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	<title>Comments on: Outsourcing Life and How to Eliminate E-mail Overload</title>
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	<description>Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog</description>
	<pubDate>Fri,  4 Jul 2008 03:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: LosAngeles</title>
		<link>http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/05/09/outsourcing-life-and-how-to-eliminate-e-mail-overload/#comment-20800</link>
		<dc:creator>LosAngeles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 07:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in&nbsp;circles.</p>
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		<title>By: Live Fire Ministries &#187; Christian Lifestyle Design - How to Affect Serious Life Change</title>
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		<dc:creator>Live Fire Ministries &#187; Christian Lifestyle Design - How to Affect Serious Life Change</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] more meaningful. What Ferriss did is simply give definable terms to what I&#8217;ve been doing - Geoarbitrage, Low-information diet, [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] more meaningful. What Ferriss did is simply give definable terms to what I&#8217;ve been doing - Geoarbitrage, Low-information diet,&nbsp;[&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: nico</title>
		<link>http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/05/09/outsourcing-life-and-how-to-eliminate-e-mail-overload/#comment-10508</link>
		<dc:creator>nico</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>DUDE that is an awsome clip

you should really check out carinthia in austria - have some kesnudeln</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DUDE that is an awsome clip</p>
<p>you should really check out carinthia in austria - have some&nbsp;kesnudeln</p>
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		<title>By: David Chan</title>
		<link>http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/05/09/outsourcing-life-and-how-to-eliminate-e-mail-overload/#comment-1542</link>
		<dc:creator>David Chan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>"The Tao of 4HWW" - http://taoof4hww.ning.com

This had to be done as well, please check out and add to my discussion site about Taoism and the 4HWW.

Tim gives hope to us, the "great unwashed", the "average masses". He is a nutter, with crazy ideas that seem almost plausible, he is also "Mad as a Hatter", but importantly he has a method in his madness.

Read "The 4-Hour Workweek"!  Do it for yourself, have pity on yourself just this one time, and receive a little mercy in return.

Change your view on or concept of Success and get some cool tips for life, even if you think that you are doing well. You might not be doing as well as you might think, tear your life back into your own hands.

Tim shows you how you might.

By Chanster AKA Taoist AKA Aquaverdi</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The Tao of 4HWW&#8221; - <a href="http://taoof4hww.ning.com" rel="nofollow">http://taoof4hww.ning.com</a></p>
<p>This had to be done as well, please check out and add to my discussion site about Taoism and the 4HWW.</p>
<p>Tim gives hope to us, the &#8220;great unwashed&#8221;, the &#8220;average masses&#8221;. He is a nutter, with crazy ideas that seem almost plausible, he is also &#8220;Mad as a Hatter&#8221;, but importantly he has a method in his madness.</p>
<p>Read &#8220;The 4-Hour Workweek&#8221;!  Do it for yourself, have pity on yourself just this one time, and receive a little mercy in return.</p>
<p>Change your view on or concept of Success and get some cool tips for life, even if you think that you are doing well. You might not be doing as well as you might think, tear your life back into your own hands.</p>
<p>Tim shows you how you might.</p>
<p>By Chanster AKA Taoist AKA&nbsp;Aquaverdi</p>
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		<title>By: sean</title>
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		<dc:creator>sean</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hi tim,

i just finished your book and found it very inspiring! i'm trying to get my wife to read it as i see her in the same position you were in a few years ago: overworked &#38; stressed out!

we're both self-employed, but the difference with you is that we provide a service, she's a caterer and i'm an animator. how do entrepreneurs that provide a service better implement your techniques for eliminating/automating our life styles? sorry, if i'm in the wrong section but i'm not sure where to post this.

thanks man, good work on the book &#38; congrats on the success!

cheers,
sean</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hi tim,</p>
<p>i just finished your book and found it very inspiring! i&#8217;m trying to get my wife to read it as i see her in the same position you were in a few years ago: overworked &amp; stressed out!</p>
<p>we&#8217;re both self-employed, but the difference with you is that we provide a service, she&#8217;s a caterer and i&#8217;m an animator. how do entrepreneurs that provide a service better implement your techniques for eliminating/automating our life styles? sorry, if i&#8217;m in the wrong section but i&#8217;m not sure where to post this.</p>
<p>thanks man, good work on the book &amp; congrats on the success!</p>
<p>cheers,&nbsp;sean</p>
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		<title>By: Gavin Alliinson</title>
		<link>http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/05/09/outsourcing-life-and-how-to-eliminate-e-mail-overload/#comment-748</link>
		<dc:creator>Gavin Alliinson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 02:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jim,

Contact Sowmya from the book(pg 134). I have been working with him for the past year and we have partnered up to form a  company www.OutsourceSuccess.com

If you go the elance or guru route. Make sure as Tim says in the book that you hire a VA firm not an individual for $2 or $3 an hour.  I found those guys really unreliable and 10 min tasks they were telling me took them 2 hours.

Gavin</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jim,</p>
<p>Contact Sowmya from the book(pg 134). I have been working with him for the past year and we have partnered up to form a  company <a href="http://www.OutsourceSuccess.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.OutsourceSuccess.com</a></p>
<p>If you go the elance or guru route. Make sure as Tim says in the book that you hire a VA firm not an individual for $2 or $3 an hour.  I found those guys really unreliable and 10 min tasks they were telling me took them 2 hours.&nbsp;Gavin</p>
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		<title>By: Tim Ferriss</title>
		<link>http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/05/09/outsourcing-life-and-how-to-eliminate-e-mail-overload/#comment-676</link>
		<dc:creator>Tim Ferriss</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 01:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi All!

Thank you all so much for the kind words. I'm really thankful to all of my interviewees who helped me get this book out on-time -- it was accelerated by two months and we had some tight deadlines. The timing has really worked out for the topic.

Jim, Brickwork is a great firm, but they're getting snowing under by all of the people contacting them as a result of the book. I also use www.getfriday.com, but they are hitting the same issues. A good solution, and one that allows you to find new providers, is to use either www.elance.com (I have the most experience with them), www.guru.com, or other online freelancer marketplace. Be sure to eliminate boilerplate responses you get to your project, and assign a brief 20-30-minute task to your final three candidates to test reliability before assigning the project. I always test reliability (the ability to head deadlines on time, every time) before skill-set.

Canada has been a great option for me, as has the US. Americans in economically-depressed areas are moving more and more to online marketplaces to make their skills available, as the local markets simply don't provide the demand that global reach provides.

Hope this helps!

Tim</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi All!</p>
<p>Thank you all so much for the kind words. I&#8217;m really thankful to all of my interviewees who helped me get this book out on-time &#8212; it was accelerated by two months and we had some tight deadlines. The timing has really worked out for the topic.</p>
<p>Jim, Brickwork is a great firm, but they&#8217;re getting snowing under by all of the people contacting them as a result of the book. I also use <a href="http://www.getfriday.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.getfriday.com</a>, but they are hitting the same issues. A good solution, and one that allows you to find new providers, is to use either <a href="http://www.elance.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.elance.com</a> (I have the most experience with them), <a href="http://www.guru.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.guru.com</a>, or other online freelancer marketplace. Be sure to eliminate boilerplate responses you get to your project, and assign a brief 20-30-minute task to your final three candidates to test reliability before assigning the project. I always test reliability (the ability to head deadlines on time, every time) before skill-set.</p>
<p>Canada has been a great option for me, as has the US. Americans in economically-depressed areas are moving more and more to online marketplaces to make their skills available, as the local markets simply don&#8217;t provide the demand that global reach provides.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!&nbsp;Tim</p>
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		<title>By: Web 2.0 Expo: Tim Ferriss on the 4hourworkweek.com - www.gadgetguy.de - The GadgetGuy</title>
		<link>http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/05/09/outsourcing-life-and-how-to-eliminate-e-mail-overload/#comment-674</link>
		<dc:creator>Web 2.0 Expo: Tim Ferriss on the 4hourworkweek.com - www.gadgetguy.de - The GadgetGuy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 20:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Patrick Price interviews Tim Ferriss for a swiss podcast: [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Patrick Price interviews Tim Ferriss for a swiss podcast:&nbsp;[&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Jim</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 11:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tim
Great concepts and I really enjoyed the change this article. One problem with the outsourcing thing I can't even get brickworks to reply with anything other than form mail to requests to contact me regarding my outsourcing requests. Any idea on other more reliable firms available for this sort of work?
I need someone reliable.
Jim</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tim<br />
Great concepts and I really enjoyed the change this article. One problem with the outsourcing thing I can&#8217;t even get brickworks to reply with anything other than form mail to requests to contact me regarding my outsourcing requests. Any idea on other more reliable firms available for this sort of work?<br />
I need someone reliable.&nbsp;Jim</p>
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		<title>By: Jade</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jade</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 14:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes the book is definitely the right book at the right time.  Being able to address the rampant cynisism and hopelessness that dominants my generation (gen X) is essential.
The quote, "Most people would rather be unhappy than uncertain." hits the nail on the head in many ways.
Keep up the good work!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes the book is definitely the right book at the right time.  Being able to address the rampant cynisism and hopelessness that dominants my generation (gen X) is essential.<br />
The quote, &#8220;Most people would rather be unhappy than uncertain.&#8221; hits the nail on the head in many ways.<br />
Keep up the good&nbsp;work!</p>
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