The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss/Timothy Ferriss

I’ve already been living most of the life he’s described and as much as he makes free time look good… I just like working man! But for those that need help in any area or want to make the full change this book covers it step by step and so much valuable info. I’m a lover of good systems, workflow, automation and organisation and this guy hits the point home. Another point that he nails straight on the head is bosses and workers shooting themselves in the leg with ‘oh I have so much going on bla di bla’ excuses that they never focus on the main areas. I’ve personally seen this in nearly every workplace. When the boss is away the workers have more fun and get more done. (I’m coining that!)

So the boss is away doing something important and the workers have to use their brains and resources. When the boss is around ‘overseeing’ things the worker subconsciously knows that if they mess up the OVERseer will be there to pick up the pieces. More stress for the boss and worst it can get for the working is a letting off. Plus lawd knows how many of my coworkers have confided in me for help or information in fear of going to the head. This guy makes sense, the boss is attached to his baby so even the smallest things bug them out.

Of course the book goes into much more from working remotely. Checking mails only twice a day while the assistants do the rest. Keeping things short and sweet. The contents tell it all so look below. Warning: As much as the book helps you to join the new rich, some of the ideas even I feel are extreme so use the bits you need, remember the bits you like and chew the rest with a grain of salt.

CONTENTS
Preface to the Expanded and Updated Edition

– First and Foremost
FAQ—Doubters Read This
My Story and Why You Need This Book
Chronology of a Pathology

– Step I: D is for Definition
1 Cautions and Comparisons: How to Burn $1,000,000 a Night
2 Rules That Change the Rules: Everything Popular Is Wrong
3 Dodging Bullets: Fear-Setting and Escaping Paralysis
4 System Reset: Being Unreasonable and Unambiguous

– Step II: E is for Elimination
5 The End of Time Management: Illusions and Italians
6 The Low-Information Diet: Cultivating Selective Ignorance
7 Interrupting Interruption and the Art of Refusal

– Step III: A is for Automation
8 Outsourcing Life: Off-loading the Rest and a Taste of Geoarbitrage
9 Income Autopilot I: Finding the Muse
10 Income Autopilot II: Testing the Muse
11 Income Autopilot III: MBA—Management by Absence

– Step IV: L is for Liberation
12 Disappearing Act: How to Escape the Office
13 Beyond Repair: Killing Your Job
14 Mini-Retirements: Embracing the Mobile Lifestyle
15 Filling the Void: Adding Life After Subtracting Work
16 The Top 13 New Rich Mistakes
The Last Chapter: An E-mail You Need to Read

– Last but Not Least
THE BEST OF THE BLOG
The Art of Letting Bad Things Happen
Things I’ve Loved and Learned in 2008
How to Travel the World with 10 Pounds or Less
The Choice-Minimal Lifestyle: 6 Formulas for More Output and Less Overwhelm
The Not-to-Do List: 9 Habits to Stop Now
The Margin Manifesto: 11 Tenets for Reaching (or Doubling) Profitability in 3 Months
The Holy Grail: How to Outsource the Inbox and Never Check E-mail Again
Tim Ferriss Processing Rules
Proposal to Work Remotely on a Contract Basis
LIVING THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK: CASE STUDIES,
TIPS, AND HACKS
Zen and the Art of Rock Star Living
Art Lovers Wanted
Photo Finish
Virtual Law
Taking Flight with Ornithreads
Off-the-Job Training
Doctor’s Orders
The 4-Hour Family and Global Education
Financial Musing
Who Says Kids Hold You Back?
Working Remotely
Killing Your BlackBerry
Star Wars, Anyone?

– RESTRICTED READING: THE FEW THAT MATTER
– BONUS MATERIAL
How to Get $250,000 of Advertising for $10,000
How to Learn Any Language in 3 Months
Muse Math: Predicting the Revenue of Any Product
Licensing: From Tae Bo to Teddy Ruxpin
Real Licensing Agreement with Real Dollars
Online Round-the-World (RTW) Trip Planner
– ACKNOWLEDGMENTS