Comments on: Review: The 4-Hour Workweek http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/review-the-4-hour-workweek/ Moving beyond the basics Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:39:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: kman http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/review-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-274 kman Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:43:29 +0000 http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/review-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-274 He basically won the tournament by working around the rules. Got super-dehydrated before weigh in, then hydrated up. Pushed people out of the ring-three times of this and it's counted as a TKO. Hmm. Wasn't impressed with that. Actually disappointed to be honest. Similar ideas for business are in The E-Myth. He basically won the tournament by working around the rules. Got super-dehydrated before weigh in, then hydrated up. Pushed people out of the ring-three times of this and it’s counted as a TKO. Hmm. Wasn’t impressed with that. Actually disappointed to be honest.

Similar ideas for business are in The E-Myth.

]]> By: Q at $1 Million to My Name http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/review-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-263 Q at $1 Million to My Name Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:23:36 +0000 http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/review-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-263 I was psyched about this book, but these reviews are souring me on it. Tim seems to be very accomplilshed, both in business, in tae kwon do or whatever martial art he's into, and now as a blogger and writer. But he does seem really high on himself. I completely agree that for 99% of people, a book saying "Go into business for yourself!" is just not enough to help most people actually accomplish it. I was psyched about this book, but these reviews are souring me on it. Tim seems to be very accomplilshed, both in business, in tae kwon do or whatever martial art he’s into, and now as a blogger and writer. But he does seem really high on himself.

I completely agree that for 99% of people, a book saying “Go into business for yourself!” is just not enough to help most people actually accomplish it.

]]> By: kman http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/review-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-254 kman Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:03:14 +0000 http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/review-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-254 I am reading this book now. If you have a business selling products and you've never thought about automating the business this book will be very useful. The working from home ideas are based on the 80/20 principle. Even when you are not tied to a desk you still have to work AND maintain the higher levels of output that you used to negotiate the arrangement. I haven't done it personally so I don't want to be too hard on the idea. The better idea IMHO is to create a business that is easily automated and not worry with an employer. I do like some of the questions at the end of the chapters, there are a few interesting twists to some common ones we've all seen before. I would get it at the library or used or swapped etc if I could do it again. I give it a 6 out of 10 I am reading this book now. If you have a business selling products and you’ve never thought about automating the business this book will be very useful.

The working from home ideas are based on the 80/20 principle. Even when you are not tied to a desk you still have to work AND maintain the higher levels of output that you used to negotiate the arrangement. I haven’t done it personally so I don’t want to be too hard on the idea. The better idea IMHO is to create a business that is easily automated and not worry with an employer.

I do like some of the questions at the end of the chapters, there are a few interesting twists to some common ones we’ve all seen before.

I would get it at the library or used or swapped etc if I could do it again.

I give it a 6 out of 10

]]> By: obs http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/review-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-252 obs Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:21:00 +0000 http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/review-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-252 Ferriss spoke at South by Southwest, the audio of which is available <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/podcast/interactive/panel/2007/SXSW07.INT.20070312.TheFourHourWorkweek.mp3" rel="nofollow">here</a>. My impression from the podcast is that it might just work IF you own your own business, which happens to be selling herbal enhancers online. He seemed to be rather condescending to those sorry souls who work for others. Ferriss spoke at South by Southwest, the audio of which is available here.

My impression from the podcast is that it might just work IF you own your own business, which happens to be selling herbal enhancers online. He seemed to be rather condescending to those sorry souls who work for others.

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