Author: Lilia Fallgatter
Article:
When my husband brought home a copy of Timothy Ferriss' The 4
Hour Work Week, I was intrigued by the title and eagerly delved
into it, in a quest to discover the secrets to accomplishing
such a feat. Heck, I'd be happy with a 34 hour work week. For
me, the book was a page turner, as Ferriss revealed the various
aspects of his plan for Definition, Elimination, Automation and
Liberation (DEAL.)
What I liked about the book:
* Ferriss challenges the idea that people have to work 30-40
years before they can retire and enjoy life. The idea is to do
and accomplish what you want now.
* Ferriss offers a new vision of how to live life and advocates
taking mini-retirements throughout your life, while you are
still physically able to enjoy them.
* The book provides ideas and instruction on how to finance this
type of lifestyle, using what he refers to as "a muse" business
which (through simplification and automation) requires very
little management from you.
* The book recommends eliminating things which cause stress and
waste time. An example of time wasters are events such as
meetings, constantly checking e-mail, and casual work
conversations that are not relevant to your work - all of which
result in a disruption of productive work. For time wasting
items, Ferriss recommends outsourcing and/or delegating
non-essential tasks. He also recommends firing stress causing
clients whose accounts produce very little revenue and also
encourages the elimination of excessive clutter from work and
home.
* Ferriss advocates implementing these strategies to enable us
to do more of what matters most.
What I did not like about the book:
* As a 40 something reader, Ferriss' writing and choice of words
struck me at times as the writing and of someone who lacked life
experience.
* Some of the methods Ferris utilizes and recommends for
implementing the strategies outlined in the book, seemed
somewhat dishonest and are things I personally would not be
comfortable doing.
Overall, I admire Ferriss' willingness to challenge the same old
ideas and beliefs about how life should be lived. The book is
refreshing in that it offers a new perspective and options on
how to live life differently.
About the author:
Lilia L. Fallgatter is a speaker, interpersonal communications
specialist and author of "The Most Important Letter You Will
Ever Write, How To Tell Loved Ones How You Feel ~ Before It's
Too Late,." Her book offers a simple process for communicating
with loved ones in writing. Her latest book "The Time Of Our
Lives Scrapbook Letter-Writing Guide" teaches readers how to
incorporate memorable details of the occasion without using pre
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