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| The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich | 
 enlarge | Author: Timothy Ferriss
Publisher: Crown
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (736 reviews)
Sales Rank: 45
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 0307353133
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.1
EAN: 9780307353139
ASIN: 0307353133
Publication Date: April 24, 2007
Release Date: April 24, 2007
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 4 hour working week August 30, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Tim ferris rocks. I wanta life like his and this bok wiill deliver it. Good bye 9-5 come onn life sustainability.
A page turning winner....we are seeing results. August 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There sure are a lot of complainers who are slamming this book. It is impossible for some people to think differently they cannot help it they are programmed to only believe one way. If this sounds like you then you should not buy this book.
This book encourages us to think differently. I read the book with an open mind. The book in a winner. Ok the author has a ego but you can choose to ignore it.
The suggestion to avoid all news is a sound idea. It has helped me get into an innovative groove. I must admit that I have come up with several viable ideas.
I have a friend who is disabled and she needed to find a job. After reading this book it dawned on me on how she could make a living that equaled or exceeded her corporate job. She is thrilled with my idea and so his her family.
I recommend that you read this book with an open mind and take what you can use. My husband and I are grateful to the author because this book has helped us expand our horizons and we are not waiting for retirement to savor life. More important is that my friend has a good future.
Don't Be Embarrassed, If the Title Interests You, Read It August 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book's title is provocative on purpose, but Ferriss delivers excellent ideas about life and work. You don't have to agree with everything he says, and you don't have to implement all his suggestions to benefit. For me, the point of the book is to look at your work differently. When you do that, you can make different decisions that will benefit you, as opposed to the instinctive "work, get promoted, retire" plan.
Examples: 1. I was trying to get a management job, to get more money and more power in my company. Now I realize that job would decrease my hourly pay and limit my ability to enjoy life. 2. I want to move to a different city, but fear moving my family, cutting roots, only to get to the new place and realize it was a mistake. Now I'm planning to rent a house in the new city and go live for two weeks or more, doing my job as I normally do. My family will know if they like living there, and my boss's experience of my services will not change.
Is this book for everyone? No book is for everyone. However, most of us have to work and most of us would rather be doing something else. If Ferriss's ideas sound good to you, but you can't implement them now, you can move toward a position where you can implement them. He's realistic about this. He lays out methods for training yourself to work remotely, as well as a detailed plan for negotiating with your boss.
I can't validate all of Tim Ferriss's claims, but I can confirm that some of what he recommends in this book IS POSSIBLE. I'm doing it, and I'm not an internet millionaire or an ivy-league graduate.
I recommend the print version, rather than the audiobook, because of all the URLs he includes for further study. You may want to check out Ferriss's talk at Google, on YouTube. He addresses some of the ethical and moral objections people bring up in the negative reviews here.
I Bought It Twice! August 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I liked it so much I bought both the audio and print versions. I have already begun putting it to use and have gotten tremendous value for a very small investment. I tell everyone they have to read this book!
Much Needed for Most of America August 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have almost nothing but praise for this book. My copy is wearing out. This book is excellent and well written, but very easy reading. Tim has led an exciting life and has a ton of passion to see others buy into his way of life. Many of the tips are not just practical and time-honored, but Tim gives step-by-step details of how to achieve what he has achieved. Good stuff, solid "self-help" type of material.
Now the criticism. The section on Automation, which is key to the whole New Rich lifestyle, may lead some people to become disillusioned because it is not as easy as it seems from the book. That said, Tim is the only person out there that gives step-by-step product testing which has been quite effective in helping to narrow some product/service ideas. I have also used them in my 9-5 job to help narrow my marketing focus.
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