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This document appears to be a page from a book (likely 'The 4-Hour Workweek' by Tim Ferriss) submitted as evidence in a House Oversight investigation (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013854). The content includes advice on social interactions, footnotes, quotes from Ralph Charell and Dave Barry, and a narrative anecdote set in Princeton, NJ, in Spring 2000 involving the author 'Tim' and a teaching assistant. There is no direct textual mention of Jeffrey Epstein or his associates on this specific page.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Tim | Narrator/Author |
Participating in a study session/meeting with a teaching assistant.
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| Teaching Assistant | Educator |
Meeting with Tim, expresses exhaustion.
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| Ralph Charell | Author |
Quoted at the beginning of the chapter.
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| Dave Barry | Humorist |
Quoted regarding meetings.
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| Simon | Nobel Prize Winner |
Mentioned in footnote 8 regarding organizational decision making.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Greenpeace |
Mentioned in a hypothetical scenario for gathering information/pickup lines.
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| Princeton |
Location of the narrative event.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document production (indicated by footer stamp).
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Timeline (1 events)
Spring 2000
A prolonged meeting between Tim and a teaching assistant regarding academic notes.
Princeton, New Jersey
Locations (1)
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Setting for the narrative section dated Spring 2000.
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Relationships (1)
Tim is asking questions about notes; the TA is answering and eventually ends the session.
Key Quotes (3)
"Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece."Source
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"Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot actually masturbate."Source
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"Tim, let’s end here for now. I’ll be sure to keep these points in mind."Source
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(or pretend to) gather information for Greenpeace. Just toss the numbers if you get them.
Go to a mall if you want to get some rapid-fire practice—my preference for getting over the discomfort quickly—and aim to ask three people in a row within five minutes. Feel free to use some variation of the following script:
“Excuse me. I know this is going to sound strange, but if I don’t ask you now, I’ll be kicking myself for the rest of the day. I’m running to meet a friend [i.e., I have friends and am not a stalker], but I think you’re really [extremely, drop-dead] cute [gorgeous, hot]. Could I have your phone number? I’m not a psycho—I promise. You can give me a fake one if you’re not interested.”
Go to a mall if you want to get some rapid-fire practice—my preference for getting over the discomfort quickly—and aim to ask three people in a row within five minutes. Feel free to use some variation of the following script:
“Excuse me. I know this is going to sound strange, but if I don’t ask you now, I’ll be kicking myself for the rest of the day. I’m running to meet a friend [i.e., I have friends and am not a stalker], but I think you’re really [extremely, drop-dead] cute [gorgeous, hot]. Could I have your phone number? I’m not a psycho—I promise. You can give me a fake one if you’re not interested.”
8. Simon received the Nobel Prize in 1978 for his contribution to organizational decision making: It is impossible to have perfect and complete information at any given time to make a decision.
9. 2004 at the time this was written.
10. LOL.
11. As someone who read exclusively nonfiction for nearly 15 years, I can tell you two things: It’s not productive to read two fact-based books at the same time (this is one), and fiction is better than sleeping pills for putting the happenings of the day behind you.
9. 2004 at the time this was written.
10. LOL.
11. As someone who read exclusively nonfiction for nearly 15 years, I can tell you two things: It’s not productive to read two fact-based books at the same time (this is one), and fiction is better than sleeping pills for putting the happenings of the day behind you.
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Interrupting Interruption and the
Art of Refusal
Interrupting Interruption and the
Art of Refusal
Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.
—RALPH CHARELL
—RALPH CHARELL
Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot actually masturbate.
—DAVE BARRY, Pulitzer Prize–winning American humorist
—DAVE BARRY, Pulitzer Prize–winning American humorist
SPRING 2000, PRINCETON , NEW JERSEY
1:35 P.M.
“I think I understand. Moving on. In the next paragraph, it explains that …” I had detailed notes and didn’t want to miss a single point.
3:45 P.M.
“OK. That makes sense, but if we look at the following example …” I paused for a moment mid-sentence. The teaching assistant had both hands on his face.
“Tim, let’s end here for now. I’ll be sure to keep these points in mind.” He had had enough. Me too,
“Tim, let’s end here for now. I’ll be sure to keep these points in mind.” He had had enough. Me too,
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