I just finished reading The 4-Hour Work Week. It is by far the best book I have read this year and possible the best I have read in the past few years.

The book is written by successful writer, world record holding tango dancer, angel investor, chinese kick boxer and expert language learner Timothy Ferriss. He is famous for deconstructing his goals and accomplishing them in record time.

The book basically helps readers find an autonomous source of income and spend the majority of their time on things they actually want to do. This is built around his four step process: DEAL (Definition, Elimination,Automation, and Liberation).

Everyone should read this book. It is the kind of book that can kindle a complete shift in thinking.

He also did a pretty inspirational talk called “Smash fear, learn anything” at 2008s EG Conference that is worth watching: