Comments on: Initial Thoughts On the 4-Hour Workweek http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/initial-thoughts-on-the-4-hour-workweek/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:58:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nick Prince http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/initial-thoughts-on-the-4-hour-workweek/comment-page-1/#comment-25980 Nick Prince Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:51:45 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/initial-thoughts-on-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-25980 I have a friend in a similar situation as Andrew's co-worker. He started a successful web hosting business during high school. This was back before everyone and their cat had a hosting company. He manged it all from home, while in high school. He even contracted out full time programming positions. He chose to sell the business, and work a low wage job as tech support at a local internet company. He absolutely loves the change. I have a friend in a similar situation as Andrew’s co-worker. He started a successful web hosting business during high school. This was back before everyone and their cat had a hosting company. He manged it all from home, while in high school. He even contracted out full time programming positions.

He chose to sell the business, and work a low wage job as tech support at a local internet company. He absolutely loves the change.

]]> By: Andrew Seltz - The Go-To Guy! http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/initial-thoughts-on-the-4-hour-workweek/comment-page-1/#comment-25930 Andrew Seltz - The Go-To Guy! Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:39:36 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/initial-thoughts-on-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-25930 Brad, Excellent point! After college, I spent a few years working in an automotive factory on the assembly line (long story!) It was hard boring work but steady and it paid well. One of the people I met there had been a small business owner with a relatively successful business. But, he just hated all of the work that came with owning a business. He hated dealing with employees, and having to think about his business all the time. So, he sold it, got a job on the assembly line and lived for the weekends and holidays. I never understood that line of thinking. But I'm a lot like my father and my work, my hobbies, and my passions are all intertwined. Andrew Seltz The Go-To Guy! www.AndrewSeltz.com Brad,

Excellent point! After college, I spent a few years working in an automotive factory on the assembly line (long story!) It was hard boring work but steady and it paid well.

One of the people I met there had been a small business owner with a relatively successful business. But, he just hated all of the work that came with owning a business. He hated dealing with employees, and having to think about his business all the time. So, he sold it, got a job on the assembly line and lived for the weekends and holidays.

I never understood that line of thinking. But I’m a lot like my father and my work, my hobbies, and my passions are all intertwined.

Andrew Seltz
The Go-To Guy!
http://www.AndrewSeltz.com

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/initial-thoughts-on-the-4-hour-workweek/comment-page-1/#comment-25925 Brad Isaac Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:30:01 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/initial-thoughts-on-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-25925 @Rob, so what you are saying is by making you work longer hours without relaxation, productivity is going down. Go figure! @Andrew, yes, I've thought about this too - even before getting the book. But conclude that not everyone wants to think. Not everyone wants the hassle of building this type of system. They just want to clock in work, clock out, get paid and not have to worry about it in the evenings or weekends. I know many people who are like this. @Rob, so what you are saying is by making you work longer hours without relaxation, productivity is going down. Go figure!

@Andrew, yes, I’ve thought about this too – even before getting the book. But conclude that not everyone wants to think. Not everyone wants the hassle of building this type of system. They just want to clock in work, clock out, get paid and not have to worry about it in the evenings or weekends. I know many people who are like this.

]]> By: Andrew Seltz - The Go-To Guy! http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/initial-thoughts-on-the-4-hour-workweek/comment-page-1/#comment-25924 Andrew Seltz - The Go-To Guy! Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:06:17 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/initial-thoughts-on-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-25924 Brad, The tricky part of this book is the outsourcing component. If a 4 hour work week is good for everyone and outsourcing mundane tasks is a key to achieving this goal, ultimately somebody has to do the grunt work and can't afford a 4 hour week! The logic starts to break down. I'm a big fan of the idea of outsourcing tasks to others who can do them more efficiently and then they, in turn, can outsource some of their tasks as well. But, I think that widespread 4 hour weeks may not be sustainable. I look forward to your further review. Andrew Seltz The Go-To Guy! www.AndrewSeltz.com Brad,

The tricky part of this book is the outsourcing component. If a 4 hour work week is good for everyone and outsourcing mundane tasks is a key to achieving this goal, ultimately somebody has to do the grunt work and can’t afford a 4 hour week!

The logic starts to break down.

I’m a big fan of the idea of outsourcing tasks to others who can do them more efficiently and then they, in turn, can outsource some of their tasks as well. But, I think that widespread 4 hour weeks may not be sustainable.

I look forward to your further review.

Andrew Seltz
The Go-To Guy!
http://www.AndrewSeltz.com

]]> By: UltraRob http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/initial-thoughts-on-the-4-hour-workweek/comment-page-1/#comment-25923 UltraRob Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:37:43 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/initial-thoughts-on-the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-25923 Brad, Thanks for the review! I saw the book plugged on ProBlogger and was more than a little skeptical. I really believe there's a need for play which is why I've gone for a bike ride at lunch most workdays for the last 12 years. It hasn't been unusual for me to be struggling to solve and problem and the solution will just come to me on my lunch time ride when I've quit focusing on it. This year I was told by my boss I needed to be working more and I couldn't be riding so much. I certainly have been spending more time working but I'm getting less done and I'm unhappy. Bad for the company and bad for me. Brad,

Thanks for the review! I saw the book plugged on ProBlogger and was more than a little skeptical.

I really believe there’s a need for play which is why I’ve gone for a bike ride at lunch most workdays for the last 12 years. It hasn’t been unusual for me to be struggling to solve and problem and the solution will just come to me on my lunch time ride when I’ve quit focusing on it.

This year I was told by my boss I needed to be working more and I couldn’t be riding so much. I certainly have been spending more time working but I’m getting less done and I’m unhappy. Bad for the company and bad for me.

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