I specifically chose to read The Four-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris because it is such a large part of our collective knowledge at this point, or so I thought. I’ve heard the book referenced countless times in financial and personal and career development blogs. I thought I knew what it was about – creating efficiencies at work and eliminating distraction. What this book actually promotes is completely leaving a normal job and quite literally spending only 4 hours a week (or less) managing a business.
Traveling for work for the first time in a while (by plane, anyway), I find myself at a beautiful almost-seaside resort in Naples, Florida. Unlike the many, many other beach resorts I’ve visited (I jest), this one isn’t right on the beach. Instead, there is a .6 mile walk on an immaculately-maintained boardwalk through a mangrove… grove. This is not a problem. What could be a problem is this:
Hi folks. I know it’s been slow around here lately. After my drive back from Norfolk last week, my tooth that had been bothering me a bit took a serious turn for the worst, dragging me down root canal lane. Things aren’t exactly fixed over here, but I did see a professional and I’m actually not in pain. If you have ever had a toothache, you know that it is damn near impossible to do anything until the pain goes away. That includes photography.