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Apr 29, 2024 14 tweets 5 min read Read on X
This is Tim Ferriss.

He taught me how to be unf*ckwithable.

His podcast has 1B downloads & he hates fame.

Here are 11 of his insights that made me unf*ckwithable (and will do the same for you): Image
Definition of unf*ckwithable:

“When you’re truly at peace and in touch with yourself.

Nothing anyone says or does bothers you and no negativity can touch you.”
1. “The commonsense rules of the ‘real world’ are a fragile collection of socially reinforced illusions”

• They think what their employer says is gospel

• They take “get a degree then a good job” literally.

But a lot of rules are illusions.
2. "Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed."

Slow down.

Otherwise you're easy to manipulate.

If you're always busy you're basically broke & homeless. Image
3. Nuke your idea of productivity

• "Most things make no difference"

• "Being busy is a form of laziness"

• "Being overwhelmed is often as unproductive as doing nothing, and is far more unpleasant"

• "Being selective—doing less—is the path of the productive"
4. “Get good at being a troublemaker and saying sorry when you really screw up”

• Sometimes you’ve gotta stand up for what you believe in.

• People think you’ll give up, but when you don’t, you take them by surprise and they eventually get out of your way.
5. “90% of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things"

Outcome: they aim for the mediocre.

• Realistic goals have the most competition

• Realistic goals paradoxically take the most time / energy

Stay the hell away from ‘average.’
6. “What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do”

• You’re supposed to feel fear.
• Fear is a compass…it leads to growth.
• Fear is energy

The sh*t you’re afraid of is what’s holding you back.
7. ‘Someday’ is a disease that'll take your dreams to the grave with you"

"If it's important to you & you want to do it ‘eventually,’ just do it & correct course along the way.”

The solution is to stop chasing:

• Passion
• Purpose
• Meaning
• Interests

Chase obsession.
8. “A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations they have”

• Have the hard conversations
• Tell people what you think, respectfully
• Avoiding conflict creates more conflict
9. “Whatever you feel you have been assigned in life, the hand you have been dealt genetically, is malleable”

Sit down & take it up the butt from society? No

The problem isn’t oppression

It’s accepting the hand you’ve been dealt. Turn oppression into free energy/motivation
10. “The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion”

• Opinions are like buttholes - everybody’s got one

• One of the boldest things you can do is take a big problem & start a business to solve it.

Action > Words
11. “People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty”

No one’s saying to walk into a bank naked with a shotgun & ask for $100

But you can slowly increase happiness levels by purposely choosing more uncomfortable situations

• Put yourself on the line
• Lean into uncertainty
If you want to live an unf*ckwithable life, then do my free email course that’ll help you start writing on social media: timdenning.com/startonsocial-…

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More from @Tim_Denning

Jan 9
If you want an online business that reliably makes you $1M+ a year in 12 months, copy this:
Worst business idea:

Selling books, newsletters, or digital products.

It'll take forever to make any real money. And in a world of AI, selling info is plummeting in value.
Best path to $1M:

A high ticket offer.

Something that actually helps people solve a problem with help from you

• Mastermind
• Coaching
• Consulting
• Freelancing
• Fractional CTO
Read 13 tweets
Jan 6
If you want to get f*cking wealthy in 2026, do this:
1. Build a business instead of trying to get rich off investing (it's mostly gambling). The richest people on Earth own businesses. It's also a much faster path than traditional methods.

2. Take action faster. Wealth loves speed. Moving slowly is a death wish. Go from idea to execution in no more than 72 hours.
3. Upgrade your psychology around money. If you think like a poor person you'll act like one. See opportunities, not downsides. Be an optimist, not a pessimist. Believe anything is possible. Dare to believe you can be an outlier.

4. Leave your loser friends behind. The drunks. The ones watching endless sport. Now you have space for people who have the life you want. Proximity to wealth naturally creates wealth.
Read 12 tweets
Oct 13, 2025
I’ve been studying finance for 14 years.

I’ll tell you in 60 seconds:

Here are 13 ways people don't realize they're getting poorer:
1. Focusing on the downside of every opportunity

This is what pessimists do. Wealthy people focus on the upside and limit the downside. Even if the worst happens 99% of the time you'll be fine.
2. Thinking inflation is normal

Government tells you it's 2%. But inflation rate is different for everyone. Real inflation is above 10% which means most investments lose money.
Read 17 tweets
Oct 11, 2025
After helping 6000+ businesses nail social media…

Here's every marketing tip I’ve learned:
1. Be cringe AF and smile about it.

Cringe is good. It means you're doing what works. It's low ego.

People who can't be cringe never succeed because they get stuck in their heads.

Cringe = Popular
Popular = Works
2. Use ethical urgency & scarcity or make $0

Answer the question "why now?"

You can't serve everyone. And if you're always open, you clearly have no demand.

There's no need for countdown timers. But if you're too good to run launches...

You're too good to be a millionaire. Period.
Read 22 tweets
Oct 8, 2025
I’ve been studying finance for 14 years — and I’ll tell you in 2 minutes:

The solution to money problems is to make more money, not save money.

Here's how to do it:
1. Change your psychology you stubborn son of a b*tch

That's the single biggest differentiating factor. If you believe your limiting beliefs, nothing will work.
The average person has a scarcity mindset

• sees opportunities as scams
• protects what they have
• can't handle uncertainty
• takes zero risks

A wealthy person has an abundance mindset

• takes calculated risks
• chooses hard goals / loves challenges
• sees problems as opportunities to make money
• thinks of a business as a way to help people
Read 15 tweets
Oct 7, 2025
I just turned 39.

If you’re in your 30s, read this:
1. At 40, it's clear who took risks and who didn't. The ones who didn't are full of regrets & numb the pain with alcohol.
2. Your 30s are when it's time to leave the 9-5 daycare and build a business. Otherwise you'll be told what to do forever.
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