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This document appears to be a page from Tim Ferriss's book 'The 4-Hour Workweek', specifically the end of the introduction and the beginning of a section titled 'Chronology of a Pathology'. It discusses concepts of lifestyle design, automation, and entrepreneurship, dated September 2006 in Tokyo. The page bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was collected as evidence in a congressional investigation, likely included in a cache of documents found on a subject's device or in their email records.
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| Tim Ferriss | Author |
Author of the text signing off the introduction section.
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| J. B. Say | Economist |
French economist cited for his definition of an entrepreneur in 1800.
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| Niels Bohr | Physicist |
Quoted regarding the definition of an expert.
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| Heinrich Heine | Critic/Poet |
Quoted regarding insanity and stupidity.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013808' indicating this document is part of a congressional investigation.
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Location where Tim Ferriss signed/dated the text.
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Relationships (1)
Ferriss references Say's 1800 definition of an entrepreneur.
Key Quotes (5)
"A for Automation puts cash flow on autopilot using geographic arbitrage, outsourcing, and rules of nondecision."Source
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"Liberation is not about cheap travel; it is about forever breaking the bonds that confine you to a single location."Source
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"Resolve now to test the concepts as an exercise in lateral thinking."Source
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"An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field."Source
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"Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid."Source
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A for Automation puts cash flow on autopilot using geographic arbitrage, outsourcing, and rules of nondecision. From bracketing to the routines of ultrasuccessful NR, it’s all here. This section provides the second ingredient of luxury lifestyle design: income.
L for Liberation is the mobile manifesto for the globally inclined. The concept of mini-retirements is introduced, as are the means for flawless remote control and escaping the boss. Liberation is not about cheap travel; it is about forever breaking the bonds that confine you to a single location. This section delivers the third and final ingredient for luxury lifestyle design: mobility.
I should note that most bosses are less than pleased if you spend one hour in the office each day, and employees should therefore read the steps in the entrepreneurially minded DEAL order but implement them as DELA. If you decide to remain in your current job, it is necessary to create freedom of location before you cut your work hours by 80%. Even if you have never considered becoming an entrepreneur in the modern sense, the DEAL process will turn you into an entrepreneur in the purer sense as first coined by French economist J. B. Say in 1800—one who shifts economic resources out of an area of lower and into an area of higher yield.
Last but not least, much of what I recommend will seem impossible and even offensive to basic common sense—I expect that. Resolve now to test the concepts as an exercise in lateral thinking. If you try it, you’ll see just how deep the rabbit hole goes, and you won’t ever go back.
Take a deep breath and let me show you my world. And remember—tranquilo. It’s time to have fun and let the rest follow.
TIM FERRISS
Tokyo, Japan
September 29, 2006
September 29, 2006
1. Uncommon terms are defined throughout this book as concepts are introduced. If something is unclear or you need a quick reference, please visit www.fourhourblog.com for an extensive glossary and other resources.
- CHRONOLOGY OF A PATHOLOGY
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
—NIELS BOHR, Danish physicist and Nobel Prize winner
—NIELS BOHR, Danish physicist and Nobel Prize winner
Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.
—HEINRICH HEINE, German critic and poet
—HEINRICH HEINE, German critic and poet
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