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Giveaway: Signed Copy of The 4-Hour Workweek
Update: Because of Labor Day, the winner will be chosen and notified on 9/4/07. So keep entering.
Would you like to win a autographed hardcover copy of The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss?
To enter the contest, answer this question in the comments below: What would do if you only had a four hour workweek?
I will randomly choose one comment and will award the author on September 3, 2007.
Bonus: Get an additional entry by stumbling this post.
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Hansen Defens on August 28th, 2007 1:26 pm
I’d travel around the world by freighter…. assuming I could do my four hours a week in five straight weeks in January and Feburary!
Oleg on August 28th, 2007 1:43 pm
I’d get more sleep and hobbies.
GT on August 28th, 2007 2:07 pm
I would start a blog and post twice a day.
Brian Manning on August 28th, 2007 2:08 pm
I ‘d start a company that focuses on doing something people really need: fixing the health care system, bringing awareness to non-oil based fuel alternatives, those sort of things.
Michael O'Shea on August 28th, 2007 2:15 pm
I’d start another business with the other 36 working hours in the week.
Shanna Jeffs on August 28th, 2007 2:35 pm
id have another baby.
Roland Osvath on August 28th, 2007 3:45 pm
I would do the exact same thing I’m doing now.
Tim Stepler on August 28th, 2007 4:23 pm
I’d catch up on my sleep.
Administradorchicas on August 28th, 2007 4:55 pm
one hour to sleep, one hour to eat, one hour to blog and the other one to sleep again, bye
Jon West on August 28th, 2007 7:32 pm
Pinch myself. Oh, and stumble this page.
:-)
Ian on August 28th, 2007 8:14 pm
Spend more time with my family, golf, kayak, ski, run, lift weights and play more basketball too!
Stumbled ;)
Ryan on August 28th, 2007 8:17 pm
I would volunteer for service organizations
Mark on August 28th, 2007 8:42 pm
Create 9 more 4 hour per week income streams.
Eric on August 28th, 2007 9:12 pm
get some sleep!
Aditya G on August 28th, 2007 10:30 pm
Two things:
1) In four hours of work, I would try to maximize my productivity and output.
2) With the remaining time, I would try to learn newer skills.
josh p on August 28th, 2007 10:53 pm
I’d create a utopian society for my global community.
josh p on August 28th, 2007 10:57 pm
I’d learn how to be simple.
Shaun Carter on August 29th, 2007 1:40 am
I would spend the four hours building new blogs.
Richard on August 29th, 2007 6:30 am
Volunteer, get involved with my local SBDC and find a master carpenter to apprentice under
igor on August 29th, 2007 6:47 am
I’d make long walks carrying with my daughter, and the rest of the time I’d spend on thinking about all the things I might do with my time.
Randy on August 29th, 2007 6:52 am
If I had a 4 hour work week, I’d spend all my excess time traveling and learning. Maybe some formal college, but more importantly absorbing as much knowledge as I can while still taking the time to do the simple things – gardening, meeting new people, seeing new places, volunteering in the local community. There is never enough time to do everything that I want to do.
garethjax on August 29th, 2007 7:14 am
I would finally attend higher education the way i like it, instead of something forced upon me by the society. It would be fine to be literate for the pleasure of it.
And i would stumble some friends pages :)
K-IntheHouse on August 29th, 2007 8:51 am
Pursue all my hobbies and interests with more vigor.. photography, playing pool, rollerblading, hiking, volleyball, blogging and discover more hobbies. :-)
Stumbled too..
Rocky VanBrimmer on August 29th, 2007 9:05 am
I would give an extra 56 hours a week to my wife and 4 year old son and allow them to dictate what we do.
Knowing my son, I think I would be playing a lot of baseball.
Simon's Money Notes on August 29th, 2007 10:03 am
I’d read the 4-hour workweek, then decide.
Stumbled the post
Simon
John Bennett on August 29th, 2007 1:25 pm
I’d take a 3 hour 45 minute lunch break…
and to steal a line from the greatest movie ever – Office Space…
I’d say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.
Chuck on August 29th, 2007 2:42 pm
I’d still use it blogging for the network Dane!
Renee Huckaby on August 29th, 2007 2:44 pm
And I’d make Chuck do something to keep from driving me crazy!
UKpreneur on August 29th, 2007 2:53 pm
I wouldn’t beleive it!!!
I was amazed to first hear about this guy, i watch an interview of him on CNN the day he released his book and i had to learn more. But the more i researched about this guy, the more i found out that maybe alot of his amazing claims were hype just to get people to buy his book.
Don’t get me wrong, im sure he only does work 4 hours per week, but his business is unique, not every business could adapt the same model:
For example:
Ferriss’ book was released to the public on April 24, 2007. On the very same day, Ferriss’ book received 17 five-star reviews on amazon.com written by first-time amazon.com reviewers, leading journalists to question the credibility of these early reviews.
On pg 284 of Ferriss’ book, he shares with his readers a poem that he claims to have received from a terminally-ill girl. The poem, titled “Slow Dance”, is actually taken from a well-known email chain letter that was circulated on the Internet in 1999. The said poem was originally written in 1991 by David L. Weatherford, an adult male child psychologist.
Ferriss makes a number of claims on his blog and in his book, including:
In an article on his blog, Ferriss claims to have gained 34lbs of muscle in 4 weeks (not substantiated). The claims in this article have been criticized as being misleading and deceptive.
I would say make your mind up about this guy, by all means read his book but if it sounds too good to be true …..
Colin on August 29th, 2007 2:59 pm
Spend it helping those less fortunate than myself.
cyril simon on August 29th, 2007 6:05 pm
What would you do if you only had a four hour workweek?
Definitely, I will spend my time enjoying life. You can’t enjoy your life if you are sick, lots of work, busy doing your work, not enough time, working all day long, working 8 to 9 hrs daily, …
I would have plenty of time to do things I always want to do like traveling, site seeing, meeting friends, have fun with my son, enjoying the spare time with my wife, swimming at the beach, cooking, cycling, climbing, there are plenty to do. How I wish life is as easy as relaxing as this is. No need to worry going to work late, no boss pissing you around, to me life will be more meaning ful and fun. Surely we are not born to work, we are born to live and enjoy life.
Jo on August 30th, 2007 2:36 am
I’d train for a half iron man.
Zhuoshi on August 30th, 2007 8:18 am
I would do the things I enjoy: reading on the lawn, playing volleyball, etc., for two or three hours, then I’d write on my blog and develop a web site (which I also sort of enjoy).
Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings on August 30th, 2007 3:23 pm
Being that I am a mother of 7, I am on call basically 24/7. Just having a 4 hour work week would make me think I died and gone to heaven. lol I’d probably wouldn’t know what to do with myself.
This would be a nice book for hubby to read.
stumbled.
Jill on August 30th, 2007 5:46 pm
I think I’d work on some fun hobbies for one, book travel for another, meet some new people for one, and spend one sorting out how to turn my four hour work week into a three hour work week.
Andrew on August 30th, 2007 11:09 pm
I would work from home like Ty Tribble creating multiple streams of income through internet marketing and be an even better father and husband because I would have the extra time to spend with them. I am really seeing now that time is our most precious commodity.
Thanks for the opportunity to win this book!
my address is 12__ oxford st. , ha, ha
Terry on August 31st, 2007 5:52 am
Travel, volunteer, go out on the lake, cook, blog, golf, walk. Basically everything I do now in greater quantities!
Melissa Markham on August 31st, 2007 3:30 pm
I would have more time to spend with my kids, to pursue my hobbies, to learn things without the pressure of worrying about whether or not it would be making money.
Reem on September 1st, 2007 12:20 pm
I’d flip out…
If I had to work only 4 hours a week, I would be able to travel all year long, learn more languages, have more hobbies, write more, read more. I’d be able to think more, take care of myself more, which will make me be more aware of the world around me.
The list is LONG!
One has the right to dream, right?
Pampered Jewel on September 1st, 2007 6:03 pm
wow, more time! That would be wonderful. I would home school my son for sure, and volunteer at the local organizations that house at risk children in the community. I would also sponsor a foreign exchange student.
Glenn Tan on September 2nd, 2007 7:14 am
If i had a four – hour work week, i would spend one hour on reading, one hour on physical, one hour on God and the last hour for my social life.
To have balance in life!
Cheers!
Jesse S on September 2nd, 2007 3:46 pm
I would jam out on my guitar
SuccessBlogger on September 2nd, 2007 8:47 pm
I would continue to uplift others with words of inspiration and motivation through my blog posts.
The 5th day which would have been a work day, would now be used to spend quality time with aging loved ones…listening and learning from them.
I would reconnect with my husband and kids especially on that day and live my life with joyful abundance.
Suzie Cheel on September 2nd, 2007 11:49 pm
I would work with challenged kids, teaching them to be financially free,
Have time to make my art, long lunches, holidays in the sun
See more of my nieces and nephews as they crawl , walk etc
Spend more time in retreats and meditation
Keep inspiring people via the internet with my blog
petercrys on September 3rd, 2007 2:18 am
i will do the magic trick and chang my self into a bord and fly awy.
petercrys on September 3rd, 2007 2:18 am
i will do the magic trick and chang my self into a bird and fly awy.
Oleg on September 3rd, 2007 5:26 am
So who be da winna man? (I’d visit Jamaica :D )
Dan on September 3rd, 2007 3:02 pm
If I only had a 4-Hour Work week I would use the time to do things I have neglected, such as:
1) Volunteer More. My schooling is in Social Work and there is such a need in poverty driven areas.
2) Travel More. Through my military travels I have been introduced to some great people all over the country and throughout the world that I’d love to visit.
3) Learn More. Be it a language, a craft, skill, or history, it is important to keep the brain engaged.
4) Train for a large sporting activity such as an Ironman, Triathlon, or marathon. Just to do it.
Will on September 3rd, 2007 4:18 pm
If I only had to work 4 hours a day, I would exercise more, become more active in community affairs, become more involved with my extended family and enhance my spiritual growth.
Judith Biddle on September 3rd, 2007 11:07 pm
If I had a four hour work week, I suppose I would work at least an eight hour work week, and retire MUCH sooner!
Rick Blatt on September 4th, 2007 10:00 am
I would start living life the way it was meant to be and take a vacation after a 10 year void.
Hiro on September 10th, 2007 6:30 pm
I’d excercise more, travel more, volunteer more, teach more, read more, cook more, go to more concerts, ball games, spend more time with my family, learn to play an instrument, etc. etc.
Rat on September 26th, 2007 5:29 am
I will have more fun with people I love.
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