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Congressional evidence (house oversight committee) / instructional document or questionnaire response
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Summary
This page appears to be an excerpt from a questionnaire or instruction manual for Virtual Assistants (VAs), authored by someone named 'Tim' (likely Tim Ferriss, given the context of VAs, book launches, and '4-Hour Workweek' style advice). The document outlines communication protocols, calendar management preferences (clustering calls), and financial authorization limits ($100). While bearing a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' footer indicating it is part of a congressional investigation cache, the specific content of this page relates purely to administrative delegation and contains no direct references to Jeffrey Epstein or illicit activities.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Tim | Author/Principal |
The person giving instructions to Virtual Assistants; refers to himself as 'Tim' in the third person in the final par...
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| VAs | Virtual Assistants |
The recipients of the instructions/answers.
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| Publishing team | Support Staff |
Listed as part of Tim's team.
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| PR folk | Support Staff |
Listed as part of Tim's team.
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| Publicist(s) | Collaborators |
People the VAs may need to collaborate with.
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| Book agent | Collaborator |
Person the VAs may need to collaborate with.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Gmail |
Used for communication with label 'TIM'.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (indicated by footer stamp).
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Locations (1)
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Author requests no calls before 10 A.M. PST.
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Relationships (1)
Tim provides instructions on calendar management, spending limits, and communication protocols.
Key Quotes (4)
"You can decide anything under $100. Use your judgment and report the decisions."Source
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"I NEED confirmations that you received the task ('on it—will be done at X P.M.' is enough)"Source
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"I haven’t had any in-person meetings for close to four years. Things have changed with the book:)"Source
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"Tim likes to have a well-defined agenda with objectives for a call before jumping on the phone."Source
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at with the label “TIM” in Gmail. [Note earlier in this article how I am now asking VAs to leave to-do’s via voicemail.]
6. Do you put in any events in your calendar?
Yes, but I expect I will move more and more to having you do it.
7. Do we “manage” your items, or do you delegate? We are cool with both, but prefer to manage.:-)
I’ll try to give the list to you to take care of. I NEED confirmations that you received the task (“on it—will be done at X P.M.” is enough) and like status updates on larger projects with milestones.
8. Who is on your team?
Me, the publishing team, and some PR folk at this point. I might have you get involved with my other businesses later, but that’s it for now.
9. Who do we have to collaborate with on a regular basis?
See above. 90% me, then possibly my publicist(s), tech support and web staff, and my book agent. More will come, I’m sure, but that’s it for now.
10. Who calls the shots for you?
You can decide anything under $100. Use your judgment and report the decisions.
11. Do you have “days” off (as in no business appts.)?
Let’s shoot for no appointments on Fridays, but let’s play it by ear. [Update: I now only have appointments on Mondays and Fridays.]
12. Who has been handling your appts. up until now?
Me. I haven’t had any in-person meetings for close to four years. Things have changed with the book:)
13. Explain to us your “optimal” work week (i.e., how long between phone calls, how many meetings per week, travel preferences, etc.)?
6. Do you put in any events in your calendar?
Yes, but I expect I will move more and more to having you do it.
7. Do we “manage” your items, or do you delegate? We are cool with both, but prefer to manage.:-)
I’ll try to give the list to you to take care of. I NEED confirmations that you received the task (“on it—will be done at X P.M.” is enough) and like status updates on larger projects with milestones.
8. Who is on your team?
Me, the publishing team, and some PR folk at this point. I might have you get involved with my other businesses later, but that’s it for now.
9. Who do we have to collaborate with on a regular basis?
See above. 90% me, then possibly my publicist(s), tech support and web staff, and my book agent. More will come, I’m sure, but that’s it for now.
10. Who calls the shots for you?
You can decide anything under $100. Use your judgment and report the decisions.
11. Do you have “days” off (as in no business appts.)?
Let’s shoot for no appointments on Fridays, but let’s play it by ear. [Update: I now only have appointments on Mondays and Fridays.]
12. Who has been handling your appts. up until now?
Me. I haven’t had any in-person meetings for close to four years. Things have changed with the book:)
13. Explain to us your “optimal” work week (i.e., how long between phone calls, how many meetings per week, travel preferences, etc.)?
• - I go to bed late, so try and avoid calls before 10 A.M. pst when possible.
• - Try and “cluster” phone calls and meetings so that I can bang them out at the same time, as opposed to having one at 10 A.M. , another at 1 P.M. ., and another at 4 P.M . Have them all in a row with 15–20 minutes in between whenever possible. I’d like to do phone calls before 1 P.M . pst when possible (so 10 A.M.-1 P.M .). Calls should be kept to 15–30 minutes, always with a defined end time. If someone asks to “jump on the phone” with me, send them something like: “To make the best use of everyone’s time, Tim likes to have a well-defined agenda with objectives for a call before jumping on the phone. Can you please send over some bullet points with what you’d like
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