delivers (“detailed, actionable three-year mission statements for their companies”) and basically how it gets you there (“mapping out how you see your company looking and feeling in every category of business”). TIM FERRISS’S 4-HOUR WORKWEEK: Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan—there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero man- agement, or just living more and working less, The 4-Hour Workweek is the blueprint. This step-by-step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches: • How Tim went from $40,000 per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000 per month and 4 hours per week • How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want • How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs • How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist • How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and frequent “mini-retirements” WHAT MAKES IT GOOD? There are three things that make this good. 1. It has a great hook: Tim immediately tells you why this book matters to YOU—because you can stop waiting for retirement. 246 · ThE SCriBE METhOD