Self-help · LightTim Ferriss argues against working for decades to retire, and calls his alternative lifestyle design
The 4-Hour Workweek
Lifestyle design instead of waiting for retirement
Crown Publishing Group published the book in 2007, and it runs to 308 pages. It promotes what Ferriss calls lifestyle design and rejects the traditional plan of working long hours for decades to enjoy life after retirement. It draws on his experience running a sports nutrition company, where he worked 14-hour days before taking a sabbatical and outsourcing small daily tasks to virtual assistants. It was translated into 40 languages.
More about this book
Who
Tim Ferriss, who describes his own years running a sports nutrition company.
World
Work, outsourcing and lifestyle design.
What makes it different
Wikipedia says it sold around 2.1 million copies, citing the New York Times hardcover business bestseller list of May 1, 2011, and that it spent four years on the New York Times Best Seller List. Wikipedia cofounder Jimmy Wales said he secretly moved to Buenos Aires for a month after reading it.
Feel
Fast and confident.
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Further reading
- The 4-Hour WorkweekWikipedia