The 4-Hour Work Week
Tim Ferriss is a good storyteller who used his personal escape from a workaholic lifestyle as the premise for his book. He challenges readers to live more and work less. While the book was published in 2007 and telecommuting is no longer a new concept, his productivity hacks remain timely and insightful.
Learn more at:
fourhourworkweek.com
Favorite Tim Ferris Tips:
1. Use the Pareto Principle (or 80/20 rule), which dictates that 20% of your effort creates 80% of your results to help identify how to spend your time.
2. Focus on the most critical, difficult work first and eliminate everything else.
3. Don’t make people ask you for permission, let your staff have autonomy.
4. Never schedule meetings without a defined agenda and start and end time.
5. Outsource chores and buy work to virtual assistants/others.
6. Do logistical tasks all at the same time in short, intense bursts.
7. Cultivate “Selective ignorance” – limit communications to those that immediately impact your current task.
