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The 4-Hour
Workweek
q E SC A P E 9 – 5 , L IV E A N Y W H E R E ,
AND JOIN THE NEW RICH

Expanded and Updated

TIMOTHY FERR ISS

CROWN PUBLISHERS

NEW YORK

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Copyright © 2007, 2009 by Tim Ferriss
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Crown Publishers, an imprint of the
Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.crownpublishing.com Crown and the Crown colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.
The 4-Hour Workweek is a trademark of Timothy Ferriss and is used under license.
Originally published in slightly different form in the United States by
Crown Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2007.
Grateful acknowledgment is made to David L. Weatherford for permission to reprint “Slow Dance” by David L. Weatherford.
Reprinted by permission of David L. Weatherford.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ferriss, Timothy.
The 4-hour workweek: escape 9–5, live anywhere, and join the new rich /
Timothy Ferriss—Expanded and updated ed.
Includes index.
1. Quality of work life. 2. Part-time self-employment. 3. Self-realization.
4. Self-actualization (Psychology). 5. Quality of life. I. Title.
II. Title: Four-hour workweek. hd6955.f435 2009
650.1— dc22
2009021010
isbn 978-0-307-46535-1
Printed in the United States of America design by barbara sturman
2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1
First Revised Edition

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qCO N T E N T S

Preface to the Expanded and Updated Edition

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First and Foremost
FAQ—Doubters Read This

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My Story and Why You Need This Book

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Chronology of