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In 2005, a psychiatrist at King’s College in London administered IQ tests to three groups:

Group A did nothing but perform the IQ test.

Group B performed the IQ test while distracted by e-mail and ringing phones.

Group C performed the IQ test while baked out of their gourds (on marijuana).

While I’m disappointed to have missed the chance to participate in Group C, I’m awfully glad to learn that Group A did better than the other two by an average of 10 points. But wait, the other TWO? Yes. In fact, Group B did worse than the people who were laughing at their own hands!

Information like this is what gets you hooked into the wonderfully bizarre mind of The 4-Hour Workweek author Timothy Ferriss, whom I would marry in a heartbeat. I stumbled upon this while ransacking Carrie’s office for a stapler. Who needs a stapler when you have THIS book! (It struck me because our Profile of the Week, Selena Soo, cites this as one of her most influential reads. Whenever you meet someone you dig, ask them what their favourite books are. Then read them. Insights galore.)

Back to Timothy. When you first read them his ideas seem radical. But once you give yourself a few seconds to think about them, you realize that they make more sense than anything you’ve done before. In fact, I felt a bit sheepish identifying with a certain way of thinking. After all, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.

The premise is pretty much: do what you want to do. Such a complicated notion in so many ways. But reading this book will help you see that it doesn’t have to be.

What Happens When Employees Work Whenever and Wherever They Want?

When everyone realizes that work isn’t a place you go, but something that you do the world will change. And so will we: a few cases resulted in an average productivity increase of 35%, a voluntary turnover decrease of 72%, and millions of dollars saved in real estate costs by allowing employees to work anywhere they want.

You Can’t Afford Not to Risk It
I’ve always been a big fan of risks. I’ve taken many in my life that have produced excellent results. And a few that have produced head injuries. But overall it’s riskier not to take a chance than to let it go by. You can’t ever fix a missed opportunity.

Not Just About Work
This book isn’t just about how to work smarter. It’s really about life. You’ll feel energized just reading it never mind implementing it. It is rare that a book will change the way you think. But this one just might.

Ask yourself these two questions:
1. What do you want to do?
2. Why aren’t you doing it?

Now go buy this book.