The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich Hardcover – December 15, 2009

Obviously when it comes to these books they can be somewhat vague and positive so it can be hard not be contrived. The average cliche's are certainly here and the youth of the writer at the time of its creation does present itself from time to time but overall this is a pretty good book and worth recommending. The key aspects are efficiency, planning, and staying on task. Of course everyone knows these are important. What is valuable about this book is it gives you actual advice, tasks, and worksheets to help you build these habits rather than just telling you how awesome you are and just how good it is to stay motivated. There are some pretty good quotes in here, both from the author as well as various snippets from famous thinkers and celebrities sprinkled throughout the book. This is important since it lets me pretend to know about more historical figures than I really do in passing conversation. Since this book was made in the early 2000s a lot of the links are for outdated platforms that have been replaced with better options with the passage of time, but that will always be the case with anything over a decade old. Much of the matter is timeless however, and it is important to remind ourselves to keep our minds on track. Ive finished about half of the book at the time of writing this review, and so far I feel like it has been worthy of my time.In terms of the seller the book came in excellent condition. Minor bump on the hardcover but for its price it was essentially a steal. I have certainly damaged and defaced it more since I purchased it.Book 4/5 Physical condition and shipment 5/5

I initially picked up the book to determine for myself what all the positive press was about. I have read it twice and listened to the audiobook version and can say that the content truly stands up to the expectations and the hype that superseded it. In fact, the manuscript is so densely full of fresh ideas that i created a journal of the concepts that I wanted to immediately implement. The title alone would make somebody intrigued and yet skeptical. How could one truly earn an income working but 4 hours in a week? But Tim Feriss is quick to show you that most people busy themselves with mundane and unimportant work for work's sake to fill all the hours in their business day. I know that statement rang true for me. If one prioritizes the absolute most critical tasks to accomplish and aspires to tackle those in short order, without the interruptions and minutiae that interfere, your workday progress will compound exponentially. I had to eliminate the excessive emails, tel calls, senseless meetings, work gossip and fill that time with productivity and more meaningful opportunities that would accelerate business.There is debate about Ferriss' suggestion to delegate less important tasks to oversees virtual assistants. But, if you can free up your schedule from time-sucking tasks and pay a service a fraction of your hourly rate, that is just smart business sense. Empyees and business owners alike often are poor delegators and yet when you start employing the power of delegation, the results are incredibly freeing.Automation of a business that Ferriss describes is fascinating conceptually and seems, at first, to be surreal. Can one truly automate all of the areas of a business allowing for it to run unmanned and without your constant attention? Intuitively, wouldn't it all fall to pieces if the business owner isn't in the thick of all of the decision-making? Isn't that why entrepreneurs decide to run their own business... So they can have creative control? This book shows you how you can walk away from your business for a week, for a month or even longer and have it remain on track without your constant supervision. With today's technology being what it is, it is empowering when you realize you can automate whatever processes of the business model that you deem fitting.The resources that this book provides is staggering. Tim walks you through how things are done, who the best players are in the industry for a particular service, which services he has personally used and can attest to and tremendous case studies that illustrate the ideas he presents. It is apparent that he does his research and distills that information in a practical way that anyone can implement right out of the gate.In summary, it is one of the finest books in the category and I tend not to re-read books. This is an essential book to add to your collection and you will refer to it's chapters with frequency. An amazing first book from an author that impresses.

If you haven't read the original version - the 4-hour Workweek books is for many one of the most important books they've ever read, including me.For those who have read the original - the revised version is an improvement on the original, but not a big enough one to justify a second purchase if you've already read the book before.I've read this book and taken action on just a few of the principles and it has greatly improved my life, and you can easily do the same with the content from this book.Why?First, almost of the content in the book includes not only the general idea of doing something (like liberating yourself from an oppressive workplace), but also practical tips on how to actually do it. Even if only one section really relates to you that alone is enormously valuable and justifies the entire price.Second, the book espouses a 'lifestyle' philosophy which had many points that I had not really considered before reading the original edition. No, it isn't the idea of a 4 hour workweek. Tim Ferriss in makes it extremely clear that a 4 hour work week without anything to replace that fre time leaves you feeling empty inside. The point is to change your life or build systems that let you minimize the stuff you hate doing to only 4 hours a week.To free up your time up from doing things you hate he provides practical tips on: optimizing your work, setting up remote work agreements, automating it through designing systems, or outsourcing it to a Virtual Assistant. After that, he provides ideas of what to do once you've generated so much free time; because, most of us think we know what to do if we didn't work but it's only on an abstract level not a practical plan. Examples of replacement activities: traveling the world, creating 'charities' or other things that give back to the community, or simply setting up companies that earn money promoting the things you love. From a basic glance all of these ideas might sound trite or obvious, but the difference with the book is that he gives practical advice on how to actually make them all happen.I don't think I have yet read a better single book for changing your life into a fulfilling entrepreneurial lifestyle. If you were interested enough to even look at the reviews for the book just go buy the book already - at least something in the book will resonate enough to justify the purchase.As a side note: I notice a lot of recent reviews complaining about the author's writing style. Honestly, the book is easy to read and the content is amazing. Even if you completely hated the author's style (I think their complaints are hugely exaggerated) you can still learn plenty of things to adapt to your life. As for the honesty of his stories just check out his blog which has plenty of transparency and video proof of many of the things claimed.