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1.99 MB

Extraction Summary

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People
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Organizations
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Locations
5
Events
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Relationships
4
Quotes

Document Information

Type: House oversight committee record (likely a printed email, newsletter, or blog post)
File Size: 1.99 MB
Summary

A document bearing a House Oversight Bates stamp (013993) containing a personal narrative, likely written by Tim Ferriss (referenced via his book '4HWW'). The text details recent travels to the Slovak Republic and Japan, meetings with a publisher, and a philosophical discussion on the benefits of 'media fasting' and managing attention versus time.

People (2)

Name Role Context
Author (Unidentified in text, likely Tim Ferriss) Narrator/Writer
Refers to '4HWW' (The 4-Hour Workweek) as their book; discusses media fasting and travel.
Unidentified Producer Producer of 'Planet Earth'
Described as a 'hero' of the author; hung out at Tokyo International Film Festival.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
Seishisha
Japanese publisher mentioned by the author.
Tokyo International Film Festival
Event attended by the author.
House Oversight Committee
Government body indicated by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.

Timeline (5 events)

Unknown
Shooting guns with paramilitaries
Slovak Republic
Author
Unknown
Filming a television series pilot
Japan
Author
Unknown
Meeting with publisher Seishisha
Tokyo, Japan
Author
Unknown
Attending Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo, Japan
Author Planet Earth Producer
Unknown
10-day media fast
Unknown
Author

Locations (3)

Location Context
Location where the author fired guns.
Location where the author filmed a TV pilot.
Location of media interviews and film festival.

Relationships (2)

Author Business Seishisha
Refers to Seishisha as 'my Japanese publisher'.
Author Social/Admiration Planet Earth Producer
Author calls them 'one of my heroes' and 'hung out' with them.

Key Quotes (4)

"Bless the Slovak Republic and their paramilitaries."
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"Time without attention is worthless, so value attention over time."
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Quote #2
"Just remember: If you don't have attention, you don't have time."
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Quote #3
"where the 4HWW is now #1 in several of the largest chains."
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Quote #4

Full Extracted Text

Complete text extracted from the document (2,083 characters)

• - I shot every gun I've ever dreamed of firing since brainwashing myself with Commando . Bless the Slovak Republic and their paramilitaries.
• - I filmed a television series pilot in Japan, a lifelong dream and the most fun I've had in months, if not years.
• - I met with my Japanese publisher, Seishisha, and had media interviews in Tokyo, where the 4HWW is now #1 in several of the largest chains.
• - I took a complete 10-day media fast and felt like I'd had a two-year vacation from computers.
• - I attended the Tokyo International Film Festival and hung out with one of my heroes, the producer of the Planet Earth television series.
Once you realize that you can turn off the noise without the world ending, you're liberated in a way that few people ever know.
Just remember: If you don't have attention, you don't have time. Did I have time to check e-mail and voicemail? Sure. It might take 10 minutes. Did I have the attention to risk fishing for crises in those 10 minutes? Not at all.
As tempting as it is to "just check e-mail for one minute," I didn't do it. I know from experience that any problem found in the inbox will linger in the brain for hours or days after you shut down the computer, rendering "free time" useless with preoccupation. It's the worst of states, where you experience neither relaxation nor productivity. Be focused on work or focused on something else, never in-between.
Time without attention is worthless, so value attention over time.
Here are a few questions that can help you pop on the productivity blinders and put things in perspective. Even when you're not traveling the world, develop the habit of letting small bad things happen. If you don't, you'll never find time for the life-changing big things, whether important tasks or true peak experiences. If you do force the time but puncture it with distractions, you won't have the attention to appreciate it.
• - What is the one goal, if completed, that could change everything?
• - What is the most urgent thing right now that you feel you "must"
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