Tim Ferress 4 Hour Workweek Blog

Posted on : March 31, 2008
The Fortune 500 4-Hour Workweek: Multiplying Output in Groups (Plus: Downloadable Checklists)
	For English subtitles, choose “Danish” from the “Choose Language…” drop-down. There is a misconception that lifestyle design is just for entrepreneurs or CEOs. In reality, the principles — borrowed from economics and behavioral psychology — can be applied within organizations and groups with even more dramatic effects. Just watch the 25-minute segment above from [...] ...»

4HWW Cover Story in Menâ€™s Journal (Plus: Be in a Movie)
	“Nothing bothers me more than sloth. The objective is to fix mistakes of ambition and not make mistakes of sloth. I work my ass off.” -Tim Ferriss, from the new issue of Men’s Journal, Sept. 2008 Since I’m going nuts preparing for Burning Man, this post will be a short one. The quote above is from [...] ...»

Total Immersion: How I Learned to Swim Effortlessly in 10 Days and You Can Too
	Is it possible to get good at swimming late in life? Yes. (Photo: Shutterhack) Swimming has always scared the hell out of me. Despite national titles in other sports, I’ve always fought to keep afloat. This inability to swim well has always been one of my greatest insecurities and embarrassments. I’ve tried to learn [...] ...»

The Philosophies of Work: A Conversation with Derek Sivers of CD Baby
	Derek Sivers is a stud. I thought I’d share the conversation we had at SF MusicTech Summit. Dozens of topics covered include: - Testing asssumptions vs. cheating - PR and reaching out to unreachables - Micro-testing ideas and products: from The 4-Hour Workweek to Trent Reznor - Personal outsourcing for creatives - Filling the void and creating meaning outside [...] ...»

12+ Gems of the Pacific Northwest Coast (Plus: 200 Tweets - My Thoughts on Practical Twitter Use)
	The unbelievable Oregon coastline. (Photo: liquidskyarts) Six weeks ago I conducted my first social media travel experiment. I posed a simple question and let your responses to me on Twitter and this blog dictate exactly what I did on a 12-day roadtrip with my brother from San Francisco to Vancouver, Canada. No packing or [...] ...»

Krill Oil 48x Better Than Fish Oil?
	Krill isn’t your average shrimp. (Photo: The Sun and Doves) Krill oil, logically enough, comes from krill, which are small, shrimp like crustaceans that inhabit the cold ocean areas of the world, primarily the Antarctic and North Pacific Oceans. Despite their small size"“one to five centimeters in length"“krill make up the largest animal biomass on the planet. [...] ...»

Push vs. Pull Processes
	All push and no pull doesn’t work in personal or professional life. (Photo: markal) Preface: This is a guest post from Michael Port on standardizing business processes–or personal productivity–to minimize excessive trial-and-error. ### Waste is a constraint. Reducing waste in your organization is one the easiest ways of reducing constraints. And here's a surprise"”waste in [...] ...»

Escaping the Amish - Part 2
	(Photo: Stuck in Customs) This is the final continuation of Part 1, where Torah Bontrager — who escaped the Old Order Amish culture to attend Columbia University — explained common misconceptions and myths about the Amish, as well as the pros and cons of being raised in this alternative American culture. Here we chronicle the actual escape… This [...] ...»

Escaping the Amish - Part 1
	In February, I received an e-mail from a reader using a Columbia University address — Torah Bontrager — that ended curiously: “…and if you ever want to hear how I escaped the Amish, let me know.” Those peace-loving bearded folks from Witness? I called Torah, and after just a few minutes, I knew this post [...] ...»

Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)
	Don’t pimp real foxes. That’s just mean. (Photo: wildphotons) 38.16% of the people who visit this site are still using Internet Explorer (IE). It’s like buying a hybrid car for the gas mileage and then driving with flat tires and the doors open. This post will serve two purposes: first, to introduce beginners to features of [...] ...»

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