The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich
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- Author：Timothy Ferriss
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Summary
A new， updated and expanded edition of this New York Times bestseller on how to reconstruct your life so it's not all about work
Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan - there is no need to wait and every reason not to， especially in unpredictable economic times。 Whether your dream is escaping the rat race， experiencing high-end world travel， earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management， or just living more and working less， this book is the blueprint。
This step-by step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches:
* How Tim went from $40，000 dollars per year and 80 hours per week to $40，000 per MONTH and 4 hours per week
* 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 frequent 'mini-retirements'。
This new updated and expanded edition includes:
More than 50 practical tips and case studies from readers （including families） who have doubled their income， overcome common sticking points， and reinvented themselves using the original book as a starting point
* Real-world templates you can copy for eliminating email， negotiating with bosses and clients， or getting a private chef for less than £5 a meal
* How lifestyle design principles can be suited to unpredictable economic times
* The latest tools and tricks， as well as high-tech shortcuts， for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either。
Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan - there is no need to wait and every reason not to， especially in unpredictable economic times。 Whether your dream is escaping the rat race， experiencing high-end world travel， earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management， or just living more and working less， this book is the blueprint。
This step-by step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches:
* How Tim went from $40，000 dollars per year and 80 hours per week to $40，000 per MONTH and 4 hours per week
* 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 frequent 'mini-retirements'。
This new updated and expanded edition includes:
More than 50 practical tips and case studies from readers （including families） who have doubled their income， overcome common sticking points， and reinvented themselves using the original book as a starting point
* Real-world templates you can copy for eliminating email， negotiating with bosses and clients， or getting a private chef for less than £5 a meal
* How lifestyle design principles can be suited to unpredictable economic times
* The latest tools and tricks， as well as high-tech shortcuts， for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either。
Reviews
Kamil Sutula
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Niezła książka， ale przez pandemię i to co aktualnie się dzieje na świecie， trochę nieaktualna。 Nie mniej autor w ciekawy sposób opowiada swoją historię i daje rady jak rozpocząć zmiany w swoim życiu zawodowym。 Część rzeczy wydaje się banalna， ale po dłuższym zastanowieniu taka nie jest。 Na pewno pozycja warta przeczytania。
Lilly Liang
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I loved the first 1/3 of the book then skimmed the rest。 I think this is great for someone who wants to travel， live remotely， and/or brainstorm business ideas。 With where I'm at in life （working a 9-5 at a marketing agency）， it's not seemly possible for me to follow the last 2/3 of the book。 Also， I would like to note this book for an entrepreneurial minded person， not an investor minded person。 It did not mention any advice on investing （not that I necessarily expected it would）。 By the last 2 I loved the first 1/3 of the book then skimmed the rest。 I think this is great for someone who wants to travel， live remotely， and/or brainstorm business ideas。 With where I'm at in life （working a 9-5 at a marketing agency）， it's not seemly possible for me to follow the last 2/3 of the book。 Also， I would like to note this book for an entrepreneurial minded person， not an investor minded person。 It did not mention any advice on investing （not that I necessarily expected it would）。 By the last 2-4 chapters he low-key says he does not have 4 hour work weeks。 It does not seem like Tim Farris actually follows the advice he gives in his book， so it felt like a waste of time even reading this if I'm being honest。 3。5 stars。 。。。more
Rian
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Don’t read again
WeiLe
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I'm so glad I got this book on sale。 I did not finish this because I think there's nothing I can gain from reading it。（reading into 30%， started skimming and。。。。 I just can't continue） There are so many other well-written books that teach about business， startup and productivity。 I'm so glad I got this book on sale。 I did not finish this because I think there's nothing I can gain from reading it。（reading into 30%， started skimming and。。。。 I just can't continue） There are so many other well-written books that teach about business， startup and productivity。 。。。more
Rajesh Sadafule
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Excellent
Lavana
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No wonder this book is famous。 Many of the ideas are new， innovative and immensely productive if applied skillfully。 Outsourcing work， was the one that hit me to keep going with the book。 Very motivational， full of ideas， a must read for all the productive freaks like me。
Ker Blah
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So this is all new to me。 Am a learner and the ideas are radical。 But I can the possibility of a 4 hour workweek happening。 My only peeved is how to make this book relevant for someone like me - from one of the remotest part in the world， located in a third world country。 There is a lot of research that I have to figure out on my own
Thùy Trang
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The author helps me be more calm and productive in my life。 If there is anything that need to improved， I think he should write more about how to be flexible with time especially those who have no other way but to join the system like those who have to make ends meet in developing countries。
Ankush Arora
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Read it for the productivity tips。。
Bryce Bender
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I've been listening to Tim Ferriss' podcast for a while， but this was my first time reading his signature book。 This book honestly reads like an instruction manual。 Tim gives specific steps， resources， and metrics to follow。 I listened to the audio book， but I'm thinking about buying a paperback version just to have access to this。 I don't agree with all of Tim's conclusions， and have a pretty big issue with his recommendation to work remote so that you don't have to put in as many hours。 Noneth I've been listening to Tim Ferriss' podcast for a while， but this was my first time reading his signature book。 This book honestly reads like an instruction manual。 Tim gives specific steps， resources， and metrics to follow。 I listened to the audio book， but I'm thinking about buying a paperback version just to have access to this。 I don't agree with all of Tim's conclusions， and have a pretty big issue with his recommendation to work remote so that you don't have to put in as many hours。 Nonetheless， his recommendations for ruthless prioritization and outsourcing of tasks is extremely valuable and something I will use as a reference as I continue my professional career。 。。。more
George Driscoll
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There's some good points in here and I think it's good for people to consider if office 9-5 life is for them。 But there's contradictions in here about giving away money to charity while hiring three unpaid interns to manage the promotion of your new book。 Also there's some 'bro' language in here about picking up '10s' at the bar which need not be in here。 The discussions of office hacks and how to work remotely still stand true。 But a lot of content in this book is simply outdated， especially di There's some good points in here and I think it's good for people to consider if office 9-5 life is for them。 But there's contradictions in here about giving away money to charity while hiring three unpaid interns to manage the promotion of your new book。 Also there's some 'bro' language in here about picking up '10s' at the bar which need not be in here。 The discussions of office hacks and how to work remotely still stand true。 But a lot of content in this book is simply outdated， especially digital marketing and PR。 Techniques change drastically in the space of two years for example。 Think a lot of people will enjoy the remote work sections of this book post-pandemic but overall not one I'd recommend for most。 。。。more
Khôi Trần
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Many producitivity tips could be used in a life of an multi-business entrepreneur。 I found it helpful in many ways especially for this moment of my life。 Good book comes at the right time。 Thanks Ali for the recommendation。
Constant
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Intrigued by the title but feel like it was oversold a fair amount。 Could have easily been 4 hour workday and would be more credible。 But the target audience are people running their own businesses。I found Ferriss' life story and interesting one。 At times I wasn't sure if he graduated Princeton but I did like the class "Drug Dealing For Fun and Profit。"I did enjoy Ferriss' exercises to push readers outside of their comfort zone。 I'd like to experiment with these with our girls。It is interesting Intrigued by the title but feel like it was oversold a fair amount。 Could have easily been 4 hour workday and would be more credible。 But the target audience are people running their own businesses。I found Ferriss' life story and interesting one。 At times I wasn't sure if he graduated Princeton but I did like the class "Drug Dealing For Fun and Profit。"I did enjoy Ferriss' exercises to push readers outside of their comfort zone。 I'd like to experiment with these with our girls。It is interesting a lot of the book is about Liberation （DEAL） which is remote work。 In the age of COVID， this is less of a friction and reinforces much of what he tries to lay out。D is for Definition， E is for Elimination and A is for Automation in the context of one's own business。Again， this is one where the book felt targeted for the masses so was interesting but off the mark most of the time。 I'll spend more time looking through Ferriss' blog to read updated materials。 This book was also published （revised） in 2009。 。。。more
Julia Moore
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Tell me if this isn't the most attractive and soothing-to-the-bones sort of book title。 It was a good read really。 Tell me if this isn't the most attractive and soothing-to-the-bones sort of book title。 It was a good read really。 。。。more
Cátia Madeira
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（Audiolivro）Um livro interessante， que nos dá excelentes dicas para aproveitarmos o nosso tempo， para que sejamos mais eficazes e críticos com aquilo em que gastamos tempo。 Que salienta a importancia de termos disponibilidade para nós e para o que e quem mais amamos。Por outro lado， muitos dos conselhos não são exequíveis para a maioria das pessoas e uma parte das dicas são muito concretas para a realidade americana。 Ainda assim， penso que é um livro que merece ser lido。
Albaciel👼
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Gracias
Shelby Saunders
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I can see where this might be useful to people who work in a traditional office setting。 But this just plainly doesn't apply to a lot of careers。 I work in the engineering field， there are definitely times when it seems like I am wasting away doing remedial things， but other days I'm working 12 hour days to get a project done on time and under budget。 This also applies to working from home。 There are a lot of careers out there where people can't work from home and slack off without their bosses I can see where this might be useful to people who work in a traditional office setting。 But this just plainly doesn't apply to a lot of careers。 I work in the engineering field， there are definitely times when it seems like I am wasting away doing remedial things， but other days I'm working 12 hour days to get a project done on time and under budget。 This also applies to working from home。 There are a lot of careers out there where people can't work from home and slack off without their bosses awareness。 I don't know。 It just seems like another how-to book that doesn't really give you useful， real-world information。 。。。more
Tarunay
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Would give - 1 if i could。 The biggest load of crap I've had the misfortune of reading。 What a waste of time and money。 Would give - 1 if i could。 The biggest load of crap I've had the misfortune of reading。 What a waste of time and money。 。。。more
Hannah
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Life changing read。 I’m about to ACT UP financially & professionally after this one📈📈 amazing entrepreneurial advice， real estate advice， travel advice， and more。 Amazing。
Roberta Martin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Read it。 While not all of us can do quite what that author did， there are great lessons in this book for workaholics， homemakers， and regular Joes。 How to work smarter not harder， how to recognize when you really do NEED that vacation。 The cost of working， and so much more。 Rrad it。 Think on it。 Read it， you will not regret it。
Claire
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There’s a section in this book where Ferriss talks about faking your way to becoming an “expert” so that you can sell your information for profit。 And we’ve all been duped。 This book reeks of white male privilege and encourages lying to your coworkers and superiors rather than being a decent human being。 I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone。
Cristina Mazilu
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Isn't this a book to debate about？From what I gather in the comments section， many people feel perplexed and stuck in the middle when it comes to the idea whether this book is amazing or horrible。 Interestingly enough， I am just as confused and overthrown as most people are。This book does bring some good points by mentioning that we should focus more on ourselves， live the life we want right now， rather than saving up for the future however， this comes as counter point to everything we have been Isn't this a book to debate about？From what I gather in the comments section， many people feel perplexed and stuck in the middle when it comes to the idea whether this book is amazing or horrible。 Interestingly enough， I am just as confused and overthrown as most people are。This book does bring some good points by mentioning that we should focus more on ourselves， live the life we want right now， rather than saving up for the future however， this comes as counter point to everything we have been brought up to believe。 In most cases Tim Ferriss talked about things that simply made no sense， at least in my perspective。 How can you be a great leader， influencer， boss and what not， if you personally choose to ignore all your emails， only answer them once a week， take no responsibility for anything， delegate absolutely everything to people across the ocean who are badly paid for the job they do， and then traveling the world， with no worries？ Then， he writes a thick ass book about how to become rich and shit like that。 Literally， the only good thing that I took from this book is the 20/20/20 rule。 It basically means waking up 1 hour earlier than usual， spending 20 minutes on physical exercise， 20 minutes on reflections and journaling and the last 20 minutes on personal growth。 This idea is great even though I do not find it practical or applicable to my own life。 Other than that， it's a thick book about how to keep the name of a boos while making everyone else around you work like bees and you enjoy your life and the money your bees bring into your pocket。 Oh wait， did I mention he thinks reading is a waste of time？ Very strange coming from a person who wrote a 300+ page book。 。。。more
Ryan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The book aged well。
John Pannebaker
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Read the 2008 edition。 I'm sure he'd go back in and rewrite whole chunks of this book， especially on remote work。 Wasn't expecting the entire thing to be about starting and automating your own business or side hustle。 Not quite as practical as I had hoped， but the email batching and personal challenges were very helpful。 Tim also channels his inner Marie Kondo well before she was cool， or even known。 Read the 2008 edition。 I'm sure he'd go back in and rewrite whole chunks of this book， especially on remote work。 Wasn't expecting the entire thing to be about starting and automating your own business or side hustle。 Not quite as practical as I had hoped， but the email batching and personal challenges were very helpful。 Tim also channels his inner Marie Kondo well before she was cool， or even known。 。。。more
Mandy Wultsch
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This book walks the reader， step by step， through how to set up an internet based business selling items and services and how to automate your life around making enough money from your business ventures to live comfortably off of them。 If you are like me and have nothing to sell， no ideas， it can be hard to put into practice， but I am brainstorming ideas and will try one or two just to give it a shot。You will also find instructions in here on how to use a virtual assistant， pack lightly for mini This book walks the reader， step by step， through how to set up an internet based business selling items and services and how to automate your life around making enough money from your business ventures to live comfortably off of them。 If you are like me and have nothing to sell， no ideas， it can be hard to put into practice， but I am brainstorming ideas and will try one or two just to give it a shot。You will also find instructions in here on how to use a virtual assistant， pack lightly for mini-retirement trips， and how to invest。 I recommend this book for anyone who wants to live a carefree and Bohemian lifestyle， or just dreams of ditching the 9 to 5 job and trying something different。 。。。more
Simon Giroux
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Loved it full of information
Jose Reis
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This is a great book。。。 if you are an US Citizen ONLY。
Mykola Parkhomenko
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Reading is easy and enjoyable， but application into practice should be done with big care。 It might back fire。
Britt Any
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It's a great book and， oddly， one that I'll keep on my shelf despite my 3 star review。 The 3 stars is because my mind was unable to stay engrossed in the writing。 The content - great - its self-help， entrepreneur-based， etc， etc。 But the narration kept interrupting my investment in the book as it had me asking 'how old was he when he wrote this？' It's a great book and， oddly， one that I'll keep on my shelf despite my 3 star review。 The 3 stars is because my mind was unable to stay engrossed in the writing。 The content - great - its self-help， entrepreneur-based， etc， etc。 But the narration kept interrupting my investment in the book as it had me asking 'how old was he when he wrote this？' 。。。more
Phoebe
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