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      CommentAuthorrosshill
    • CommentTimeMay 21st 2007
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    I've been talking to a few people lately about the 4 Hour Work Week, an awesome book that was just recently released.

    There is an interesting podcast from SXSW 07 where Tim spoke, and David has a good summary of the whole book.

    Anyone else here read it yet?

    I'm Ross from Thrive. See my log and HatchThat.
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      CommentAuthorTravis
    • CommentTimeMay 21st 2007 edited
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    I'm hesitant about reading it. I've gone through Getting Things Done, The Now Habit, everything Tony Robbins has written and said, and frankly, I'm sick of all the suggested processes.

    What worked for the authors may work for others, but only a fraction of the people that buy and read the book.

    I've come to focus on developing my own unique environment, habits, and approach. If I wrote it all down I could probably write a book as well, lol.

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      CommentAuthorrosshill
    • CommentTimeMay 22nd 2007
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    Go Trav, write that book! Everyone does.

    I guess I like it just because it really resonates with me right now. Right book, at the right time.

    I'm Ross from Thrive. See my log and HatchThat.
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      CommentAuthorTravis
    • CommentTimeMay 22nd 2007
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    You're lucky that the timing was right and things seem to be working.

    I've had that with a few books, none of which were on organization or personal betterment.

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      CommentAuthorJan
    • CommentTimeAug 12th 2007
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    Was looking through some old topics here on the forum and this caught my eye! I just started reading this book a few days ago. I'm not much for following step-by-step instructions, because what worked for that person probably won't work for me.I find books like this are a stepping stone for me to try a different approach to what I've been doing. It has sparked many new ideas for me already!

    I'm mostly just reading through it right now. I like the exercises in the book, but tweak it to match me. Till I can reach the point of writing my own book, I'll just write posts on my blog. :)

    Travis, please tell us more about what works for you.

    Jan's Ideas
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      CommentAuthorTravis
    • CommentTimeAug 12th 2007
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    This calendar approach has been working like a charm for me over the past few weeks:

    http://www.younggogetter.com/2007/07/26/when-it-comes-to-organization-does-paper-beat-computer/

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      CommentAuthorJan
    • CommentTimeAug 13th 2007
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    I checked out the post. Back to basics is always good. I'm very visual, so something in front of me that I can see works!

    I like highlighting or circling instead of crossing things off, because it just seems more "positive" than marking things with an "X". Crossing things off are more common, though.

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      CommentAuthoriisbum
    • CommentTimeAug 13th 2007
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    I've just finished the book myself, and I whilst the book did have some interesting bits of information it and advice, I think the formula that worked for the author is not likely to be easy to reproduce for other.

    Often the amazing success that some people have can simply be attributed to being in the right place at the right time (sure you still have to execute, but its better to be lucky and good than just good).

    The resources listed in some of the chapters look very useful though.

    Mubs

    Mubashar Iqbal | I Build Stuff

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