The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

Crown, 2007, Hardcover

Product Description

What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask this
controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:
“I race motorcycles in Europe.”
“I ski in the Andes.”
“I scuba dive in Panama.”
“I dance tango in Buenos Aires.”
He has spent more than five years learning the secrets of the New Rich, a fast-growing subculture who has abandoned the “deferred-life plan” and instead mastered the new currencies—time and mobility—to create luxury lifestyles in the here and now.

Whether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:
• 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 freuent "mini-retirements"
• What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative income
• How to train your boss to value performance over presence, or kill your job (or company) if it’s beyond repair
• What automated cash-flow “muses” are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks
• How to cultivate selective ignorance—and create time—with a low-information diet
• What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs are
• How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50–80% off
• How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office
You can have it all—really.

Product Details

Title: The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Sales Rank: 54 in Books
Author: Timothy Ferriss
Publisher: Crown, 2007-04-24, Hardcover, 320 pages, ISBN: 0307353133
Package Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches, 0.9 pounds

Customer Reviews

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. More reviews

Great Read, wish this was available years ago: Love the way its written, straight to the point, no messing around.
Great information.
Ive recommended it to my friends who are stuck in 9 to 5
Pete
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You're going to wonder why I gave it four stars, but here goes:: If you're a doctor or lawyer, forget it.
If you're a nurse or a bus driver, this isn't for you.
If you do manual labor, don't even bother picking up this book.
Manager at a retail store? HAHAHA think again.
Elected official? Well, they don't really do much work anyway, LOL
As you may have gleaned… More reviews

Success Both Professional and Personal!: Every entrepreneur, business owner or any professional of any kind should read this book. As a companion to my own book, "The Expert's Edge," it will put the whole picture together.... success that is both professional and personal! More reviews

Outside the box: I have read many books that promised "The Holy Grail", and I had not expected all that much when I started this one. However, I was surprised to see that I really liked the approach. The suggestions were creative, sound, without any pressure to purchase more from the author to be successful.
I particularly liked his notion that… More reviews