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The Four-Hour Workweek Expanded and Updated by Timothy Ferriss

mindofaaronw's review against another edition

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4.0

In a past life I dreamt of doing everything in this book, but that was in the mid-2010s and I just don't find a lot of the information in this relevant/timely now. The high level points still are valid, but the way in which Tim achieved all this doesn't seem possible today.

It is worth the read, but in my view, solely because he shows you there are other ways to approach work.

sylvesterbarzey's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

2.0

ladyaylesworth's review against another edition

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3.0

Insightful and interesting. Casual writing style made this fun to read. Good advice but not for me or my family's lifestyle. I am now following the author on other social media, though.

davechua's review against another edition

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3.0

A grab bag of ideas about outsourcing yourself and carving out time from work. Some points I have to agree; meetings are a pain and often a time waster, clear e-mails help, do stuff in batches and having loads of stuff/luxuries is often a burden. There's plenty of stuffing in the book; Ferriss hasn't met a quote he doesn't like and fills the pages using them with a vengeance, and each chapter is rounded up with links to website. There's a nagging suspicion that most of the writing of the has been outsourced but overall, Ferriss does make some valid points. Still a lot of the stuff here is for those in the US, and I'm not entirely convinced one can just pack up and go for mini-retirement vacations when you have kids in tow.

evaward's review against another edition

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3.0

Very conflicted about this book.

angelajcoach's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.75

designsbymeghen's review against another edition

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I couldn't get into it. The author came across as arrogant. There were a few interesting points, but overall, he made it seem too easy. 

scubasteve957's review against another edition

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informative inspiring

5.0

celiapowell's review against another edition

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2.0

You know, I like the emphasis on not spending your life waiting for your retirement - enjoying your life now, taking as many breaks as you can through your working life and so on. I didn't particularly like the whole outsourcing idea, nor the vibe of the whole book - the grand goal to be part of the "new rich". Bleh. It's not really the kind of stuff I find inspirational.

jtoliveira's review against another edition

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5.0

Um excelente livro sobre como construir um "estilo de vida" financeiramente independente e itinerante no mundo atual. Diferente da maioria dos livros de auto-ajuda, [a:Timothy Ferriss|210456|Timothy Ferriss|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1400530891p2/210456.jpg] descreve passo-a-passo o que deve ser feito, incluindo até mesmo modelos de mensagens e emails para serem enviados em diversas situações. Definitivamente esta é a bíblia do trabalho independente na era da internet. Muita coisa que é dita hoje por Youtubers, coachs e gurus, particularmente no Brasil, acredito eu, tiveram como fonte este livro.
O livro foi escrito em 2007 e atualizado alguns anos depois (a versão que eu li, em inglês). Apesar de muita coisa ainda ser válida, é um livro desatualizado em muitas partes. Contudo, acredito que é leitura obrigatória não apenas para qualquer pessoa que sonha em ser independente (leia-se: deixar de ser assalariado e sujeito aos caprichos de chefes) , mas também para quem quer melhorar a produtividade no trabalho e na vida para que sobre tempo para fazer aquilo que te deixa contente com a vida.
O livro tem mais 400 páginas, porém o conteúdo extende-se muito além. Fazer uma análise dos pontos principais do livro necessitaria escrever um mini-livro, como de fato já existe ([b:Summary: The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris - More knowledge in less time|34341843|Summary The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris - More knowledge in less time|Swiftread|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1487546699l/34341843._SY75_.jpg|55415346]). Eu recomendo este livro para todas as pessoas, principalmente jovens no início da carreira profissional.