4-Hour Work Week! Who doesn’t dream of that? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could dedicate only a few hours to earn enough money to live a life of luxury, intrigue, and adventure? This is much more alluring and desirable to hundreds of people who are stuck in 9 to 5 job they hate and are in it only because it pays the bills. But Tim Ferris has a way out of the rut for you. His bestselling book The 4-Hour Workweek is a must read if you are itching to redesign your life and are ready to chase your dreams.
Timothy Ferriss is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, and angel investor for organizations like Facebook, Twitter, Evernote, Uber, and 2many more. His books have been published in 30+ languages. He has guest lectured in entrepreneurship at Princeton University since 2003. He teaches rapid-learning techniques for helping viewers to produce seemingly superhuman results in minimum time though guest lectures, books and his blog.
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Author: Timothy Ferriss
Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: Harmony; Exp Upd edition (December 15, 2009)
ISBN-10: 9780307465351, 978-0307465351
The 4-Hour Workweek Summary
There is no one definition for living a luxurious life. You don’t need to leave you job and become an entrepreneur, artist, blogger, or whatever profession you currently think offers your dream lifestyle. That is the most important message that the author shares with the reader. According to him, people think they want to become rich, but the thing is, he says, that people just want what they think the rich have – Freedom – that is time and mobility, being able to do what you want, when you want. And working toward early retirement or a big payday doing what you don’t like doing is not the answer.
He sums up how anyone can achieve this freedom. Freedom to live a life of luxury, now. He begins with defining this new population, that he calls the The New Rich. The New Rich don’t wait fro retirement to enjoy life. They do what excites them, earn enough money doing it, and take mini retirements. If you love what you are doing, it is not work, it is lifelong retirement – isn’t it?
He asks his readers to be bold. Make mistakes and apologize than ask permission and wait. But he also tells them to think of the worst and have a recovery plan. What can set you back for a few years now, may have the potential to propel you for the next 40. Ask yourself, What’s is more expensive?
Interview with Time Ferriss
The problem, he says, lies in the tendency to lay it safe. Because everyone wants to play it safe, there are more people and more competition in option that are perceived safe. The author ensures that the book doesn’t talk just at a conceptual level. He gives you concrete steps and advice. Like when he asks his readers to create 6-moths and 12-months expectations and pose questions at the end of these timelines to check how many of your goals have you attained. Have you manages earn what you thought? Do you think you have become what you dreamed of? Are you doing what you thought you would be doing?
With secrets about Time Management, Delegation, and Automation Tim Ferriss ensures that all readers have the tool set necessary to multiply income and create free time for themselves. A man is truly rich only if he has the time and freedom to spend the money he makes.
The 4-Hour Workweek Audience Reviews
Since its release in 2009, Tim Ferriss has won scores of fans who vouch by his advice. The book has nearly 65,000 readers with more than sixty percent who loved the book. While some did not like the authors attitude and view of what;s wrong with a 9 to 5 job, they did like his advice on time management and balancing the run for money and enjoying life.
Those who love the book like that the author offers a lot of information distilled from other books in one place. It also helps that the book has action points and not just conceptual advice for its readers.
Individualistic, Rebel, against authority – if this is what sums you up, there is very little chance that you will fulfill your potential in a 9 to 5 job. If this is you, pick up The 4-Hour Workweek to get an insight on what lies ahead to live the life you want.