The 4-Hour Chef：The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life

WHATIFYOUCOULDBECOMEWORLD-CLASSINANYTHINGIN6MONTHSORLESS?The4-HourChefisn’tjustacookbook.It’sachoose-your-own-adventureguidetotheworldofrapidlearning.#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthor(andlifelongnon-cook)TimFerrisstakesyoufromManhattantoOkinawa,andfromSiliconValleytoCalcutta,unearthingthesecretsoftheworld’sfastestlearnersandgreatestchefs.Ferrissusescookingtoexplain“meta-learning,”astep-by-stepprocessthatcanbeusedtomasteranything,whethersearingsteakorshooting3-pointersinbasketball.Thatisthereal“recipe”ofThe4-HourChef.You'lltraininsidethekitchenforeverythingoutsidethekitchen.Featuringtipsandtricksfromchessprodigies,world-renownedchefs,proathletes,mastersommeliers,supermodels,andeveryoneinbetween,this“cookbookforpeoplewhodon’tbuycookbooks”isaguidetomasteringcookingandlife.The4-HourChefisafive-stopjourneythroughtheartandscienceoflearning:1.META-LEARNING.Beforeyoulearntocook,youmustlearntolearn.METAchartsthepathtodoublingyourlearningpotential.2.THEDOMESTIC.DOMiswhereyoulearnthebuildingblocksofcooking.ThesearetheABCs(techniques)thatcantakeyoufromDr,SeusstoShakespeare.3.THEWILD.Becomingamasterstudentrequiresself-sufficiencyinallthings.WILDteachesyoutohunt,forage,andsurvive.4.THESCIENTIST.SCIisthemadscientistandmodernistpainterwrappedintoone.Thisiswhereyourediscoverwhimsyandwonder.5.THEPROFESSIONAL.Swaraj,atermusuallyassociatedwithMahatmaGandhi,canbetranslatedas“self-rule.”InPRO,we’lllookathowthebestintheworldbecomethebestintheworld,andhowyoucanchartyourownpathfarbeyondthisbook.