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

  • By: Timothy Ferriss
  • Narrated by: Ray Porter
  • Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (21,284 ratings)

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

By: Timothy Ferriss
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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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.

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"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)

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A Must Read!

Was not sure what to expect with this book, and it turned out to be a fantastic read. So many fantastic tips on how to be more productive in order to enjoy more free time, but also so much more. Some information, especially about computers phones and technology in general, is a little outdated, given how fast those evolve, but the ideas are still incredibly helpful. I am so enthused and cannot wait to apply many of Mr. Ferriss’ tips and start living a more fulfilling life.

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Just read it if you can.

I loved this book! the resources in here are essential for planning a free life. I would just read it if you have the time though, I'm gonna buy the actual book for the second time around.

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favorite one this year so far

incredible book. full of practical an very helpful advices. I have read it several times and apply some of the advices and I must say it works.

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Life Changing

This will teach you how to build a life you don't need a vacation from. Tim's words have definitely changed my perspective in a positive way.

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This book is truly what it claims to be.

I was told of this book when it first came out, however skepticits keep me away from it. As a entrepreneur, all of the concepts in this book at intuitive and simple... yet society tells us otherwise. THANK YOU TIM FOR SETTING IT STRAIGHT. I am now ready to pursue my economic muse. I only wish I read it ten years ago and saved myself a decade of W4W!

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Transformative!

I have been undergoing a transformation of sorts for months now. My “good job” is producing more stress than I’m being compensated for and I have been missing too much time with my kids! I am now convinced that i can have the life of my dreams sooner than later! I’m getting to work right away at creating a life that consists of more living and less working!

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Good ideas —prescient, before covid-lockdowns

Ferriss offers some useful proposals —sometimes he seems manic, like he had too much caffeine, yet he offers thought-provoking and paradigm-changing ideas.

The meaning and integration of his plan to commit suicide in 1999 seem hollowingly absent in this book, published several years later. To his credit, he does talk about suicide on his website, though I find myself seeking and not adequately finding more contact, more depth, in his words.

Toward the latter third of the book Ferriss lays out reams of information that were too specific to be useful to me —I ended up fast-forwarding over much in those chapters. These pages had a different vibe and read like a litany of data, giving me the impression he was tired of writing in the better style in which he set out.

All in all it was a good book, espousing several ideas that stayed with me.

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Life changing... if acted upon!

The mind set and ideas in this book are extremely powerful and can change the freedom you experience in this life but it requires action. It requires you to look at your WHY and push through all obstacles, fears and doubts you may and will have. It requires you to push past all the naysayers in order to achieve freedom of TIME... our most precious resource!

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Must apply

You can read it and be amazed but you must apply it to have meaning. The best ideas of life are found here in the book. Bravo Tim!

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Something in here will be useful to you

Covers a lot of stuff, 100% might not be totally applicable to you, but something in here should help you save some time or get you better organized

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