The 4-Hour Workweek vs The Psychology of Money: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Quality of life, Finance, Business
The 4-Hour Workweek
The New York Times bestselling how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old tools and methods for success and replacing them with a whole new way of living Tim Ferriss has trouble defining what he does for a living.…
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The Psychology of Money
Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. How to manage money,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Psychology of Money is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The 4-Hour Workweek.
- The 4-Hour Workweek has the widest readership — 342096 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The 4-Hour Workweek | The Psychology of Money | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (342096) | 3.4 (21) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (23) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (915) | 4.5 (46) |
Reception
| The 4-Hour Workweek | The Psychology of Money | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 342096 | 424 |
| Editions | 41 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 583099 | — |
| Reading it now | 28968 | — |
| Written reviews | 10297 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2911 | 9979 |
| Pages | 480 | 272 |