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> This is patently false, so many example case studies online and in the revised addition showing how someone was able to implement a 4WW lifestyle. First thin
by KaiserPro 5y ago
> This is patently false, so many example case studies online and in the revised addition showing how someone was able to implement a 4WW lifestyle.
First things first, I am not attacking you, or your lifestyle.
I've read the case studies on his website, and it basically boils down to: get very successful selling stuff. Once you've done that you don't need to spend time or effort innovating. Now, I've done a fair bit of sales, and to get more sales you either need to capture a niche by the balls, or continually innovate. https://www.tropicalmba.com/10-more-four-hour-work-week-case-studies/ https://www.tropicalmba.com/10-more-four-hour-work-week-case... has a great overview of the strategies. None of those are going to give you a 4 hour work week for a long time, if at all.
Its just another extension of the "always be hustling" mindset that is so toxic to great number of people.
Look, I am very much for people not working long hours. I want workers rights, I want a working hours cap. I want workers to be mobile. However what Ferriss is advocating is mostly just a fantasy. Launching a company is stressful, innovating is stressful, unless its in an area you love. I have some friends who flew to bali to live that lifestyle, they along with many of their cohort failed.
> If I hire a virtual assistant to assist me in my tasks,
Are you paying them a fair wage, or an Uber wage? Hint: if you're paying them ~$10-100 a month, then its not really a fair wage.