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Old 06-06-2008, 11:48 AM  
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Books like these are usually good, they usually offer some fresh ideas, some new perspectives, etc... but they kinda piss me off too... the guy kinda got lucky made millions selling worthless sports supplements and now he acts like some big shot like he invented some brilliant strategy to work 4 hours a week... when you are making 100k/MONTH (like he claimed he does) it's not exactly hard to hire some people to do things for you so you can work 4 hours per week... he probably could have almost just as easily sold the company for a few million and just completely retired and work 0 hours per week....

The book is kinda half fiction too, the strategies make sense, but half of the stuff he says just won't work. Like for example the strategy of telling your boss you will work from home, then using 80/20 magic to optimize your time to work less, and then using technology to go on a vacation to China without your boss ever noticing... there are so many flaws in that setup, I'm not even sure where to begin...

Overall, the book is not half bad, but I wouldn't call it anywhere the "best book ever written" like someone earlier in the thread commented...
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