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The 4-Hour Workweek
By Tim Ferriss
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“when I read the Four-Hour Workweek, it was an intellectual knowing of like, oh, it would be nice to have a side business”
“after reading the four-hour work week financial Independence became very important to me”
“right before that I'd read The 4-Hour Workweek for the first time and How to Win Friends.”
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