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The Art of Letting Bad Things Happen (and Weapons of Mass Distraction) - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss

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Tim Ferriss is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers and host of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast. The menu in the Slovak Republic: full-contact video below. Long time no see! I just landed back in CA from a long overdue mini-retirement through London, Scotland, Sardinia, Slovak Republic, Austria, Amsterdam, and Japan. Some unpleasant surprises awaited me when I checked in on the evil e-mail inbox. Why? I let them happen. I always do. Here are just a few of the goodies that awaited me this time: -One of our fulfillment companies has been shut-down due to the president’s death, causing a 20%+ loss in monthly orders and requiring an emergency shift of all web design and order processing. -Missed radio and magazine appearances and upset would-be interviewers. -More than a dozen lost joint-venture partnership opportunities. It’s not that I go out of my way to irritate people — not at all — but I recognize one critical fact: oftentimes, in order to do the big things, you have to let

The menu in the Slovak Republic: full-contact video below. Long time no see! I just landed back in CA from a long overdue mini-retirement through London, Scotland, Sardinia, Slovak Republic, Austria, Amsterdam, and Japan. Some unpleasant surprises awaited me when I checked in on the evil e-mail inbox. Why? I let them happen. I always do. Here are just a few of the goodies that awaited me this time: -One of our fulfillment companies has been shut-down due to the president’s death, causing a 20%+ loss in monthly orders and requiring an emergency shift of all web design and order processing

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