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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

May 7
I'm a millionaire, but I:

• Don't take cold showers
• Don't read 5 books a week
• Don't have a morning routine
• Don't listen to wealth gurus
• Don't drive a Lambo

Here are 12 ways to build wealth (without all this bullsh*t): Image
1. Try selling expensive things to rich people

It's easier than selling low ticket stuff to the masses who struggle with money.
2. Build a digital business instead of a traditional business

• Work from anywhere
• Use Zoom
• 1 sales funnel

Not...

• Investors
• Genius ideas
• Big teams
• Becoming a unicorn (lottery)
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May 2
I'm 38.

If you want to be successful but are lazy, please read this:
Here's the brutal truth:

Years of your life are wasting away.

You might think you'll be successful one day but if you don't take action today nothing will happen.

Success is based on the habits you do today. Here's how to rethink progress: Image
Step 1: Plateau

Not taking risks and procrastinating gets you here.

You know you need to change but you avoid discomfort.

Solution: Commit to following one obsession right now. Think about it 24/7.
Read 15 tweets
Apr 29
I’m an entrepreneur, and I keep hearing the same complaint:

"I'm making money but I'm working long hours."

If you're always busy, your business isn't making you wealthy. It's making you poor.

Here’s what’s really going on (and how to fix it):
1. Trading time for money

This is where we all start. But if you continue this approach long term you'll have no time.

You must first be aware of the problem & acknowledge it.

Nothing changes until you do.
2. Learn how to outsource

You're not supposed to do everything.

That's why having virtual assistants, customer success managers & salespeople works.

To do this you need to know:

• How to attract talent
• How to build systems people can follow
Read 12 tweets
Apr 25
I studied Finance and I hate to break it to you but:

The less you focus on money the more money you make.

Here's how:
When money is a problem you think about it 24/7

This creates a scarcity mindset. You start to think everyone is trying to take from you.

So instead of investing in yourself you do the opposite.

Then you get trapped in your head & don't make progress with your money problem.
The wealthiest people don't buy index funds

Nope. They invest any money they make back into themselves. They know they're the best investment.

"It costs less to learn how to make $1M per year than it does to not know how to make $1M per year." – Alex Hormozi''

Invest in yourself.
Read 12 tweets
Apr 23
I’m Aussie.

Most people are obsessed with the American Dream.

But having an American business partner shattered my western mindset.

14 U.S. oddities I still can’t wrap my head around: Image
1. The U.S. is filthy rich

And full of opportunities. If you can't be successful in America you probably can't do it anywhere.

- Entrepreneurs are leaving places like the UK
- But America has a thriving startup scene

If where you live sucks, move.
2. Americans are the most free

• Say what they want.
• Do what they want.
• Extreme ideas are fine.

The average global citizen has no idea what true freedom looks like.

Imagine living in a country where google is blocked & no one protests about it. Image
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Apr 17
I left corporate at 34.

Here are 34 controversial truths about Millennial workers that'll piss you off:

1. We're not passionate about a job– we just pretend to be until we can get the f*ck out of there
2. We don't believe in climbing the corporate ladder. Get a degree, work 40 years, retire, die. This doesn't motivate us (or anyone else).

3. Our #1 dream is to be a creator with a Youtube channel. This has replaced the corporate dream forever.
4. When you force us to work from an office 5 days a week it hurts mothers the most. So us parents milk you for the maternity leave then quit when we return to work.

5. We're talking to recruiters and hiring managers on LinkedIn every day. We have options.

6. We know that in a recession you will do mass layoffs and fire good people, so we don't trust you
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