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The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
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| Editorial Reviews: | | |  | What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask this
controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:
?I race motorcycles in Europe.?
?I ski in the Andes.?
?I scuba dive in Panama.?
?I dance tango in Buenos Aires.?
He has spent more than five years learning the secrets of the New Rich, a fast-growing subculture who has abandoned the ?deferred-life plan? and instead mastered the new currencies?time and mobility?to create luxury lifestyles in the here and now.
Whether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:
? How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want
? How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs
? How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist
? How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and freuent "mini-retirements"
? What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative income
? How to train your boss to value performance over presence, or kill your job (or company) if it?s beyond repair
? What automated cash-flow ?muses? are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks
? How to cultivate selective ignorance?and create time?with a low-information diet
? What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs are
? How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50?80% off
? How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office
You can have it all?really. | |
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| Fun read...You still need to think for yourself | |
| | I really enjoyed this book. While I would love to quit my job and move closer towards a four-hour work week, I was really just looking for information about trying to get a product to market in the easiest way possible, which is what the author has provided.
While I don't necessarily agree with all of the advice given in this book (I'm too much of a control freak to check emails only twice a day, and I'm fine with that), I often find myself coming up with ideas that I think are great, only to let them drift off into the ether because the task of creating and marketing them seemed too daunting. What I've gotten from this book more than anything else is a new hobby: a way to turn my ideas into product for between $1200-2000 on average. Considering the costs of some other hobbies (travel, golf, etc.), this doesn't seem that bad, and at least there's a slim chance that any one of my ideas could be life changing, so there's always excitement too.
People reading this book and hoping that it is some sort panacea may be a little disappointed. The author does spell out for you how to make a life like his. However, it will take a huge leap of faith (not to mention a successful product/idea) to start. He does his best to ease you into his way of thinking, and an intelligent person is going to process his advice and make their own decisions. The author is also not promising riches beyond your wildest dreams. He's selling a way for you to enrich your life experiences, and the purpose of your business is to finance these experiences.
Overall, lots of good information, and very motivational. If you've ever had an idea that you thought could change the world, or you wanted to turn the ratio of work to living that you do upside down, you should at least take a cursory glance at this book.
| | What a terrible waste of time to read | |
| | Disappointment is hardly the word I would use when describing this book. Sad that people think this way - - all I can think is that the book was written for saps. And, I feel like a sap for buying it. Stay away from this. It's a complete and total waste of your valuable time. Swindle is a great word to describe this author, the book and everything about it.
| | One of few good books I read...!!! | |
| | Good concepet, good ideas, little bit of bragging by the author, sometimes little unrealistic. In summary, you will enjoy reading this book and will make you think of broader prospective.
| | Some good points, but ... | |
| | Tim Ferriss has extrapolated a huge success with one product into a thesis that anyone can do what he has done. He is a wily sort who is not above prevaricating to gain what he wants.
There are some good points in the book rgarding use of the Inernet, taming the e-mail, use of out-sourcing, etc. And the technique of using the Pareto principle is just good advice, although hardly new here. Also, the notion of taking mini-retirements throughout one's life instead of working continuously and then retiring is fine unless one wants to provide stability and security for a spouse and family.
I suppose the lack of loyalty shown by modern companies to their employees with their "reduction in force" moves and outsourcing of jobs leads naturally to the employee attitudes espoused here. Too bad!
I was disappointed toward the end of the book when a person has finally thrown off the shackles of corporate and suburban life that there was no ultimate use of free time and money -- at least this book is "value free" and offered no higher purpose than enjoying self.
| | Different way of looking at things | |
| | Tim's book was recommended by a friend. He has a real unique way of looking at the world and the world of work. As a financial advisor, I find his tips and suggestions helpful when counseling pre-retirees and retirees.
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