The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0031KN6T8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 545 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
There is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. This expanded and updated edition includes dozens of practical tips and case studies from readers, who have doubled their income, overcome common sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book. Also included are templates for eliminating email and negotiating with bosses and clients, how to apply lifestyle principles in unpredictable economic times, and the latest tools, tricks, and shortcuts for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either.. Forget the old concepts of retirement and a deferred life plan. For living more and working less, this book is the blueprint
TIM FERRISS received his B.A. degree from Princeton University in 2000. . Nominated as one of Fast Company's 'Most Innovative Business People of 2007', he runs a multinational firm from wireless locations worldwide and is a regular lecturer at Princeton University, where he presents entrepreneurship as a tool for ideal lifestyle design and world change
Why is this book so popular? I was unable to finish the book. I made it to the section where he talks about finding your "muse," and creating a product with which you can sit back and rake in profits. At this point in the book I realized I was reading his "muse." A book about how to get people to buy your book, I think I've heard that joke before.. There's a Sucker Born Everyday ( MUST READ BEFORE PURCHASING!) Danny Lee The title and cover draws people in. 4 Hour Work Week, it's too good to be true. Then we read the first couple of pages, maybe the first couple of chapters. The first chapters are the typical motivational, "you can do it" montage. I'm not going to lie, I felt motivated to give this book a try after reading the first part of the book without even knowing what this book is all about. But as I began to get out of the fluff, and actually found myself reading the core subject of the book, I was utterly disappointed.D is for DefinitionIn this section Ferriss tells us to do an important ta. "snake oil" according to ACE Innovations, LLC. My review is based on the audiobook and I stopped listening at the conclusion of part 1 (of 2).I had a bad feeling during the first part of this book - its blatant marketing to the reader (think infomercial) and it had me rolling my eyes. I stuck with it and then he got on to what was seeming like more practical information (80/20 rule, keep your focus on the important things, selective ignorance/information overload, etc).Eventually the book took a big turn in to information products, affiliate marketing, making websites, passive income and how EASY that all is. This is when I knew
Tim is Indiana Jones for the digital age….Simply put, do what he says and you can live like a millionaire. --Albert Pope, Derivatives Trading, UBS World HeadquartersStunning and amazing….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