The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated)

By: Timothy Ferriss

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Forget the old concepts of retirement and a deferred life plan. There is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. For living more and working less, this book is the blueprint.

This expanded edition includes dozens of practical tips and case studies from people who have doubled their income, overcome common sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book. Also included are templates for eliminating email and negotiating with bosses and clients, how to apply lifestyle principles in unpredictable economic times, and the latest tools, tricks, and shortcuts for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either.

©2007 2009 by Tim Ferriss (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"It's about time this book was written. It is a long-overdue manifesto for the mobile lifestyle, and Tim Ferriss is the ideal ambassador. This will be huge." (Jack Canfield)

Good Book, Poor Reader

This is a great book. However they used a computer voice instead of an actual person. Didnt like the way this audio book sounded.

This is a starting point, not a roadmap

What did you love best about The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated)?

It helped me realize that in my day job, myself and my direct supervisor are spending way too much time on the minutia that doesn't affect or impact anything. It's just a timesuck. The anecdote about two employees who are paid the same salary for the same job and one spends his time running around the office delivering things and doing extra small things that aren't impactful but works 60 hours and the other focuses just on what matters and only works 40. Which one is the smarter, harder working employee? That was me. I'm learning to say no to things that don't matter, prioritize what does and convincing my boss to delegate things like transcribing an interview - she's a VP and I'm middle-management - why the eff should we be spending our time transcribing an interview when we can outsource it for .99 cents/minute?!

What three words best describe Ray Porter’s voice?

monotonous at times. easy to lose focus on the words he's saying, but also oddly soothing at times.

Any additional comments?

Some of the reviews of this book are really naive in my opinion. Here's the thing - Ferriss even disclaims in the beginning - this isn't for everyone, not every one of these scenarios will work for everyone. pick and choose what applies to you. Why are some people getting their panties in a wad because he outsourced and automated to an extreme you can't? This isn't a step-by-step roadmap for everyone. But I guarantee there are at least 5 ideas or suggestions that anyone can apply to either their personal or professional lives.

Ferriss describing how he outsourced and automated so much of his business so he could work less, smarter not harder, inspired me to rethink the side business I'm starting. I took a step back and researched which online tools/programs I was going to use and evaluated their integrations to reduce the amount of manual entry or tedious admin activities I would need to do to a bare minimum. Sure, it'll cost me about $75 extra dollars a month, but that's what I charge an hour. So an extra $75 in business expenses that I can earn back in 1 hour of client work, but that will save me probably 8-10 hours of work a month. That's a NO BRAINER.

The way Ferriss described his learning curve on outsourcing research and admin work to overseas VAs was a lightbulb moment for me. I'm working on a huge product and really wanted to outsource some of the research but wasn't sure I would be able to because I need such particular information in such a particular way. I will definitely be re-listening to that section of the book multiple times. It made me realize that I CAN outsource most of the work actually, I just need to change how I assign the work and give it in small pieces. I've already started finding a VA on UpWork!

Life changing

Those bad reviews were holding me back but I'm glad I still bought this books. It turns out this book is the best book I've read this year. It covers so much valuable contents and is really an eye opener for me.

Normally there is just one or two takeaways after reading a book. But I'm getting so much out of this book. It has changed the way I think and do things.

This is a must read for entrepreneurs!

A great read, and re-read.

Lifestyle redefined. I'm going to read this again because there was so much great information.

If you have ideas, this is the 'framework"

I would suggest this as one of those package deals with the written book. There really is too much to the framework to get it from the listening alone. I suggest the first listen, is done end to end without the book. Then listen to each chapter, a second time, when you get to the "questions and actions" pull out your book and start working thru it all. Now is the time to make friends with evernote or some other workflow solution for arching information digitally. I really would suggest evernote, once it's paid, the ability to also OCR index the scanned text, and pdf text, is a powerful tool. :)

Just 4 Hours Huh!?!

A definite READ! Wish I would have cracked it open sooner. Not just a book to listen to or read just once! Soooo much material to study! I surely will be listening again and more importantly IMPLEMENTING what I can to fit my family's goals and lifestyle desires!

OMG! LOVED THIS BOOK!

Where does The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated) rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Life changing! At the TOP!

What other book might you compare The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated) to and why?

I have read several VERY good books lately but this one was, as I said LIFE CHANGING!

Have you listened to any of Ray Porter’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

NO

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

What I need to do is purchase a hard copy so I can have all the DETAILS he gave on paper! SO MUCH INFO!!!

Any additional comments?

THANK YOU!! I am telling all my friends to read it!

be patient with the first few chapters

this book was indeed a revelation, offers game plans, templates and insights for anyone stuck in life ( not just a 9 hr job) to do more

I will live off this book

My wife and I will apply all of Tim's strategies and I will update this review in one year once I'm self employed and on vacation.

Great content w/ recording that doesn't match

This book a great content. Although I didn't agree with everything in the book it was this really good to think so different about so many subjects. However, I filled the audio recording didn't match up with the content of the book baby struggle through many parts of the book.