20 Lessons From The 4 Hour Work Week That Changed My life

[@GabeBult]

What are your top productivity hacks?

[@nathansmith5726]

Using images plastered everywhere to continue to motivate me so I understand my goal. reminding me of where I was, where I am, and where I want to be :)

[@beebsblue]

I was wasting a lot of time on Instagram so now after every time I use it I delete the app. Whenever I want to go on it I have to reinstall it which makes me less likely to use it

[@marywilliamson2559]

Do the most important thing (right after exercise) first thing in the morning. Also, if the project is a big one, do a mini version of it first to take the intimidation out of it. For instance, I'll do a small mock up of a large painting I have planned to work out the bugs and see things more clearly

[@cv8940]

Doing all my grocery shopping online now so someone else does the most time consuming part of the in-store shopping & I just go pick it up. Such a time-saver!

[@wildfoodietours]

Consistency wins above all...just show up every day and keep at it.

[@jenna8445]

It’s wild that no one’s mentioning Antozent. You’re getting 250 money books’ worth of value in one. Including 4 Hour Workweek.

[@evalindell2757]

Retirement is not a goal but sometimes nessesary. I just retired at 62 but I always saw myself as working way longer. Loved my job and was soo sad to leave, but my body is to ill to continue. I am so happy that I now can rest enough and not be in pain all the time every day. Not what I wanted but I am glad I could retire and that I can enjoy life even if it is in a much slower pace!

[@karineb5980]

oui un travail aimé est difficile à quitter, une page tournée 🥰🇨🇵👋

[@bakhromabdukadirov]

😮

[@evalindell2757]

@@bakhromabdukadirov ?

[@ThomasSmith-z5q]

The fact that nobody talks about the forbidden book 25 Money Secrets From Donald Trump speaks volumes about how people are stuck in a trance

[@stephlakepowell6617]

I was a dancer and forest ranger/ firefighter and I had a Dr. Break my femur in surgery. I have been in a wheelchair for 6 years and I’m trying to walk now. I’m going crazy not working and I feel so unorganized and poor. I’m just moved by the happiness is doing different and exciting things and even though I’m stuck for a while I am trying to get motivated and you have really helped me with positive attitude and prioritizing my life so I can get better daily. Thanks again Stephanie

[@MarjjorieDawes]

A hack I use , specifically when I get an email from a client asking for a bunch of changes or this or that, is that I reply to the message as a draft as though it's done, and describe in detail how it has been done. Then I do it. After it's done, all I have to do is send. Helps me work through the problem, and also gets the ball rolling.

[@sanjivanigole9138]

Brilliant idea!

[@HeshamMuffini]

Antozent- they are selling around 250 self help ebooks for the price of one (including this one)

[@miguelrous6267]

I don't think people would ever make fun of you, Gabe. You are a respectable, wise, humble, hard working man. You've been my inspiration for 2 years now.

[@issyaddams8297]

I was thinking the same. Surprised me a bit to hear him say that as he comes across as super confident. But I guess we are all human. He has inspired me for a few years as well. He's great!

[@chizalam9389]

This got me too 😭

[@karenmartin5647]

I retired at 62 and LOVE it - I consider retirement the time to work for myself and for growth in other ways that I have longed for.

[@johannklassen862]

1. Retirement is the worst case scenario 2. Unhappiness over uncertainty 3. Risks are not as scary once you take them 4. Not giving up to put your life on pause 5. Rehearse poverty regularly 6. Opposite of happiness is boredom 7. Make a dreamline 8. Being busy is a form of laziness 9. 80:20 your life 10. Parkinsons law 11. Put this on your calendar 12. Be dumb 13. Batch your emails 14. Fake a phone call 15. Outsource everything you can 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

[@jackfrostcm108]

🏆🏆🏆

[@ReeInvesting]

thnx!

[@clintmash245]

It took me until #12 to get it. And then I got it again after #15.

[@nathansmith5726]

I love your lessons from the books you have read!! It’s much easier watching a summary of a book in a video rather than reading books. Love these!!! Keep them up!❤

[@GabeBult]

Glad you enjoyed them! This is one of my favorite types of video to watch and also to make!

[@nathansmith5726]

@@GabeBult I’m glad! Hey Gabe, I’ve been interested in investing recently, especially in the stock market. However, I’m unsure how to start and how to safely invest-ie index funds, I’d like to invest in the S&P500, but I’m a little unsure how I would go about this? Would you be able to make a video on investing, (stock market) Thanks!!

[@GabeBult]

Yea id like to dive deeper into that soon

[@nathansmith5726]

@@GabeBult ​ thank you so much!! I hope you and your family are happy and healthy ❤️ kids grow up so fast make sure you spend time with her if that means you focus less on KZbin! family comes first. Always. Love you Gabe❤️

[@DanKaraJordan]

The problem that I have with the "Outsource Everything" point is that I have seen a number of small businesses entrepreneurs use this to justify the practice of hiring Philippinoe digital workers as indipendent contractors for tiny amounts of money and then burning through and discarding these workers rather than trying to build up employees that they would have to pay a decent living wage. The practice can get VERY shady very fast.

[@juliemarkham4332]

The "happiness = excitement" point is right on. I'm much happier since I made goals to explore my state.

[@prerna_aggarwal]

These lessons are GOLD! The 4-Hour Work Week completely shifted my mindset, and your insights made it even clearer. Appreciate the actionable tips, Gabe!

[@Ailyloves]

timestamps ⏱ for any of us who are looking to watch a specific part of the video c: 0:00 Introduction 0:11 Retirement is the worst case scenario 1:14 [Most of us choose] Unhappiness over uncertainty 1:40 Risks are not *that* scary once you actually take them 2:36 Not giving up to put your life on pause 3:25 Rehearse poverty regularly 4:37 Opposite of happiness is boredom 5:55 Make a dreamline 7:01 Being busy is a form of laziness 8:20 80/20 your life 9:29 [Use] Parkinsons Law 10:14 Put this on your calendar 10:41 Be dumb 12:05 Batch your emails 13:31 Fake a phone call 14:27 Outsource everything you can 15:43 Outro

[@novaricos]

I get tons of other stuff done when I'm trying to avoid doing something I actually should be doing first. That's my best productivity tip! lol.

[@Teal_Seal]

Productive procrastination 😊

[@HalfwayJac]

You truly live a life of luxury. Not fancy monetary luxury like what most people think, but you are rich in life which is priceless. I want this.

[@melissalee1709]

Not wasting hours glued to the tv saves me SOOO much time and most importantly, stress and anxiety over things I can't change. I definitely try to stay involved with bettering my own community. Love your videos.

[@Missgorgeous-p3c]

Let’s get Gabe to 500,000 subbies...I love your videos

[@Chaitogether]

I like the phone call trick 🎉

[@cheekymonkeygirl3378]

Your videos are gold. ❤ omg. Most of the things you mentioned resonate greatly with me. I always read the news and causes so much negativity in my life and stresses me out. Also, most of the time I do things that are not priorities and procrastinate a lot. Thank you so much for all you do. ❤️❤️ You and your beautiful family deserve the best.

[@Teal_Seal]

I get it on the news thing. But it’s actually pretty important that we’re informed. Not that we take everything we’re told at face value, but at least hear both sides. Who we vote for heavily influences our lives as evidenced by what’s happened the last few years and things don’t seem to be improving anytime soon.

[@patrynaswritings7617]

Thanks for sharing. Comgrats. I'm so proud of you. I love this book. I want to finally finish it and re read parts to put into action . I can't believe we rather do something that makes us unhappy vs taking a risk . The limited believe and wrong story we are telling ourselves. It was interesting to hear you saying about checking mail on Friday and you can't talk to anyone on Monday because for the last several years I don't check mail on Friday if it's after 4:00 or 5:00 p.m. where I can actually make a business call. The exception is if I'm waiting for like an Amazon package. I learned my lesson I don't need to be worrying all weekend or thinking about something I can't handle to Monday

[@theburgercadet8275]

Hi Gabe. I know this is an old video but everytime I watch your videos, it helps me become more productive. Keep doing what you're doing

[@tcallsep]

I am reading this book and it’s blowing my mind. I am an outside the box person but these are new ideas for me. I’m 55 owed my business 25 years and there’s so many things that could make my business better I have to stop reading the book to just absorb. 👍🏼🤯

[@andreagabor3434]

OMG - THIS!!! I just discovered your channel on a fluke, and your mindset and perspective of life is SPOT ON. My “career” has been on pause as although I was making money as a corporate leader - I was bored/unhappy/stressed/anxious….. I may just watch this again.. lol. THANK YOU!🎉

[@driftingintoretirement]

I don’t think you really retire, if you have something that fills your day, you are not really retired. I remember my father telling me once he finished work, ‘ I don’t know how I fitted in work, as I am busier now in retirement’. I laugh now as I understand what he means. You are more financially independent, then retired. Great video Gabe.

[@AlejandraEnChile]

This! My mother is working less hours at her job and she says the same, she's just so busy now. I'm so glad that she keeps herself active doing things that bring her joy. She sure has no time to be bored.

[@jeffnunes741]

Man, you are so good! I've been trying most of those things you mentioned and I've never felt so happy in my life. There is a sense of freedom when you just do less. Surely, we have to be privileged to even have the option to do that, but there are lots of people who are and cannot see it.

[@deannastorfie7437]

Thanks Gabe. I just read his book but loved your succinct overview. Really practical, so thank you!

[@emilysmith2784]

I love that you said busy is code for lazy. I think busy is code inefficient 😂 If we work smarter and not harder most of us wouldn’t hate our job so much as we wouldn’t be so busy and could take the time to resolve the parts of our jobs we don’t like. I know this doesn’t work for every job but it works for more roles and people think it will.

[@jenniferlancaster7040]

I did that! I went to film school but was afraid to let go of rent money so ended up being a secretary for the last 25-30 years.

[@HeatherAnneNorbury]

I'm reading this book now. I'm in the middle of the "E" section. I have two, about to be three, businesses. I'm definitely interested in learning how I can optimize my time and not be so "busy".

"Binge watching Friends again" - you didn't need to come at me like that.

[@MrArbitraryNumber]

+1 on the news. 99% of what we see on tv or read in the national news has no effect on our daily lives. Checking every few days or using a news aggregator / Google alerts for topics that are important to you is better and a lot less stressful

[@ThePoeGirl]

I LOVE your content! you always give me new ideas and a new perspective on things and I question every purchase now and I have been able to deal with UNNECESSARY spending. in the beginning it was very difficult because I work at Target and I see how out of control my spending truly was. thank you and keep up the great work and Congratulations on becoming parents

[@ariel_elyse]

That’s an interesting point about news intake. I used to get my news a lot more casually, and now it’s become this obsessive daily routine. While I appreciate being more informed, I do agree it causes more stress, negativity, and even feelings of hopelessness or depression. I’m trying to find a better balance.

[@Caribeque]

Great video Gabe and very motivational!

[@crossitoff51]

So glad I found this kind of content. This is very helpful! Keep it up Gabe!

[@Alicat878]

I love the way you present I find resonance with everything you say that I have experienced for myself .. therefore trust your opinions and experience on the rest ! Just fabulous your delivery and knowledge !! Well done .. I’m a big fan!

[@94nolo]

Becoming an over the road trucker driver, working for myself, taught me how little I needed to live and enjoy my life. I'd forget everything I owned at home.

[@JL-zq4ig]

I just realized I wasn’t subscribed, your videos come up regularly in my feed so I thought I had!

[@dominiqueveron8098]

Agree on not going crazy on the news; however, living in a bubble isn’t the best. i.e. Caring for those in disaster area IS good. Too much selfishness in this world.

[@roguered706]

I agree. Too much news is terrible for you (I've learned the hard way) but you can't rely on another person for it. Their knowledge and values may not match yours and you won't get a well rounded outlook. And things that might not affect you today can certainly affect you down the road. I don't want to get political, but it's pretty easy to draw a line between politics and some of the controversial decisions made my the Supreme Court this past year. Perhaps being more informed 5 years ago, and getting involved, would have resulted in fewer unhappy people today. You need to find an appropriate level of balance

[@jamesramirez4541]

Great breakdown of the book and types from it. I am listening to the audiobook for a second time, and I am picking up on a few things that I forgot about.

[@chizalam9389]

You're a great guy ❤❤. I always watch your videos and love your content. Even if some people make fun of you, it shouldn't bother you ❤❤

[@margaret3883]

One of the first books I ever bought & one of the only I've kept. Still so good!

[@ChristophWalks]

Hey brother excellent video! I really enjoyed it, and you seem very cool! I thought you were wearing a Cuts shirt, the blue one, bc I recognized the collar. Also wanted to say excellent editing! I am guessing you use Premier Pro. I think you could make a $50 course and would sell it pretty well. Just throwing that out there. I subscribed, so 1 closer to 500k!

[@issyaddams8297]

I LOVE your videos, Gabe! They're so inspiring and practical. Thank you for being here!💙

[@ashleynorthover5084]

you should read the 12 week year and do a video on it like this 🤗

[@destinywebber5421]

Currently binging all of your videos ❤️

[@christinegreen3974]

Great video! I'll have to watch again - I only caught 16 of the lessons.

[@gabriellenichols1463]

The old adage is "work smart, not hard". But what if we were wiling to do both? No one knows the upper limits to what we can achieve if we are simply willing to do both. It's been working well for me so far!

[@JanResponded]

Thanks for this video, it really made things clear for me. Really good video, easy to understand and you are really happy guy, what's nice to see and listen to. Time to make money and be happy at the same time.

[@jaykobe23]

I took a risk I'm 20 years old, just became a realtor about 2 to 3 months ago I wasn't sure if I could do it or if I had enough in me. Got my first agreement with someone yesterday, I'm realizing its all a process while putting in the work.

[@melanierosalie]

Loved this summary!! I do find the news bit you mentioned tricky. It’s also good to be aware of what is going on in the world so not watching at all can make you a little ignorant in my opinion. But you are right that checking too often is really not helpful. Thanks for the great content 😊

[@Miguel-ve1lh]

Imagine watching the news and believing you are informed 🤯

[@patsyhampton3698]

This encourages me as a single mom because I'm aligning my goals to get where I want to be. I've always been afraid to take the risk, but life is short. "Is this where I want to be?" Ya, know?

[@cheekymonkeygirl3378]

Same here. I'm not a risk taker at all. 😢

[@joezupko]

Awesome book, and great summary! He pushed the whole virtual assistant thing too much for me (doesn't really fit my business needs), but most of the other stuff I found pretty useful. At the end of the day it was a very minimalism driven book. I'm sure there's all kinds of dumb stuff we're all wasting our time and energy on haha

[@lauraadkins273]

I feel the same way about watching the news.

[@lindahackett4535]

Loved this, so many useful tips that I wanted to hear it all again.

[@carolynmurphy9521]

I believe in being productive instead of busy.

[@jeanniestaller797]

Fixing up my house excites me.

[@CornflowerBlues5]

Awesome video! Many golden nuggets, thank you.

Great video. Thanks again, Gabe!

[@mariasladekova1906]

Thank U! U re not weird, this should be normal.

[@emy_kovy2532]

Love your videos so much greetings from Montréal

[@MindfullyMindy]

The Dreamliner sheet isn’t like the one he shows. IMHO, without malice, It’s busy and not workable in a minimalist mindset. Maybe share better sheets and tell us more about how to use them productively, Gabe.

[@jayjackson6602]

Great points. Only thing is I think it’s important not to be an ignorant person when it comes to news. I hear so many people say “don’t watch the news, because it’s harmful” which is the wrong idea to have in my opinion. You should want to know what’s going on in the world or in your city simply to stay aware and so that you can contribute valid points to a conversation when people are talking about topics in the news/what’s happening in the world. If you have a smart phone which a lot of people do, you most likely have a news app on your phone and you can get your news like that. Quick small doses. You don’t have to spend hours reading or watching. But to suggest for people to not watch the news entirely because it does nothing for you and to ask someone in your life once a month or once a week what’s going on in the world is wild.

[@MrWeebable]

Most people that do watch the news have no insight into it. You're being told a part of a selection of stories. What's the bigger picture? Is it a cause or a symptom? Is it an outlier or quite common? I have gone without news for months and the few news items that are noteworthy will be shared with you by friends.

[@BatistaInvests]

Just found you. You seem like a very well accomplished man. I can appreciate your efforts and thank you for your contributions. What's next for you, Gabe?

[@tammydietschweiler7852]

I’m not physically well and arthritis prevents so much that I think about accomplishing. 😢 I was so organized and efficient…so you can imagine how I ruminate over and over in my mind the things I once was capable of. Although, I could see more specialists and look for additional help from other sources. I admit I’m not a minimalist, I’m 62 and I was in the antique business for 25 years. So I have collections I really love… but to much and I’m working on people coming in to buying some things. My problem is how much I love these old 200 year old books and maps. Although, I don’t need them all, it’s so hard to find someone I can trust to sell for me. It must be outsourced, but I need to be there watching since I’ve been taken advantage of by some collectors and if you aren’t sharp and aware constantly you lose money! I find this difficult since I don’t have family members involved with antiques and not interested. One book can be worth hundreds and everything must be research. So it’s not like I can donate my collections and I don’t have the fortunate income to do so.

[@JohanFitFoodie]

Definitely great sharings here, starting is the hardest step! I absolutely recognize this for starting KZbin too ☀️😊 Greetings from a Swede in Beijing 🌆🏯 80/20 is a game changer 🔥

[@TelemakUlysses31]

This book might not make you a millionaire but it will put your life in order if you can take the sound advices from it .. which in itself is a million dollars worth.. this book literally changed so many lives …

[@kathygoodwin]

excellent info! thanks

[@emilylozano6237]

Love your videos!

[@meetemmy6250]

New substiber! Love your videos , puts things in a different perspective. 10,000 dollars would change my son and I's life!! I am living off of about 464 dollars a month. I don't know how Im going to pay my property taxes! They're done the end of this December

[@booksummaryai]

Great video and great book

[@jimjensen9139]

Great summary

[@christianpalado9257]

Hi Gabe, thanks for all the free tips! The Dreamline Worksheet link doesn't work on my PC for some reason...

[@sjt7028]

All of these sound really good, apart from no. 12. I find that really hard to do.

[@bernarditaramosgrez5061]

Great video!

[@pavletanaydenova9559]

Great content, thank you! 😊

[@vanessagrant4042]

Curious tho…if you have created this four hour work week, what do u fill the other hours with? Isn’t it binge watching friends and working out? Or are you actually working more than four hours?

[@supernovadw]

Don't take the 4 hour thing to heart, it's not necessarily 4 hours but the concept of reducing your working hours.

[@marywilliamson2559]

I love this as usual especially the part about retirement not being the end goal but I didn't see the dreamline link?

[@GabeBult]

My bad it wasn’t in the description for some reason I just put it in there

[@carmenalabat8425]

Another excellent video Gabe love love your content👌

[@smooney717]

The advice is 11:00 is great advice

[@smooney717]

If something big is going on, you'll probably hear about it without watching the news

[@derrick8224]

Love this

[@ajithmohan3282]

Please add summaries in the end of your videos! A short listing of every point discussed! It's very frustrating to watch a 20 minute video only to realise you don't rem half the stuff. A quick reiteration helps

[@alisaknv6895]

I love that book!

[@kentpercent]

Gabe, could you do a further dive in to the dreamline? It's not very clear. :)

[@melaniej8931]

This video is very helpfull 👏🏼

[@anujmalviya1941]

What i want ❌️ What excites me✅️

[@jeanniestaller797]

Parkinson's Law is for real! We may not do as much work in a smaller amount of time but we will do what is most important! Selective ignorance...I like that!

[@Chaitogether]

Hey i don’t see the worksheet in the bio! Thanks :)

[@Wantar]

Actually, learning geopolitics (not from mainstream media ofc), helped me realize what is happening to the market. BRICS, dedolarization that's on the way and other geopolitical quakes that always impact the market... For example if you have investment in Chinese companies it's good to know when Will US start a war with China (it's not a question of if, just when) so you know in advance when you should get rid of your investment before those companies are delisted from NYSE and you lose everything.

[@jdkay1390]

Great video

[@Infiniteuponinfinite]

One way to rehearse poverty is to move to a different country only bringing luggage; you have to pack only the essentials by weight, and those first few days, weeks, months you will not have furniture or extra anything

[@thecollectiblecollectabill2298]

i've heard too many people say that they are retired but then they still have to wake up to go make money. that doesnt sound like retirement to me at all, in fact that sounds like they are working

[@downbntout]

I'm retired and I'm bored. I miss the structure of work. I'm a pretty poor boss of myself. 🥺

[@angie_weinberger]

„Has world war 3 happened…“ 😂Love your tips. Really good!

[@DavidSweetnam]

Re news, i think you’re a bit entitled if you switch off entirely. You can get the main headlines for 10 minutes a day, and read books or watch documentaries for deeper knowledge. I agree you don’t you need to watch the opinion shows, especially when they don’t go over or know the main details (and many are selling a predictable narrative based on the owner’s agenda).

[@patrickrobidoux8090]

What's your advice to someone who has found what they love to do, but it doesn't scale or create enough wealth?

[@chadchaddchaddd]

How old is Gabe? Very wise dude I love this video

[@jtap484]

My retirement goal is to work at a golf course!