
The 4-Hour Workweek
09/21/23 • 56 min
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Have you ever wanted to escape the grind and follow your dreams? This week we're discussing "The 4-Hour Workweek," which reveals that all you need is a plan, a willingness to take risks and a modestly sized fraud operation built on Third World labor.
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Sources:
- The Fraud and the Four-Hour Workweek
- Revisiting "The 4-Hour Workweek"
- New! Improved! Shape Up Your Life!
- From Productivity to Psychedelics: Tim Ferriss Has Changed His Mind About Success
Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!
Have you ever wanted to escape the grind and follow your dreams? This week we're discussing "The 4-Hour Workweek," which reveals that all you need is a plan, a willingness to take risks and a modestly sized fraud operation built on Third World labor.
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod
Where to find us:
Sources:
- The Fraud and the Four-Hour Workweek
- Revisiting "The 4-Hour Workweek"
- New! Improved! Shape Up Your Life!
- From Productivity to Psychedelics: Tim Ferriss Has Changed His Mind About Success
Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!
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If Books Could Kill - The 4-Hour Workweek
Transcript
Peter: Michael?
Michael: Peter.
Peter: What do you know about The 4-Hour Workweek?
Michael: All I know is that the only reason I'm letting you do another productivity book is, so I can get an update on your household chores.
[If Books Could Kill theme]
Peter: As we've progressed through the first year of the podcast, I feel like the books we cover have started to divide
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