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

by Timothy Ferriss
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scottliterallycom.wordpress.com · Unknown · 2020-05-09
practical 4.00

The Four-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss offers practical advice for reducing work hours and living a more luxurious life. The book emphasizes outsourcing tasks and focusing on what truly matters, providing a blueprint for escaping the traditional 9-5 grind.

The Four-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss is a guide to living a more fulfilling and less hectic life. The book is filled with actionable tips, such as outsourcing daily tasks and creating 'don't do' lists to eliminate unnecessary work. Ferriss advocates for a lifestyle that prioritizes freedom and luxury, encouraging readers to break away from the conventional 9-5 routine. The book's practical advice and motivational tone make it a valuable resource for anyone looking to achieve a better work-life balance. The strategies outlined in the book are designed to help readers focus on what truly matters, allowing them to enjoy a more relaxed and prosperous life.

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    Outsource your daily task and stop making to-do lists in favor of don't do lists

    these are just two of Timothy Ferriss' tips for a shorter work-week.

    The author of _The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich,_ offers guidelines for a plush Blackberry-free life.

    The book emphasizes outsourcing tasks and focusing on what truly matters, providing a blueprint for escaping the traditional 9-5 grind.

npr.org · Unknown · 2008-07-08
skeptical 2.50

The Four-Hour Workweek offers productivity tips and lifestyle advice, but the reviewer found the tone condescending and the methods unsustainable. While some strategies were valuable, the overall approach felt like a scam and lacked genuine merit.

The Four-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss presents a mix of productivity advice and lifestyle recommendations aimed at achieving financial freedom. The reviewer appreciated the initial chapters on time management and the 80/20 rule, finding them valuable and thought-provoking. However, the tone of the book was perceived as sarcastic and condescending, with offensive language that detracted from the message. The methods suggested, particularly those involving online marketing and gaming the system, felt unethical and unsustainable. The reviewer also criticized the advice on dealing with coworkers, which seemed to prioritize efficiency over genuine relationships. While the book offers some useful insights, the overall approach was seen as risky and not a reliable path to financial freedom.

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    I recommend following the author’s advice on this one even though it means giving up on his book before finishing. It just wasn’t for me for many reasons.

    The author even acknowledges in the introduction, “much of what I recommend will seem impossible and even offensive to basic common sense — I expect that.

    I understand innovation, creativity and out of the box thinking. I wholeheartedly agree with the idea of thinking unlike the majority as a means to success, but purposefully looking to game the system to get an advantage without any qualifications, credentials or real experience? That just doesn’t sit well with me. It smells like a scam.

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