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    The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, With Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content.

    By Timothy Ferriss

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    The New York Times bestselling author of The 4-Hour Body shows readers how to live more and work less, now with more than 100 pages of new, cutting-edge content.

    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, or earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, The 4-Hour Workweek is the blueprint.

    This step-by-step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches:
    • How Tim went from $40,000 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”

    The new expanded edition of Tim Ferriss’ The 4-Hour Workweek includes:
    • More than 50 practical tips and case studies from readers (including families) who have doubled income, overcome common sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book as a starting point
    • Real-world templates you can copy for eliminating e-mail, negotiating with bosses and clients, or getting a private chef for less than $8 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
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateDec 15, 2009
    ISBN9780307591166
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    The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, With Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content.
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    Timothy Ferriss

    TIM FERRISS has been called “a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk” by The New York Times. He is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of four #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, and Tools of Titans. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 200 million downloads and been selected for “Best of iTunes” three years running.

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    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book for the practical insights it gave me into the world of product creation, marketing and distribution. I found it to be more practical than the other business books I've read.
    • 4/5
      I haven't finished this book, but I've found a lot of good, practical advice on how to manage my time more effectively in the part I have read. He has some great suggestions for getting control of email and phone call distractions, which I am planning to put into action. He also has a game plan, which he shares, for creating an income stream that will allow you to make money without being chained to a desk. That's as far as I've gotten, so I can't tell you that I've put his ideas to work and that they've changed my life. I can tell you that I rarely read this kind of book but that I picked it up because it seemed to be full of really usable ideas and I have not been disappointed.
    • 4/5
      I enjoy how Tim Ferris gets me to think differently and see things from another perspective. This book was no exception. There were parts that I didn't find personally applicable, but I really like how he gets you to think about being more efficient and the concept of mini-retirements (I'm actually kind of doing one of those now). He has a lot of tips and how-to's to help you reach your goals. If you're looking to come at some work issues from another direction, this book may just spark the thinking you need.I started this book as an eBook and finished it as an audio book. I should have just bought a hard copy. It was odd listening to the lists of resources contained in this book (reading URLs out loud). I also feel like I want to reference certain resources in the book periodically as I try to improve some things in my work habits, and a hard copy would make this easier.
    • 5/5
      The book is not about cutting your workday in half but optimizing what you do with your time. Ferriss is his own lab rat experimenting with life and health to optimize results with a "minimal effective dose" of effort. His first book challenges the conventional view of the workday and how society defines success. Some ideas may seem quaint now because so many bloggers and thought leaders in social media have been greatly influenced by his work. The book is a guide to hacking work and life to optimize personal output and learning capability.

      His other works, The 4-Hour Body and The 4-Hour Chef continue the lifehacking philosophy of health and learning respectively (4HC is not a cookbook but a book about optimal learning while learning about food and cooking). The great value of 4HWW is the way "work" is broken apart and analyzed and, hopefully, reassembled into something better.
    • 3/5
      Frequently when I review audio books, particular nonfiction ones, I recommend that if you are interested in the topic to get the dead tree version instead. This could never be so true as with the 4 hour work week. Not only, as usal, would it be helpful to easlily reference what is discussed, but more importantly it is incredible annoying with the reader actually READS full web URLs. ech-tee-tee-pee-colon-forward-slash-forward-slash, etc. The content, however, seems solid, if sometimes seeming unethical, but then again it can be no more unethical than reviewing a book while at work. We all waste lots of time at work. There is no reason to do so in this day in age. From time management techniques, why I got this book, to ways to automatize your entire business and start your own company, this book has something for everyone. I do highly recommend and will be looking to get a copy myself .
    • 3/5
      Lots of spirit for shaping one's life based on working hard, then taking time off. Interesting look at the lessons learned by the author while building successful online sales sites.
    • 5/5
      WOW!

      I don't know how I can possibly explain this book without getting into what will sound like hyperbole.

      Let me first explain why I read it - It was a free audio book lying out on a table in the library. I was feeling particularly overwhelmed and frustrated - especially regarding my profession (public school teacher) that day, so the title appealed to me. Plus - the price was right up my alley!

      To be honest, I expected to hear a lot of "bumpersticker-bullshit" early on and figured I'd quit after the first 15 minutes.

      It was like nothing I've heard/read before.

      Ferris gets into DETAIL. SPECIFICALLY explaining how to get away from the grind.

      Ferris also speaks from experience - he's done and is doing what he teaches in the book and is more than happy to share his methods.

      You want the quickie summary? Here it is - think of your time as money. Are you living the life you want? Are you maximizing your talents? We are ALL very good at something - why not get paid to do it? Why not LIVE YOUR LIFE?

      Oops - there I go - getting excited and over the top - so let me bring it back to a plain closer to the average reality.

      If anything, this book will cause you to RADICALLY re-think what you do with your time every day, what things you have and activities you engage in that are not helping you succeed - and taking away from precious TIME you should be spending with family, friends, and doing what you love.

      And yes - we all have excuses why we can't make changes right now. Ferris confronts all of them and dissects and destroys them all.

      Get this book.
    • 4/5
      Believable? Yes I can see how all of the information taken seriously you could end up doing exactly as he states and be working a four hour work week. Many naysayers may state otherwise, but you have to have a drive and commitment in yourself before you can finally take that leap. I may not have that drive currently, but if the opportunities present themselves then ill have Tim Ferriss' book to look at for guidance and proceeding to the next step. He's included numerous excellent resources and information to also look into so this book is just a cornerstone to achieving your dreams.
    • 4/5
      Believable? Yes I can see how all of the information taken seriously you could end up doing exactly as he states and be working a four hour work week. Many naysayers may state otherwise, but you have to have a drive and commitment in yourself before you can finally take that leap. I may not have that drive currently, but if the opportunities present themselves then ill have Tim Ferriss' book to look at for guidance and proceeding to the next step. He's included numerous excellent resources and information to also look into so this book is just a cornerstone to achieving your dreams.
    • 1/5
      I tried reading this book. I really did. But I just couldn't go on after he went on about how he won some Chinese kickboxing tournament by basically cheating without technically breaking any rules (my eyes are still rolling over this one). The kicker is that he presents this to the reader with great pride, as if this were behavior that decent people should actually emulate. Really? I'm supposed to want to be like this guy? Sorry. Whatever it is that Tim Ferriss is selling, I want no part of it.
    • 4/5
      Let me begin this review by stating that, based on it's title, I avoided this book like the plague and turned my nose up at it snobbishly for months. I was certain that it was absolute crap of the worst self-help kind.During a recent conference, I stopped at the local B&N to have a coffee and thumb through some books. I bought this one and Your Money and Your Brain by Jason Zweig. Needless to say, my opinion had changed.The 4-Hour Workweek is a how-to manual for helping you unchain yourself from your desk, automate your cash flow so that you can work only four hours per week, and use your newly found time for whatever it is in life that truly makes you happy (the book focuses on using this time for travel). "Impossible!", you say. I would argue that it isn't impossible but it is difficult. Personally speaking, I believe in Ferriss' approach. That being said, I limited my rating to 4* because I fear that he made it sound easier than it actually is.Ferriss takes you through the process in four sections: "D is for Definition", "E is for Elimination", "A is for Automation", and "L is for Liberation". "D is for Definition" describes why you'd want to stop coming to work everyday (not too difficult, right?) and frames the barriers/obstacles you will face in making this change (e.g. fear, motivational paralysis, your engrained perceptions of "the way it should be"). It provides practical ways to overcome these obstacles. I really enjoyed this section. For me, it was a reminder of what's important in life."E is for Elimination" works to change the reader's focus from managing your time to living the Pareto Principle. This principle states that we get 80% of our results from 20% of our work. So, Ferriss guides you through eliminating the wasteful 80% so we can focus on the fruitful 20%. While this is a great section, and worth the cost of the book in itself, there are pieces that I found to be easier said than done. For example, he talks about avoiding meetings and ways to go about that. With my micromanaging CEO, that would not be tolerated. He counters these situations by suggesting that it may be time to fire your boss/company. He may be right... That being said, I've found some of his other examples such as e-mail processing to be extremely helpful already."A is for Automation" helps you to identify new business opportunities and how you can test market your ideas for less than $500. Once you've found your idea that will produce cash flow, this walks you through putting this business on autopilot so that you don't become the workaholic entrepreneur. This is a great section but it's again made to sound easier than it actually is. I think it can be done - and I plan to try - but I don't expect it to be as simple as it's made to sound."L is for Liberation" tells you how to create a lifestyle of mobility so that you can travel or do whatever it is that makes you happy. Ferriss does provide ways to overcome the "but I have children" barrier (which was my first reaction). More importantly, your liberation doesn't have to be travel but he spends a good deal of time on that topic. As a person who loves to travel and someone who dreams of owning more of my time, I thought this section was wonderful.I know, I know. It's too good to be true and must be bullshit. Don't be so hasty. While you may not subscribe to everything Ferriss lays out, you'll almost certainly take a few tips and principles from the book that make it worth twice what you'll pay to get it. I believe the book is terrific and I would highly recommend it. If you're skeptical, pick it up in your bookstore and skim it. You'll find yourself going home with it. I read it in two days. If I'd had more free time (read: irony), I'd have finished it in one. I plan to re-read it before the year's out. I've already implemented many of the "Elimination" suggestions. In 2008, I plan on using it to find my "Liberation". Wish me luck.
    • 4/5
      He's got some very interesting tips in here about setting your priorities in life, eliminating the garbage, and getting your work life so that it's not all you are living for. However, his focus is very much on the travel-the-world idea, which is not my cup of tea, and his concrete business plans, while tempting, may not be a good long-term way to live.
    • 4/5
      Some very good parts to this book, and generally a quality examination of productivity and what's important versus looking busy and being a materialistic zombie.However, there are many "Carlton Sheets Late Night informercial" parts to this book, and the martial arts example early in the book sounds like playing basketball against 7th graders.
    • 3/5
      The thing to take from this book is that modern work methodology is changing. Still, I found much of this book to be all about self-interest. Furthermore, it must be realized that not all work can be relegated so easily and when it actually comes down to it, someone still needs to get the real work done.Some contradictions also exist:1) Somehow, the book begins by attracting the reader with all sort of materialistic advances but in the final pages the author says that a simple life is what one should really strive for.2) The author advocates speed-reading through much of the book but also states that a much slower living pace should be striven for by people. I cannot help but notice that these two items are closely related.
    • 1/5
      Very disappointing. I was hoping for much more than the accumulated wisdom of someone barely out of their teens, whose only claim to fame seems to be that he made a lot of money and is now spending it.
    • 4/5
      This changed my life. Not sure what else to say. I happen to be a work-at-home person already and have some unique advantages that make me able to pull this off. Didn't like/didn't buy the success of the Indian outsourcing; my experience is that it's more expensive and less successful. And he does well to talk about what I hit, which is that I don't like travel (a lot of the book assumes the person likes travel, honestly, which is one criticism), and so I don't really have an all consuming alternate activity I want to fill my life with. Working is as enjoyable as any other activity, and he covers what happens if you do the process, get to fewer hours, but don't have something to fill it with. However, all these a nit criticisms. Over all this is a revolutionary book and I suspect it will affect a lot of readers.
    • 3/5
      This book is uneven. I have read it several times and find much to loathe and much to recommend. First off, the idea that you do the things that reward you and have the things you need. Everything else is released. That's good. There are also the details as to how he runs his business which is informative. Then there are some things I find bothersome, mostly these are personal objections to business/personal choices and that is he separates the ethical and effective.
    • 1/5
      I figure, having been unemployed most of this year, I'd see if there were any suggestions in this book that I could actually apply into the kind of career I actually want to do. Well, that and it was free on a holiday promotion.

      There are words to describe my opinion of this book, however most of them would break the terms and conditions of this site. Suffice it to say, it's one big sales pitch for being an egomaniac, passive agressive jerk. It boils entirely down to outsource or eliminate anything you can, any way you can, handwaves at "creating" businesses with no actual, practical advice on how to determine a market need (which is the hardest part of any business: Figuring out what's needed in the first place!), and then spend lots of your time places where the exchange rate makes you comparatively rich.

      Not even worth free.
    • 2/5
      This was an entertaining book but not really a helpful one. The solution to all of life's problems seems to be "start a $10k a month internet business", and while I'm sure that works, if it was that easy the economic climate in America would look very different. I also kind of don't believe a word this dude says, because he seems to have only the most tenuous grasp on basic ethics. It wasn't a waste of time to read, but I would not spend a dime on it nor seek out his other work.
    • 3/5
      Glad to finally complete this book. A number of the suggestions could be very helpful, but a couple seemed a little sneaky! (I was surprised by that.)
    • 3/5
      Tim Ferriss bends all the rules of the American workforce. By starting his own product-focused company and outsourcing as much of the process as possible, he remains free to travel the world and have all kinds of fantastic adventures. The lifestyle is probably not for everyone -- for one thing, it's not exactly a piece of cake to start a reliable business. But the tips are handy, regardless. It's a must-read for overstressed start-up founders, mobile technology workers, and anyone who wants more out of life but needs tips on the execution.
    • 4/5
      Perhaps I am dreadfully naive or too burned out to notice when I'm being foolish, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. :-) Ferriss has an entertaining writing style and encourages the reader to think about work not as a means to an end, but as part of the end itself. Why *do* we spend time at a place we don't like rather than move on to greener pastures? Why *do* Americans work like mad until retirement when we're too tired, sick, or broke to do things with the free time? Why *not* think about ways to change that habit? Ferriss wants readers to go for something different (and of course, pay him a little cash at the same time ;) )
    • 4/5
      Tim Ferriss' new book The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich isn't for everyone but I thought he made some really good points. * We work from 9-5 because we are supposed to work 40 hours a week from 9-5. * We are very unproductive at work. How many hours did you spend this week in meetings, answering emails or surfing the web? * We are busy working hard and saving for retirement when we should be figuring out how to do what we want to do now. * We have way too much information to digest from blogs to news to email.What he suggests, among many other things, is: * Be more productive. Figure out what you do when you are not working (like blogging emailing or reading blogs and news) and cut it out. * Get lots done in a little time so you have lots more time for things you enjoy. He suggest working just an hour a day. * Outsource anything and everything possible including all your errands. * Figure out what excites you so you know what you want to be doing. (He stresses excitement over enjoyment. Like I've said, too much hanging out on the beach can get boring.) * Work towards a positive monthly cash flow instead of a large sum of money you'll use during retirement. * Take lots of mini-retirements or mini-vacations - so save up for those and then do them. * He advocates lots of travel and lots of learning - especially other languages.In order to accomplish all this, he suggests starting a business selling a product. Then outsource everything from creating the product to marketing to order fulfillment to others.I bet if you read the book, you'd get at least one really good idea out of it. I bet most people that read the book don't end up quitting their job and starting an outsourced product company, but you never know!
    • 4/5
      Great read for those who want to retire NOW! Gets you out of your comfort zone so you can stretch and take action. Inspires you to definitely take action instead of living the mundane 9 to 5 lifestyle.
    • 5/5
      It's full of tips and tricks that can be used to optimize your life. Easy to read and inspirational. Go and read it.
    • 2/5
      There are a lot of really good reviews for this book already, and besides - your time is money and you are wasting money reading a long review.Summary:- Its okay to be abrupt with people, your time is valuable- Unless that person is a TA, their time is worthless. Feel free to waste it by asking 3.5 hours worth of questions about why you got a B.- Randomly Capitalize Words - it makes you look more motivational- Start a business already!- Its also okay to stereotype (well maybe just for fat old guys in red BMWs)- Don't ship overseas - customs is a hassle
    • 2/5
      I simultaneously want to shake his hand and punch him in the throat. Good thing I punch with my left. There's wisdom in here, that's for sure. A lot of it is just applying lean manufacturing principles to your own life and business. It's also, however, got some evil. Most of these ideas seem to work only if you keep everyone else fooled into not doing them. How do you write a chapter where you tell people to use false testimonials and then end it with testimonials? God forbid if the people that thought Dale Carnegie was manipulative should read this book.
    • 3/5
      I listen to Ferriss' podcast and have often been amused at the "living life hacker." I also hear his confessions about his habits, struggles, addictions, and how sometimes he gets razzed by his friends for still working a 60 hour week. The point of the book, he said recently, is that you can get 40 hours worth of work done in a time closer to four hours than 40. After reading the book I'd say the main thesis is that you can gain "freedom from what you dislike, freedom to pursue your dreams without reverting to work for work's sake (W4W)." You can be among the "New Rich" that gave up their high-paying desk jobs and commutes and found ways to delegate and automate their activities and now travel the world, partying and learning languages or whatever strikes their fancy.

      "Less is not laziness...doing less meaningless work, so that you can focus on things of greater personal importance, is NOT laziness." Ferriss stresses doing the "minimum necessary for maximum effect ('minimum effective load')." This type of thinking is missing from the theology of work literature. How about a theology of productivity and efficiency?

      Ferriss gives plenty of tips for how to get this done. Find ways to automate routine tasks, like responding to emails or processing orders. Outsource some menial activities to virtual assistants in India (I followed his tip and outsourced a menial task to someone in Pakistan this week, was a good decision). Schedule your day--focus on accomplishing two separate tasks and do not allow distractions during their completion. Compress your tasks with tight deadlines so that you rev up your effort (if you had a gun to your head, you would do everything faster and more effeciently). Check email once or twice a day, never answer voicemails. Follow the 80/20 rule: Elminate the 20% of your customers that create 80% of your headaches, focus on the 20% that generate 80% of your revenue.

      Give free lectures on your local university campus, put that on your CV, list yourself places where journalists can find you, give interviews and write books and articles that will lead to greater fame and income. Don't invent things and make yourself busy to feel important. Busyness is not productivity or desirable. Stop reading the news and be selectively ignorant. If you do read, follow his tips for reading faster. Find ways to get out of meetings, don't hold them yourselves, and negotiate with your boss for permission to work remotely.

      Once you go remote, make it abroad. Learn languages, party, and enjoy life.

      "Retirement is worst-case scenario insurance." People work hard, save up, and then retire hoping to do activities to "enjoy life" when it would have been much more enjoyable in their 20s and 30s when they had health. Why not do it now, is his point.

      There is a great deal of selfishness is Ferriss' thinking. While he gives examples of people who have kids, most examples--including his own-- do not; there appear to be no considerations of love in his life other than to satisfy his own physical desires. He has never had to wake up at 3am to change a diaper or sacrifice his time to sit with a sick daughter-- you can't delegate or outsource those activities, and they have a major impact on all else that you do. He does not appear curious about the meaning of his work, or the purpose of life. I believe everyone looks to be part of a cause greater than themselves in some way, which is why we respond to leadership. There is no aspect of that in this book, it is basically how to lead yourself into being an island (albeit a very productive one) to one's self. While Ferriss fills his time with accomplishments in martial arts, cooking, language, and dancing one wonders if he's not just trying really hard to fill a void in his soul that others fill with relationships, family, and community.

      I have read 90 books so far this year because I've found ways to make my day more efficient. But I free up time for personal enjoyment in activities-- like reading the news-- that Ferriss says I should avoid. I also have a family that is dependent on my success for health insurance but is also demanding/deserving of a large chunk of my time that I would love to selfishly spend elsewhere. That's what love is, and that's what is missing from this book.

      So, I enjoyed the book and recommend it with the above paragraph as my caveat. 3 stars out of 5.I will check out his other books on fitness and cooking for some tips.
    • 2/5
      I found this to be a very overrated book. it's key take aways are "outsource everything" and "if you're doing what you love technically that isn't work so then you can only spend 4 hours a week doing boring tasks"
    • 4/5
      The 4-Hour Workweek is an eye-opening book. Should you take everything in it at face value without questioning it? Of course not. Should you read it with an open mind and learn new things and new ideas that apply to you? Definitely. Although there is a lot of resistance and denial, especially among older generations, the work and career environment has changed radically in the past few decades, and old models simply aren't in touch with modern realities. While I would recommend this book to anybody, I'm especially eager to get it into the hands of young adults who are likely to be misinformed by parents, counselors, and others who are guiding them toward career paths that may have worked in the past but are unreliable (at best) today.