The 4-Hour Workweek
The New York Times bestselling how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old tools and methods for success and replacing them with a whole new way of living Tim Ferriss has trouble defining what he does for a living. Depending on when you ask this controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:'I race motorcycles in Europe' 'I ski in the Andes' 'I scuba dive in Panama' 'I dance tango in Buenos Aires'He has spent more than five years learning the secrets of the 'New Rich', a fast-growing subculture that has abandoned the 'deferred-life plan' and instead mastered the new currencies - time and mobility - to create a new way of living. Why wait a lifetime for your retirement when you can enjoy luxury now?Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing first class world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with no management, or just living more and working less, this book is the blueprint. Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:- How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want- How blue chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs - How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours
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Tim Ferriss lays out his DEAL framework, definition, elimination, automation, and liberation, and tells the story of how he stopped working sixty hours a week at his supplement business and started running it from anywhere.
Some specifics in The 4-Hour Workweek (originally published in 2007, expanded in 2009) feel dated, particularly around outsourcing and dropshipping. The core principles of automation, lifestyle design, and selective attention remain widely cited.
Tim Ferriss has been clear that the title is provocative shorthand. The book is more about restructuring work to free time and remove low-value tasks than literally hitting four hours per week.
The 4-Hour Workweek was written by Timothy Ferriss, published in 2006 by Crown.
The 4-Hour Workweek is 341 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The 4-Hour Workweek takes most readers 5 to 7 hours to finish.
The 4-Hour Workweek is a standalone novel by Timothy Ferriss, not part of a series.
The 4-Hour Workweek is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.