4 Hour Work Week

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Oct 23 '07, 01:05 AM

Originally posted by "biggerpo"

I could imagine what it is about from the title, but don't have a complete picture . . . could you give a few more details about the book?

Teaches you how to outsource your life with virtual assistants for 5 bucks on hour. How to trade a long career for shot burts of work and mini-retirements. How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using his principles...

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Jon Holdman

Real Estate Investor · Wheat Ridge, Colorado

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Oct 23 '07, 01:40 AM

Interesting book. I'm reading it now. Not sure I can follow all the suggestions, but the idea of focusing your time on the truly important tasks and ignoring everything else is intruiging.

Jon

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Calixto Urdiales

Residential Real Estate Agent · Los Angeles, California

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Oct 23 '07, 03:14 AM

Originally posted by "Wheatie"

Interesting book. I'm reading it now. Not sure I can follow all the suggestions, but the idea of focusing your time on the truly important tasks and ignoring everything else is intruiging.

Hey there Jon could you point me in the right direction so that I may purchase this book for myself. Just want to read it I am not the type of person to not work so much each week. I think if I would try to manage that many hours of work each week I would go insane! Thanks for your time and hope to hear from you soon enough..........

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Jon Holdman

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Oct 23 '07, 03:49 AM

The exact title is " The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich" by Timothy Ferriss. Amazon, local book store, whatever.

Are you sure you caught the title, Calixto? His basic premise is that we all spend a lot of time futzing around with stuff that doesn't much matter, and if we just focused on the few essential things we have to do, we would have lots of free time. For instance, he lets all desk phone calls go to voice mail and just checks e-mail once a week. Both have messages to that effect. Figuring out what to do with all the spare time is part of the process. Anyway, I'm just part way through the book.

Jon

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Jon Holdman, Flying Phoenix LLC

Calixto Urdiales

Residential Real Estate Agent · Los Angeles, California

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Oct 23 '07, 03:53 AM

Originally posted by "Wheatie"

The exact title is " The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich" by Timothy Ferriss. Amazon, local book store, whatever.

Thanks for your reply!

Originally posted by "Wheatie"

Are you sure you caught the title, Calixto? His basic premise is that we all spend a lot of time futzing around with stuff that doesn't much matter, and if we just focused on the few essential things we have to do, we would have lots of free time. For instance, he lets all desk phone calls go to voice mail and just checks e-mail once a week. Both have messages to that effect. Figuring out what to do with all the spare time is part of the process. Anyway, I'm just part way through the book.

Yes I got it Wheatie (LOL) and I will let you know what I think once I get through it myself, thanks again and hope to hear form you soon enough my friend!

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Oct 25 '07, 09:18 AM

so 4 Hour Work Week is a book? hehehe. I thought your asking us here. I haven't read it yet. Is this a good book?

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Josh Gibbons

Real Estate Investor · Bethlehem, PA

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Oct 27 '07, 06:57 PM

I've read it, and as Wheatie said, it tells you to concentrate on not wasting time and getting stuff done, as well as outsourcing just aobut everything so you don't need to take care of it...thus giving you freedom to do whatever you want

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Jon Holdman

Real Estate Investor · Wheat Ridge, Colorado

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Oct 27 '07, 10:53 PM

Also addresses what to do with you time once you've freed it up. I think he has a good point we tend to fill our time with trivia so we feel busy. At least, that hits home with me.

Jon

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Oct 30 '07, 03:04 AM

Sounds like a good read... I'm going to have to check it out.

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Jared Christiansen

Real Estate Investor · Fort Wayne, IN

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Nov 06 '07, 01:30 AM

My step dad just read it on his cruise... maybe he's on to something!

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James M.

Homeowner · Carrollton , Alabama

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Nov 14 '07, 04:48 AM

I've heard some pretty good things about this book. I'll have to check it out one of these days. Honestly though, I completely forgot about the book until I stumbled across this post. That probably isn't a good thing.... :lol:

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Nov 14 '07, 07:25 AM

I read the 4 hour work week.. its pretty much what everyone is saying.. the author gives some great tips on how to streamline your operations to stop wasting time, and give a lot of info on how to get 'effective' outsourcing partners.

The author is rather raw in his outlook on things, and learned from failure, so it makes a good read. :)

Jonathan

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Todor Shumanov

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Nov 14 '07, 06:30 PM

It is interesting . I will definitely check it

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Rebecka Melson

Real Estate Consultant · OK

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Nov 15 '07, 11:13 PM

I've heard some good things about this book from multiple sources. I'm looking forward to reading it.

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Nov 19 '07, 04:18 AM

Inspired me to quit my job with no fear. Now full time real estate investor!

Rory

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Geoffrey McKinney

Real Estate Agent · Pueblo, Colorado

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Nov 25 '07, 03:14 AM

The book helped me quit my old job at a public library and plunge whole-heartedly into real estate.

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Michael Shadow

Multi-family Investor · Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

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Nov 25 '07, 04:39 AM

I'm in the process of reading it now. It has some good stuff in it.

By the way, which one of you will visit BiggerPockets and read all the articles for me and give me the abridged version of everything that is going on?

-Michael

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Todd T.

Real Estate Investor · California

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Dec 14 '07, 02:31 AM

Just started reading and have already suggested it to a couple of people. Worth a look.

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