Episode
#548: The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek — “Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World” from SXSW 2007
1:00:21
Published: Thu Nov 18 2021
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The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek — “Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World” from SXSW 2007 | Brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,” my very own email newsletter. More on it below. Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life. This is a special episode, which features my very first speech at SXSW in March of 2007! I didn’t know that a recording existed, and it was a great surprise when Cal Newport, author of Deep Work and writer for The New Yorker sent it to me. He used it as part of his research for a recent article that was published in The New Yorker titled “Revisiting The 4-Hour Workweek: How Tim Ferriss’s 2007 manifesto anticipated our current moment of professional upheaval.” And the 2007 SXSW speech was really the event that put everything into high gear. Influential tech bloggers who had heard the SXSW talk wrote about The 4-Hour Workweek, which put it on the radar of bigger media outlets. Eventually, the book made it onto The New York Times Best Sellers list, where it stayed, more or less, for the next seven years. It’s been a wild ride. One last thing: Hugh Forrest, if you’re listening, thank you again for giving me a shot way back in the day! Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,” my very own email newsletter that every Friday features five bullet points highlighting cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and—of course—all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world.It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now at tim.blog/friday.*For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chapters
Tim Ferriss talks about his weekly newsletter "Five Bullet Friday" where he sends out the coolest things from around the world, including apps, books, supplements, and gadgets he's found that week, as well as how he meets guests for his podcast through it.
00:00 - 02:18 (02:18)
Summary
Tim Ferriss talks about his weekly newsletter "Five Bullet Friday" where he sends out the coolest things from around the world, including apps, books, supplements, and gadgets he's found that week, as well as how he meets guests for his podcast through it.
Episode#548: The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek — “Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World” from SXSW 2007
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The presenter shares a personal story of how his canine audience helped him improve his presentation skills, and also talks about his work schedule that included making international calls to wholesalers and distributors from Europe, England, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan.
02:18 - 11:55 (09:37)
Summary
The presenter shares a personal story of how his canine audience helped him improve his presentation skills, and also talks about his work schedule that included making international calls to wholesalers and distributors from Europe, England, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan.
Episode#548: The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek — “Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World” from SXSW 2007
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The 80-20 principle can be applied to determine what actions and inputs will produce the desired results.
11:55 - 18:25 (06:29)
Summary
The 80-20 principle can be applied to determine what actions and inputs will produce the desired results. By analyzing and focusing on the 20% that produces 80% of the results, setting priorities becomes easier and more effective.
Episode#548: The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek — “Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World” from SXSW 2007
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker suggests checking emails only twice a day, to increase efficiency and productivity.
18:25 - 23:26 (05:01)
Summary
The speaker suggests checking emails only twice a day, to increase efficiency and productivity. This can save a significant amount of time spent on processing emails and can be applied to other tasks.
Episode#548: The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek — “Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World” from SXSW 2007
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker shares a method for maximizing productivity by removing time-consuming tasks and prioritizing important ones.
23:26 - 30:39 (07:12)
Summary
The speaker shares a method for maximizing productivity by removing time-consuming tasks and prioritizing important ones. By doing this, the excuse for creating unimportant tasks is eliminated, leading to optimized results.
Episode#548: The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek — “Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World” from SXSW 2007
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Retirement no longer symbolizes the end of functioning fully in society or of dying, it is increasingly seen as the opportunity to pursue leisure, explore interests and experiences, enjoy family and friends, and contribute to society in new ways.
30:39 - 35:46 (05:06)
Summary
Retirement no longer symbolizes the end of functioning fully in society or of dying, it is increasingly seen as the opportunity to pursue leisure, explore interests and experiences, enjoy family and friends, and contribute to society in new ways. However, for many, it can be challenging to fill that void and make productive use of time.
Episode#548: The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek — “Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World” from SXSW 2007
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker gives advice for small business operators, including how to use autoresponders and framing small size as an advantage.
35:46 - 43:27 (07:40)
Summary
The speaker gives advice for small business operators, including how to use autoresponders and framing small size as an advantage. He also mentions paying around 200 to 400 people in the supply chain at any given time.
Episode#548: The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek — “Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World” from SXSW 2007
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In a world where constant connectivity can distract us from what's actually important, it's crucial to discern what needs our attention.
43:27 - 50:49 (07:21)
Summary
In a world where constant connectivity can distract us from what's actually important, it's crucial to discern what needs our attention. Creating perceived win-win situations can help us get what we want, as simply asking for something will often result in a default "no."
Episode#548: The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek — “Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World” from SXSW 2007
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker shares how to increase leverage in the workplace by increasing your employer's investment in you and also finding ways to make it more painful for them to lose you.
50:49 - 57:31 (06:41)
Summary
The speaker shares how to increase leverage in the workplace by increasing your employer's investment in you and also finding ways to make it more painful for them to lose you. He also explains how he came up with the title for the book "The 4-Hour Workweek".
Episode#548: The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek — “Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World” from SXSW 2007
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss shares his favorite discoveries of the week, including articles, books, music, and technology.
57:31 - 1:00:15 (02:44)
Summary
Tim Ferriss shares his favorite discoveries of the week, including articles, books, music, and technology. The newsletter also includes a reminder that we have roughly 500 months of work in our adult lifetimes.