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I have read his second book and actually applied his techniques for eating and it works very well and also isn't to difficult to achieve. I like his books in g

by sidman 15y ago

I have read his second book and actually applied his techniques for eating and it works very well and also isn't to difficult to achieve. I like his books in general cause he tries to maximize efficiency with minimum input mixed with a significant amount of discipline. I think this is why it also appeals to many people. Who doesn't want to get maximum output whilst putting in little effort !

matdwyer 15y ago
I tried as well, but god I hate beans. If I could just do slow-carb by egg whites and chicken I'd be set... you actually feel good, eat more (so you aren't hungry) and have lots of energy. Neat stuff. No one will get the crazy gains/losses he claims, but it does work. Business wise I love that philosophy and try to utilize it all the time.
- sidman 15y ago
  Ah thats the opposite :) I love beans and thats why its easy for me to apply. I like green beans, kidney beans, lentils so its the perfect diet. I really like exercise but i kept wondering why i would get defined all around the body but the stomach took so much effort (hundreds of situps just didnt do it) until i realised from reading his book that my whole diet was screwed. And yeh eating right just makes you feel so much better. I read four hour work week as well. Some of the stuff in that book is quite difficult to apply as is because of work constraints but i think for IT people , we are in the best position to apply it cause for example, working from home isnt such a far stretch for guys supporting a unix environment, or doing some dev work, where else for people doing sales or face to face work its much harder. I tried applying some of his techniques to lessen my "in office" work time and i managed to get 4 days a week (with just a tad less salary then if i was in the office 5 days) and 1 of those 4 days a week working from home. That was the best i could do, i couldnt get 4 days work from home or anything like that and even so it wasnt easy to apply them, the build up to ask for that kind of schedule from your boss takes time and planning. You have to somewhat let him know thats what you want and then prove that you can really work individually and are on hand to address issues anytime thats needed so gaining that trust takes some time... But reading his book did kinda of highlight the idea that hey it is possible and if you dont ask you will not get so i tried and it worked (not 4 hrs but close enough :))

by sidman 15y ago

matdwyer 15y ago

I tried as well, but god I hate beans. If I could just do slow-carb by egg whites and chicken I'd be set... you actually feel good, eat more (so you aren't hungry) and have lots of energy. Neat stuff. No one will get the crazy gains/losses he claims, but it does work. Business wise I love that philosophy and try to utilize it all the time.

sidman 15y ago
Ah thats the opposite :) I love beans and thats why its easy for me to apply. I like green beans, kidney beans, lentils so its the perfect diet. I really like exercise but i kept wondering why i would get defined all around the body but the stomach took so much effort (hundreds of situps just didnt do it) until i realised from reading his book that my whole diet was screwed. And yeh eating right just makes you feel so much better. I read four hour work week as well. Some of the stuff in that book is quite difficult to apply as is because of work constraints but i think for IT people , we are in the best position to apply it cause for example, working from home isnt such a far stretch for guys supporting a unix environment, or doing some dev work, where else for people doing sales or face to face work its much harder. I tried applying some of his techniques to lessen my "in office" work time and i managed to get 4 days a week (with just a tad less salary then if i was in the office 5 days) and 1 of those 4 days a week working from home. That was the best i could do, i couldnt get 4 days work from home or anything like that and even so it wasnt easy to apply them, the build up to ask for that kind of schedule from your boss takes time and planning. You have to somewhat let him know thats what you want and then prove that you can really work individually and are on hand to address issues anytime thats needed so gaining that trust takes some time... But reading his book did kinda of highlight the idea that hey it is possible and if you dont ask you will not get so i tried and it worked (not 4 hrs but close enough :))