The 4-Hour Work Week

By: Tim Ferriss

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 13 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's Summary

If your dream is escaping the rat race, high-end world travel, monthly five-figure income with zero management or just living more and working less then this audiobook is the blueprint. Forget your tired, old retirement concepts and throw out that deferred-life plan - there's no need to wait and every reason not to. You can have it all! This audiobook is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Start living now!

©2007 Copyright © 2007, 2009 by Tim Ferriss. (P)2011 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

An interesting look at holiday destinations

If you could sum up The 4-Hour Work Week in three words, what would they be?

Escape from work

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Less references to websites and other information sources within the body of the text

Which character – as performed by Ray Porter – was your favorite?

The character who managed to live overseas while the employer thought they were still at home

What insight do you think you’ll apply from The 4-Hour Work Week?

Not take work too seriously nor place so much importance on money

Any additional comments?

An enjoyable casual read

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

fantastic book

Not one of your old Self Help reads but something that genuinely made me think, I was able to implement and change my working life forever!

Changed my life!!!!!

Think you have to spend the rest of your life in a cubicle or work yourself to death in a job demanding a 50+ hour work week, just to ensure your kids grow up to do the same?
This book got me on track to become self employed, cut the work-clutter and spend time with my kids while still earning a full income...
Thanks Tim...

I recommend reading over listening

Many urls are read out, which is not helpful or memorable, just awkward.

he said/she said conversations are difficult to listen to and parse.

overall good content. would be great as a visual resource

Amazing!

I just wanted it to keep going! Ready to smash it now though. Thanks Tim!

Inspiring

Life changing no matter if you buy into the whole package or not. This book will make you think about how and what you do. Very well read and easy to listen too. Though as another reader mentioned, the reading of the full web addresses etc was a bit tedious

Will inspire you to make a change

I avoided listening to this book for years, so glad I changed my mind. It is going to help me change my life.

Will Change Your Life If You Act On It!

What did you love best about The 4-Hour Work Week?

Timothy Ferriss has a simple yet supremely powerful way of approaching life that leaves no doubt that working 40-100 hours a week for someone else will only ruin you.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The 4-Hour Work Week?

Each chapter has unique steps and thought-provoking questions to drag you kicking a screaming out of your cave and into the light, where you can examine yourself and realise where you can improve and / or take action.

Have you listened to any of Ray Porter’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I haven't listened to Ray Porter before, but he speaks this book very well - it sounds as if Timothy Ferriss is actually talking to me!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Joining the New Rich is easier than you think!

Any additional comments?

AWESOME!

A Real Game Changer!!

Really make you think differently about life, how you work and what is important. Not sure I'll get to the fully integrated model Tim propose, but st least it has kick started me in developing new web site that we will test and hope to develop our business with.

Inspriational!

Warning! Do not read if you are not prepared to take some action... if you do then you will find that the situations that used to be quite bearable suddenly become less so. All of a sudden you will be able to see more...

This is a fabulous book filled with some great ideas. The narration is good though sometimes the list of websites/resources does become a little repetitive. Whilst these lists make sense in the hard copy, in audiobook form they are less useful.

However you won't be disappointed with this book and it will take you to new places...

Overrated

I must say I fell for this audio book as it sounded ideal to me; Though, even with giving it 1 star this book is considered overrated. There is no such thing as a 4 hour week for the general populace as much as I would have liked it to be so. What is the point of fantasizing about something that is not going to be achievable. If it is for entertainment purposes that you are thinking of getting this audiobook then by all means get it, it sure beats boredom! Enjoy life!

The best self help book I have read

Forget about piling millions of useless cash in the bank, that is sooo last year. The new rich are having all the fun and don't need millions to do so. This is an entertaining and highly recommended guide book on how to escape the rat race realise we are not slaves to anyone.