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 enlarge | Manufacturer: Crown
Category: EBooks
List Price: $17.95
Buy New: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  737 reviews
Sales Rank: 40
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.1
ASIN: B000PDZF70
Publication Date: April 24, 2007
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 Outside the box September 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read many books that promised "The Holy Grail", and I had not expected all that much when I started this one. However, I was surprised to see that I really liked the approach. The suggestions were creative, sound, without any pressure to purchase more from the author to be successful.
I particularly liked his notion that we don't have to subscribe to the idea that we need to do the same thing over and over again for the rest of our lives. We can get involved in one activity, get good at it, make money with it, take a mini-retirement, and then look for something else to do. I personally have done just that for the last 10 years, have learned lots of new stuff, got involved in lots of new things, and every time I mention my own path to others, the reaction is always: oh, a jack/jill of all trades! I find such reactions an insult to my effort of being good at what I do, and the author of this book did a fine job encouraging and motivating me that this is a great way to live, make a living, and turn it into a lifestyle.
I am not quite at the 4 hour work week yet by any means, but I got lots of ideas on how to get there. I had already been thinking along those lines, and the suggestions this book offers are helping me tremendously along the way to speed up the process. It's just a different way of thinking, and I love how he demonstrates what is possible. As they say in neuro-linguistic programming: when one person is able to do something, it means the rest of us will eventually be able to do the same if they put their mind to it. The book definitely encourages and helps me to put my mind to this way of carving out a lifestyle.
4 hour working week August 30, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Tim ferris rocks. I wanta life like his and this bok wiill deliver it. Good bye 9-5 come onn life sustainability.
A page turning winner....we are seeing results. August 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There sure are a lot of complainers who are slamming this book. It is impossible for some people to think differently they cannot help it they are programmed to only believe one way. If this sounds like you then you should not buy this book.
This book encourages us to think differently. I read the book with an open mind. The book in a winner. Ok the author has a ego but you can choose to ignore it.
The suggestion to avoid all news is a sound idea. It has helped me get into an innovative groove. I must admit that I have come up with several viable ideas.
I have a friend who is disabled and she needed to find a job. After reading this book it dawned on me on how she could make a living that equaled or exceeded her corporate job. She is thrilled with my idea and so his her family.
I recommend that you read this book with an open mind and take what you can use. My husband and I are grateful to the author because this book has helped us expand our horizons and we are not waiting for retirement to savor life. More important is that my friend has a good future.
Don't Be Embarrassed, If the Title Interests You, Read It August 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book's title is provocative on purpose, but Ferriss delivers excellent ideas about life and work. You don't have to agree with everything he says, and you don't have to implement all his suggestions to benefit. For me, the point of the book is to look at your work differently. When you do that, you can make different decisions that will benefit you, as opposed to the instinctive "work, get promoted, retire" plan.
Examples: 1. I was trying to get a management job, to get more money and more power in my company. Now I realize that job would decrease my hourly pay and limit my ability to enjoy life. 2. I want to move to a different city, but fear moving my family, cutting roots, only to get to the new place and realize it was a mistake. Now I'm planning to rent a house in the new city and go live for two weeks or more, doing my job as I normally do. My family will know if they like living there, and my boss's experience of my services will not change.
Is this book for everyone? No book is for everyone. However, most of us have to work and most of us would rather be doing something else. If Ferriss's ideas sound good to you, but you can't implement them now, you can move toward a position where you can implement them. He's realistic about this. He lays out methods for training yourself to work remotely, as well as a detailed plan for negotiating with your boss.
I can't validate all of Tim Ferriss's claims, but I can confirm that some of what he recommends in this book IS POSSIBLE. I'm doing it, and I'm not an internet millionaire or an ivy-league graduate.
I recommend the print version, rather than the audiobook, because of all the URLs he includes for further study. You may want to check out Ferriss's talk at Google, on YouTube. He addresses some of the ethical and moral objections people bring up in the negative reviews here.
I Bought It Twice! August 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I liked it so much I bought both the audio and print versions. I have already begun putting it to use and have gotten tremendous value for a very small investment. I tell everyone they have to read this book!
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