The Four Hour Work Week Will Change Your Life!

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It happened 12 days ago. It started out as a normal day. I woke up tired as hell as usual, dreading my hour long drive to my depressing job in Groton, Massachusetts. After almost falling asleep three or four times, I pulled into the work parking lot. I walked inside and started the countdown,

“8 hours left”, I thought to myself. This is exactly how many of my days had started since I moved back to the US after working in Suzhou, China. (which was an amazing time) I went through the rest of the work day in my usual way. Quickly finishing all my work, chatting a little with co-workers, worrying about how much spending money I had and how I was going to spend it that weekend.

By 5 I had finished all my work and then it was time to get in my car and head home, completely unfulfilled. When I got home, my good friend, roommate and co-worker greeted me with a huge smile, a book, and the crazy look in his eyes that usually leads us on a wild adventure. He looked at me and said, “Dude, you see dis book? It’s wicked f*cking crazy! You gotta read this book right now! It’s gonna to change your life.”

“A book?”, I skeptically replied. “What’s so crazy about it?”

“Dude, just trust me. Read it.”

I read the title, “The Four Hour Work Week ” by Tim Ferriss , and thought “huh, that would be nice now wouldn’t it.” I was eventually sold by the headline on the back, “Don’t Read This Book Unless You Are Ready to Quit Your Job!”

“Hell yeah I’m ready.” I thought.

After the first Chapter, I knew that my life would never be the same. The business that I had dreamed of starting in a few years became a reality, the 8-5 life now seemed easy to escape, and activities that I’ve only dreamed of being able to do became possible. I couldn’t put the book down and finished it the next day. I felt like a new man, like I could be and do anything. And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing in the last twelve days. A little sampling of the new me:

-Tripled my reading speed from a 10 minute lesson in speed reading in “The Four Hour Work Week”
-Completely changed my diet and workout routine based on the “Colorodo Experiment ” to gain 15 lbs in 30 days
-Went Skydiving and started the Skydiving AFF Certification Program
-Made a business plan for my first business and will be selling my product within 3 months
-Went on spontaneous trip to Saratoga Springs, ended up sleeping in the car, but had an unbelievable time
-Using the 80/20 principle, eliminated 80% of uselessness from my life

I’m happier than I’ve ever been, feel great about myself, and my confidence is through the roof. I never thought a book could influence my life this much, but now I know better. I will be frequently posting to this blog to update my future successes thanks to this new way of thinking. In the next few weeks expect to hear about me learning how to swim(yes, I’m a terrible swimmer), start learning a martial art, start making money from my business, learning to sail, and joining the Boston Wine School to get a little culture. I’m joining the “New Rich” and I would recommend that anyone who’s unhappy with their job or life joins as well.