The Fish 12581 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I presume you've all heard about this new book that's been released soon. It sounds like total hogwash and from the excerpts I've read it over-simplifies and exaggerates the tasks and rewards of trying to live your life. For example, the list below. The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss, Vermillion, £10.99 The Four-Hour Work Week Top Ten Tips 1 Check e-mails once a day at most, and never first thing 2 Wriggle out of meetings 3 Delegate, or outsource, all labour-intensive tasks 4 Practise being awkward, so you're not troubled with trifles 5 Take outrageous liberties with your working practices without asking permission. You can always apologise afterwards 6 Apply Pareto's Law: focus on the 20 per cent of work that produces 80 per cent of profits 7 Dump the 80 per cent that produces 20 per cent of profits 8 Cultivate “selective ignorance”. Don't waste time reading what's of no relevance to you 9 Liberate yourself gradually from the workplace, claiming to work more efficiently from home 10 Don't defer having fun till you're too old. Take two or three “mini-retirements” each year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I've been working to them since I was 17 tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggy99 0 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 thanks but il just stick to my 0 hour week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 18050 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I think I'll start translating only the first and last 10% of each text. Nobody reads the bits in the middle anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63312 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I presume you've all heard about this new book that's been released soon. It sounds like total hogwash and from the excerpts I've read it over-simplifies and exaggerates the tasks and rewards of trying to live your life. For example, the list below. The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss, Vermillion, £10.99 The Four-Hour Work Week Top Ten Tips 1 Check e-mails once a day at most, and never first thing 2 Wriggle out of meetings 3 Delegate, or outsource, all labour-intensive tasks 4 Practise being awkward, so you're not troubled with trifles 5 Take outrageous liberties with your working practices without asking permission. You can always apologise afterwards 6 Apply Pareto's Law: focus on the 20 per cent of work that produces 80 per cent of profits 7 Dump the 80 per cent that produces 20 per cent of profits 8 Cultivate “selective ignorance”. Don't waste time reading what's of no relevance to you 9 Liberate yourself gradually from the workplace, claiming to work more efficiently from home 10 Don't defer having fun till you're too old. Take two or three “mini-retirements” each year That was pretty much the first 10 years of my career. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 12581 Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 hands up all who're surprised by Gemmill's admission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63312 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 The greatest trick the Gemmill ever pulled was convincing his boss he could work from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 12581 Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 you on holiday, taking a sick day or have they fired you Scott? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63312 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Holiday. Going to a mate's house for all day poker shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12390 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Holiday. Going to a mate's house for all day poker shortly. Given that there's 13 hours gone already, are you playing a 4 hour day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 12581 Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 Holiday. Going to a mate's house for all day poker shortly. Given that there's 13 hours gone already, are you playing a 4 hour day? well he'll only need to be there an hour or so surely. It's not like he's any good at Poker is it/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12390 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Probably spend most of his time counting his chips.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Like playing poker with Rocky Dennis 'Is that you poker face Rocky?' Mom my head hurts with all this poker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63312 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Wow, some good jokes there lads. Keep them coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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