The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich by Timothy FerrissMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
It's a long book with maybe a few pages of information that is actually genuinely useful.
Most of the book is testimonials and strange digressions towards people who are the "New Rich" enjoying lives. The bits that actually talk about the tips and tools usually feel highly unethical and impractical. It seizes on the concept that life and work is a game and you need to beat the game, break the system and cheat your way out.
There are a few interesting sections. On principle, they were engaging to read. Not the actual concrete tips, but the ideas. Some of them are vaguely useful. Some of them feel actively harmful (there's a section on how to become a "certified" expert very quickly. That bit left a really sour taste in my mouth. It essentially describes how you can skirt the hard work and claim yourself as an expert quickly by doing minimal research, smoothly phrasing how you describe yourself and then using that to sell products. As I said, unethical).
Here's the strange thing: I do not regret reading it. It was an experience. I got a glimpse into the mind of an individual who is...so very different from me. I got an inner look at unethical ways to conduct certain types of product based businesses. The writing style is lucid but comes off as unlikable. That is an intentional choice. It fits the message.
At the same time, it left a really bad taste in my mouth. So, therefore, the one-star rating.
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