Plant Parenting: Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables, and Flowers

by Leslie F. Halleck
Plant Parenting: Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables, and Flowers cover
Good Books rating 3.38
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  • Added: 2025-10-23
  • Updated: 2025-10-23
  • Reviews: 4
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play.google.com · Unknown · 2025-10-24
critical 2.00

The Four-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss offers a mix of self-help, business advice, and lifestyle design, promising readers a path to adventure and freedom from the 9-5 grind. The book emphasizes defining personal goals, eliminating unnecessary tasks, and automating income to live a more fulfilling life.

The Four-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss is a blend of self-help, business advice, and lifestyle design, aimed at helping readers escape the traditional 9-5 routine. The book starts with a critique of the standard life plan, which Ferriss portrays as a dismal cycle of work and retirement. He argues for a different approach: 'retiring' early to pursue passions and adventures, and only working when necessary. The book introduces key concepts like the 'New Rich', 'mini-retirements', and 'geoarbitrage', which are part of Ferriss's framework for achieving a more fulfilling life. The DEAL acronym (Definition, Elimination, Automation, Liberation) guides readers through the process of defining their ideal life, eliminating unnecessary tasks, and automating income to free up time for personal pursuits. Ferriss's advice is practical and actionable, drawing from his own experiences and business background. The book encourages readers to think critically about their goals and take steps to achieve them, rather than waiting for retirement to live their dreams.

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    Carpe Diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary.

    Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe.

    The standard life plan of the American human is straightforward. First, we see their childhood, their early years spent in the institution they call ‘school’ learning to interact with the other humans. Occasionally other things are learned as well, but the primary education seems to be in social dynamics - see how the cliques form?

goodreads.com · Unknown · 2025-10-24
mixed 3.00

The Four-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss is a self-help book that emphasizes lifestyle design, aiming for a four-hour workweek. The reviewer finds many of the suggestions impractical for those with full-time jobs and notes that entrepreneurship, while viable, comes with its own challenges. Despite criticisms, the book's core idea of breaking free from traditional work standards is valid.

The Four-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss is a self-help book that emphasizes lifestyle design, aiming for a four-hour workweek. The reviewer finds many of the suggestions impractical for those with full-time jobs, as employers are unlikely to allow the use of virtual assistants or offloading tasks. The book assumes entrepreneurship, which comes with its own risks and challenges. Many business ideas discussed, such as dropshipping, are already saturated or out of fashion. The reviewer acknowledges that lifestyle design is possible but suggests a different approach, such as combining remote work with a meeting-lite job or nurturing entrepreneurship during reduced full-time work. The core idea of breaking free from traditional work standards is valid, but the execution may not be as straightforward as the book suggests.

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    The first issue with the book is that a lot of its suggestions may not be so simple if you already have a full-time job.

    Ferriss mostly assumes you take on entrepreneurship, in which case my previous two complaints are countered.

    The real evergreen concept in the book is just the idea that you do not need to be tied down by traditional standards of work and career, and that is very much valid.

publishersweekly.com · Unknown · 2025-10-24
refreshing 4.50

The book offers a refreshing perspective on escaping the traditional 9-5 workday and deferred enjoyment life plan, presenting valuable ideas and resources. It encourages readers to design their lives intentionally and live the life they want without waiting for retirement.

The book presents a refreshing perspective that challenges ingrained cultural assumptions about work and life. It offers a treasure trove of ideas for escaping the traditional 9-5 workday and deferred enjoyment life plan. Even if not all ideas apply or work for everyone, the book is still valuable due to its resources and useful references. It is particularly good for those feeling stuck in their work or life, encouraging readers to design their lives intentionally and live the life they want without waiting for retirement. The book is full of practical advice and resources that make it worth reading, regardless of whether one believes in all of its proposals.

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    Regardless of whether working four hours a week is possible or even desirable this book presents a refreshing perspective that is intrinsically valuable.

    The author put more than four hours a week into making this book: it is full of resources, links, and useful references.

    This book will convince you that you can design your life, you can be intentional about how you work, and you don’t have to put off living the life you want until your retirement.

indigo.ca · Unknown · 2025-10-24
positive 4.00

The book offers practical advice on improving efficiency and outsourcing tasks, with unique perspectives on lifestyle design. It's not for everyone but provides useful tools and insights.

The book is praised for its practical advice on improving efficiency and outsourcing tasks. It offers unique perspectives on lifestyle design, which some readers find very interesting. While not everyone will appreciate the book, it provides useful tools and insights that can help readers take control of their lives. The author's ability to share knowledge in an easy, readable manner is also highlighted. Some readers find the book's advice on creating a business that runs itself a bit glossed over, but overall, it's seen as a valuable resource for those looking to improve their productivity and achieve a better work-life balance.

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    This book opened a whole new world for me, a new way of thinking; allowing me to find a balance between work and play.

    He sort of glosses over the assignment of JustCreateABusinessThatRunsItself. Try to let that go however, and focus on some of his advice for improving your efficiency and outsourcing tasks that can be done by others.

    excellent book if you want to chop away the extra "shit" in your day and lead a much fuller life.

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