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The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

byTim Ferriss
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Alex
5.0 out of 5 starsInsightful
Reviewed in Australia on 12 July 2021
This book offers somewhat unconventional advice which truly challenges traditional thinking. Ferriss' direct delivery of his content helps to sell his ideas and has given me inspiration for future readings.
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Niall O'Brien
1.0 out of 5 starsHighly overrated
Reviewed in Australia on 14 April 2018
From the outset the author comes off as a braggart listing the crazy things he's done & so it continues. I read part 1 & gave up. I normally take notes from books I read & am normally engrossed in what I'm reading but not this time. I found myself day dreaming as I was reading so wasn't taking anything in. If it works for you, than great! It did nothing for me.
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Niall O'Brien
1.0 out of 5 stars Highly overrated
Reviewed in Australia on 14 April 2018
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From the outset the author comes off as a braggart listing the crazy things he's done & so it continues. I read part 1 & gave up. I normally take notes from books I read & am normally engrossed in what I'm reading but not this time. I found myself day dreaming as I was reading so wasn't taking anything in. If it works for you, than great! It did nothing for me.
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Leigh
2.0 out of 5 stars I've already bought your book - stop selling it to me
Reviewed in Australia on 12 December 2017
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This book is written like a 200 page marketing website, without much in the way of product at the end to buy. It's quite thin on content and big on self promotion and 'here is a success story of someone using this method'. It's like someone wrote a book in the style that Donald Trump speaks - all references to how great he is, how all his friends are great, but little actual substance under the veneer.

The content around lifestyle design I have to say is novel and interesting - but like a wedding cake, it's buried under inches sickly, suffocating fondant.
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Jackie McC
2.0 out of 5 stars Not for me
Reviewed in Australia on 28 June 2018
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I'm not sure that the practices in this book are relevant to people who have regular day-jobs that require them to be at a desk. Also, some of the practices in the book seemed a little dishonest (ie working 4 hours but pretending to work a full weeks' worth). This book won't be relevant to the average worker (like me), but to those in management or with an on-the-road job where they can set their own hours.
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terry
1.0 out of 5 stars Maximising worker exploitation for the Morally Bankrupt
Reviewed in Australia on 1 November 2021
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This is the most disgusting concept since the Ford production line's escorts to totally exploit workers. The author, highly successful in anb era of greed and selfishness, encourages readers to "get others to do the work" while you cream the profits. He had a hide thick enough to reckon this is morally ok. The guy makes the worst of corporate managers, most of whom at least have the cottage to at least show up at work for 40 hrs a week, look positively charitable. The author of this disgusting piece of crap is totally morally bankrupt. The success he had reflects poorly on the culture of capitalism in the modern day.
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Nicola
1.0 out of 5 stars clickbait at its finest
Reviewed in Australia on 20 October 2020
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It is the book equivalent of the most click baity youtube videos on how to get rich quick. Please avoid reading as following his advice might get you fired.
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Adam Satori
3.0 out of 5 stars it's ok
Reviewed in Australia on 20 April 2021
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A book written for someone who is interested in this subject by someone who apparently has been there & done it & as such, should know what he is talking about.
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Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful
Reviewed in Australia on 12 July 2021
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This book offers somewhat unconventional advice which truly challenges traditional thinking. Ferriss' direct delivery of his content helps to sell his ideas and has given me inspiration for future readings.
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Neil Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in Australia on 2 December 2018
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Opens your eyes to what is possible. I’ going to review some of the gems provided here. Very inspiring book
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mr c j hughes
4.0 out of 5 stars Actionable concepts to help anyone refine their life style so that they can do more of what they love
Reviewed in Australia on 18 January 2018
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This is full of ideas. A book in which anyone will find at least one piece of actionable information that can be Incorporated into their lives for the better.
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Nash
5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing
Reviewed in Australia on 19 September 2019
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Great read
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