Comments on: Sneak Peek: The New and Expanded 4-Hour Workweek is Here http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/10/16/tim-ferriss-4-hour-work-week/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:39:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dulst http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/10/16/tim-ferriss-4-hour-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-120615 Dulst Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:45:51 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2269#comment-120615 Tim, fancy releasing a kindle version of 4HWW? Tim, fancy releasing a kindle version of 4HWW?

]]> By: Randy http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/10/16/tim-ferriss-4-hour-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-118568 Randy Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:26:47 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2269#comment-118568 Tim, I bought this Audio book 4HWW. I wanted to say that I'm an audio book fanatic, it lets you make hour long drives in the car pay off and become productive. There is a down side though. You list several sources of information (names, places etc.) in the book and it's virtually impossible to write it all down as fast as you can speak, and certainly not while driving. You should include some of this info in a small pamphlet. I'm not cheap, but I have no intention of buying the paper version and laboring through 450 pages looking for all the referenced information. I know, it's more work for you but it's good for your customer. And besides, you only work a few hours a week- I can't see why you can't put in an extra hour to perfect your audio products lol... Tim,
I bought this Audio book 4HWW. I wanted to say that I’m an audio book fanatic, it lets you make hour long drives in the car pay off and become productive. There is a down side though. You list several sources of information (names, places etc.) in the book and it’s virtually impossible to write it all down as fast as you can speak, and certainly not while driving. You should include some of this info in a small pamphlet. I’m not cheap, but I have no intention of buying the paper version and laboring through 450 pages looking for all the referenced information. I know, it’s more work for you but it’s good for your customer. And besides, you only work a few hours a week- I can’t see why you can’t put in an extra hour to perfect your audio products lol…

]]> By: Margo http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/10/16/tim-ferriss-4-hour-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-113580 Margo Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:27:45 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2269#comment-113580 Here is the voice from another side of the pond. I bought Kindle version yesterday evening (well, let’s consider this as my tiny contribution to making Tim NR). I did not finish it yet and I cannot say I don’t like it, actually I do: it is motivating, it provokes alternative thinking, it’s giving some practical advices, it’s fun… But there is one major fault: this is a book written by American for Americans (or citizens of any other prosperous country, yes, slightly hit by crisis but still prosperous). There is nothing new in the idea of becoming New Rich by exploiting dirty cheap labor of other people, pharaohs in Egypt did this ages ago, the only difference is that modern technologies allow you to hire people, who happened to be born in countries with undeveloped economies, without bringing them to your country. John Doe in your book makes his $100 per hour while working 10 hours per week only because somewhere there is a bunch of people who are working the rest of the week, earning say $10 he generously pays them, putting their long hours to ensure Jonh has his long leisure times. Can they “escape 9-5”? Your VA has to check emails every five minutes in case there may be errand from you. Does she/he have a luxury of checking them only twice a day? “Live anywhere” or “travel worldwide” are nice advices, but how far your travels would get you, if you did not have American passport which does not require visa to most countries of the world (or visa can be easily issued)? What your ‘success story’ would be if you would live in the country where the priority of most of the population is to find a job paid enough to buy food and to pay utility bills? For most of people here buying a nice pouch for iPhone or where to park a car is not a problem at all because there is no iPhone and no car, and I don’t think someone would buy into Neural Accelerator. You say that at the beginning you did not have any advantages comparatively to you fellow countrymen. Maybe you did not, but the fact you was born in America gave you advantages comparatively to many people born in poor countries. There is no any personal achievement or personal fault in this, this is sort of inheritance based on the inequality exiting in the world. I am the one to whom people like you outsource their activities, my earnings are pretty well but not even close to NR. To earn what I have now, I have to put all my 80+ hours a week, all my energy and intellect, and (at this point you may laugh) “I can’t really throw it all away” because I have obligations to other people who depend on me. I don’t have too many options too (see above). You are just lucky little of us have. What would you do if all of us, inspired by your book, would suddenly retire? So, Tim, please admit that the assumption is wrong that this book is for everyone. The book is good and there is some good stuff at this blog too, but this will work in certain circumstances, for people leaving in a few specific countries of the world, people with no ties and no responsibilities other than their leisure. This is not a silver bullet and this is not applicable to everyone – for some this would work, for most it would not. My apologies if something is grammatically incorrect, English is not my first language, but I hope you get the point. Here is the voice from another side of the pond.
I bought Kindle version yesterday evening (well, let’s consider this as my tiny contribution to making Tim NR). I did not finish it yet and I cannot say I don’t like it, actually I do: it is motivating, it provokes alternative thinking, it’s giving some practical advices, it’s fun…
But there is one major fault: this is a book written by American for Americans (or citizens of any other prosperous country, yes, slightly hit by crisis but still prosperous).
There is nothing new in the idea of becoming New Rich by exploiting dirty cheap labor of other people, pharaohs in Egypt did this ages ago, the only difference is that modern technologies allow you to hire people, who happened to be born in countries with undeveloped economies, without bringing them to your country.
John Doe in your book makes his $100 per hour while working 10 hours per week only because somewhere there is a bunch of people who are working the rest of the week, earning say $10 he generously pays them, putting their long hours to ensure Jonh has his long leisure times. Can they “escape 9-5”?
Your VA has to check emails every five minutes in case there may be errand from you. Does she/he have a luxury of checking them only twice a day?
“Live anywhere” or “travel worldwide” are nice advices, but how far your travels would get you, if you did not have American passport which does not require visa to most countries of the world (or visa can be easily issued)?
What your ‘success story’ would be if you would live in the country where the priority of most of the population is to find a job paid enough to buy food and to pay utility bills? For most of people here buying a nice pouch for iPhone or where to park a car is not a problem at all because there is no iPhone and no car, and I don’t think someone would buy into Neural Accelerator.
You say that at the beginning you did not have any advantages comparatively to you fellow countrymen. Maybe you did not, but the fact you was born in America gave you advantages comparatively to many people born in poor countries. There is no any personal achievement or personal fault in this, this is sort of inheritance based on the inequality exiting in the world.
I am the one to whom people like you outsource their activities, my earnings are pretty well but not even close to NR. To earn what I have now, I have to put all my 80+ hours a week, all my energy and intellect, and (at this point you may laugh) “I can’t really throw it all away” because I have obligations to other people who depend on me. I don’t have too many options too (see above). You are just lucky little of us have. What would you do if all of us, inspired by your book, would suddenly retire?
So, Tim, please admit that the assumption is wrong that this book is for everyone. The book is good and there is some good stuff at this blog too, but this will work in certain circumstances, for people leaving in a few specific countries of the world, people with no ties and no responsibilities other than their leisure. This is not a silver bullet and this is not applicable to everyone – for some this would work, for most it would not.
My apologies if something is grammatically incorrect, English is not my first language, but I hope you get the point.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/10/16/tim-ferriss-4-hour-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-107557 Thomas Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:16:29 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2269#comment-107557 I have this book and the nook version. I enjoy going back to read from time to time. Must admit though I am still working on developing my muse. The checking emails twice per day has really saved me on time! Thanks Tim!!!! I have this book and the nook version. I enjoy going back to read from time to time. Must admit though I am still working on developing my muse. The checking emails twice per day has really saved me on time! Thanks Tim!!!!

]]> By: Adam http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/10/16/tim-ferriss-4-hour-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-100433 Adam Sat, 28 May 2011 15:10:44 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2269#comment-100433 Hi Tim, I have been working step by step through the automation chapter of The 4HWW, and I am looking at the rate cards of different magazines. It's been a couple years since the book was released, so I was wondering if I should still be looking for magazines that charge less than 5K for a full page ad, or if I should go a little higher (like 6K or 7K). Obviously, the cheaper the better, but I found a few that I like that are in the 6 to 7 range. What do you think? Thank you, Adam Hi Tim,

I have been working step by step through the automation chapter of The 4HWW, and I am looking at the rate cards of different magazines. It’s been a couple years since the book was released, so I was wondering if I should still be looking for magazines that charge less than 5K for a full page ad, or if I should go a little higher (like 6K or 7K).

Obviously, the cheaper the better, but I found a few that I like that are in the 6 to 7 range. What do you think?

Thank you,

Adam

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