Escape 95, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
by Timothy Ferriss
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American businesswoman
American author, journalist and professor (born 1952)
Venezuelan television personality
Recommended by 12 notable people, including Derek Sivers and Ryan Holiday
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See customer reviews on Amazon →The 4-Hour Workweek reads like a breathless, persuasive lecture that pushes you to abandon traditional work and embrace lifestyle design. Its value lies in reframing productivity and providing concrete tactics for automation, but the advice often feels like a slippery slope into hucksterism. The constant anecdotes about Ferriss's own exploits can grate, and the approach may leave you feeling like you’re being sold a dream rather than offered a sustainable path. A quick, energizing read that can also feel hollow.
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More than 100 pages of new, cuttingedge content. Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferredlife plan there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing highend world travel, earning a monthly fivefigure income with zero ma...
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Recommended by 17 sources and appears in Best Startup Books, Books Recommended by Ryan Holiday, and Books Recommended by Writers.
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