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| Author: Timothy Ferriss
Publisher: Crown
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  791 reviews
Sales Rank: 163
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 0307353133
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.1
EAN: 9780307353139
Publication Date: April 24, 2007
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 Skip this book. August 12, 2007
27 out of 38 found this review helpful
This was recommended by a friend who had heard good things about it but never read it herself...I was very disappointed. Apparently the road to happiness involves outsourcing the majority of your life to miserably paid minions in India and exploiting niche markets by selling them overpriced merchandise. Can you say spiritually bankrupt? It's not news that the easiest way to become a "have" is by exploiting the "have nots"...this book outlines the process. I'm just sad that I put more money in the author's pocket by buying his book...no doubt he'll use the money to enjoy underpaying for breakfast in rural South America while he checks his email for 1 hour. Whatever. I'm sure he'll get his.
 Some gems amid the chaff July 14, 2007
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
There are quite a few good ideas here, most of which Ferriss has culled from other books on productivity and entrepreneurship. The problem with the book is that it is absolutely all over the place. Ferriss seems to be trying to spew out everything he's learned in his short lifetime. He's a bright guy, so this is quite a lot, but the result, while sometimes entertaining, is random, idiosyncratic and disorganized.
The 4-Hour Workweek seems aimed at answering the question, "How did you get such a great lifestyle, Tim?" In truth, the answer is "luck, intelligence and hard work," but Ferriss wants to pretend otherwise. Unfortunately, at its worst, this book reads like a manual on how to become a slacker.
In no way will this book provide you with a comprehensive "program" to help you achieve a 4-hour workweek or a complete lifestyle makeover. It's really just a compendium of odd bits and pieces that Ferriss has assimiliated, some much better than others.
Most of Ferriss' suggestions are best suited to those like myself who are already successful entrepreneurs. I found some of the material about working more efficiently and spending more time enjoying life to be quite inspiring. You can get many of the same insights from other books (especially E-Myth Revisited and The Now Habit). This book, however, has the advantage of bringing a lot of these ideas together in one place.
I agree with some other reviewers that there are unaddressed ethical issues in some of what he promotes, including outsourcing your work to third-world laborers. When do they get a 4-hour workweek?
His travel tips are not that impressive. You can get better information from web sites like FlyerTalk.com. This material is only loosely connected to the rest of the book anyway.
Best bet: skim the book and pull out the bits and pieces that apply to your situation. If you like some of what he says, read the appropriate books from his bibliography to get deeper insights.
So Far-----TRASH September 9, 2007
26 out of 34 found this review helpful
OK, so far Im at page 84, and I will read the whole book, but I am so disgusted at how this author writes a book on how there is so much fluff in the world, and so far, all of what he writes at this point in the book IS FLUFF. If time management is so important, he could have eliminated about 300 of the 320 pages that he has written. Very short on practical ideas at this point in the book, but VVVVEEEERRRRYYYY LLLLOOOONNNGGG, on how the 80/20 rule, and time management in general is important. I think thats been covered ad nauseum in other books. Glad I have a 30 day return policy on this book, as its more than likely going back to the bookstore where I bought it.
A Couple of Good Points But Overrated September 9, 2007
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
Many of my Internet marketing clients scooped up this book and started singing its praises without implementing anything except Ferriss' advice on limiting e-mail usage. To be blunt, that's the best part of the book. You shouldn't be wired 24/7 checking your inbox. That being said, the rest of the advice is either nothing new or not particularly helpful for most readers. Ferriss advocates outsourcing to virtual assistants. The how-to is a bit dubious, particularly as he underplays the risks of having all your financial data in the hands of someone in New Delhi. Having met Ferriss recently, he seems like a bright young man, but the key word is "young." Much of the advice in the book you can't apply unless you've already set up a successful business that generates the income to support the lifestyle that you desire and you have no familial responsibilities that inhibit your ability to learn to tango in Argentina or master a martial art for three months in Thailand. The real world just doesn't offer that type of flexibility unless you dump your spouse, your children, and your pets. The book is worth getting but don't consider it to be a miracle cure for what's wrong with your present situation.
 Replace your sacred scripture with this book April 30, 2007
24 out of 42 found this review helpful
After reading The 4-Hour Workweek, I was so empowered that I called Tim Ferriss and reached him before an interview in New York. He's the real deal. I've spent the past year deep in books and news, watching videos for hours online, trying to figure out what I should do with my life. I'm a deep thinker, and I've faced philosophical issues with how to spend my time. Now I'm done watching my life. I'm ready to live it.
This book is full of principles, stories and experience that will make you move. Tim's redefinition of "meaning" and "bliss" is what really did me in. This book could send a whole generation of people bouncing like Pong balls around the world.
Please note: I almost outsourced this review, but I'm afraid the men in India can't capture how transformational it was for me. Expect postcards. I'm off to live my life.
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