{"id":9650,"date":"2024-12-19T13:36:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/the-4-hour-workweek-revisited-how-to-get-uncommon-results-by-doing-the-opposite-aiming-with-precision-and-aiming-for-the-unrealistic-783\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T13:36:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:36:06","slug":"the-4-hour-workweek-revisited-how-to-get-uncommon-results-by-doing-the-opposite-aiming-with-precision-and-aiming-for-the-unrealistic-783","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/the-4-hour-workweek-revisited-how-to-get-uncommon-results-by-doing-the-opposite-aiming-with-precision-and-aiming-for-the-unrealistic-783\/","title":{"rendered":"The 4-Hour Workweek Revisited \u2013 How to Get Uncommon Results by Doing the Opposite, Aiming with Precision, and Aiming for the Unrealistic (#783)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4-hour-workweek-case-studies.png?resize=600%2C493&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Promo image for &quot;The 4-Hour Workweek&quot; by Tim Ferriss with the text, &quot;If you could 10X your per-hour output, how would your life and business change?&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-34411\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4-hour-workweek-case-studies.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4-hour-workweek-case-studies.png?resize=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, 600px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Welcome to another episode of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/tim.blog\/podcast#content\">The Tim Ferriss Show<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0This time around, we have a bit of a different format, featuring the book that started it all, <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downpour.com\/the-4-hour-workweek-expanded-and-updated?sp=17422\"><em>T<\/em><\/a><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/4-Hour-Workweek-Anywhere-Expanded-Updated\/dp\/B0031KN6T8\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\">he 4-Hour Workweek<\/a><\/em>,<\/strong> which was published in 2007. It\u2019s crazy to think that the 20th anniversary is around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>Readers and listeners often ask me what I would change or update, but in my mind, an equally interesting question is: what <em>wouldn\u2019t<\/em> I change? What stands the test of time and hasn\u2019t lost any potency?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This episode features three chapters from the audiobook of <em>The 4-Hour Workweek<\/em> that are time-tested. They represent tools and frameworks that have changed my life and that I still use today. The chapters are narrated by the great voice actor Ray Porter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/4-Hour-Workweek-Anywhere-Expanded-Updated\/dp\/B0031KN6T8\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\">The 4-Hour Workweek<\/a><\/em> is written in four sections, each corresponding to a letter in the acronym DEAL, which stands for Definition, Elimination, Automation, and Liberation. The chapters you\u2019ll hear are from the section \u201cD is for Definition.\u201d If you want to craft your best life and your ideal lifestyle, these chapters should help. If you want to maximize your per-hour output, whether it\u2019s four, 40, or 100 hours per week, Definition is the also the most important first step.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in checking out the rest of the audiobook, which is produced and copyrighted by Blackstone Publishing, you can find it on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/4-Hour-Workweek-Anywhere-Expanded-Updated\/dp\/B0031KN6T8\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\">Audible<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/audiobook\/the-4-hour-workweek-expanded-and-updated-escape-9-5\/id1646139635?ls=1\">Apple<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/audiobooks\/details?id=AQAAAABEIGggPM&amp;pli=1\">Google<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7JnUhVyFL0VArWBOCOsZgR\">Spotify<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downpour.com\/the-4-hour-workweek-expanded-and-updated?sp=17422\">Downpour.com<\/a>, or wherever you find your favorite 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class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>#783: The 4-Hour Workweek Revisited \u2013 How to Get Uncommon Results by Doing the Opposite, Aiming with Precision, and Aiming for the Unrealistic (#783)<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/ba6e6670-28fe-4d58-b1ad-356cc4b640a9\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>This episode is brought to you by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/helixsleep.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Helix Sleep<\/strong><\/a>!\u00a0<\/strong>Helix was selected as the best overall mattress of 2024 by\u00a0<em>Forbes,<\/em> <em>Fortune<\/em>, and <em>Wired<\/em> magazines and many others. 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Since then, it\u2019s become a daily staple and one of the few supplements I travel with. I\u2019ve always been <em>highly<\/em> skeptical of most probiotics due to the lack of science and the fact that many do not survive digestion. But after incorporating two capsules of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/seed.com\/daily-synbiotic?utm_source=timferriss&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=25p&amp;promo_code=25TIM\">Seed\u2019s DS-01<\/a> into my morning routine, I have noticed improved digestion, skin tone, and overall health.\u00a0 Why is it so effective? For one, it\u2019s a 2-in-1 probiotic and prebiotic formulated with 24 clinically and scientifically studied strains that have systemic benefits in and beyond the gut. <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/seed.com\/daily-synbiotic?utm_source=timferriss&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=25p&amp;promo_code=25TIM\">And now, you can get 25% off your first month of DS-01 with code 25TIM<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Want to hear\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2022\/05\/17\/cal-newport-and-tim-ferriss-revisit-the-4-hour-workweek\/#content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another podcast episode<\/a>\u00a0that features <em>The 4-Hour Workweek<\/em>?\u00a0<\/strong>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2022\/05\/17\/cal-newport-and-tim-ferriss-revisit-the-4-hour-workweek\/#content\">this episode<\/a>, in which <strong>Cal Newport<\/strong>\u00a0interviews me for an article he ended up writing for\u00a0<em>The New Yorker<\/em>\u00a0titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/office-space\/revisiting-the-4-hour-workweek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revisiting \u2018The 4-Hour Workweek\u2019: How Tim Ferriss\u2019s 2007 manifesto anticipated our current moment of professional upheaval<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2024\/12\/18\/the-4-hour-workweek\/#respond\">in the comments<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-101034\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SHOW NOTES<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[00:00] Intro (D is for definition).<\/li>\n<li>[00:05:43] Beating the game, not playing the game.<\/li>\n<li>[00:10:11] Challenging the status quo vs. being stupid.<\/li>\n<li>[00:11:48] Retirement is worst-case-scenario insurance.<\/li>\n<li>[00:13:40] Interest and energy are cyclical.<\/li>\n<li>[00:15:06] Less is not laziness.<\/li>\n<li>[00:16:24] The timing is never right.<\/li>\n<li>[00:17:24] Ask for forgiveness, not permission.<\/li>\n<li>[00:18:01] Emphasize strengths, don\u2019t fix weaknesses.<\/li>\n<li>[00:18:57] Things in excess become their opposite.<\/li>\n<li>[00:20:02] Money alone is not the solution.<\/li>\n<li>[00:21:24] Relative income is more important than absolute income.<\/li>\n<li>[00:24:13] Distress is bad, eustress is good.<\/li>\n<li>[00:25:59] Questions and actions.<\/li>\n<li>[00:27:45] Dodging bullets: fear-setting and escaping paralysis.<\/li>\n<li>[00:32:51] The power of pessimism: defining the nightmare.<\/li>\n<li>[00:36:59] Conquering fear = defining fear.<\/li>\n<li>[00:39:55] Uncovering fear disguised as optimism.<\/li>\n<li>[00:42:00] Someone call the Ma\u00eetre d\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[00:45:02] Questions and actions.<\/li>\n<li>[00:49:45] System reset: Being unreasonable and unambiguous.<\/li>\n<li>[00:53:13] Doing the unrealistic is easier than doing the realistic.<\/li>\n<li>[00:55:41] What do you want? A better question, first of all.<\/li>\n<li>[00:57:41] Adult-onset ADD: adventure deficit disorder.<\/li>\n<li>[00:59:44] The fat man in the red BMW convertible.<\/li>\n<li>[01:01:21] Correcting course: get unrealistic.<\/li>\n<li>[01:02:28] How to get George Bush or the CEO of Google on the phone.<\/li>\n<li>[01:08:41] Questions and actions and dreamlining calculations.<\/li>\n<li\/>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PEOPLE MENTIONED<\/h3>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/podcast\"><strong>The Tim Ferriss Show<\/strong><\/a> <\/em><span>is one <\/span>of the most popular podcasts in the world with more than one billion downloads. It has been selected for &#8220;Best of Apple Podcasts&#8221; three times, it is often the #1 interview podcast across all of Apple Podcasts, and it&#8217;s been ranked #1 out of 400,000+ podcasts on many occasions. 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