lolitsnicole 's review for:

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss

3.75

hopeful informative inspiring

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As someone who feels like they’re dying every morning as I enter the office, I was hoping this book would help me do as the cover claims: escape my 9-5. The first few chapters were exciting and gave me hope that things could change, I could quit my job and still survive. However, the book started to delve deeper into the logistics of being an entrepreneur like hiring a virtual assistant and automating work processes. I found this book to be catered towards a specific person, maybe someone who already knows or started their pathway to passive income. I am just someone working under other people’s thumbs and so this book felt like it skipped a crucial step of helping those like me get to where we want to go. I found myself skipping a lot of pages because the information was just not applicable yet. There was also way too much redundancy on not checking your email. I will say that I did learn some important things from this book that I wouldn’t have otherwise, such as the 80/20 rule and that mini retirements are a possible thing. I felt encouraged that one day I can quit my job and be released from my shackles. I quite enjoyed Tim’s sense of humor around office life and life in general. Overall, I’d recommend this book for someone already working on a new business adventure while still employed.