Timothy Ferriss: Real(er) Life Aleksey Vayner

Impossible is Nothing! I do not mean to imply that Aleksey Vayner is not a real-life figure with an amazing video resume. He is a joke and a fraud, but the legitimate kind.

Timothy Ferriss (Wiki), author of The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, brings Vaynerism to a whole new level. I don’t have much to say about the book itself, since I have not read it, but the leading Amazon review feels about right. Ferriss’ premise appears to be: “Outsource all your work to other people, then live a permanent vacation.”

A quick Googling of both their names shows that the IvyGate blog picked up on this connection before I did, but there’s plenty of room to expand. Why compare Ferriss to Vayner? Ferriss’ website shows him skiing, dancing, and engaging in martial arts – three of the exact same activities Vayner pushed! It’s uncanny. Most of all, Ferriss is a terrific fraud and liar.