Reviewing the Four Hour Work Week

Timothy Ferriss first developed his entrepreneurialyou want to go.
skills when he attended Princeton University. He2. Elimination - This is about time management. He
taught a speed reading course for cash to helpdiscusses the 80/20 rule which tells you to focus
with his college expenses.on the tasks which provide the majority of
When he graduated from Princeton, then blewbenefit.
through a series of unappealing jobs. Finally, he3. Automation - How to build a sustainable income.
decided that he did not want to work forIt goes into some of the ways to monetize a
someone else under any circumstances. At thatwebsite such as Google AdWords, AdSense,
point he put together Brainquicken, a sportsproduct handling, and then goes into outsourcing
supplement company. As the company grew, itand drop-shipping.
began to be a 24/7 job, so he found ways to4. Liberation - This is about how you can
leverage his time, and was able to take morephysically liberate yourself from a single location,
time off while keeping the growth. He used hisand spend much of your time traveling.
experience as material for his new book.Timothy Ferriss says that technology such as
Timothy Ferriss' book " The 4-Hour Workweek" isemail, instant messaging and pda's connected to
an excellent read, full of good information. He hasthe internet can actually complicate life more than
links to many websites with much morethey simplify it. He spend some time telling us
information on various subjects needed in thehow to use the telephone as a replacement for
internet marketing world.meetings, and how to use email as a replacement
The book is about creating and maintaining anfor phone conversations.
internet business, though much of the material willHe discusses outsourcing to developing countries,
spill over into the brick and mortar world. In thelike India. He even provides links to reputable
beginning of the book Ferriss discusses thecompanies where you can hire a virtual assistant.
acronym DEAL. The first four chapters discussHe discusses mini-retirements at length. He feels
this.that once you get a business running properly,
you can outsource all the menial tasks, and
1. Definition - figure out what you really want, getmanage the things that are absolutely necessary
over your fears, look past society's expectations,in about 4 hours a week.
and find out what it actually costs to get where