kurtliske 's review for:

The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
2.5

I can’t argue with the appeal of a four hour work week, or many of the recommendations Tim Ferris makes (e.g. turning off email notifications and various rings, dings and chimes to focus), but something about this book felt off. Like, I felt slightly greasy or manipulative just reading it. I don’t follow Tim Ferris closely, but based on the tone of his writing I think my main issue is how transactional he seems to be. So much so that it often distracted me from the overarching point(s) of this book. I’ll certainly implement parts of what he lays out, but overall, this was a let down.