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The 4-Hour Workweek – Bookcast #15
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (2007) by Timothy Ferriss
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.
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 just a few hours per day
• 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”
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.
Read and listen to "The 4-Hour Workweek" on Amazon!
Want more great books? Check out our MUST READ LIST!
"The 4-Hour Workweek" Show Notes
0:00 - Intro to "The 4-Hour Workweek"
Tim Ferriss's goal is to help you take advantage of 21st century technology, time-management skills and non-location-based business in order to design your life the way you want it Intended audience: Anyone who wants more money/time/freedom, anyone who believes that “retirement” is the goal, anyone who wants to travel the world, anyone who wants to upgrade their lifeWho won't like it: People who don't believe in “outside the box thinking,” people who are unwilling to become uncomfortable to get what they really want, people who refuse to learn new things
6:00 - How easy is the book to read?
Easy to readPrint: 416 pages (8-10 hours to read - but you’ll be re-reading & referencing)Audio: 8 hours
6:30 - Reviews and significance of "The 4-Hour Workweek"
Book (2007): 7,764 reviews - 4.4 starsCurrently: #3 Amazon - Job Hunting & Career Guides#18 Amazon - Business Motivation & Self-Improvement#1 Amazon - Time Management#615 out of ALL Amazon books (Over 32 Million)
9:45 - Bio of Tim Ferriss
Born Timothy Ferriss July 26, 1977 (42 Years old)Grew up in East Hampton, New York Graduated from St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire - exclusive boarding high school, paid for by his grandparents ($60k+/year)Started Princeton but by his senior year he was in a "very, very dark" place and even contemplated suicideHe took a year off from college to teach Japanese and then work odd jobs in ChinaHe came back and received a degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University in 2000After graduation, Ferriss started his own sports nutrition company BrainQuickenHas written five books, all NY Times bestsellers:The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans, Tribe of Mentors His podcast, “The Tim Ferriss Show,” has over 500 million downloadsHis blog has been ranked #1 on the Top 150 Management and Leadership Blogs on the internetTim has been an early investor/VC for over 50 businesses, including Uber, FB, Twitter, Alibaba, Shopify, Duolingo and others.First American in history to hold a Guinness World Record in tangoFirst American to win a championship for Chinese kickboxing (1999)Speaks 5 languages (German, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English)Horseback archer (yabusame) in Nikko, JapanIs a strong proponent for the medical use of psychedelic drugs for mood disorders and PTSD. Since 2016, Ferriss has donated over $2,000,000 for clinical research into psychedelics for John Hopkins University, the Imperial College in London and other schools.
12:00 - Major Themes of the Book
First you must reconfigure your assumptions and beliefsAlways ask “Why? Why? Why?”Do what you fear mostGet comfortable with discomfort.Think big, aim highMoney is the means, Freedom is the end.
DEAL
“Define” what you want – motivation requires motive‘Dreamline’ excitement into your life.What do you REALLY
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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.
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 just a few hours per day
• 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”
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.
Read and listen to "The 4-Hour Workweek" on Amazon!
Want more great books? Check out our MUST READ LIST!
"The 4-Hour Workweek" Show Notes
0:00 - Intro to "The 4-Hour Workweek"
Tim Ferriss's goal is to help you take advantage of 21st century technology, time-management skills and non-location-based business in order to design your life the way you want it Intended audience: Anyone who wants more money/time/freedom, anyone who believes that “retirement” is the goal, anyone who wants to travel the world, anyone who wants to upgrade their lifeWho won't like it: People who don't believe in “outside the box thinking,” people who are unwilling to become uncomfortable to get what they really want, people who refuse to learn new things
6:00 - How easy is the book to read?
Easy to readPrint: 416 pages (8-10 hours to read - but you’ll be re-reading & referencing)Audio: 8 hours
6:30 - Reviews and significance of "The 4-Hour Workweek"
Book (2007): 7,764 reviews - 4.4 starsCurrently: #3 Amazon - Job Hunting & Career Guides#18 Amazon - Business Motivation & Self-Improvement#1 Amazon - Time Management#615 out of ALL Amazon books (Over 32 Million)
9:45 - Bio of Tim Ferriss
Born Timothy Ferriss July 26, 1977 (42 Years old)Grew up in East Hampton, New York Graduated from St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire - exclusive boarding high school, paid for by his grandparents ($60k+/year)Started Princeton but by his senior year he was in a "very, very dark" place and even contemplated suicideHe took a year off from college to teach Japanese and then work odd jobs in ChinaHe came back and received a degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University in 2000After graduation, Ferriss started his own sports nutrition company BrainQuickenHas written five books, all NY Times bestsellers:The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans, Tribe of Mentors His podcast, “The Tim Ferriss Show,” has over 500 million downloadsHis blog has been ranked #1 on the Top 150 Management and Leadership Blogs on the internetTim has been an early investor/VC for over 50 businesses, including Uber, FB, Twitter, Alibaba, Shopify, Duolingo and others.First American in history to hold a Guinness World Record in tangoFirst American to win a championship for Chinese kickboxing (1999)Speaks 5 languages (German, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English)Horseback archer (yabusame) in Nikko, JapanIs a strong proponent for the medical use of psychedelic drugs for mood disorders and PTSD. Since 2016, Ferriss has donated over $2,000,000 for clinical research into psychedelics for John Hopkins University, the Imperial College in London and other schools.
12:00 - Major Themes of the Book
First you must reconfigure your assumptions and beliefsAlways ask “Why? Why? Why?”Do what you fear mostGet comfortable with discomfort.Think big, aim highMoney is the means, Freedom is the end.
DEAL
“Define” what you want – motivation requires motive‘Dreamline’ excitement into your life.What do you REALLY