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The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

Crown (Apr 24, 2007)
Hardcover – 320 pages
ISBN-10: 0307353133
ISBN-13: 9780307353139

Book Description

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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jugend
jugend wrote and rated
  • 4.0 of 5 stars
Jul 27, 2008

Focussing much on delegation of work, being productive, cutting out uncessary tasks, income generation that doesn't need your presence, and finding the true meaning of life, what you really want in life.

Tim shared his experiences, but I guess Tim is on the extreme side, it will be a bit hard to follow his footsteps totally, but some of the tips shared are quite useful, I like the part about doing some test before trying out the real thing.

Read another book earlier, testing small seems to be a real value before you do something big so it is less painful if it doesn't work.

Daomin
Daomin wrote and rated
  • 4.0 of 5 stars
Dec 4, 2007

Really exciting book (at first)

Well you gotta hand it to Tim Ferriss for achieving so much in a short time, he's quite the multi talented and multi tasking sort

and yup Karen, it's affordable enough to buy for a few friends

It was getting a bit 'salesy' for me when it talks about outsourcing your life to India.

but the bits of insights, like 'slow dancing' puts life in perspective.

Jugend! you should read this book!

KarenT
KarenT wrote and rated
  • 5.0 of 5 stars
Nov 10, 2007

life changing. the final jigsaw puzzle at the end of a 3 year search for meaning. puts a focus on priorities and a concrete plan to execute.

have bought a stack of copies for friends birthday's occasions etc.

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