Book 1: The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
Introduction
Welcome to Book 1 of Readers Club: The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. The Readers Club Series is designed to be educational with bite-sized knowledge to improve your life! Let’s explore the various learning takeaways from The 4-Hour Workweek!
Our Desires In Life
Most of us are taught to live the 9–5 life, being stuck in a rat race until retirement. However, there is a better way to live life before reaching retirement. Most importantly, a paradigm shift is necessary. The reality is, most people don’t really want to be millionaires, but rather desire the lifestyle of complete freedom it supposedly allows. Then, we must consider the ways we can achieve the millionaire lifestyle of complete freedom without actually being a millionaire!
Reality Is Negotiable
Instead of making decisions based on what the society thinks is right, you have the power to decide how you should live your life. The New Rich and Lifestyle Design are terms defined by the author. The New Rich simply means people who learn to effectively leverage on time and mobility to create the desired luxurious lifestyle via Lifestyle Design.
The author explains the concepts in 4 steps:
- D for Definition
