Define what you want

Ferriss describes a group he calls the New Rich: people who value time and mobility over a big salary and a distant retirement. Instead of saving all the good years for the end, they take mini-retirements throughout life.

He organises the book around four steps that spell DEAL: Definition, Elimination, Automation and Liberation. Definition comes first. To face your fears, he suggests writing out the worst that could realistically happen if you made a big change, how you would recover, and what inaction is already costing you. He also asks you to dream in detail and price those dreams, which often turn out cheaper than expected.