Nice post RJ! It's weird how you speak about both Tim Ferris' book and Die With Zero, they're two books on my Kindle right now haha. Sometimes I move too fast, so this was an important reminder for me to slow down.
Every year I have to check myself a little bit on that to re-find balance amidst the drive for more.
You will love both of those books! I think they complement each other nicely. Even though 4 Hour Workweek is close to 20 years old now, it's still as good today. I re-read it a lot.
Die With Zero is kind of like the perfect financial companion to the 4HWW. I'll be re-reading it again for sure.
Have you implemented points from the 4HWW into your life?
I’m not there yet haha, but I would love to only have to work for 4 hours. Although, when I think about it, I don’t really look at my work as ‘work’. I enjoy it, but that doesn’t mean I want to work 12+ hour days.
I think I’ll get there with time, a big part is having systems in place.
The idea that you only work 4 hours is the biggest misconception from the title of the book, something Tim talks about a lot.
But it is possible to get closer to that.
This is the first "self-help" / non-fiction book that I read that opened my eyes to enjoying reading non-fiction and not just fantasy novels. It was the turning point in my life.
The marketing strategies in the book that get to the conceptual four-hour week are the things that get dated the most by evolving technology since then. (I think Tim did a podcast about this a few years ago on what he would change if he re-wrote the book)
A few of the things that have stuck over the years for me:
- I'm pretty sure he was one of the first to talk about time blocking, in particular the batching of "time-thieves" like email which can drastically reduce working hours.
- Hiring virtual assistants to help with non-essential or low-skill work. Something I've done before and also use AI for a lot now.
- He talks about fear setting exercises like asking for 10% off at the coffee shop and doing things that will get you outside of your comfort zone. I've done a lot of that lol
- testing product-market fit and doing small tests before going all in on something. He's not the first or the last to talk about that but I found it helpful back then when I'd never read another book on marketing before
Nice post RJ! It's weird how you speak about both Tim Ferris' book and Die With Zero, they're two books on my Kindle right now haha. Sometimes I move too fast, so this was an important reminder for me to slow down.
It's a reminder to myself to slow down as well :)
Every year I have to check myself a little bit on that to re-find balance amidst the drive for more.
You will love both of those books! I think they complement each other nicely. Even though 4 Hour Workweek is close to 20 years old now, it's still as good today. I re-read it a lot.
Die With Zero is kind of like the perfect financial companion to the 4HWW. I'll be re-reading it again for sure.
Good points.
Have you implemented points from the 4HWW into your life?
I’m not there yet haha, but I would love to only have to work for 4 hours. Although, when I think about it, I don’t really look at my work as ‘work’. I enjoy it, but that doesn’t mean I want to work 12+ hour days.
I think I’ll get there with time, a big part is having systems in place.
Great question!
The idea that you only work 4 hours is the biggest misconception from the title of the book, something Tim talks about a lot.
But it is possible to get closer to that.
This is the first "self-help" / non-fiction book that I read that opened my eyes to enjoying reading non-fiction and not just fantasy novels. It was the turning point in my life.
The marketing strategies in the book that get to the conceptual four-hour week are the things that get dated the most by evolving technology since then. (I think Tim did a podcast about this a few years ago on what he would change if he re-wrote the book)
A few of the things that have stuck over the years for me:
- I'm pretty sure he was one of the first to talk about time blocking, in particular the batching of "time-thieves" like email which can drastically reduce working hours.
- Hiring virtual assistants to help with non-essential or low-skill work. Something I've done before and also use AI for a lot now.
- He talks about fear setting exercises like asking for 10% off at the coffee shop and doing things that will get you outside of your comfort zone. I've done a lot of that lol
- testing product-market fit and doing small tests before going all in on something. He's not the first or the last to talk about that but I found it helpful back then when I'd never read another book on marketing before