> It's general knowledge now that The 4 Hour Work Week is a farce The book should be read as follows (not listed in chapter order): 1) how to build a business

> It's general knowledge now that The 4 Hour Work Week is a farce The book should be read as follows (not listed in chapter order): 1) how to build a business that scales in output in a more than linear proportion to the time you put into it. [and how to avoid nonlucrative or time-intensive businesses]. 2) suggestions of how to spend your time and money in a way that makes the most of both, in terms of quality [assumes you enjoy travel] 3) various useful companies and resources, some specific to US-based businesses that need to drop-ship physical goods 4) stupid chapter on how to skip out on work if you're an employee [with potentially useful tips on how NOT to do it] 5) various inspiration to get off your duff and do things (both in terms of starting your own business, and in traveling and doing things you've always wanted to). The most useful pieces are (1) and (5), followed by (2) and (3) if they apply to you. (4) is the only part that I'd consider farcical, but the rest of the book was interesting enough that I don't sit around wishing for my $20 back. There seems to be a decent contingent of people who hate the book, but I'm more interested in hearing from people who actually tried out the recommendations in the book and failed, especially if they're willing to go into the details of what went wrong.