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 | Great to build entusiasm ...

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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 759 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Can It Be Replicated?

I like the ideas in this book alot. There are lots of thoughtful suggestions especially in time management. I don't know if anyone can duplicate the author's success though as most of his accomplishments are due to his tenacious approach to living which is admirable.

Great to build entusiasm ...

I loved reading this book.

I, too, dream of renting villas in Tuscany, living out my dreams in foreign lands, and pulling in ten grand a month.

Not there quite yet.

The author's plan seems very doable, but then there is that marketing element. It's not so easy to sell $10,000 each and every month, automatically, even with a great product.

I tried to market Tiptoeing to Tranquility: The Parable for Finding Safety and Comfort in Dangerous Times, right after reading his The 4-Hour Workweek. To be honest, Wrist Locks: From Protecting Yourself to Becoming an Expert is still a much better seller. (I sort of wished that the author's method would have been 'the answer.')

Still, whenever I need a dose of enthusiasm that it somehow can be accomplished, I give this book a reread. Great fun.

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Not the Panacea it Promises

While I'll concede that there are some good ideas in this book, many of the ideas presented by the author are not realistic for everyone's situation. Sure, many of us would like to be young and single again, without the inflexibility that comes with certain careers or a family. But for the many of us that can't pick up and jump from country to country arbitraging currency prices to get the most bang for one's buck, this book comes across as impractical. However, there are some valuable parts of the book. Among ideas worth considering is Ferriss's strong recommendation that dreams be not put on hold as you toil day in and day out at a job that you don't love waiting for retirement. Other innovative ideas also include the suggestion to outsource daily and mundane tasks at low prices freeing up time to focus on bigger projects or how to cut down on daily emails or meetings while in the office to make your time there as productive as possible. Overall, this book is worth taking a look at, but know that you'll still have to work much more than four hours a week when finishing it.

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