The 4 Hour Work Week

About Timothy Ferriss

The mind behind this book, Timothy Ferriss, is an American writer and entrepreneur, born July 20, 1977 in East Hampton, New York.

His best-known works, in addition to the one mentioned in this summary, include "The Perfect Body in 4 Hours" and "Weapons of Titans: The Secrets, Tricks and Habits of Those Who Have Achieved Success".

On the other hand, Ferriss is also known for his podcast, "The Tim Ferriss Show", which became a real success, reaching more than 300 interviews and more than 300 million downloads.

Something about the book

This book is indeed inspirational, but the literal “Four Hour Work Week” is not something that people attain.

There are a lot of practical tips in the book. There is also a healthy dose of encouragement and inspiration.

Inspiration to live above the average, to stretch yourself, and to focus on what is important instead of what is merely urgent.

The 4 Hour Work Week is about original thinking and living on your own terms. Most people growing up are presented with the options:

• Getting a job and working your ass off until you retire, or
• Working your ass off building a business, working 80 hours a week or
• Lifestyle Design.

Best ideas about The four hour work week

The four hour work week suggests that both of the typical options involve deferring happiness and enjoyment until we get the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow – either we sell our company for millions of dollars or we retire with millions of dollars in savings.

Instead, the New Rich aim for excitement and profit throughout their whole lives, having the freedom and options to live like a millionaire even without a million dollars in the bank. This book is about optimizing your life and work to get the most out of life.

The New Rich are those who abandon the ‘deferred life plan’ and create luxury lifestyles in the present using the currency of the new rich: time and mobility.

Life doesn’t have to be so damn hard. It really doesn’t.  What is the pot of gold that justifies spending the best years of your life hoping for happiness in the last?

You don’t want a million dollars. You want what a million dollars can give you. So the question is then, how can one achieve the millionaire lifestyle of complete freedom without first having the million?

The common sense rules of the “real world” are a fragile collection of socially reinforced illusions. This book will teach you to see and seize options that others do not.

Much of what The Four Hour Work Week recommends will seem impossible and even offensive to common sense.