86Thousand400: Tim Ferris, Tools of Titans

How can I throw money at this problem? How can I "waste" money to improve the quality of my life?

- "If you've got enough money to solve the problem, you don't have the problem" - Dan Sullivan, Founder of Strategic Coach.

- In the beginning of your career, you spend time to earn money. Once you hit your stride in any capacity, you should spend money to earn time, as the latter is non-renewable. It can be hard to make and maintain this gear shift, so the above question is in Tim's regular journaling rotation

No hurry, no pause

- Derek Sivers's story of the 45 minute versus 43 minute bike ride - you don't need to go through life huffing and puffing, straining and red faced. You can get 95% of the results you want by calmly putting one foot in front of the other. One former Navy SEAL friend recently text Tim a principle in their training: "Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast."

- Tim's definition of luxury has changed over time. Now, it's not about owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to Tim, is feeling unrushed. No hurry, no pause

Jamie Foxx (Academy award winning actor, Grammy award winning musician, and a world famous standup and improv comedian)

Jamie's morning workout routine, done roughly every other day, consists of:

- 15 pull ups, 50 push ups, 100 sit ups

- 15 pull ups (different grip), 50 push ups

- 10 pull ups (first grip)

- 10 pull ups (second grip)

- Pull up bars are everything

Before you search far and wide...

Mr Ray Charles said, "Let me tell you something, brother. The notes are right underneath your fingers, baby. You just gotta take the time out to play the right notes. That's life."

Bryan Johnson (Entrepreneur and investor)

- Entrepreneurs have the ability to author their lives with companies

- What past limitations - real or perceived - are you carrying as baggage? Where in your life are you pacing in a 10 by 10 foot patch of grass? Where are you afraid of getting sprayed with water, even though it's never happened? Oftentimes, everything you want is a mere inch outside your comfort zone. Test it

Some practical thoughts on suicide

- "They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds." - Mexican Proverb

Practical Gremlin Defense

- Go to the gym and move for at least 30 minutes. For Tim, this is 80% of the battle. When possible, I prefer an actual "How can I help you, sir?" Gym to walking or a home-based workout, as the last thing I need is alone time with my head. Somehow force yourself to be around other humans

- Each morning, express, heartfelt gratitude to one person you care about, or who's helped or supported you. Text, message, write, or call. Can't think of anyone? Don't forget past teachers, classmates, coworkers from early in your career, old bosses, etc

- If you can't seem to make yourself happy, do little things to make other people happy. Focus on others instead of yourself. Buy coffee for the person behind you in line, compliment a stranger, volunteer. Buy a round of drinks for the line cooks. The little things have a big emotional payback, and guess what? Chances are, at least one person you make smile is on the front lines with you, quietly battling something nearly identical