The 4-Hour Workweek
by Timothy Ferriss · first published 2006
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Why HN recommends it
Practical framework for cutting work time and designing a lifestyle around remote work or a small business; the dreamline and comfort challenge exercises stand out. Suits people stuck in a job or wanting time management.
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The New York Times bestselling how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old tools and methods for success and replacing them with a whole new way of living Tim Ferriss has trouble defining what he does for a living. Depending on when you ask this controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:'I race motorcycles in Europe' 'I ski in the Andes' 'I scuba dive in Panama' 'I dance tango in Buenos Aires'He has spent more than five years learning the secrets of the 'New Rich', a fast-growing subculture that has abandoned the 'deferred-life plan' and instead mastered the new
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