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This document appears to be a page from Timothy Ferriss's book 'The 4-Hour Workweek', stamped with a House Oversight evidence number (013807). The text outlines the 'New Rich' (NR) philosophy, questioning traditional retirement and introducing the 'DEAL' acronym (Definition, Elimination, etc.) for lifestyle design. While the content is a self-help book excerpt, its presence in this file suggests it was collected as evidence during a congressional investigation, possibly found in the possession of a subject.
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Refers to themselves as 'I', discusses their book and teaching classes.
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| Italian economist | Economist |
Referenced in section 'E' regarding time management (Likely Vilfredo Pareto, though not named).
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| New Rich (NR) |
A group described in the text characterized by lifestyle design and 'DEAL' principles.
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| House Oversight |
Indicated by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013807'.
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Author used the words of the economist to turn 12-hour days into two-hour days.
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"Is it really necessary to work like a slave to live like a millionaire?"Source
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"Reality is negotiable. Outside of science and law, all rules can be bent or broken, and it doesn’t require being unethical."Source
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"The DEAL of deal making is also an acronym for the process of becoming a member of the New Rich."Source
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"The commonsense rules of the “real world” are a fragile collection of socially reinforced illusions."Source
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premise: Test the most basic assumptions of the work-life equation.
• - How do your decisions change if retirement isn’t an option?
• - What if you could use a mini-retirement to sample your deferred-life plan reward before working 40 years for it?
• - Is it really necessary to work like a slave to live like a millionaire?
Little did I know where questions like these would take me.
The uncommon conclusion? The commonsense rules of the “real world” are a fragile collection of socially reinforced illusions. This book will teach you how to see and seize the options others do not.
What makes this book different?
First, I’m not going to spend much time on the problem. I’m going to assume you are suffering from time famine, creeping dread, or—worst case—a tolerable and comfortable existence doing something unfulfilling. The last is most common and most insidious.
Second, this book is not about saving and will not recommend you abandon your daily glass of red wine for a million dollars 50 years from now. I’d rather have the wine. I won’t ask you to choose between enjoyment today or money later. I believe you can have both now. The goal is fun and profit.
Third, this book is not about finding your “dream job.” I will take as a given that, for most people, somewhere between six and seven billion of them, the perfect job is the one that takes the least time. The vast majority of people will never find a job that can be an unending source of fulfillment, so that is not the goal here; to free time and automate income is.
I OPEN EACH class with an explanation of the singular importance of being a “dealmaker.” The manifesto of the dealmaker is simple: Reality is negotiable. Outside of science and law, all rules can be bent or broken, and it doesn’t require being unethical.
The DEAL of deal making is also an acronym for the process of becoming a member of the New Rich.
The steps and strategies can be used with incredible results—whether you are an employee or an entrepreneur. Can you do everything I’ve done with a boss? No. Can you use the same principles to double your income, cut your hours in half, or at least double the usual vacation time? Most definitely.
Here is the step-by-step process you’ll use to reinvent yourself:
D for Definition turns misguided common sense upside down and introduces the rules and objectives of the new game. It replaces self-defeating assumptions and explains concepts such as relative wealth and eustress.1 Who are the NR and how do they operate? This section explains the overall lifestyle design recipe—the fundamentals—before we add the three ingredients.
E for Elimination kills the obsolete notion of time management once and for all. It shows exactly how I used the words of an often-forgotten Italian economist to turn 12-hour days into two-hour days ... in 48 hours. Increase your per-hour results ten times or more with counterintuitive NR techniques for cultivating selective ignorance, developing a low-information diet, and otherwise ignoring the unimportant. This section provides the first of the three luxury lifestyle design ingredients: time.
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