Working 40 hours (or more) a week for a mediocre salary? For the next decades? Putting off fulfilling your dreams until you retire?
That outlook (shared by most working adults) pushed Tim Ferriss to transform his life completely.
He reduced his work hours to four hours a week and created a free, luxurious, yet fulfilling life for himself. Four steps ("DEAL") were necessary to achieve this:
D – Defining your lifestyle not as 40-hour weeks until retirement but as a mix of work periods and mini-retirements.
E – Eliminating distractions and unimportant activities. Focus on your strengths and the 20% of activities that bring 80% of the benefits.
A – Automation: Build a business that provides you with a sustainable income sufficient to achieve your goals with as little effort as possible.
L – Liberation: As an employee, work remotely as much as possible to increase your productivity. Use the freed-up time to build your business.
Implementing all this is certainly not easy. And not everyone dreams of a life as a "digital nomad" like the author. But everyone can benefit from his insights and integrate many of the concepts into their own life plans.
The author demonstrates this with numerous stories of people who have escaped the traditional work routine and are living their dream – including families with children!
The book is humorous, entertaining, provocative, motivating, and inspiring. A recommendation for all who want to rethink their way of life and retake control of it.
🎧 Suitable as an audiobook? Yes.
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