“To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular”

“To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular” is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. American entrepreneur and author Tim Ferriss said in his book, The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman (2010):
 
“German poet Johann Wolfgang Goethe had the right perspective: ‘Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.’ To do the impossible (sail around the world, break the four-minute mile, reach the moon), you need to ignore the popular.”
 
“Everything popular is wrong. To do the impossible (sail the world, break the 4-minute mile, reach the moon), you need to ignore the popular” was posted on Twitter by GrandNOBLE on December 12, 2010. “To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular” was posted on Facebook by Tim Ferriss on April 19, 2013.
   
       
Wikipedia: Tim Ferriss
Timothy Ferriss (born July 20, 1977) is a New York Times’s “Notable Angel Investors”., an American entrepreneur, author and podcaster.
     
Google Books
The 4-Hour Body:
An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
By Timothy Ferriss
New York, NY: Crown Archetype
2010
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German poet Johann Wolfgang Goethe had the right perspective: “Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.” To do the impossible (sail around the world, break the four-minute mile, reach the moon), you need to ignore the popular.
   
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GrandNOBLE
@GrandNOBLE
Everything popular is wrong. To do the impossible (sail the world, break the 4-minute mile, reach the moon), you need to ignore the popular.
10:47 PM - 12 Dec 2010
     
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Inspector Aid
@inspectoraid
To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular. ~ Timothy Ferriss
12:58 AM - 18 Dec 2010
   
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Tim Ferriss
April 19, 2013 ·
To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular. Hang with me LIVE and free, Monday 1:30 PT http://on.fb.me/12FpIdi
 
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April 24, 2013 · San Francisco, CA ·
“To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular.” - Tim Ferriss
So here are 10 of the most controversial ways to be more productive. (Definitely not the “popular”)
   
The Guardian (London, UK)
Stop saying yes: the best PRs push back
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Fri 20 Mar 2015 05.30 EDT Last modified on Thu 11 Aug 2016 06.36 EDT
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The author and entrepreneur Tim Ferriss once said: “To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular.”
     
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David Gandarillas
@DaveGandarillas
To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular. -Tim Ferriss
12:02 PM - 25 Feb 2019
   
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Themba kaJoe
@ThembaKaula
“To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular.” - Tim Ferriss
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1:41 AM - 6 Mar 2019