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

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich | Timothy Ferriss | Why you should read this book

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	The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich Timothy Ferriss Crown, 2007 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 686 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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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Did We All Read the Same Book?

I don't know which book the "one star" reviewers read, but NOWHERE in this book did I find anything about getting rich quick! It seems to have struck a chord of fear among some readers.

The author writes about living a life "rich" in the things that are important to you. He writes about how to set up a business that will allow you the freedom to spend your time in ways that you value. He writes that some people use that time to do volunteer work, etc. Finally, he suggests that the two most important things in life are continuing to learn and being of service. Not my definition of a get rich oriented, slacker-mentality promoting book!

For those who enjoy the 9-5 routine, this is NOT the book for you. For those who can't imagine working within a radically new structure, I would recommend you read with an open mind. This book is not an attack on you, it's an opportunity to re-think your work life.

As for my perceived value of this book, I can only say that I borrowed it from the library because I no longer purchase books unless I want a copy for my personal library. But...I'm purchasing 2 copies of this because it's a keeper and one I'll want to share with friends. (And no, I don't know Timothy Ferriss - never heard of him before reading this).

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Why you should read this book

There is definitely something of the shalitan in tim ferris (his words at least) however this is matched with so many good creative ideas its hard not to take something positive away from this book.

As a self employed professional i have utilized the VA to significantly improve my workflow and ability to concentrate on higher value stuff.

The point being, if your goal is to work 4 hours a week and lie around watching cartoons all day, then you will be disappointed. Tim Ferris view is not this, its also insulting to see that he is living of the backs of a repressed third world worker, (anyone who has spent time in these countries knows what im talking about)..

tim ferris is also right, SO MUCH OF WHAT PASSES FOR A TYPICAL WHTE COLLAR WORK DAY IS B/S THAT COULD BE DONE IN 1/4 OF THE TIME

If your interested in maintaining an interesting career/lifestyle then you could do worse than challenge yourself to some of the ideas presented.

if anything it beats surfing the web for latest hollywood gossip b/s emailing stupid clips and porn which seems to be the default action of many i worked with in the past....

if nothing tim ferris makes for a great "new rich" cult leader in the making........Dont say i didnt warn you ;)

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Novel ideas

The 4 Hour Workweek I was looking forward to - I had read several articles and interviews with Ferriss and had corresponded with him just a bit. It's basically his advice on how to change your life so you're setting up a system to earn money for you that requires little maintenance, then going out and spending your time doing what you want. This wasn't a new concept to me - I had the basics down from previous Steve Pavlina experience - but Ferriss did a great job of getting you started with suggested companies and contacts and fully illustrating his personal fulfillment models.

I will probably play with some of these suggestions since it's laid out so well, but my main concern with this kind of lifestyle is how long it can be sustained as the average consumer gets more and more tech savvy.

Beyond that, he spends a lot of time explaining his ideas of the good life - doing exciting things all over the world for a reduced cost. He again is extremely practical with this, giving you tons of websites and contacts to use, but it's mostly from the perspective of a single guy with few commitments. A lot of it just isn't practical to the family man who wants to be a pillar of the community. Yes, I'd love to study martial arts with Chinese monks for 5 years and become a world champion as well - but I can't imagine dragging my wife and children along for the ride, or canceling my local commitments to community, family and friends to indulge my fantasies.

The best idea I came away with was not saving yourself for retirement, but getting out and enjoying your wealth as you go along. It was a nice prod for me, who tends to take the unexpected cash that comes my way and put it in an IRA.

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