I picked up Four Hour Work Week today (yeah, from the library drive thru). I read the first chapter and felt like I was watching an infomercial. The writer seemed to just boast about how great the his life was. “I travel, work very little, and make lots of money. La-la-la-la.”
It doesn’t seem too promising, but I’ll keep reading. Hopefully it gets into the good stuff about outsourcing that I was expecting. If that’s the case, I’ll have someone post a summary when I’m done.
I finished The Long Tail too. Like most books, it probably could have been half as long and gotten the same point across. Overall though, good stuff.
Today I did a search for the book Four Hour Work Week. As far as I know, it’s about a guy that outsourced almost everything in his life so that he could relax and spend the time he was working on the important stuff. Apparently he will show me how to find an MBA in India that will gladly be my personal assistant for $5 an hour. I thought it was an interesting concept (I’m a big fan of outsourcing non-core activities), so I think I’ll give it a read.
Anyway, this post is really about my local library. I found the book in their online catalog. They offer it in print AND as a downloadable MP3. I think the latter is more appropriate (outsourcing someone to read me the book, that is), but I already have three audio books that I haven’t finished so I went the more traditional route. My library doesn’t actually have it - so they will order it for me from neighboring town. When it arrives, they’ll send me an e-mail. Then, I’ll drive over there and pick it up at their drive though window. Finally, when the book is almost due, they will send me another e-mail as a reminder to return it on time.
I’m impressed that the local library has taken so many steps to embrace technology and today’s fast paced society. Generally, public entities are behind the times. I don’t know that the library is cutting edge - but I think they are doing a good job of keeping up. It’s tax dollars well spent, if you ask me.
Now, if I could just get them to ship it to me instead of making me go pick it up - we’d be in good shape.
