figureCONTENTS

Cover

About the Author

Title Page

Dedication

Praise

Preface to the Expanded and Updated Edition

First and Foremost

FAQ—Doubters Read This

My Story and Why You Need This Book

Chronology of a Pathology

Step I: D is for Definition

1. Cautions and Comparisons: How to Burn $1,000,000 a Night

2. Rules That Change the Rules: Everything Popular Is Wrong

3. Dodging Bullets: Fear-Setting and Escaping Paralysis

4. System Reset: Being Unreasonable and Unambiguous

Step II: E is for Elimination

5. The End of Time Management: Illusions and Italians

6. The Low-Information Diet: Cultivating Selective Ignorance

7. Interrupting Interruption and the Art of Refusal

Step III: A is for Automation

8. Outsourcing Life: Off-loading the Rest and a Taste of Geoarbitrage

9. Income Autopilot I: Finding the Muse

10. Income Autopilot II: Testing the Muse

11. Income Autopilot III: MBA—Management by Absence

Step IV: L is for Liberation

12. Disappearing Act: How to Escape the Office

13. Beyond Repair: Killing Your Job

14. Mini-Retirements: Embracing the Mobile Lifestyle

15. Filling the Void: Adding Life After Subtracting Work

16. The Top 13 New Rich Mistakes

The Last Chapter: An E-mail You Need to Read

Last but Not Least

THE BEST OF THE BLOG

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figure Things I’ve Loved and Learned in 2008

figure How to Travel the World with 10 Pounds or Less

figure The Choice-Minimal Lifestyle: 6 Formulas for More Output and Less Overwhelm

figure The Not-to-Do List: 9 Habits to Stop Now

figure The Margin Manifesto: 11 Tenets for Reaching (or Doubling) Profitability in 3 Months

figure The Holy Grail: How to Outsource the Inbox and Never Check E-mail Again

figure Tim Ferriss Processing Rules

PROPOSAL TO WORK REMOTELY ON A CONTRACT BASIS

LIVING THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK: CASE STUDIES, TIPS, AND HACKS

Zen and the Art of Rock Star Living

Art Lovers Wanted

Photo Finish

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?

RESTRICTED READING: THE FEW THAT MATTER

BONUS MATERIAL

How to Get $250,000 of Advertising for $10,000

How to Learn Any Language in 3 Months

Muse Math: Predicting the Revenue of Any Product

Licensing: From Tae Bo to Teddy Ruxpin

Real Licensing Agreement with Real Dollars

Online Round-the-World (RTW) Trip Planner

INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

COPYRIGHT