4-godzinny tydzień pracy

4-godzinny tydzień pracy

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  • Author:Timothy Ferriss
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Summary

Zapomnij o starej koncepcji emerytury i całej reszcie planów odkładania życia na później – nie musisz czekać。 Co więcej, jest wiele powodów, by nie czekać, szczególnie w tych nieprzewidywalnych czasach zawirowań gospodarczych。
O czymkolwiek byś nie marzył – ucieczce od wyścigu szczurów, wspaniałych podróżach po świecie, miesięcznym pięciocyfrowym dochodzie bez żadnego zaangażowania lub tylko o pełniejszym życiu, w większym stopniu wolnym od pracy – ta książka jest dla ciebie przewodnikiem。

Pokazuje ona, jak krok po kroku zaprojektować sobie luksusowy styl życia。 Opowiada o tym:
• jak Tim Ferriss przeszedł od dochodu 40 tysięcy dolarów rocznie przy pracy po 80 godzin tygodniowo do 40 tysięcy MIESIĘCZNIE przy pracy po 4 godziny tygodniowo
• jak zlecić obsługę swojego życia zagranicznym wirtualnym asystentom za pięć dolarów na godzinę i robić to, co się chce
• jak najbardziej rozchwytywani artyści podróżują po świecie, nie porzucając swojej pracy
• jak w ciągu 48 godzin wyeliminować 50% swojej pracy, stosując reguły zapomnianego włoskiego ekonomisty
• jak zamienić długotrwale budowaną karierę na krótkie epizody intensywnej pracy z częstymi „miniemeryturami”。

TO NOWE, ROZSZERZONE WYDANIE ZAWIERA:
• ponad pięćdziesiąt praktycznych wskazówek i analiz przypadków podanych przez czytelników (również całe rodziny), którzy podwoili swoje dochody, poradzili sobie z powszechnymi problemami i na nowo odkryli siebie, obierając za punkt wyjścia książkę w jej pierwotnej wersji
• autentyczne wzory, które można kopiować w celu eliminacji e-maili, negocjacji z szefami i klientami lub zdobycia prywatnego kucharza za mniej niż 8 dolarów za posiłek
• wyjaśnienie, jak zasady projektowania stylu życia mogą się sprawdzić w nieprzewidywalnych czasach zawirowań gospodarczych
• najnowsze narzędzia i triki oraz skróty rozwiązań technicznych pozwalających żyć jak dyplomata lub milioner, nie będąc ani jednym, ani drugim。

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Reviews

Seth Goodwin

This is the absolute definition of a challenging book。 The whole topic of this book is to challenge what we believe about a workweek and what it should look like。 While the author of this book lives in ultimate lifestyle, I feel as though a lot of the information in this book is practical to most small-business owners。

Zac

this is hands-down, one of the best business books I have ever read!I recommend this to practically everybody。 100% life-changing。thanks, Ali for recommending this book。

Eleonora De Cillis

4。5/5

Loonnyy

Wth

Risa Christensen

Good read。 Makes you think about work and money differently。 Not real the kind of person that wants to do any of the things listed, but opens the mind to possibilities。

Dot

Now I see why finance bros are obsessed with this (derogatory)。

Maryana Palamar

Багато практичних порад для старту власного бізнесу та подорожей。

Ramses Miramontes

Explica diferentes maneras de hacer más eficiente el trabajo siempre y cuando se pueda realizar de forma remota。 Un lectura recomendada para emprendedores y personas que quieran viajar mucho。

Paulina Kijowska

Inspite of author’s condescending tone at times this book is the best business book I have read so far。 I can only imagine how revolutionary jt was in 2007。 Some really good insights into time-management, minimalism and entrepreneurship。

Mathiwi

3。5 starsUn livre lu en vacances, et il faut croire que c'était le bon moment。 Comme tous les livres de "développement personnel", il y a des choses à en retirer, mais tout ne sera pas à garder。 J'ai réalisé à la lecture que certaines personnes que j'avais croisée ont clairement dû lire ce livre et en appliquer quelques principes。 A garder : -Les très nombreux outils (souvent gratuits) donné par l'auteur pour monter n'importe quel site ou business-Les calculs sur la valeur de notre temps, le fai 3。5 starsUn livre lu en vacances, et il faut croire que c'était le bon moment。 Comme tous les livres de "développement personnel", il y a des choses à en retirer, mais tout ne sera pas à garder。 J'ai réalisé à la lecture que certaines personnes que j'avais croisée ont clairement dû lire ce livre et en appliquer quelques principes。 A garder : -Les très nombreux outils (souvent gratuits) donné par l'auteur pour monter n'importe quel site ou business-Les calculs sur la valeur de notre temps, le fait de le préserver et d'en dégager le plus possible pour soi。 -Les passages sur la productivité, la règle des 80/20。-Les encouragements à se lancer, tout de suiteMaintenant, pour ce qu'il faut mettre en perspective : Le livre donne une méthode pour exploiter les travers de la société capitaliste。 Basiquement, l'idée est de se dégager du temps en exploitant le travail des autres (gratuitement ou non), de se concentrer sur le plus productif, et créer une boite vendant un produit ou service。 Boite que l'on possèdera mais dans laquelle on mettra le moins possible la main à la patte。 Le temps dégagé + l'argent récolté = une vie de "nouveau riche", dans laquelle il est possible de se lancer dans ses mini-retraites, voyager, consacrer du temps à ses loisirs, l'apprentissage ou encore la philantropie。 Pas besoin d'aller très loin pour imaginer qu'il n'est pas possible que l'intégralité de la population vive de la sorte, puisque quelqu'un doit payer ou être exploité。。。 Questions valeurs et espoirs pour un monde plus juste, on repassera。。。 Aussi, l'auteur possède très très certainement un super bagou ainsi que de belles capacités de commercial, avec des techniques qu'il ne donne pas ;) 。。。more

Claire Gamble

Interesting concepts, and some good tips on working effectively and efficiently, and in a way which works for you。It definitely made me think on how I work, plan my diary, check emails, attend meetings, prioritise and basic skills we are not really taught。

Becky

When I first started reading this, I thought it had to be the worst advice ever。 But as I read, I found little pieces of logic… I’m not an overly risky person, but the book definitely helped me to realize work is a “means to living” not life itself。 Good book for those wanting more of a manageable work-life balance。

Joe DeGraaf

This book was fine。 It is great for those who work in begrudging 9-5 jobs with little interest in their work。 It’s great for people who want to travel the world and think the best in life is vacation, rather than meaningful work。 There are plenty of tools, tips, and practical advice on how to start and run a mostly passive business。 The problem is that you have to come up with a brilliant idea for something to sell, have little in the way of connection and relationship, and want nothing more tha This book was fine。 It is great for those who work in begrudging 9-5 jobs with little interest in their work。 It’s great for people who want to travel the world and think the best in life is vacation, rather than meaningful work。 There are plenty of tools, tips, and practical advice on how to start and run a mostly passive business。 The problem is that you have to come up with a brilliant idea for something to sell, have little in the way of connection and relationship, and want nothing more than to escape。 I would rather find meaningful work, something that serves a deeper purpose, no matter the amount of time I get to spend sitting on a beach。 。。。more

Nishit Raval

Loved it。 This read gave words to the frustration of my routine life which I could not understand。Gave me the necessary thoughts for "The next phase" options。 Loved it。 This read gave words to the frustration of my routine life which I could not understand。Gave me the necessary thoughts for "The next phase" options。 。。。more

Maria Pony

The book has some great ideas on how to automate and be more productive, however, the style of writing was not my cup of tea。 I did not agree especially with the part of emergencies。 Realizing we live in the information age, however, to write。。。。"I don’t respond to emergencies, so the emergencies somehow don't exist or don't dome to me。 " Feels like an ostrich hiding its head。 I had it on my “to read” shelf for a while and remember the hype around it, but there are also other good resources。 Sti The book has some great ideas on how to automate and be more productive, however, the style of writing was not my cup of tea。 I did not agree especially with the part of emergencies。 Realizing we live in the information age, however, to write。。。。"I don’t respond to emergencies, so the emergencies somehow don't exist or don't dome to me。 " Feels like an ostrich hiding its head。 I had it on my “to read” shelf for a while and remember the hype around it, but there are also other good resources。 Still, if you want to start somewhere it is a good book to read。 。。。more

Bic Vasi

Cine este Timothy Ferris? Este un antreprenor, investitor, scriitor si guru american。 In anul 2001 a infiintat BrainQUICKEN, o companie 100% online cu suplimente nutritive pentru sportivi, pe care a vandut-o in anul 2010。 A investit in nenumarate start-upuri si a scris in total 5 carti: 4 ore Saptamana de lucru, 4 ore – Corpul, 4 Hour – Chef, Tribul Mentorilor si Instrumentele Titanilor。“4 ore Saptamana de lucru” o consider foarte valoroasa。 Cu siguranta iti va schimba perceptia asupra anumitor Cine este Timothy Ferris? Este un antreprenor, investitor, scriitor si guru american。 In anul 2001 a infiintat BrainQUICKEN, o companie 100% online cu suplimente nutritive pentru sportivi, pe care a vandut-o in anul 2010。 A investit in nenumarate start-upuri si a scris in total 5 carti: 4 ore Saptamana de lucru, 4 ore – Corpul, 4 Hour – Chef, Tribul Mentorilor si Instrumentele Titanilor。“4 ore Saptamana de lucru” o consider foarte valoroasa。 Cu siguranta iti va schimba perceptia asupra anumitor chestii。 ”4 Ore-Saptamana de lucru” de Timothy Ferris face o treaba excelenta in a-ti explica cum poti sa lucrezi mai putin si sa obtii mai mult。 Autorul considera timpul ca fiind cel mai valoros。Dat fiind, voi lasa cateva principii pe care eu le-am extras din carte:-E mai bine sa detii un business decat sa conduci un business。 Prima iti va darui mult timp liber pe cand a doua iti va consuma tot timpul ( bineinteles ca sa ajungi sa detii un business trebuie mai intai sa-l conduci)。 Astfel te indeamna sa-ti deschizi afaceri care pot fi externalizate, afaceri car pot functiona fara implicarea ta。-Regula 80/20。 80% din incasarile tale probabil vin de la 20% din clienti (in cazul afacerilor)。 Insa aceasta regula se aplica aproape la toate lucrurile din viata。 Concentreaza-te pe acele 20% lucruri care conteaza cu adevarat。 Nu-ti pierde timpul cu clientii problematici。Citeste intreaga recenzie aici: https://www。get-inspired。ro/4-ore-sap。。。 。。。more

Marwan Daaji

À lire si le monde de l'entreprenariat vous fait de l'œil。 À lire si le monde de l'entreprenariat vous fait de l'œil。 。。。more

Mohd Anaam

Much knowledgeable

Tony WANG

Now I can see why how this "cult-ish" kind of a book has garnered so much hate surrounding Tim Ferriss。 He really does sound like a sale-man at times and is definitely came across as "guru-ish" kind of a person to me。 Most people either labelled this book as one of the few that changed their life or plain unrealistic and absurd for the concepts Tim preaches。 I consider myself somewhere in the middle。The author often came across as quite ostentatious in the book。I appreciate the following ideas a Now I can see why how this "cult-ish" kind of a book has garnered so much hate surrounding Tim Ferriss。 He really does sound like a sale-man at times and is definitely came across as "guru-ish" kind of a person to me。 Most people either labelled this book as one of the few that changed their life or plain unrealistic and absurd for the concepts Tim preaches。 I consider myself somewhere in the middle。The author often came across as quite ostentatious in the book。I appreciate the following ideas and concepts in the book: 1。 the Deferrers (Old school) vs。 New Rich (NR) comparision - I definitely consider myself in the latter camp。2。 "Emphasize Strengths, Don’t Fix Weaknesses。 - It is far more lucrative and fun to leverage your strengths instead of attempting to fix all the chinks in your armour。"3。 "“Dude, are you turning into the bald fat man in the red BMW convertible?” - The prospect was terrifying enough that we always got our asses and priorities back on trackimmediately。 The worst that could happen wasn’t crashing and burning, it was accepting terminal boredom as a tolerable status quo。"4。 Tim preaches what he calls the D。E。A。L。 method - which stands for define, eliminate, automation and liberation respectively。 Define, to set ambitious goals, define your fears and dreams。 Eliminate, Pareto principle the 80-20 rule (he did not came up with the idea but simply referenced and elaborated in his book)。 Automate, building a system to get the desire result (i。e。 hiring virtual assistants for an Internet biz)。 Liberation, aka freeing yourself by being tied up and set yourself free to other areas for instance travelling etc。To be honest, the author indeed came across as quite arrogant and boastful at times。 He said he often practices his 4-hour work week principle which is outrageous considering the amount of stuff that he is involved in i。e。 his podcast as well as being a fulltime "lifestyle guru"。 Additionally, many of the chapters in this book are outdated most specifically the Eliminate and Automate sections。 But you do get some golden nuggets of advices and motivation for the first and the latter part of certain chapters。 Overall, a 3/5。 。。。more

AnnaScott

Interesting book on evaluating your priorities in regards to work/life balance。 My only real complaint is that the book was about efficiency, but was almost 500 pages。 In my opinion it could have been a good bit shorter without losing any significant content。 I also think it would be interesting if it had been updated, since many of the concepts were based around the technology/economy in 2008。 Overall it was still a worthy read。

Beth Melillo

I’ve been making fun of this book for years, so I decided to actually read it。 Initially, I was going to call this nothing more than a collection of hacks。 On further thought, I don’t think that gives it enough credit。 It is an engaging, practical read, with very real suggestions for improving one’s use of time to focus on outputs – not inputs。 You'll learn something, even if you already read a lot of hacks and are a productivity junkie。But I strongly disagree with the worldview that seems to ha I’ve been making fun of this book for years, so I decided to actually read it。 Initially, I was going to call this nothing more than a collection of hacks。 On further thought, I don’t think that gives it enough credit。 It is an engaging, practical read, with very real suggestions for improving one’s use of time to focus on outputs – not inputs。 You'll learn something, even if you already read a lot of hacks and are a productivity junkie。But I strongly disagree with the worldview that seems to have driven Ferriss to write this book - which is that 'work' is meaningless。 While most people use the term ‘work ethic’ to mean “working hard” or “staying late at the office,” a broader and better way to think about ‘work ethic’ is to think of it as holding a view that work has moral benefit, significance, and value。 In short, Tim Ferriss has a very weak ‘work ethic。’ Tim seems to view most of the activity that people spend their time on as “busy work” and has built his book on the premise that most (if not all?) work isn’t very valuable, doesn’t have much significance, and doesn’t have intrinsic benefits。 (It also seems geared toward people who spend their time in cubicles - which。。。 isn't the majority of workers - but I do think he wrote well for his intended audience)。 I have little doubt that were we in a bar, Tim Ferriss and I would quibble over definitions and what really counts as ‘work。’Since his view seems to be that most work has little value - the whole book is designed to help you minimize the amount of time you spend working。 It should help you to delegate, defer, and look for loopholes whenever you can to get out of doing work!Even while disagreeing with his perspective and assumptions (and probably what counts as ‘work'), I can still recognize that his hacks are excellent solutions for minimizing, delegating, and deferring stupid activity that doesn’t result in tangible benefits or output for anyone。 (I loved where he said that reading news and nonfiction is just something that takes up your time! Totally agree – even if I do it!) I particularly appreciated some of his shortcuts for circumventing arbitrary social conventions and rules in order to get ahead (the section on ‘how to become an expert’ was deliciously wry)。 I’m glad I read this – if only to get a few more hacks, but I definitely don’t hold Tim Ferriss’ worldview on work。 。。。more

Saalim Farhmand

I did not like this one。 I was expecting a lot more。 Lots of gimmicks and advertisements。

Evan Jordan

Skimmed through this one again a few weeks ago and was surprised that it now reads more like a requiem for a certain time and place (that has passed) than the pushing the limits, cadgy if cliche piece of mass market fun that it was on publication。 I still like it though, Ferris' youthful energy is worth passing on to someone just starting out。 Skimmed through this one again a few weeks ago and was surprised that it now reads more like a requiem for a certain time and place (that has passed) than the pushing the limits, cadgy if cliche piece of mass market fun that it was on publication。 I still like it though, Ferris' youthful energy is worth passing on to someone just starting out。 。。。more

Abigail Sierra

Pretty much LifechangingReading this really made me rethink my life。 Some of it may need to be disregarded if you don’t use debt but that’s honestly one percent of the book maybe。 The rest is excellent。

Lindsey

There are some really good ideas here。 My biggest takeaway: spend 80% of your time doing the top 20% of your most profitable work。 Don't work just to work。 Automate as much of your business as possible。 Passive income is king。 Live life today。 There are some really good ideas here。 My biggest takeaway: spend 80% of your time doing the top 20% of your most profitable work。 Don't work just to work。 Automate as much of your business as possible。 Passive income is king。 Live life today。 。。。more

Karah Jones

I read this book 5 years ago and never forgot about it because it was the worst advice I have ever heard。 As I’ve grown and learned since reading, I wanted to offer a warning to those that may only read a few books a year and take those few books with great reviews as dogma。 Do not even think about reading this if you read less than 30 books a year。 SERIOUSLY, DO NOT!!!! My first 1 star lol。 While this book had some useful delegation strategies and ideas, the overall thesis was NOT FOR ME! I agr I read this book 5 years ago and never forgot about it because it was the worst advice I have ever heard。 As I’ve grown and learned since reading, I wanted to offer a warning to those that may only read a few books a year and take those few books with great reviews as dogma。 Do not even think about reading this if you read less than 30 books a year。 SERIOUSLY, DO NOT!!!! My first 1 star lol。 While this book had some useful delegation strategies and ideas, the overall thesis was NOT FOR ME! I agree that delegation is crucial in your work, but the delegation the author describes is a way to stay stagnant in your work。 An organization full of people the author persuades you to be is cancer to the company。 In my eyes you delegate lower brain power tasks so that you can move up in your organization to be more valuable to a company by taking on higher brain power tasks。 This book might be good for someone who hates their job, or wants to get fired in a few years。 I don’t think it’s at all applicable to high performers that want to move up in their organization。 There’s no team in I is the thesis of this book。 The only people I see value in reading this book is those that work for a disengaged manager, at a job they dislike, and they have no desire to help their company。 Don’t follow this advice in the book。 Find something you are passionate about。 。。。more

Luca Faiß

Read it! It's that good。 Read it! It's that good。 。。。more

Jessica

I do feel like this book has a lot of great information but I feel like there really needs to be another updated version as still some of this was out of date especially since the pandemic。 I also feel like some of the things discussed weren’t necessarily honest in practice (with essentially scamming your way into being able to work remote) but I can see the why for it since many companies then did think remote was even feasible。 Either way it’s still a good read and now I wanna search for some I do feel like this book has a lot of great information but I feel like there really needs to be another updated version as still some of this was out of date especially since the pandemic。 I also feel like some of the things discussed weren’t necessarily honest in practice (with essentially scamming your way into being able to work remote) but I can see the why for it since many companies then did think remote was even feasible。 Either way it’s still a good read and now I wanna search for some information on how to apply some of the things for the now。 。。。more

Joe

Step 1: D is for DefinitionFerriss argues that the defining feature separating the New Rich from what he refers to as the ‘deferrers’ (i。e。, those saving up all of their money for retirement), is their goals and their philosophies。 He lists a few of the distinctions between these two modes of thinking as follows:Deferrer = I want to work for myselfNew Rich = I want to have others to work for meDeferrer = I want to work whenever I want to New Rich = I prevent work for work’s sake and do the minim Step 1: D is for DefinitionFerriss argues that the defining feature separating the New Rich from what he refers to as the ‘deferrers’ (i。e。, those saving up all of their money for retirement), is their goals and their philosophies。 He lists a few of the distinctions between these two modes of thinking as follows:Deferrer = I want to work for myselfNew Rich = I want to have others to work for meDeferrer = I want to work whenever I want to New Rich = I prevent work for work’s sake and do the minimum to get the maximumDeferrer = I want to retire youngNew Rich = I want to regularly distribute adventures and recovery periods throughout my life。 Inactivity is not the goal, but doing what is exciting isDeferrer = I want to buy all the things I wantNew Rich = I want to do all the things I want to doDeferrer = I want to have a lot of moneyNew Rich = I want to make a lot of money for specific reasons with defined dreamsDeferrer = I want to have moreNew Rich = I want to have more quality and less clutternew richFerriss states that the deferrer’s desire to chase money blindly is foolish。 If you can free up your time and your location, your money is automatically worth three to ten times more, as you are no longer paying rent。 Ferriss chartered private planes over the Andes, enjoyed the finest wines in the world, and lived like a king in a private villa, which all cost less than paying rent in the U。S。 Consequently, Ferriss states that money is multiplied in practical value according to the four W’s:What you doWhen you do itWhere you do itWhom you do it withThis means that an investment banker making $500,000 a year for 80 hours a week, is less “powerful” than a member of the New Rich working 20 hours a week for $40,000, but who has complete freedom over the when, whom, where, and what of their lives。 It’s the ability to choose that is our true power。 The 4-Hour Work Week is all about identifying and creating these options so that you can make more money while working less。Rules that change the rules When the world seems to be defining or solving a problem in a way that continuously creates subpar results, you need to ask yourself: What if you did the opposite? For example, when Ferriss was working in a sales department, he realized that most cold calls didn’t get through to their intended recipient。 So, he decided to only call businesses between 8:00 a。m。 – 8:30 a。m。 and 6:00 p。m。 – 6:30 p。m。 By doing so, he avoided the secretaries。 He also got twice as many meetings as his colleagues who were calling from 9:00 a。m。 – 5:00 p。m。, for an eighth of the time。To be a part of the New Rich, Ferriss offers ten rules that are fundamental to your success:Retirement is the worst-case-scenario insurance。 It rests on the assumption that you are doing something you dislike for the ablest years of your life rather than enjoying those years now。Interest and energy are cyclical。 Alternating between periods of rest and activity is essential。 The New Rich distribute ‘mini-retirements’ throughout their life, instead of hoarding it all for retirement。Less is not laziness。 Despite spending fewer hours in the office, the New Rich produce more meaningful results than a dozen deferrers combined。The timing is never right。 Holding out for the perfect moment to make a decision will rarely come to fruition。 Waiting for ‘someday’ means that you will take your dreams to the grave。Ask for forgiveness, not permission。 People deny things according to their emotions, but they can learn to accept them after the fact。Emphasize strengths。 Don’t fix weaknesses。 By improving your strengths over your weaknesses, you focus on multiplying the results as opposed to incrementally fixing your flaws。When things are done to excess, they often take on the characteristics of their opposites。 Too much and too often of what you want will soon become what you don’t want。Money alone is not the solution。 We often use not having enough money as a scapegoat for not self-reflecting and working out what we want out of life。Relative income is more important than absolute income。 Relative income looks at both money and time, whereas absolute income only looks at money。 The former is how the New Rich assesses their current worth。Distress is bad, eustress is good。 Distress refers to harmful stress that makes you weaker。 Eustress refers to the type of stress that helps you grow。 The New Rich seek out eustress and reject distress。Dodging bulletsUncertainty and the prospect of failure prevent people from trying new things。 Most will choose unhappiness over uncertainty。 Ferriss suggests that if fear is preventing you from making a choice, imagine the worst-case scenario in detail。 Then, work out how you could salvage your life if the worst came to pass。 This is a technique he used when he was unhappily working 15-hour days to run his company and was debating whether he could take a holiday or not。 In the end, he realized that if the worst happened, it wouldn’t be fatal, he would survive, and he would be able to get back on track。 Ferriss offers seven questions to ask yourself to help you overcome your fears:What is your absolute worst-case scenario?What could you do to repair the damage if this came to pass?What are the temporary and permanent outcomes and benefits of more probable scenarios?If you were fired today, how could you take care of your finances?What are you putting off due to fear?What is the cost (emotionally, financially, and physically) of postponing action?What are you waiting for?System resetFerriss states that doing the unrealistic is easier than doing the realistic。 As 99 percent of the world believes they are incapable of achieving greatness, they aim for a mediocre life。 The problem? The level of competition is fiercest amongst those battling to achieve “realistic” goals。 Therefore, there is less competition for bigger goals。 The real challenge is to work out what you want。However, the questions ‘what do you want?’ and ‘what are your goals?’ are flawed, they need to be rephrased。 Ferriss argues that, generally, we make goals because we believe we are chasing happiness。 He thinks this is wrong。 Happiness has become ambiguous through overuse, and while most believe sadness to be the opposite of happiness, Ferriss posits that they are two sides of the same coin。 The real antithesis to happiness is boredom。 Consequently, Ferriss concludes that it’s excitement, which is a better synonym for happiness, and it’s an excitement that you should strive to chase。Thus, the question shouldn’t be ‘what do you want?’ or ‘what are your goals?’ but ‘what excites you?’ To make what excites you your focus, follow this 3-fold process:Shift your goals from ambiguous wants to defined stepsMake your goals unrealistic so that they can be effectiveFocus on activities to fill the vacuum of work once it’s removed, living like a millionaire requires doing interesting things, not just owning thingsStep 2: E is for EliminationFerriss claims that we should forget about time management。 It’s a trap。 You shouldn’t be trying to fill every second with work。 Now that you’ve thought about what you want to do with your time, you’ve got to find a way to create more free time while maintaining or increasing your income。 The key is to remember that what you do is infinitely more important than how you do it。 While efficiency is essential, it’s redundant unless it’s being applied to the right things。tim ferriss quotesFerriss utilizes Pareto’s 80/20 Principle。 The idea is that 80 percent of output will result from 20 percent of input。 This can be applied everywhere, from wealth distribution in society to company profits relative to their products and customers。 With this in mind, Ferriss suggests slowing down and remembering that often, being busy is a form of laziness as it prevents you from thinking。 Being selective in what you do, and even doing less is the path to being productive。 By working out which 20 percent of your sources are causing 80 percent of your problems, and vice versa, you can adjust your life accordingly。In addition to the 80/20 principle, Ferriss utilizes Parkinson’s Law。 This states that the perceived importance of a task will increase in correlation with how much time has been allotted for its completion。 Therefore, you should shorten your work time and limit your projects only to those that are important。 How does this work in combination with the 80/20 Principle? By first identifying the few critical tasks that create the most income (80/20), and then scheduling them in with very short, clear deadlines (Parkinson’s Law)。The low-information dietFerriss suggests that to move forward as part of the New Rich, you must learn to be selectively ignorant。 It’s essential to ignore all information that is irrelevant, unimportant, or unactionable。 Most information is time-consuming and redundant。 You should critically assess what you look at, read, or watch daily and establish whether it’s contributing to your goals。Ferriss offers a 3-step procedure to help you eradicate useless information from your life:Go on a one-week media fast immediately。 This means, no newspapers, magazines, news websites, television, non-fiction books, and unnecessary web surfing。Develop the habit of asking yourself if you will use this information for something that is both immediate and important。Learn when to stop absorbing。 If you’re reading a poorly written article, don’t continue to read it。Interrupting interruption and the art of refusalFerriss defines an interruption as anything that prevents the completion of a critical task, in which there are three principal offenders:Time wastersTime consumersEmpowerment failuresTo prevent interruption from these sources, consider taking the following steps:Create systems that limit your availability and deflect inappropriate interruptions。 This could mean replacing a meeting with a concise email。Batch activities to limit costs and to create more time。 Set autonomous rules with regular reviews of results。 This prevents creating a decision bottleneck。Step 3: A is for AutomationSome of the most critical skills necessary for becoming a member of the New Rich are learning how to communicate and to manage remotely。 To get used to this idea, Ferriss suggests hiring a digital assistant to practice giving other people orders。 An essential facet of being a member of the New Rich is learning how to replace yourself within a system。 However, Ferriss is also keen to highlight the dark side of delegation。 Unless a task is well-defined and vital, he states that no one should do it。 Eliminate before you delegate。 This means never automating something that could otherwise be eliminated, and never delegate something that could be automated。 To get to grips with the idea of automating your life, Ferriss suggests the following:Hire an assistant—even if you don’t need oneStart small but think big。 This means looking at what’s been on your to-do list for the longest time, examining what causes you the most frustration or boredom, and delegating these tasksIdentify your five top time-consuming, non-work tasks, and five personal tasks you could assign, just for the fun of itKeep in sync by using scheduling and calendarsfour hour work week quotesHow to work 4 hours a week To only work 4 hours a week and to become a member of the New Rich, the key isn’t to run a business。 It’s to own a business and spend no time on it。 How to do that? Outsourcing。 To get the ball rolling, Ferriss states that your business should adhere to the following:– The target product can’t cost more than $500 to test– It must be able to be automatized within four weeks– When established, it can’t require more than one day per week of managementFrom here, Ferriss provides a step-by-step process for identifying a potential business model that could work for you:Pick an affordable niche market。 Don’t create a product then go looking for your customers。 First, find a market and identify your customers, then develop a product for them。 To be successful, you should be a member of your target market。 This makes the process significantly easier。Brainstorm (and don’t invest in) products。 Choose two industries that you’re familiar with that both have their own magazines where a full-page advert costs $5000 or less。 Now brainstorm ideas for products that could be effectively advertised in both these magazines。 The product should cost between $50 and $200, shouldn’t take more than three to four weeks to produce, and should come accompanied with a thorough online FAQ。 Then choose whether you want to either resell a product, license a product, or create a product。Then micro-test your products。 Micro-testing uses cheap advertisements to test if there is a demand for your product before manufacturing it。 Do this by assessing the competition and creating a more engaging offer than them。 Then test the offer using short advertising campaigns before deciding which of your potential product ideas to back。Once you have a product that sells, it’s time to automate it。 The architecture of your business needs to ensure that you’re out of the information flow, instead of at the top of it。 To do this, contract outsourcing companies as opposed to freelancers and ensure that all of your outsourcers communicate with each other to solve problems。Assess the value of each customer。 Identify those customers who spend the least and yet ask for the most (i。e。, adhering to the 80/20 rule) and cut them out。 They cost far more time than they are worth。 Those customers you do keep on, treat well, as if they were in an exclusive club。four hour work week bookStep 4: L is for LiberationIf you are currently an employee for a company and you want to enjoy the unrestricted remote living of the New Rich, there are a few things you can do:Increase your employer’s investment in you。 This could mean asking for the company to fund you through a training course。 The psychology behind this is that the more a company invests in you, the greater the loss if you quit。Prove increased output when out of office。 You could call in sick for two days but then work from home, doubling your work output and creating tangible proof of your efforts to show your employers how well you work when not in the office。Prepare the quantifiable business benefit。 This means creating a bullet point list that showcases how much more you achieve when not in the office。Propose a remote working trial period。 This could start at one-day-per-week。From here, gradually increase your remote working time。 Do so by ensuring that your remote working days are your most productive then set a meeting with your employer to discuss the results。Beyond repair – killing your jobSome jobs, however, are simply not worth salvaging。 Just because you may have invested a lot of time into a job, doesn’t make it a worthwhile venture。 However, as discussed earlier, it’s fear that prevents people from making the leap。 Here are four of the most common fears when thinking about quitting a job, and Ferriss’ rebuff to each of them:Quitting is permanent: This is a lie。 It’s always possible to pick up your chosen career path with a different company at a later date。I won’t be able to pay the bills: Yes, you will。 If you can get a new stream of income before you quit your job, great, if you don’t, it isn’t hard to eliminate most of your expenses temporarily and live off your savings for a short while。 Health insurance and retirement funds will cease if I quit: This is false。 Do some research and transfer your 401(k) or similar to another company。It will ruin my resume: False。 Just get creative with your CV。 Plus, if you quit to do something interesting, this will often make you more attractive to employers in the long run。Mini-retirements—embracing the mobile lifestyleAfter turning a three-month vacation into a 15-month trip, Ferriss asked himself, “why not take the usual 20-30 year retirement and redistribute it throughout life instead of saving it all for the end?” Consequently, Ferriss suggests that instead of engaging in binge travel (which most people working 40-hour a week jobs do when they get vacation time), that you go on several mini-retirements, which means relocating to another place for six months。 By doing so, you will not escape your life as such but will re-examine it。To get used to the idea of a mini-retirement, you first need to unshackle yourself from the materialism and comparative mindset that is integral to a speed- and size-obsessed culture。 In his experience, Ferriss says that it takes around three months to unplug from these obsolete ways of thinking before becoming aware of just how much time is spent distracting yourself by being in constant motion。When it comes to financing your mini-retirements, your level of luxury is limited only by your level of creativity。 When you compare living expenses in a different country to the amount you are currently paying, like Ferriss, you may realize that living abroad could save you money。 What’s more, before going away, it’s an excellent excuse to declutter your life from all its unnecessary belongings。 This is the perfect time to use the 80/20 rule to ask yourself: What are the 20 percent of your belongings that you use 80 percent of the time, and vice versa? Then get rid of the excess。mini-retirement tim ferrissFilling the void—adding life after subtracting workIt’s not uncommon that once you arrive on your mini-retirement, a gaping void engulfs you where you would otherwise have been busy distracting yourself with work。 This frequently happens to those who retire, and it is what happened to Ferriss on his inaugural mini-retirement。 The first thing to do is not to freak out as this is normal。 The more goal-orientated you are, the more challenging this transition is going to be。 In addition, you may also find yourself suffering from social-isolation。In the absence of an external focus, the mind turns inwards and can create more problems to solve than necessary。 However, if you find a focus or a goal, these problems can dissipate。 If you find yourself mulling over existential questions without being able to get yourself out of a rut, Ferriss suggests asking yourself two things:Have you given each term in this question a specific definition and meaning?Will the answer to this question be acted upon to improve your life?Consequently, if you can neither define it or act upon it, you should forget about it。 。。。more

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I feel like it's a little outdated now (the biz ideas) but the life philosophy behind the book is still worth absorbing and finding how you can make it work for you。 Prior to writing this, I read a comment that said that Tim is a privileged white man and I did think that while reading it but I considered it an insight into how they think and how I can take advantage of that insight and make it work for me (Asian woman)。 So thanks for giving me an insight into your thoughts, Tim。 I feel like it's a little outdated now (the biz ideas) but the life philosophy behind the book is still worth absorbing and finding how you can make it work for you。 Prior to writing this, I read a comment that said that Tim is a privileged white man and I did think that while reading it but I considered it an insight into how they think and how I can take advantage of that insight and make it work for me (Asian woman)。 So thanks for giving me an insight into your thoughts, Tim。 。。。more