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Document Information

Type: Government record (house oversight committee production) containing email or blog correspondence
File Size: 1.29 MB
Summary

This document appears to be a page from a House Oversight Committee production (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014017). It contains a list of blog-style headers followed by a correspondence addressed to 'Tim' (likely Tim Ferriss) titled 'ZEN AND THE ART OF ROCK STAR LIVING.' The text is a testimonial from a musician in Munich who credits Tim's book (read in late 2008) with helping them outsource tasks and regain creativity.

People (2)

Name Role Context
Tim Recipient
Addressed as 'Hi Tim', likely the author of a book/blog regarding lifestyle design (context suggests Tim Ferriss, aut...
Unnamed Musician Sender/Author
Musician based in Munich, Germany, running their own label.

Organizations (2)

Name Type Context
Ornithreads
Mentioned in bullet point header 'Taking Flight with Ornithreads'
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'

Timeline (1 events)

September/October 2008
Sender read 'the book' (likely The 4-Hour Workweek) and surfed the recipient's blog.
Munich, Germany

Locations (1)

Location Context
Location of the sender/musician

Relationships (1)

Unnamed Musician Fan/Reader Tim
Sender refers to reading Tim's book and blog.

Key Quotes (3)

"I read the book step by step for about two months from September/October 2008 (plus surfing your blog) and just made tabula rosa with my life."
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"I started outsourcing things that bothered me most"
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"research, most of which is music-industry related (research outsourced saves about 2–3 hours/day)"
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Full Extracted Text

Complete text extracted from the document (1,343 characters)

• - Virtual Law
• - Taking Flight with Ornithreads
• - Off-the-Job Training
• - The 4-Hour Family and Global Education
• - Doctor’s Orders
• - Financial Musing
• - Who Says Kids Hold You Back?
• - Working Remotely
• - Killing Your BlackBerry
• - Star Wars , Anyone?
ZEN AND THE ART OF ROCK STAR LIVING
Hi Tim,
Here’s the story. I’m a musician based in Munich, Germany. I’m running my own label and it has been difficult to get it off the ground. While working on that, my creativity slowly decreased until I hit rock bottom (a couple of times).
While it is still difficult to survive in the music industry I find it not hard at all now to do what I want to do. And that’s all I do. I do what I want to do. It includes being a father, making music, composing, taking care of business, traveling, learning languages (mostly Italian), riding my bike, etc…. It’s all in the following paragraphs.
1. I read the book step by step for about two months from September/October 2008 (plus surfing your blog) and just made tabula rosa with my life. (Lots of brainvomiting on paper.)
2. I started outsourcing things that bothered me most (and therefore kept hanging out in my to-do list the longest). I outsourced:
o - research, most of which is music-industry related (research outsourced saves about 2–3 hours/day)
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