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The 4-Hour Workweek
The book in one sentence
Stop deferring your life until retirement: cut the work that doesn’t matter, automate what’s left, and use the freedom you gain now.
Who it's for
Employees who feel trapped by the nine-to-five, small-business owners whose business runs them, and anyone who suspects they are busy rather than productive.
The big idea
Ferriss argues that the traditional plan of working hard for decades and then retiring is flawed. He describes a group he calls the New Rich: people who value time and mobility as much as money. Their goal isn’t early retirement but regular mini-retirements spread throughout life. What matters is not absolute income but relative income: how much you earn for each hour you work. His method is organised under the acronym DEAL: Definition, Elimination, Automation and Liberation.
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