looking, smartest, or most educated person in the room, but you can always compete on hard work<\/li>\n<li>Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Success and Life Balance<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Success is about being the best dad who is always approachable and an expert in your field<\/li>\n<li>Being busy is a form of laziness<\/li>\n<li>Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one&#8217;s courage (to have the unpleasant conversations)<\/li>\n<li>Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty (don&#8217;t be like most people)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Health and Well-being<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Magnesium is one of the best anti-aging minerals<\/li>\n<li>Depression may be the body&#8217;s way of saying you need to deal with something that&#8217;s making you sad<\/li>\n<li>Full hip and ankle range of motion is crucial; fix it if you can&#8217;t squat all the way down<\/li>\n<li>Give meditation an honest shot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Innovation and Creativity:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The goal isn&#8217;t to get good ideas, but to get enough bad ones so the good ones start showing up (divide your paper into columns for ideas and their first steps)<\/li>\n<li>Perfectionism is the enemy of the idea muscle<\/li>\n<li>Have fun with your creative process, or it won&#8217;t stick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Business and Entrepreneurship<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>In negotiation, he who cares the least wins<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s not what you know, it&#8217;s what you do consistently<\/li>\n<li>Money can always be regenerated. Time and reputation cannot.<\/li>\n<li>What you choose to work on and who you work with are more important than how hard you work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Overcoming Challenges:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The dirty little secret is that every success was almost a failure<\/li>\n<li>Perfectionism leads to procrastination, which leads to paralysis<\/li>\n<li>Ask yourself: what am I continuing to do myself that I&#8217;m not good at?<\/li>\n<li>Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>(Unique) Concepts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The jar of awesome<\/li>\n<li>Daily journaling (by adding a gratitude section)<\/li>\n<li>Sauna (followed by a cold shower or a tub) FTW<\/li>\n<li>Physchodelics (not something I&#8217;m keen on trying any time soon \ud83d\ude42)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are my highlights from a highly recommended book Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss, broken down into few sections. 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