#16 The 4-Hour Work Week (Tim Ferriss, 2007)

Episode 16 of the Will & Luke Discuss podcast, hosted by Will & Luke Discuss, titled "#16 The 4-Hour Work Week (Tim Ferriss, 2007)" was published on June 23, 2021 and runs 51 minutes.

June 23, 2021 ·51m · Will & Luke Discuss

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Summary

This episode we jump around topics of lifestyle-design and job-crafting, primarily looking at how to achieve freedom and security through a personally crafted work/life balance. We ask what it means to build our lives around what we enjoy, asking questions such as 'What's the best use of our time and energy?' and 'How can we be productive yet not busy?'. We discuss using techniques such as remote working, elimination, selective ignorance, time management and the art of non-finishing -- a few things for us to consider as we get older and deeper into our careers.   Hope you enjoy.  Will & Luke 00:00 Introductions  02:50 Lifestyle design (and design within the work you do)  4:55 What you love being tied to income generation  9:00 Influence of being in new environments and cultures  12:00 Work leave and casual workforce  15:30 Mini-retirements  19:05 2nd 'homes'  20:40 Attitude towards moving places  23:50 Remote working (turning work into automation)  27:30 Work breaks and the choice to work  30:00 The Monday-Friday, 9-5 trap  31:00 Elimination - prioritising the things you want to do and not wasting times doing things that aren't important. Fewer interruptions and distractions. 80/20 principle.   35:02 Selective ignorance (appropriate use of mental energy, boundary setting)  40:50 The art of non-finishing 45:30 'Productive' not 'busy'  48:10 Time management and flexibility - Job crafting   Find the book: https://tim.blog/tim-ferriss-books/  This specific episode can also be seen on: https://youtu.be/AMfrEl-xtVg Check our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Y_SKLFpax13442jA3giaw/videos Listen to us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2R1BRcriKWcvOU1XMJQhyW Listen to us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/will-luke-discuss/id1572512365 Listen to us on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81Zjk2YTNmYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Also available on: Anchor, Breaker, Pocket Casts, Radio Public.

Episode Description

Hope you enjoy.

Will & Luke

00:00 Introductions
02:50 Lifestyle design (and design within the work you do)
4:55 What you love being tied to income generation
9:00 Influence of being in new environments and cultures
12:00 Work leave and casual workforce
15:30 Mini-retirements
19:05 2nd 'homes'
20:40 Attitude towards moving places
23:50 Remote working (turning work into automation)
27:30 Work breaks and the choice to work
30:00 The Monday-Friday, 9-5 trap
31:00 Elimination - prioritising the things you want to do and not wasting times doing things that aren't important. Fewer interruptions and distractions. 80/20 principle.
35:02 Selective ignorance (appropriate use of mental energy, boundary setting)
40:50 The art of non-finishing 45:30 'Productive' not 'busy'
48:10 Time management and flexibility - Job crafting