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The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich [Paperback]

Timothy Ferriss
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6 Jan 2011

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.


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Product details

  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Vermilion; 2011 Edition edition (6 Jan 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0091929113
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091929114
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.5 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"It's about time this book was written. It is a long-overdue manifesto for the mobile lifestyle, and Tim Ferriss is the ideal ambassador. This will be huge" (Jack Canfield, co-creator Chicken Soup for the Soul )

"The book that has caught the imagination of overworked America" (Sunday Telegraph )

"This is a whole new ball game. Highly recommended." (Dr. Stewart D. Friedman, Adviser To Jack Welch And Former Vice President Al Gore On Work/Family Issues, Director Of The Work/Life Integration Project, The Wharton School, University Of Pennsylvania )

"

Stunning and amazing. From mini-retirements to outsourcing your life,

it's all here. Whether you're a wage slave or a Fortune 500 CEO, this

book will change your life!

" (Phil Town, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Of "Rule #1 )

"The 4-Hour Workweek is a new way of solving a very old problem: just how can we work to live and prevent our lives from being all about work? A world of infinite options awaits those who would read this book and be inspired by it!" (Michael E. Gerber, Founder & Chairman Of E-Myth Worldwide And The World's #1 Small Business Guru )

Book Description

A new, updated and expanded edition of this New York Times bestseller about reconstructing your life so that it's not all about work

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58 of 61 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Escape From Tony Robbins Island 13 Jun 2011
By Charles Vasey TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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For the average Brit the American style of self-help books has a number of things that grate: the need to name-drop, the appeal to authority, the need to portray oneself as wildly successful now but previously being close to defeat. This book has these in spades. It is also in parts rather disjointed and the author is fundamentally someone many of us would wish to avoid (always assuming we could get through his maze of limited access measures). Additionally, the methodology by which one hits this status of New Rich is simply not attainable by any but a very small part of a very small part of the readership.

However, there is also a lot of value here if you can make it through another tale of the author's life and career.

Firstly, his model as to how you should prioritise yourself and how you should execute your tasks is a strong one. It applies whether you are an International Man Of Mystery like the author, or a wage-slave contemplating a list of tasks at Amalgamated Consolidated. It is essentially the Brian Tracy approach but you will benefit from it if you follow it.

Secondly, his approach to business planning is strong, essentially because he lacks the limitation of a vocation. Ferriss is in the business of business, to him it is a means to an end , and he therefore sees things clearly and dispassionately. He is thus uniquely fitted to a model of selling goods anonymously. You may be a true believer in what you do, and you may be delivering a service, but you can still benefit from him.
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56 of 60 people found the following review helpful
By Neil
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love the idea of rejecting the "deferred life plan". The concept that one should pursue one's dreams and ambitions whilst still young enough, vital enough and financed enough to do so. These dreams should not be "deferred" to the time in life when we are becoming more infirm, more reliant and less energetic. So, the concept of the book is a noble one but the means prescribed in the substance of the book are deeply flawed. There are some nuggets of wisdom, but they seem to be deeply buried amongst pages and pages of checklists, references and resources that would take the space of a full time job just to review. Ferris's magic formula seems so saturated in heuristics that it beggars belief that he himself applies it in his own life. There are contradictions (travel with a laptop or don't travel with a laptop), there are poor recommendations (use easyjet and ryannair for cheap flights in the UK and Europe) and there seems to be an underlying assumption that everyone's dream is to travel the world and learn languages. There is an almost fetishistic leaning towards Argentina both in Ferris's own version of escaping the 9-5 but also in the case studies of his readers. Oh and by the way if he can't find a decent meal for 20 USD in London, he's not doing London right. There are some good resources (among the endless lists of website referrals) and there are times during the reading of the book that ideas get stimulated in the reader. Whether escaping the 9-5 is the aim or just freeing up more time in one's busy life, the material in the book could be used as a resource but it ultimately depends on the energy, determination and clear sense of direction that already exists within the reader. I guess the one lesson not covered in the book is that if you really want to make a ton of cash in order to swan around the world and ditch your day job then you need to write a book with a catchy title that taps in to the hopes and desires of the masses - I personally need to stop getting fooled by titles like this.
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Full of great ideas 26 Mar 2010
Format:Hardcover
I was told about this book as it seems I was already living a little like the author ie home working, working from abroad etc however on reading it I was far from a 4 hour working week! The ideas in this book would be difficult for most people to follow in full but even if you took some of them, you could drastically save time and use it for yourself. Many of the websites are for US use as are many of the analogies and examples however if you get the general idea and use google to find UK equivalent services, then you can gain a lot. So since reading this I have outsourced to india, I have an administrator in ireland and I use a variety of free IT services to make my life easier. So read this book. Im off to the gym and for a coffee.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 4 hour week works
Great book, all advice made so simple and I have used it every day, so thank you so much. Great.
Published 4 days ago by CRL Cary
5.0 out of 5 stars all time great book for Lifestyle Design
This is one of those first reads when you are aiming to change/design your life. Tim Ferris gives you the tools you need to visualize, design and structure a work+personal life you... Read more
Published 13 days ago by Sean
5.0 out of 5 stars Every budding entrepreneur should read this!
One of the best business books out there for people who want to live and work anywhere they please. The great news is, that with some hard work and planning, it's easier than ever... Read more
Published 23 days ago by Jp
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good indeed
Tim Ferriss is a fascinating and intriguing bloke.

I liked the book a great deal. It contains many insights into why have allowed ourselves to put up with less of a life... Read more
Published 24 days ago by Mt N. Holmes
1.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly shallow and vacuous
The only way to achieve what he suggests is to write this book. You have to admire his "Brass neck" for writing this, and his ability to get it published. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Des
5.0 out of 5 stars Get it. Read it. Change your life.
I was recommended this book by two different people who had both changed their lives and their incomes as a result. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Liz
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, challenges & questions convention
Result orientated and definitive ideas for change, however one may question how sustainable all of this is in the long term? Read more
Published 2 months ago by naatjie
5.0 out of 5 stars Changed my life, but get a digest version!
Six months after reading this book I found myself earning more money, working from home and having most of my day free to do as I please. Read more
Published 2 months ago by z_craven
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Whilst some reviews have poo pooed the ideas highlighted in Timothy Ferris' updated book, I think they are missing the point. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Win T
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book but not for everyone
I bought the book because I saw a friend reading it a few years ago. She decided that she will become an entrepreneur instead of working as an employee. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Eva
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