The 4-Hour Workweek, by Timothy Ferriss
About the Author
"[Timothy Ferriss] speaks six languages, runs a multinational firm from wireless locations worldwide, and has been a world record holder in tango, a national champion in Chinese kickboxing, and an actor on a hit television series in Hong Kong. He is thirty years old."
Links:
Tim Ferriss Blog
Buy The 4-Hour Workweek
Overview:
Work less and get more done is the mantra of this New York Times Best Seller. In a world where time is an individual's most valuable asset, the freedom to use time however one wishes has created a new class of people, the "New Rich." The book discusses determining what is important, eliminating what is not important, automating what is left, and living a liberated life.
Book Review:
This book changed my view on what is truly valuable. I have always been a geek about efficiency, and Ferriss hammers that point across page after page. It was inspirational to read of an alternative to the standard “slave-save-retire” formula, and to understand that the alternative is attainable.
Practical Application:
I have personally used the batching technique that Ferriss outlines on pages 101-104. The premise being that set-up time adds up over time. For example, on a particular project I place all E-mails I receive throughout the week in a folder and don't open them until I'm ready to update the weekly status sheet, which has cut my weekly time managing that project down to about 30 minutes per week.
"[Timothy Ferriss] speaks six languages, runs a multinational firm from wireless locations worldwide, and has been a world record holder in tango, a national champion in Chinese kickboxing, and an actor on a hit television series in Hong Kong. He is thirty years old."
Links:
Tim Ferriss Blog
Buy The 4-Hour Workweek
Overview:
Work less and get more done is the mantra of this New York Times Best Seller. In a world where time is an individual's most valuable asset, the freedom to use time however one wishes has created a new class of people, the "New Rich." The book discusses determining what is important, eliminating what is not important, automating what is left, and living a liberated life.
Book Review:
This book changed my view on what is truly valuable. I have always been a geek about efficiency, and Ferriss hammers that point across page after page. It was inspirational to read of an alternative to the standard “slave-save-retire” formula, and to understand that the alternative is attainable.
Practical Application:
I have personally used the batching technique that Ferriss outlines on pages 101-104. The premise being that set-up time adds up over time. For example, on a particular project I place all E-mails I receive throughout the week in a folder and don't open them until I'm ready to update the weekly status sheet, which has cut my weekly time managing that project down to about 30 minutes per week.
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