“The 4 Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferris

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Having $1m in a bank account is not the dream but how they live
Look for ways to relocate to lower expenses
Control when you do what and where
Do things differently when the status quo is broken
Focus on emphasizing your skills instead of improving your weaknesses
- (Lean into what you do well instead of trying to be perfect)
Distress and eustress are opposites
“Realistic” goals have more competition than the unrealistic ones
Happiness and boredom and opposites
More customers is not the goal
“Parkinson’s law” says tasks swell in urgency around its perceived effort
“Am I being productive or just being active?”
“If this is the only thing I do today, will I be satisfied?”
- Do these things first in the day
Be weary of too much information and from the wrong sources
“Will I use this information for something immediate and urgent?”
“Learn to be difficult when it counts”
Have meetings to solve a problem, not define it
“Puppy dog close” is when you do a trial run
Refine problems before scaling people
Try to remove “you” from the equation
People can dislike you but should never misunderstand you
Don’t appear to be the decision authority
“Decide in advance on the rules, stakes, and quitting time”

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