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The 4-Hour Workweek

Timothy Ferriss · 2006
Mentioned 99 times across 11 podcasts · 2018–2025
Mention timeline67 mentions
20182025
Where it's mentioned The Tim Ferriss Show · 67×
2025
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
2024
#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
#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
#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
#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
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
#702: Morgan Housel — Contrarian Money and Writing Advice, Three Simple Goals to Guide Your Life, Journaling Prompts, Choosing the Right Game to Play, Must-Read Books, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2023 · 99:21
before your podcast started would you have shaking your head in disbelief at the idea that you didn't abandon writing but you became much more of a speaker than a writer i certainly wouldn't have seen it coming i started this podcast as an experiment i think ▶ tap to hear this moment · 16s
#687: Justin Gary — Taking the Path Less Traveled, The Phenomenon of “Magic: The Gathering,” How Analytical People Can Become “Creative” People, Finding the Third Right Answer, and How to Escape Your Need for Control
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2023 · 72:14
and then i have the opportunity to speak to the executive team i'm gonna make my presentation and make my case is this project gonna live or is this project gonna die and i'm just some kid who wants to make a game and i've got to convince so i'm there and i will never forget i mean i'm they had this like ugly green carpet i'm sitting waiting for my turn to get called in it just i don't the details are super stuck in my mind and i'm like you know go down this long corridor and ▶ tap to hear this moment · 24s
#668: Derek Sivers — The Joys of an Un-Optimized Life, Finding Paths Less Traveled, Creating Tech Independence (and Risks of the Cloud), Taking Giant Leaps, and Picking the Right “Game of Life”
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2023 · 99:36
i saw a guy reading four hour work week i said hey great book ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#660: Dr. Andrew Huberman — The Foundations of Physical and Mental Performance, Core Supplements, Sexual Health and Fertility, Sleep Optimization, Psychedelics, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2023 · 5:18
was based on principles from the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
#648: James Clear, Atomic Habits — Simple Strategies for Building (and Breaking) Habits, Questions for Personal Mastery and Growth, Tactics for Writing and Launching a Mega-Bestseller, Finding Leverage, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 2023 · 93:21
four hour work week is a good example of this ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
2022
#645: The Random Show, Mega-Holiday Edition — 2023 Resolutions and New Tools, Extensive Bullshitting, Booze and Ethanol Alternatives, The “Yearly Delete,” A Million Sidebars, Ayahuasca Revisited, Recapping the COCKPUNCH Saga, and Much More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2022 · 53:35
i remember i came to your house and i remembered just walking at some point to hang out i didn't know you that well and it's just like you walked on this aisle of kettlebells it was like the hall of kettlebells yeah and then there's like japanese armor and like weird saddles and shit maybe the saddles were later i think saddles were a few years later yeah yeah and then there was like books all over the place with all these little note things in them and i'm just like this ▶ tap to hear this moment · 26s
#624: Rolf Potts — The Vagabond’s Way, Tactics for Immersive Travel, Pilgrimages and Psychogeography, Empathy Machines, Full-Throated Love, The Slow Sense of Smell, Lessons from Thích Nhất Hạnh, Falling Upward, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2022 · 6:40
preceding the writing of the four hour workweek ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
#614: Q&A with Tim on Wealth and Money, Book Recommendations, Advice on Taking Advice, C.S. Lewis, Relationships, Behavior Change and Self-Awareness, Why We Are All (Mostly) Making It Up as We Go, and Much More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2022 · 5:42
to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the four hour workweek which was first published on april 24th two thousand seven ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
#595: In Case You Missed It: April 2022 Recap of "The Tim Ferriss Show"
The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2022 · 67:20
article my outsourced life which was featured in the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#588: A.J. Jacobs — How to Be Less Furious and More Curious
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2022 · 5:40
and wrote the article my outsourced life which was featured in the four hour workweek ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
2021
#557: Q&A with Tim — Tools for Better Sleep, Musings on Parenting, the Different Roles of Fear, the Delight of Deepening Friendships, the Purpose of College, How to Boost Your Mood, HRV Training, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2021 · 13:27
and many of the updates that i would have put into the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#551: TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2021 · 49:49
the four hour work week i mean i did i did give him a twenty earlier ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#548: The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek — “Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World” from SXSW 2007
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2021 · 4:00
talking about principles in the book the four hour work week which had not yet even been published at that point ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#544: How to Design a Life — Debbie Millman (Repost)
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2021 · 32:07
when i sent an early manuscript of the four hour work week to this person via email ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#538: How I Built The Tim Ferriss Show to 700+ Million Downloads — An Immersive Explanation of All Aspects and Key Decisions (Featuring Chris Hutchins)
The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2021 · 138:59
flashing back to the four hour work week for our work week was this huge unexpected hit ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#528: Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia, on Homeschooling, Atheism, Understanding Financial Markets, Ayn Rand, Favorite Books, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2021 · 34:06
certainly something that i feel like you would also resonate with with four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#522: Anne Lamott on Taming Your Inner Critic, Finding Grace, and Prayer
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2021 · 7:07
when i was working on my first book for our work week the blessing and curse ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#518: Q&A with Tim — Current Morning and Exercise Routines, Holotropic Breathwork, Ambition vs. Self-Compassion, Daily Practices for Joy, Ontological Shock, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2021 · 12:54
and some form of dreamlining is outlined in the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#506: Balaji Srinivasan on The Future of Bitcoin and Ethereum, How to Become Noncancelable, the Path to Personal Freedom and Wealth in a New World, the Changing Landscape of Warfare, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2021 · 44:32
this is not unusual for your audience but i think that the perhaps somewhat novel is connecting this to ideological independence ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#501: Steven Pressfield — How to Overcome Self-Sabotage and Resistance, Routines for Little Successes, and The Hero’s Journey vs. The Artist’s Journey
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2021 · 66:50
and he read a passage from the four hour work week in the course of that interview ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#500: KevKev TimTim TalkTalk on Dragon Slaying, Lessons Learned, Viagra, and Assorted Nonsense
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2021 · 51:41
tools of titans was basically my update to for our work week for our body and for our chef simultaneously ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#498: Josh Waitzkin and Tim Ferriss on The Cave Process, Advice from Future Selves, and Training for an Uncertain Future
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2021 · 26:34
for those who have read the four hour work week this is before right before i went to argentina ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
2020
#488: Leo Babauta on Zen Habits, Antifragility, Contentment, and Unschooling
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2020 · 34:42
you had come out with four hour work week which was just this powerhouse of a book ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#486: Harley Finkelstein — Tactics and Strategies from Shopify, The Future of Retail, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2020 · 13:59
i probably gave out a hundred copies of the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#483: Jim Collins on The Value of Small Gestures, Unseen Sources of Power, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2020 · 10:19
i was re reading the four hour work week and and just kinda getting myself into your head ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#479: Mary Karr — The Master of Memoir on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2020 · 36:33
you talk about this in four body four hour work week you've developed a lot of practices ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#462: Guy Raz — Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs, The Story of 'How I Built This,' Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2020 · 25:36
which is my initial title for the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#460: Maria Popova on Writing, Workflow, and Workarounds (Repost)
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2020 · 28:06
when i was writing the four hour work week as my first book ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#449: Grandmaster Maurice Ashley — The Path and Strategies of World-Class Mastery
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2020 · 100:02
for our work week i mean that was a riot i mean you wrecked my life for a while ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#442: Tribe of Mentors — Naval Ravikant, Susan Cain, and Yuval Noah Harari
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2020 · 3:31
my first book the four hour work week had its tenth anniversary ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#439: Tools of Titans — Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2020 · 1:23
ray actually narrated my first book the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#414: Jack Kornfield — How to Find Peace Amidst COVID-19, How to Cultivate Calm in Chaos
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2020 · 0:50
it came about because i was doing a revision of the four hour work week for two thousand nine ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#410: Ryan Holiday — Turning the Tables
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2020 · 63:20
and i think one of the things i took from the four hour work week and that i i've gotten from you regularly is you tend to think more about like quality of life right now ▶ tap to hear this moment · 9s
#407: Sam Zell — Strategies for High-Stakes Investing and Dealmaking
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 2020 · 0:35
it came about because i was doing a revision of the four hour work week for 2009 looking at new software solutions that could help people help my readers ▶ tap to hear this moment · 9s
2019
#400: Books I’ve Loved — Tim’s Four Must-Read Books
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2019 · 4:16
originally included in the back of the four hour work week when it was published in 2007 ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#399: Adam Grant — The Man Who Does Everything
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2019 · 4:02
you may know if you've read the four hour work week that the third step is automation ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#396: Marcela Ot’alora — How to Become a Psychedelic Therapist
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2019 · 6:12
he is the author of five number one new york times and wall street journal bestsellers including the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#394: Q&A With Tim — On Wealth, Legacy, Grief, Lyme Disease, Gratitude, Longevity, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2019 · 22:17
from the four hour work week all the way through to shrub mentors ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
#393: Edward Norton — On Creative Process, Creative Struggle, and Motherless Brooklyn
The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2019 · 1:51
and uh you may know if you read the four hour work week that the third step is automation ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#387: Tristan Harris — Fighting Skynet and Firewalling Attention
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2019 · 37:58
i think in four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
#385: The World's Largest Psychedelic Research Center
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2019 · 8:38
mr ferris has authored five number one new york times and wall street journal bestselling books including the four hour work week and tools of titans ▶ tap to hear this moment · 9s
#380: Ed Zschau — The Polymath Professor Who Changed My Life
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2019 · 76:10
well the four hour work we're or the four hour body you know i've heard they're fine books ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#371: Ramit Sethi — Automating Finances, Negotiating Prenups, Disagreeing with Tim, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2019 · 121:38
my equally scammy sounding book for our work week a thousand years ago ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#366: Neil Gaiman — The Interview I've Waited 20 Years To Do
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2019 · 5:16
for the four hour work week i took a very similar approach ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
#363: Tea Time with Tim — How to Find Mentors, Decrease Anxiety Through Training, and Much More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2019 · 12:27
i used an approach that was similar to what i outlined in the four hour work week when reaching out to experts who are above your pay grade ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
#360: Caterina Fake — The Outsider Who Built Giants
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2019 · 38:11
your books are the four hour what week the four hour body all of these things having to do with time ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#359: Tobi Lütke — From Snowboard Shop to Billion-Dollar Company
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2019 · 10:49
i was in the process uh doing the final editing for the revised edition of the f of the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
2018
#354: Real 4-Hour Workweek Case Studies — How to Generate 8-Figure Revenue at Age 21 (Or Any Age)
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2018 · 53:15
your fans of the four hour work week was that what absolutely i mean tim you mentioned it uh in the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 10s
#351: Real 4-Hour Workweek Case Studies — Allen Walton and SpyGuy, The Path to Seven Figures
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2018 · 5:26
four hour work week which is how we well i suppose we first connected ages ago when the first book came out ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#330: The Return of Drunk Dialing Q&A: How to Ask Better Questions, Take Better Risks, and More!
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2018 · 33:35
from four hour work week in elsewhere that i've written about it ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#318: One-Person Businesses That Make $1M+ Per Year
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2018 · 2:26
case studies from the four hour workweek ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#315: Lessons Learned Traveling The World
The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2018 · 2:54
the lessons learned over those eighteen months formed the basis for much of my first book the four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#306: Discipline, Sex, Psychedelics, and More — The Return of Drunk Dialing
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2018 · 34:47
that then funny enough led me to four hour work week and i've really been following along since that ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#299: How to Secure Financial Freedom, Maximize Productivity, and Protect Your Health
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2018 · 18:41
after going through the four hour work week which is fun