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The 4-Hour Work Week

(Vermilion Life Essentials)
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In The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss, the author shares strategies for escaping the traditional 9-to-5 work routine and creating a lifestyle of more freedom and fulfilment. He provides practical advice on automating income, outsourcing tasks, and designing a lifestyle based on your passions and goals.
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This book may appeal to you if you are looking to escape the conventional 9-to-5 grind, increase your productivity, and create a lifestyle that combines work and leisure. It's perfect for entrepreneurs, digital nomads, and anyone seeking to optimize their time and live more efficiently.

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The 4-Hour Work Week

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In The 4-Hour Work Week, Timothy Ferriss introduces you to a life-changing concept of achieving your dreams without having to endure the traditional 9-to-5 grind. Through his revolutionary steps, Ferriss reveals how you can design your life to maximise success, freedom, and fulfillment. By shifting your mindset and embracing innovative strategies, you can escape the rat race, enjoy high-end world travel, and build a lucrative income with minimal effort.

Forget the outdated notion of working towards retirement. Instead, Ferriss advocates for living fully now, leveraging "mini-retirements" throughout your career and redesigning work to fit your lifestyle. This indispensable guide is an enabler for anyone seeking an extraordinary life amidst economic fluctuations and uncertainty.

This eye-catching Vermilion Life Essentials expanded edition brings Ferriss' sensational bestseller to an even wider audience of savvy readers. The book serves as a blueprint for those aiming to:

  • Dramatically reduce their working hours while increasing financial independence.
  • Outsource day-to-day tasks to focus on what truly matters.
  • Take control of their time, freeing up energy for travel, learning, and personal growth.
  • Adopt the principles of the New Rich, living a fulfilled life filled with new opportunities and adventures.

Included in this step-by-step guide to achieving the life you want, you will discover:

  • How Tim transitioned from earning $40,000 per year working 80 hours a week to making $40,000 per month with just 4 hours of work per week.
  • Strategies for outsourcing your life so you can focus on what you love, rather than mundane tasks.
  • Methods to eliminate 50% of unnecessary work within 48 hours using systematic approaches.
  • Tips on replacing long-haul careers with short, intense work periods and frequent 'mini-retirements'.

This expanded edition also includes:

  • Over 50 practical tips and case studies from readers (including families) who have doubled their income, tackled common challenges, and reinvented themselves, all inspired by the original book.
  • Real-world templates you can emulate for streamlining email communication and negotiating with bosses and clients.
  • Insight into applying lifestyle design principles to succeed during unpredictable economic periods.
  • The latest tools, techniques, and high-tech shortcuts, enabling you to live like a diplomat or millionaire without being either.

The 4-Hour Work Week is a compelling and transformative read, offering you the insight and strategies needed to break free from conventional work patterns and unlock a world of possibilities. Begin your journey to a more efficient, adventurous, and fulfilling life today.

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Praised for addressing the modern work-life balance, The 4-Hour Work Week is seen as a groundbreaking manifesto advocating for a mobile lifestyle. Endorsed by notable figures, it offers innovative solutions such as mini-retirements and life outsourcing, aiming to inspire readers to transform their approach to work and living.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781785043031

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 August 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vermilion

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 407g

Pages: 416

About the Author

Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Business People" and one of Forbes's "Names You Need to Know." He is an early-stage tech investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Alibaba, and more) and the author of three #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers- The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, and The 4-Hour Chef. The Observer and other media have called Tim "the Oprah of audio" due to the influence of his 100M-plus-download podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show.

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