It was sugested I read this book..
 

I recently took a 2 month contract job, for a place I've done work for in the past. It was out of the blue I get a call last Friday and by Wednesday I was there. The guy I'm doing the work for (its a company that is in the coal industry) tells me I need to read this book because it's talking about me..

The book is called the "4 hour work week". I'm only two chapters in and god damn if there isn't a lot in this that fits me like a T... The author oversells the idea a bit with a lil too much flash, but still fairly interesting to read and much of what I've done to give myself my freedom.

One thing I'm taking away from it so far, is that I am my own bottle neck, which is something you sort of understand but don't see it until it's pointed out.

As for myself, I opted out of permanent jobs, buying property/houses or working endlessly on making some business which runs my life. In stead I said fuck it all and went to do what I wanted which for now is to travel around the country and live different places.

I didn't worry about having X amount of money in the bank or X amount of income, I just did it and figured out how to make it work as I went. Three years later I'm still at it. It's pretty crazy to start reading a book you never heard of before and realize it tells your current story.


In before the Trumpnuts cry about liberals, like every other topic on this board..

Read it years ago. Tim Ferris does a great job selling books to the masses of people too lazy to implement any useful ideas he has. It's nice to fantasize while reading his stuff but I am more of a Seth Godin type of guy, I find him a little less hype and more sensible advice. He can hype BS ideas sometimes as well. Just not as much I find. People just need to start something and be consistent with it, most don't even start.

I do agree that for most, it's indeed selling bullshit because most people will never do anything other than the same. The reason it's speaking too me so far, is I did pretty much what he is writing about. I opted to go do what I wanted and figure out how to make it sustainable along the way.

What is funny, is the entire reason I got into selling porn online, was to free myself from location dependency and be able to live where ever I wanted. I came and left online porn with out doing what I set out to do (I had all the typical excuses not enough saved, not ready ect..ect.)

It took a short term crash and burn which forced me back into the daily grind for a few years and knowing a few people who died never realizing their dreams to make myself just say fuck this shit I'm doing what I want. Most people will never come to that realization and will always be chasing that "better future" or "right time"..which will likely never come.. Moist people are owned by their work and belongings and will always be tied to them like a ball and chain.

You are only about 15 years too late on this topic.

well i guess you kind of had to "free yourself from location dependency" you put it otherwise you'd just be the guy who lives in a van down by river. :2 cents:

i'm not sure how honest you are with yourself. while most people are stuck and do not achieve their dreams i'm not sure driving around america with little money forever is that great of a dream. seems you're probably only one or two steps away from being homeless.

I listen to his podcast every week. Look it up.

A "4 hour work week" looks appealing to me.

4hrs seems kind of long

You are pretty shallow minded..

Life should look appealing to you, not how much you work.

Never heard of it before - thanks for the tip! I will look for it.

Honestly, I don't need to listen to him preaching gospel to me. I find the book kinda interesting because it's the same path I found for myself.

I prefer to just keep heading in my own direction and not follow another's path.

You are only late to this topic if you are dead.

It is the "bible for digital nomads". Nice book, in the end you see he works more than 4 hours a week, but it is a catchy title.

I also wanted to travel around the world and that is also a reason i started online 15 years ago. So it is nothing new, but now more and more people get aware of the possibilities. The last year there are more and more people try to travel and make money online and it got attention of the biggest mainstream media. There are a lot of things, digital nomad cruises, co-work centers around the world, meet ups around the world, big events where thousands attend etcetra.

A lot of companies also hire digital nomads, or even relocate to the places where a lot of digital nomads hang-out like Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Vietnam and also Colombia is popular.

I travel around now for 5 years in several countries. Most of the time i stay 1 - 6 months in a country. Didn't need a book to know i wanted that. Most of the tie i was backpacking on my holidays. You see people now to pay to follow a course how to make money online in some nice places. I prefer the opposite, better to first learn and already make money online and than travel.

Why did you stay in your country for those 3 years? Here you can find some countries to stay with the cost https://nomadlist.com The prices are an indication, some travel cheap, other only for 1 year and spent there savings. Most people i know spent around 600 - 800 euros a month.

Preaching gospel?

He has interviews with industry/skill leaders from across the spectrum.

a lot of rationalization and you are very much the braggart, what's the point?

True, but I still haven't made up my mind about Life.

I've read it years ago and even then seemed outdated.

These days it's more useful to read his blog then the book itself.

I bought the book when i was on vacation last year, interesting title and i had something to read in the plane etc.

The first part is interesting. While reading further it became a work book: Do this right now, write down that, etc. Wasnt what i expected it to be, was hoping for more depth / philosophy and mindset behind it. I noticed the more i read the less attention i had for it. Didn't finish it, maybe i'll continue some time.

But there is a huge flaw in this book. He's in the position he's in, because he describes how he set up his business: He was working 14 hours a day to make it a success. And when it was a success, that's when he started to apply these 4 hour workweek techniques.

Then he says 'anyone can apply the 4 hour workweek, whether youre an employee or your own boss'. So an employee who is making a crappy wage will apply these techniques. Well I can guarantee you he will be making an even crappier wage.

Fact is, without making those 14 hour days like he did, he wouldn't be in the position he is now. If he applied the 4 hour workweerk from the start and never worked his ass off, he would be a bum under a bridge right now. Paradox! Book debunked!

Yea this is why I say I'm not interested in his blog or podcast, it's just I came across his, book a bit over 3 years of me living it so to speak.


I also don't subscribe to the whole digital nomad scene. I just do what I do and what makes me happy.

It's not about a 4hr work week, it's about creating the ability to make money which fits your lifestyle rather than bending your lifestyle around your work schedule.

15years later its never too late.I stopped reading books since i started my job so lose lot of my time reading.

also a good read:

Surviving Poverty: How to Live in a Van

Perhaps you will need that some day..

the podcast is about so much more than the contents of the book. Different guests with unique experiences and insights into making yourself better.

The only people who make money with those books are. The authors, publishers and book shops.

What's a digital nomad? Someone who streams his asshole or her vagina with his/her iPhone on McDonalds wifi from under a bridge on Chaturbate?

The book isn't about telling you how to get rich.. It's about showing you, that you don't have to wait to retire to do the things you want...