Re:We’re all paying for someone else’s 4-hour work week, not...
by open-source-ux on Monday June 07, 2021 @09:04AM
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> Tim recently addressed this exact argument with "my books are not for everyone"
That isn't a counter-argument to the criticism of the 4-Hour Work Week book. It feels like a cop-out on the part of Ferris.
In the 4-Hour Work Week, Ferris offers the advice that outsourcing tedious or menial tasks to economically poor countries allows you to reach your 4-hour work goal (the presumption being that you reside in a economically rich country that allows you to outsource to a cheaper country).
Disclaimer: I'm in the camp of readers who dislike the 4-Hour Work Week. Not just for the central premise of the book (outsource cheaply), but also for the excessively wordy style of writing that pads out the book.
That isn't a counter-argument to the criticism of the 4-Hour Work Week book. It feels like a cop-out on the part of Ferris.
In the 4-Hour Work Week, Ferris offers the advice that outsourcing tedious or menial tasks to economically poor countries allows you to reach your 4-hour work goal (the presumption being that you reside in a economically rich country that allows you to outsource to a cheaper country).
Disclaimer: I'm in the camp of readers who dislike the 4-Hour Work Week. Not just for the central premise of the book (outsource cheaply), but also for the excessively wordy style of writing that pads out the book.