Comments on: "The 4-Hour Workweek" Review http://chris2x.com/2008/04/09/the-4-hour-workweek-review/ One man's view of life in Silicon Valley from Chris Christensen - a podcaster, blogger, white label social networking company executive Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:11:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ideal4Investors http://chris2x.com/2008/04/09/the-4-hour-workweek-review/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Ideal4Investors Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:47:17 +0000 http://chris2x.com/?p=1395#comment-682 I have read both the "dead tree" version and downloaded the audiobook. It is a terrific book and I have been using many of the recommendations since last summer. Having said that, it has not reduced my workweek, but it has allowed me to become much more productive. You can also watch Tim's video on the 4 Hour Work Week by clicking on my name above. I have read both the “dead tree” version and downloaded the audiobook. It is a terrific book and I have been using many of the recommendations since last summer. Having said that, it has not reduced my workweek, but it has allowed me to become much more productive.

You can also watch Tim’s video on the 4 Hour Work Week by clicking on my name above.

]]> By: Neal Campbell http://chris2x.com/2008/04/09/the-4-hour-workweek-review/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Neal Campbell Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:32:38 +0000 http://chris2x.com/?p=1395#comment-681 The thing I liked most about the book was how different it was from most self-help, advice books. Most self-help books spend too many pages explaining how the book will deliver at some point if you keep reading. Tim's book was filled with tips pretty much right from the start. At one point, I considered taking notes, but then I realized I would just be transcribing the whole book. My one bit of advice for anyone considering 4-Hour Work Week, though, is to get the dead tree version. We got the audio book in addition to the paper version. There are just too many URLs in the book that are hard to follow in the audio edition. The thing I liked most about the book was how different it was from most self-help, advice books. Most self-help books spend too many pages explaining how the book will deliver at some point if you keep reading.

Tim’s book was filled with tips pretty much right from the start. At one point, I considered taking notes, but then I realized I would just be transcribing the whole book.

My one bit of advice for anyone considering 4-Hour Work Week, though, is to get the dead tree version. We got the audio book in addition to the paper version. There are just too many URLs in the book that are hard to follow in the audio edition.

]]> By: Ben http://chris2x.com/2008/04/09/the-4-hour-workweek-review/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Ben Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:29:49 +0000 http://chris2x.com/?p=1395#comment-680 I do recommend this book to people who are stuck in life work-wise and are looking for some sort of other path, because I think it can be inspiring. I am very careful to tell them however that there is a lot in there that is worthy of ignoring, that they will know which bits to pick out and apply to themselves. My wife and I got a couple of things from the book that have really made a difference to our work and fortunes, neither of which involved anything unethical or underhand. And one thing that is clear - no one who reads this is ever going to end up working just 4 hours a week - Tim Ferriss certainly works a lot more than that! I do recommend this book to people who are stuck in life work-wise and are looking for some sort of other path, because I think it can be inspiring. I am very careful to tell them however that there is a lot in there that is worthy of ignoring, that they will know which bits to pick out and apply to themselves.

My wife and I got a couple of things from the book that have really made a difference to our work and fortunes, neither of which involved anything unethical or underhand.

And one thing that is clear – no one who reads this is ever going to end up working just 4 hours a week – Tim Ferriss certainly works a lot more than that!

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