The 4-hour Work Week

by Timothy Ferriss

416 pages

English language

Published Oct. 11, 2013

ISBN:: 9780091929114

(40 reviews)

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9–5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (2007) is a self-help book by Timothy Ferriss, an American writer, educational activist, and entrepreneur. The book has spent more than four years on The New York Times Best Seller List, has been translated into 40 languages and has sold more than 2.1 million copies worldwide. It deals with what Ferriss refers to as "lifestyle design" and repudiates the traditional "deferred" life plan in which people work grueling hours and take few vacations for decades and save money in order to relax after retirement.

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Matthew Royal reviewed The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

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4 stars

Ferriss is a hustler aspiring toward being Tony Robbins, but that doesn't invalidate much of what he has to say. His thesis that enjoying life and retirement now rather than an indefinite someday by achieving remote work and mindfully approaching your work with an eye to automation holds true for any knowledge worker. Good reminder to me on the importance of maintaining personal goals and "dreamlines."

secretGeek reviewed The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

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4 stars

80/20 principle all the things.

secretGeek reviewed The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

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4 stars

80/20 principle all the things.

b bennett reviewed The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

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1 star

This is the worst book I've ever read.

Misty reviewed The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

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4 stars

I avoided reading this because I thought it was going to be a scam of epic proportions. But, it was really helpful! Again, Tim thinks outside the box, so if that's your thing (or you want it to be), I recommend it.

shaun reviewed The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

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I picked up this book thinking it was going to be about productivity, which some of it was (and I enjoyed those parts), but it felt more like a self-help book (which it says it is on the back cover). So, I had different expectations of the book and because of this I didn't read it all. I also didn't read every page because it was filled with too much fluff.