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Tim Ferriss Says, Work Less but Make More

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Episode from StartupNation Radio Channel: Life Planning

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Seems like a crazy concept, doesn’t it? Not to Tim Ferriss, who has proven that working a four-hour week can actually increase productivity and profits. In a digital world where time is a currency, managing every minute is a key to maximizing one’s output and putting energy into the “right” place.

We’ve all been slaves to our email, checking it dozens of times a day and filtering through information that distracts us from our mission. Tim gives the radio listeners some hard-hitting tips about restructuring the way information is distributed and how staying OUT of touch can bring in more bucks.

About Tim Ferriss

Serial entrepreneur and ultra vagabond Timothy Ferriss has been featured by dozens of media, including The New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, NBC, and MAXIM. He speaks six languages, runs a multinational firm from wireless locations worldwide, and has been a popular guest lecturer at Princeton University since 2003, where he presents entrepreneurship as a tool for ideal lifestyle design and world change. Tim received his BA from Princeton University in 2000, where he studied in the Neuroscience and East Asian Studies departments. He developed his nonfiction writing with Pulitzer Prize winner John McPhee and formed his life philosophies under Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe.

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Katherine - you seem to have gotten control of your life and you now have a pretty good system going.  Great job!  I`ve delegated quite a few tasks in my business but I still struggle with delegation of certain tasks due to the quality factor (I tend to think there`s nobody better a customer service than myself) or because of the financial side of handing things off when you could do it and save a few bucks.  To get to the top I feel we have to continue to hand off the stuff we`re...

I think balance is the key.  One of the reasons I chose online retailing and will use a fulfillment center that takes care of many aspects of business was precisely because until now I have worked, worked, worked with no joy or enjoyment to show.  I want my time to be balanced to be able to work the business I love, but also to enjoy the things, like a spa day or weekend get away, a nice meal out when I feel like it and more.  If one can efficiently work less, delegate, still ...

I liked the concept of outsourcing life, but to be honest, I actually like to work and close deals and just be out there in the world. Relaxing is fun, but it gets tiring after a while.  Even when I`m on vacation, I have virtual assistants doing work for me.  What I got from that book is to outsource your menial tasks and focus more on the bigger things.   

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