“People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms.”

— Timothy Ferriss , book The 4-Hour Workweek

The 4-Hour Workweek (2007)

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American author, entrepreneur, angel investor and public sp… 1977

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