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Most of us have heard of tim feriss book the 4hour work week. What are the books and websites recommended by tim ferriss. I worked out an arrangement with my company and have been pretty good about sticking to the 30 hours sometimes its more, sometimes less, but on the whole, its working. Oct 03, 2016 in 2012, jason fried wrote a new york times oped sharing that when his software company, 37signals, switches to a 32hour week between the months of may and october, better work gets done in. It is a longoverdue manifesto for the mobile lifestyle, and tim ferriss is the ideal ambassador. Theres a movement afoot to shorten the traditional 40hour fulltime work week to a 30hour work week. How to get more productivity with a 30 hour work week. It has all the content that a person really needs to bring the 4 hour work week to action. I really feel that this book could be written in 200 pages rather than 400. The book will inspire you to become an entrepreneur.
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It worked for tim ferriss, whose book the 4 hour workweek. The book has spent more than four years on the new york times best seller list, has been translated into 40 languages and has sold more than 2. The thing is, its about the ability of the person to take those actions. In this article ill share my best takeaways and how im applying the book to help me live my rich life. Lisa b examines how your week can be streamlined to allow you a better lifestyle. Escape the 95, live anywhere and join the new rich kindle edition by timothy ferriss author format. This would give you enough freedom to start a new business. Mar 28, 2020 the 4 hour work week summary author tim ferris book summary with a good example. Tim ferrisss 4hour workweek and lifestyle design blog. Escape 95, live anywhere, and join the new rich audiobook. Without a single doubt, this is an incredible book. Jun 14, 20 the 4 hour work week by timothy ferriss, 9780091929114, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The new york times bestselling author of the 4hour body shows readers how to live more and work less, now with more than 100 pages of new, cuttingedge content.
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