The 4-Hour Workweek
by Tim Ferriss · Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss argues for automating, outsourcing and eliminating work rather than optimising it. Readers finish with concrete tactics for batching tasks, cutting low-value inputs, building remote income, and negotiating for autonomy, plus a critical eye on its more dated advice.
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