Chapter
Identifying Assumptions in Questions and Statements
1:04:27 - 1:16:11 (11:43)
Learn the skill of recognizing assumptions in statements and questions by asking yourself the most important question before dinner and writing it in a journal or an Evernote file. It is also helpful to read about miserable rich people and spend time with people who have less but are contented with their lives.
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The key to uncoupling happiness from achievement is to realize that if one cannot be happy with what they have, nothing they ever get will make them happy.
1:04:27 - 1:10:00 (05:32)
Summary
The key to uncoupling happiness from achievement is to realize that if one cannot be happy with what they have, nothing they ever get will make them happy. It's also helpful to learn from the experiences of people who have built routines and found contentedness with very little.
ChapterIdentifying Assumptions in Questions and Statements
Episode#390: Q&A With Tim — On Happiness, Dating, Depressive Episodes, and Much More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
This episode discusses making single decisions that eliminate multiple decisions, which can lead to saving time and decision fatigue.
1:10:01 - 1:12:29 (02:28)
Summary
This episode discusses making single decisions that eliminate multiple decisions, which can lead to saving time and decision fatigue. It covers different examples such as quitting alcohol to avoiding excuses to make further decisions and buying bulk food/litter to reduce the amount of times required to repurchase.
ChapterIdentifying Assumptions in Questions and Statements
Episode#390: Q&A With Tim — On Happiness, Dating, Depressive Episodes, and Much More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
A solution to finding one's most important question is simply asking, "What is the most important question?"
1:12:30 - 1:16:11 (03:41)
Summary
A solution to finding one's most important question is simply asking, "What is the most important question?" and jotting it down in a journal or Evernote file, according to Josh Waitskin in a recent interview with the MIQ.