Tim Ferriss

They never get into an argument about who's gonna watch the kids.

And as a result, they don't have any type of safety net on that plan.

Um, so I would say, you know, these are some of the ways

that I think about it.

I know there's a lot there, but.

Yeah, I've struggled with my whole life.

I think I have found certain...

approaches and tools that have helped me to use the double-edged sword without holding the blade as a handle.

Right?

And I expect, here's the other thing, I expect this will always be a challenge.

So I'm not gonna beat the shit out of myself if I don't eradicate it like polio once and forever.

Right?

It's like... Right, it's like...

This is part, I think, of my hardwiring.

I really do.

Not to belabor the dog analogy.

You wouldn't be where you are without high expectations, though, either.

Yeah, right.

And, you know, I think that I'm at a point also where it's like the incremental dollar or whatever, the incremental media mention is not worth as much as the incremental hour or even 15 minutes with someone I deeply care about.

And those are very... Mastering... It sounds strange to say this, but becoming good at those two sides of the track are very different things.