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The 4-Hour Workweek

Timothy Ferriss · 2006
Mentioned 46 times across 6 podcasts · 2023–2026
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Where it's mentioned
2026
#861: 4-Hour Workweek Success Story Brian Dean — From Dad’s Basement to Selling Two Companies
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2026 · 0:36
he picked up a copy of the four hour work week he read it which is not that uncommon and then he took action ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#859: Q&A with Tim — The Upcoming AI Tsunami and Building Offline Advantage, Book Recommendations, Spotting Psychedelic Red Flags, Courage as a Learnable Skill, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2026 · 1:13
when i launched the four hour work week everything still applies in my opinion even more so now ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#855: Tim Ferriss — How to Quiet the Ruminative Mind, Avoid Traps of Self-Help, and Focus in a World of Promiscuous Overcommitment
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2026 · 28:26
i think the four hour work week does a good job of breaking down kind of work for work's sake and money for money's sake ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
2025
#836: The 4-Hour Workweek Principles — 13 Mistakes to Avoid, The Art of Mini-Retirements, and Navigating the Dizziness of Freedom
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2025 · 0:10
featuring the book that started it all for me the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#835: Ben Patrick (KneesOverToesGuy) — 20-Minute Workouts That Produce Wild Results, From Chronic Knee Pain to Dunking Basketballs, Lessons from Charles Poliquin, Bulletproofing the Lower Body, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2025 · 34:19
i first met charles because he reached out to me after reading the four hour work week my first book ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#833: Jack Canfield — Selling 600+ Million Books, Success Principles, and How He Made The 4-Hour Workweek Happen
The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2025 · 0:11
certainly the four hour work week would not have happened ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
#828: David Senra — How Extreme Winners Think and Win: Lessons from 400+ of History’s Greatest Founders and Investors (Including Buffett, Munger, Rockefeller, Jobs, Ovitz, Zell, and Names You Don’t Know But Should)
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2025 · 39:36
under favorite books it said four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
#826: Q&A with Tim — Supplements I’m Taking, Austin vs. SF, Training for Mental Performance, Current Go-To AI Tools, Recovering from Surgery, Intermittent Fasting, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2025 · 71:33
and this is certainly in the four hour work week as well ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
Advice Line with Tim Ferriss
How I Built This with Guy Raz · Aug 2025 · 1:31
then of course you published your first book which many people know you for the four hour work week and initially you couldn't even find a publisher ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#823: Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg — Creating Supranormal Vision, Cutting-Edge Science for Eye Health, Supplements, Red Light Therapy, and The Future of Eyesight Restoration
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2025 · 3:37
if i were to update the four hour work week which i get asked to do a lot i would really only add one thing and that is a section on ai tools ▶ tap to hear this moment · 9s
#822: The Random Show — Ketones for Cognition, Tim’s Best Lab Results in 10+ Years, How Kevin Hit 100 Days Sober, Home Defense, Vibe Coding Unleashed, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2025 · 22:26
so four hour work i don't even know if you know this so four hour work week four hour four chef i would do most of my writing late at night ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#821: My Two-Year Secret Project, COYOTE — The Strategies and Tactics for Building a Bestseller from Nothing with Elan Lee of Exploding Kittens
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2025 · 1:39
if i were to update the four hour work week which i get asked to do a lot i would really only add one thing and that is a section on ai tools ▶ tap to hear this moment · 9s
#813: Q&A with Tim — Three Life Commandments, 4-Hour Workweek Exercises I Still Use, The Art and Joy of Inefficiency, Stoicism Revisited, and Much More
The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2025 · 1:19
the exercises from the four hour work week that i still use ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#811: 2x Olympic Archery Medalist Jake Kaminski — Lessons Learned and Mantras Used After 1,000,000 Arrows
The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2025 · 17:04
even as early as the four hour work week the goal is not to find the cheap shortcut ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#809: The 4-Hour Workweek Tools That Still Work — The Art of Refusal and The Low-Information Diet
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2025 · 0:31
there are many tools that i still use to this day from the book that started it all four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#808: Stephen West — From High School Dropout to Hit Podcast, and from Stocking Groceries to Reading Philosophy for a Living
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2025 · 16:24
transparently the four hour work week was a huge book that allowed me to think about possibilities in my life in a new ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
#800: Ev Williams — The Art of Pivoting (e.g., Odeo to Twitter), Strategic Quitting, The Dangers of Premature Scaling, Must-Read Books, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2025 · 22:13
i launched the four hour work week with an overflow presentation in two thousand seven ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
He launched a sweaty startup in high school. Now he'll be a millionaire by 18
My First Million · Mar 2025 · 62:33
tim has this great s tim wrote this book called the four hour work week and he's this great guy ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#795: The End of Time Management
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2025 · 0:16
we have a different format featuring the book that started it all for me the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#790: Chris Sacca — How to Succeed by Living on Your Own Terms and Getting Into Good Trouble
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 2025 · 6:57
and new york times best selling author of the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
Bombas: David Heath and Randy Goldberg (2022)
How I Built This with Guy Raz · Jan 2025 · 9:21
you were the original tim ferris you're the four hour workweek guy before tim ferris did it ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
56 Minutes of Money Wisdom for High-Earning Couples
My First Million · Jan 2025 · 3:37
do you remember tim ferris in the four hour work week he had this thing called like the dream scenario or something ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
2024
Charlie Hoehn: Write Something People Want to Read
The Knowledge Project · Dec 2024 · 1:17
my guest is charlie hohen the secret weapon behind bestsellers like the four hour work week and dozens of other books ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#777: Derek Sivers, Philosopher-Entrepreneur — The Greatest Year of His Life
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2024 · 37:01
the first time i encountered that was years and years ago when i saw somebody holding four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
Rob Fraser: The Power of Focus
The Knowledge Project · Oct 2024 · 22:11
i don't know how i got onto it but i for some reason listened and listened or read to the four hour week w four hour work week um by tim ferris ▶ tap to hear this moment · 10s
#772: In Case You Missed It: September 2024 Recap of "The Tim Ferriss Show"
The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2024 · 12:23
for instance right if you look at the four hour work week okay ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
The Wild Story of Mike Lynch’s Rise From Janitor to Tech Billionaire
My First Million · Oct 2024 · 34:50
and so he read tim barris' four hour workweek book about life design ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#767: Jerry Colonna — Tim and Uncle Jerry Tackle Life, Big Questions, Business, Parenting, and Disco Duck
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2024 · 8:51
is there anything that you have repeated or shared that to you is the equivalent of the four hour work week in terms of being the blessing and the curse that you just can't seem to shake ▶ tap to hear this moment · 10s
#764: Edward Norton and Martha Beck
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2024 · 23:15
i gave your four hour work week to my then teenage children ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
Thrive Market: Nick Green
How I Built This with Guy Raz · Aug 2024 · 12:11
i had recently read a book by tim ferris called the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#753: Derek Sivers and Kevin Kelly
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2024 · 28:47
i love the timing for when i read four hour work week because it was actually just after i had done this like complete delegation ▶ tap to hear this moment · 9s
#750: Neil Gaiman and Debbie Millman
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2024 · 56:40
when i sent an early manuscript of the four hour work week to this person via email ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#740: Greg McKeown and Diana Chapman
The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2024 · 8:12
writing a book called say essentialism or the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
A Masterclass On Hiring A CEO To Run Your Company ft. Andrew Wilkinson
My First Million · May 2024 · 39:18
i'll never forget when i was reading four hour work week tim ferris had this whole thing about anything less than five thousand dollars does not require my opinion ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
Tim Ferriss Opens Up: What I Do In A Day, Unfair Advantages & The "Barbell Strategy"
My First Million · Apr 2024 · 0:18
you're gonna read this and then for four hours you're gonna question everything in your life i call that the four hour fever it's normal don't worry call a doctor fake last beyond four hours through the world i know i ▶ tap to hear this moment · 12s
#732: Martha Beck — The Amazing and Brutal Results of Zero Lies for 365 Days, How to Do a Beginner “Integrity Cleanse,” Lessons from Lion Trackers, and Novel Tactics for Reducing Anxiety
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2024 · 6:14
i gave your four hour work week to my then teenage children ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
Tim Ferriss - Curating Curiosities - [Invest Like the Best, EP.369]
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Apr 2024 · 25:06
i mean he's responsible for my first book four hour work week in the sense that he invited me to come back to speak to the class high tech entrepreneurship ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
How To Get Sh*t Done Without Being Busy
My First Million · Apr 2024 · 23:41
go read the four hour work week if you don't believe me it's like four work week was was around this principle ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
5 Genius Business Tactics Turning Broke Authors Into Millionaires
My First Million · Mar 2024 · 26:28
tim farrell surprisingly didn't sell that many copies of four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#724: Claire Hughes Johnson — How to Take Responsibility for Your Life, Create Rules That Work, Stop Being a Victim, Set Strong Boundaries, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2024 · 119:52
i think it's in four hour work week you have some good models of pushing people ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
Making time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (authors of Sprint and Make Time, co-founders of Character Capital)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Feb 2024 · 65:38
tim ferris talked about this in f the four hour work week is way back in the day ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#720: Life Lessons from Taylor Swift, Conquering Anxiety, Coaching Teens, Career Reinvention, Supposedly Gay Bulls, Your Shadow Side, and More — Soman Chainani
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2024 · 80:55
after the four hour work week every pressure including a lot of internal pressure but every expectation and pressure was that i was going to do something in the same category ▶ tap to hear this moment · 9s
How This +$80M Founder Launches A Startup In A Weekend
My First Million · Feb 2024 · 42:26
i just read the four hour work week and i was like all right ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
Everything I Learned From 48 Hours With MrBeast (The +$1B Mindset)
My First Million · Jan 2024 · 45:45
i don't think tim ferris when he started yeah four hour work week or even his podcast would have been like yeah ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
2023
#713: Matt Mullenweg — The Art of Crafting a Sabbatical, Tips for Defending Against Hackers, Leveraging Open Source, Thriving in an AI World, and Tips for Life’s Darkest Hours
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2023 · 96:50
a primary value of which is you establish systems and stress test systems and processes that outlive the sabbatical they persist is this something you guys have ▶ tap to hear this moment · 9s
#708: Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Optimizing Sleep, Enhancing Performance, Reducing Anxiety, Increasing Testosterone, and Using the Body to Control the Mind (Repost)
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2023 · 72:59
when i read your your book the four hour work week and the f and the four hour body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s