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La Semana Laboral de 4 Horas

Tim Ferriss

Most people spend their days working hard, waiting until they're older to finally enjoy life. But what if there was a smarter, happier way to live right now? Imagine having more freedom, traveling whenever you want, and still earning enough to live well. It's not about working harder, it's about working smarter, asking brave questions, and forgetting the old rules. Discover how to design your ideal life today, using simple strategies to reduce stress, automate tasks, and find true happiness. You don't have to wait for retirement; you can start living the life you dream of now.

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siguiendo / siˈgjendo /verb

following

Muchas personas pasan toda su vida trabajando duro, siguiendo la misma rutina cada día.

Many people spend their whole lives working hard, following the same routine every day.

continuando

consiguen / konˈsiɣen /verb

they get

Van a la escuela, consiguen un trabajo...

They go to school, they get a job...

obteneradquirir

dejar / deˈxaɾ /verb

stop

tuvo que dejar de seguir las reglas

he had to stop following the rules

abandonquitleave

diseñar / diseˈɲaɾ /verb

design

Una vez que lo sabes, puedes comenzar a diseñar tu vida.

Once you know it, you can start to design your life.

planificarcrear

poderosos / poðeˈɾosos /adjective

having great power or influence

Estos miedos son poderosos.

These fears are powerful.

fuertepotenteinfluyenteomnipresente

significaba / siɣ̞nifikaba /verb

meant

si eso significaba estar siempre ocupado y cansado.

if that meant always being busy and tired.

implicabaconllevaba

el sueño / el ˈswebno /noun

dream

Esto no es un sueño.

This is not a dream.

ensoñaciónilusiónaspiración

perezoso / ˈpeɾeθoso /adjective

lazy

Pero trabajar menos no es ser perezoso — es ser inteligente.

But working less is not being lazy — it is being smart.

acercaron / aθeɾˈkaɾon /verb

get closer

Sienten que trabajaron duro, pero no se acercaron a sus sueños.

They feel they worked hard, but they didn't get closer to their dreams.

aproximarllegar

el ascenso / el asˈsenso /noun

promotion

Pero creen que primero deben trabajar más — ganar más dinero, recibir un ascenso.

But they believe they must first work harder — earn more money, get a promotion.

aumentopromoción

detiene / deˈtɛnjɛ /verb

stops

¿Pero qué los detiene?

But what stops them?

parar

el éxito / el ˈek.si.to /noun

success

lo que realmente significa el éxito.

what success really means.

triunfologrovictoria

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