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I'm in research, I think it'd be physically impossible to be a successful researcher with only 4 hours a week. There is simply a lot to do, from reading, studyi
by Dumblydorr 5y ago
I'm in research, I think it'd be physically impossible to be a successful researcher with only 4 hours a week. There is simply a lot to do, from reading, studying, and thinking, to grants, planning, gathering data, analyzing, to publishing, conferences, teaching, and disseminating knowledge.
If all these curious and hardworking researchers followed Tim's lifestyle, innovation would collapse and diseases and problems would gain the upper hand. I doubt Tim would want his doctor, lawyer, veterinarian, or dentist to stop making new advances, and just do 4 hours of work a week.
- caymanjim 5y agoI don't think he wants or cares about everyone adopting his lifestyle. It's about how he can do it by outsourcing work to others. He's selling that fantasy. Nowhere is it claimed to be a philosophy for universal adoption.
- imtringued 5y agoThe contradiction lies in the fact that he wrote a book with millions of people as his audience. That's the problem with "print capitalism" and the actual audience size of one.
- junkilo 5y agoor hotel brands that offer consistent hospitality services all over the world. Each of which requires a 24x7 multi-skilled staff.. or the piles of humans feeding the internet, tech and social media 24x7