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A review by peppypenguin
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
To be read with a critical eye.
I feel like a lot of the advice is tailored for the entrepreneur. The book does provide tips for the 9-5ers that are very helpful, such as time management and being efficient versus just working for work's sake. The idea of designing your ideal life is also very handy. But it's hard to imagine this applying to certain positions that require regular live collaboration on projects.
It feels a little sleazy at times. The section that provides advice to manipulate your boss into thinking you're more efficient working from home and eventually anywhere in the world... The example of someone who used an assistant overseas that has less labour cost to help with their professional and personal life (I mean, come on, even to send your wife flowers and an apology because you can't be bothered to develop basic skills to do it yourself?). Perhaps these aspects didn't age well, but I'm sure they were revolutionary at the time.
Despite my hesitations, I feel this can be a very beneficial read/listen if you absorb the information with a critical eye/ear! Many specific tips are super helpful, and it's very inspiring to know that if you dedicate time to it, you can live a life you intentionally design, and you don't need to have millions of dollars to do it. I feel it's just important to keep in mind that for people to join the 'new rich' and live the life of their dreams, someone has to be the assistant fielding those calls all day and answering emails.
I feel like a lot of the advice is tailored for the entrepreneur. The book does provide tips for the 9-5ers that are very helpful, such as time management and being efficient versus just working for work's sake. The idea of designing your ideal life is also very handy. But it's hard to imagine this applying to certain positions that require regular live collaboration on projects.
It feels a little sleazy at times. The section that provides advice to manipulate your boss into thinking you're more efficient working from home and eventually anywhere in the world... The example of someone who used an assistant overseas that has less labour cost to help with their professional and personal life (I mean, come on, even to send your wife flowers and an apology because you can't be bothered to develop basic skills to do it yourself?). Perhaps these aspects didn't age well, but I'm sure they were revolutionary at the time.
Despite my hesitations, I feel this can be a very beneficial read/listen if you absorb the information with a critical eye/ear! Many specific tips are super helpful, and it's very inspiring to know that if you dedicate time to it, you can live a life you intentionally design, and you don't need to have millions of dollars to do it. I feel it's just important to keep in mind that for people to join the 'new rich' and live the life of their dreams, someone has to be the assistant fielding those calls all day and answering emails.