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Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

Justin Corritore — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:30:59 -0000

when is the revised 4HWW coming out? this is good stuff! Thanks Tim!

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

Dave Hodges — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:29:36 -0000

Perhaps you've already addressed the topic, but if not I thought this may be worth adding to the book: What if one has approximately $2-4 million to invest in a business; what up-and-already-running business that one could buy (as opposed to starting from scratch) would fit perfectly with the principles of 4HWW? (I.e., a low-maintenance biz that would throw off cash and could be bought for $1M plus (or maybe even less?)). Thanks,

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

jools — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:52:00 -0000

Include social media advertising, can provide a case study from my company if helpful.

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

Jonathan Davies — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:01:13 -0000

Tim - I'd love to say that your book inspired me to do things and free myself from the self imposed drudgery that I pursue, but sadly I'm in my mid 50s, hopelessly in debt (2 divorces may have contributed to this :-)) and too lazy and fatalistic to get off my backside and do it. And I work for myself!

That said I do do fewer meetings now and have switched off auto send receive of email and will definitely buy the new book.

One thing that would be interesting (but time consuming for you) would be to see whether you could take someone from the traditional accepted way of working (which lets face it has spectacularly failed) and mentor them to a new and fulfilling way of like.

My own preference is not to make lots of money, but to work less and to spend more time on my creativity.

Blog posts for me:

1. The Not-To-Do List: 9 Habits to Stop Now

2. How to Do The Impossible: Create a Paperless Life, Never Check Voicemail Again, Never Return Another Phone Call…

3. How to Never Forget Anything Again

I liked the idea of How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days… Without Doing Any Exercise, but frankly I got bored to tears of eating lentils almost every day.

Tim - I live my life vicariously through you, but even I get small nuggets that make my life easier.

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

Seonaid — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:25:17 -0000

Hi Tim,

How about having a 'random article' button or an archive of all your posts? I'd love to be able to hop on the site and read an article I haven't read before more easily.

Best,
S

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

Erin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:43:05 -0000

Hey, I think you should put the "Mind Control Experiment" in the book. In fact, I want to start the experiment right now, but I have no idea where to get one of those darn bracelets. Any recommendations? I'm in the South Bay. Thanks!

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William Yarbro — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:09:15 -0000

The above website and business is a result of reading 4 HWW. This is just the start, but I am on my way and really appreciate the book to getting me started.
Also looking at going abroad to teach ESL and get out of the US for a while. Thanks

Bill Yarbro

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

dadoo — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:43:15 -0000

It would be useful to have a chapter in the revised edition which targets lifestyle design for older people. (I'll be 65 in July) How about:

1. Suggestions for diet, exercise, and medical technology regarding life extension and/or thwarting the onset of age related medical problems (I DON'T want to increase my lifts 110 lbs)

2. Economical ways to travel which don't involve unicycles, trekking in Tibet, or bungee jumping.

3. Useful suggestions regarding the productive use of increased leisure time, particularly how this might relate to emerging tech discoveries or social issues which may have been previously ignored or otherwise underserved.

Dadoo

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

jerry — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:57:40 -0000

Tim:
Just a quick note of thanks for sending the book for my three kids from the International Forum. That was really nice of you to follow up!!!! I'll make sure the three of them read it, before they pass it on to me. (God knows, I need more free time in my life.)
And after returning from a surfing trip in Costa Rica, my one son brought home a hand carved sign of Pura Vida . . . how fun to see it on the signed portion of the book.
Thanks again!!!!!!
jerry mainardi

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

Matt — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:47:03 -0000

I personally would love to see some resources for Australian users in your resource sections of websites etc. Such as options for VAs and drop shipping.

Looking forward to the new release non the less. Thanks!

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

Blake — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:12:15 -0000

Thanks Beverly,

I am limiting myself to one chapter per day so that I can digest what he says. I did the introduction last night and chapter one just now... I might have to cheat later tonight.

What I have read so far makes me think we could make leaps and bounds as a country with very little money invested if we just paid attention to certain things. For that reason it reminds me of the 4HWW and Tim.

Blake W.

PS Tim, I am contemplating going after my dream job AND muse. It is not your style, and will have to wait for money to start flowing again, but you and one of my professors have influenced me to embrace it sooner than later. Thanks.

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Beverly — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:30:06 -0000

Hey Blake,

I read Outliers. Excellent book! It gives another perspective on how people become masters or successful in a given field. Very interesting. It's similar to Freaknomics in that it talks about outside influencing factors of a person's success. I don't know if I agree with everything (it's a lot to digest) but I do (well sort of on the fence) agree with the 10,000 hours theory. The 10,000 hours theory says that it takes 10,000 hours of practice/study to become a master (not just proficient) at any skill. But I also think that you don't need to be a master before you are competent enough to compete in any given field. I also agree with the I.Q theory where he claims that at a certain point I.Q. has no affect on success. It's definitely worth checking out.

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

dynasty — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:05:56 -0000

Congrats on your Twitter Follower #'s. Your 2008 year end goal was 10K, and now you're at 17K.

You rock!

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dynasty — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:03:31 -0000

Dude....I just got wind of the deadline, so sorry I missed it. I did rate my top 3 favorite blogs.

Good luck.

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

Blake — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:25:22 -0000

Have ya'll heard of the book "Outliers" by Malcom Gladwell? I just got it in the mail as a surprise gift, so I looked it up online and it sounds really interesting. I linked to the 3rd excerpt on his sight, as I thought it would be interesting to ppl on this blog.

Not sure if it is practical info, but it is eye opening and a great for conversation.

Blake W.

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

Anthony — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:42:23 -0000

Tim

Your book and blog have inspired me to quit my job, write 2 ebooks, sky dive, backpack through South America, sell all the clutter in my life, and host an annual convention of the world's top dating instructors (my primary business venture, third year running).

The best part? I can't even buy a drink yet.

Thank you so much bro, good luck with the re-write, will be picking up a copy!

-Anthony

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Beverly — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:44:09 -0000

Hey Tim,

Thanks so much for the gmail tips (on twitter). I just used them and my email has zero messages for the first time in YEARS. Oh my God, I was soooo happy when I cleared out my box. I had over 21,000 messages in my email box dating back to 2006. LOL Before gmail's changes it was so hard (time consuming) to archive old messages especially if you had allowed them to get piled up. I was so overwhelmed by the amount of messages in my email box that I considered abandoning the email account and starting over. (shaking my head) Anywho, all is better my world now. I even did a little happy dance after I cleared my box. :-D

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

John Nelson — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:17:08 -0000

Tim - How come you didn't approve my last post? I guess you didn't like my reference to ---removed company name--- I was meerly pointing out that you should use a different service than the one you are using.

Anyways, ive been posting on your blog for quite some time and havn't ever been moderated, i guess there is a first time for everything.

Your books have truely inspired me along the way and I can say that your book and blog are one of the contributing factors to my current position in life. This is of course a good thing.

Thanks again!

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

Coach Kip — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:02:48 -0000

All I can say is that I refer to the original Four Hour Work Week (First print) so much I can't wait for the updated version to come out. I will certainly be watching for it.

Good luck writing. If you need outsourcing I will be happy to help.

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

Rachel Cope — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:41:20 -0000

Tim,
Just saw this posting and submitted a case study of our biz using 4HWW principles. Looking forward to your new book!!

cheers!

Rachel

Re: Seeking Suggestions and Case Studies for New 4HWW (Plus: Twitter Giveaway Winners)

Tom C — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:37:05 -0000

I am going through the book now and am anxious to try out the suggestions. The one thing that I would suggest for the new edition is a broader explanation for employees of how to apply the escape from the office philosophy. For example, in my job I have concrete deliverables and short timelines. I have no meetings and rarely have time at work that's not productive. How can I escape? Or harder still, what about someone like a nurse who needs to be on site for a regular schedule.

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Dustin Larimer — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:19:34 -0000

Sascha made a great point that I would like to build upon.

As a creative professional, my job requires a lot of inter-discipline mediating (read: babysitting) and concept translation between developers and business folks. Using your principles, I refined and automated a large majority of my throughput so that I really only work about 2-3 hours per day, but I still have to be available for the other 6 or 7 to put out fires. I think it would be very helpful to expand upon team building methods with the intention of distributing responsibility for incidentals to subordinate coworkers and renegotiating the rules and expectations of one's position with management. I guess I would just like a few more Jedi Mind Tricks to remove myself as an information bottleneck when outsourcing isn't an end-all option.

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Mark Lengies — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:07:51 -0000

Tim, you're book is phenomenal!

I've read it so many times, and constantly look for opportunities to apply the ideas. I've applied it in a million small ways, but am still working on the ultimate goal of passive income that covers all expenses.

Your book has made me very aware and selective of what I invest my time on. Big impact!

I'd like to see a lot more content and real world examples of information muses in the next book.

Top blog post for me is "Things I’ve Learned and Loved in 2008"

[edit per comment rules, but thanks for the comment!]

Looking forward to your next book!

Mark Lengies

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tatoosh — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:12:09 -0000

Hi Tim,

I look forward to your new book. I would like to see a chapter on the skills and tactics you use for learning something new. Is there a specific checklist you use or how do you break things down? I enjoy learning new things, and how one can learn more efficiently and effectively is always welcome information.

For your book examples, you could explore more deeply how you have/would approach tasks for the "trial by fire" series. (I still have my fingers crossed that it goes into production.)

Cheers, Tatoosh.

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Mr. Jackson — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:07:32 -0000

Tim,

I have an important suggestion.
You really need to listen to a song called "Straight Path" by Memphis Bleek. You should recommend this song in the new version of your book. Its amazingly deep and authentic. You will identify with this song.

Trust me, you will get much love and respect if people know that you know this song.

I has many parallels with your life because you've changed paths many times throughout your life.

This song is like the "e-mail you need to read" poem near the end of the first 4HWW, but instead it is a "song you need to hear." That is how you should present it in the new version of you book.

It will be magnificent. Hopefully you will remember me when you write about this song in your new version of 4HWW.

Best of Luck and Much Love,

Mr. Jackson