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Book excerpt / instructional text (likely from 'the 4-hour workweek') included in house oversight discovery
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1.72 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a book (likely Tim Ferriss's 'The 4-Hour Workweek') discussing productivity, automation, and how to delegate tasks to Virtual Assistants (VAs). It includes an example email from 'Tim' to an Indian VA named 'Sowmya' requesting research on magazine editors. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013885' Bates stamp, indicating it was part of a larger document production for a congressional investigation, though the specific page content is instructional business advice unrelated to criminal activity.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Tim | Author / Sender of example email |
Likely Tim Ferriss, instructing on how to assign tasks to a Virtual Assistant.
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| Sowmya | Virtual Assistant (VA) |
Recipient of the example task email; described as an 'Indian VA'.
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| AJ Jacobs | Editor-at-Large |
Cited as an example of the type of person the VA should research; associated with Esquire.
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| Jed Wood | Reader |
Created a flowchart for '4HWW' (The 4-Hour Workweek).
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Maxim |
Men's magazine example
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| Stuff |
Men's magazine example
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| GQ |
Men's magazine example
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| Esquire |
Men's magazine example
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| Blender |
Men's magazine example
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by document footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013885'
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Key Quotes (4)
"Eliminate before you delegate."Source
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"The extent to which you will outsource next makes delegation look like finger painting."Source
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"Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, come from clear thinking."Source
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"How do you automate cash deposits in your bank account while avoiding the most common problems?"Source
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same to your assistant, assign him or her a dozen tasks without prioritizing them. Recall our mantra:
Eliminate before you delegate.
Eliminate before you delegate.
WHAT DOES A good VA task e-mail look like? The following example was recently sent to an Indian VA
whose results have been nothing short of spectacular:
whose results have been nothing short of spectacular:
Dear Sowmya,
Thank you. I would like to start with the following task.
TASK: I need to find the names and e-mails of editors of men’s magazines in the US (for example:
maxim, stuff, GQ, esquire, blender, etc.) who also have written books. An example of such a person
would be AJ Jacobs who is Editor-at-Large of Esquire (www.ajjacobs.com). I already have his
information and need more like him.
Can you do this? If not, please advise. Please reply and confirm what you will plan to do to
complete this task.
DEADLINE: Since I’m in a rush, get started after your next e-mail and stop at 3 hours and tell me
what results you have. Please begin this task now if possible. The deadline for these 3 hours and
reported results is end-of-day ET Monday.
Thank you for your fastest reply,
Tim
Thank you. I would like to start with the following task.
TASK: I need to find the names and e-mails of editors of men’s magazines in the US (for example:
maxim, stuff, GQ, esquire, blender, etc.) who also have written books. An example of such a person
would be AJ Jacobs who is Editor-at-Large of Esquire (www.ajjacobs.com). I already have his
information and need more like him.
Can you do this? If not, please advise. Please reply and confirm what you will plan to do to
complete this task.
DEADLINE: Since I’m in a rush, get started after your next e-mail and stop at 3 hours and tell me
what results you have. Please begin this task now if possible. The deadline for these 3 hours and
reported results is end-of-day ET Monday.
Thank you for your fastest reply,
Tim
Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, come from clear thinking.
Think simple.
Think simple.
. . .
IN THE NEXT several chapters, the communication skills you develop with our virtual assistant experiment
will be applied to a much larger and obscenely profitable playing field: automation. The extent to which
you will outsource next makes delegation look like finger painting.
In the world of automation, not all business models are created equal. How do you assemble a
business and coordinate all its parts without lifting a finger? How do you automate cash deposits in your
bank account while avoiding the most common problems? It begins with understanding the options, the
art of dodging information flow, and what we will call “muses.”
The next chapter is a blueprint for the first step: a product.
will be applied to a much larger and obscenely profitable playing field: automation. The extent to which
you will outsource next makes delegation look like finger painting.
In the world of automation, not all business models are created equal. How do you assemble a
business and coordinate all its parts without lifting a finger? How do you automate cash deposits in your
bank account while avoiding the most common problems? It begins with understanding the options, the
art of dodging information flow, and what we will call “muses.”
The next chapter is a blueprint for the first step: a product.
Go with the Flow
Here is a flowchart of 4HWW from reader Jed Wood, who has used it for faster decision making,
more output with less input, and more time with his wife and children.
more output with less input, and more time with his wife and children.
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