{"product_id":"hack-your-job-david-brinkman-9798196146428","title":"Hack Your Job: Work Less. Earn More.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I spent seventeen years designing mechanical systems for buildings - and somehow forgot to engineer my own life.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, after nearly two decades as an engineer, David Brinkman took a 30% pay cut for what looked like a lesser job. Everyone said he was crazy. Within eighteen months, he'd automated his work to 15 hours per week and was earning more than ever - not because he found a magic productivity hack, but because he reverse-engineered the actual mechanics of how corporate work gets measured, rewarded, and replicated.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHack Your Job\u003c\/i\u003e is the system he built - tested first on himself, then on coaching clients, then refined across five real-world case studies of people who used it to escape the trap of trading more hours for marginally more money.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll learn: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to calculate your \u003cb\u003eEffective Hourly Rate\u003c\/b\u003e (the number 90% of professionals have never run, and the one that exposes which jobs are actually worth your time)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e15 Hacks\u003c\/b\u003e that reclaim 10-20 hours per week from email, meetings, and busywork - ranked by hours saved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to use \u003cb\u003eAI as a co-worker\u003c\/b\u003e (not a gimmick) to compress 8 hours of output into 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to find your \u003cb\u003eFreedom Number\u003c\/b\u003e - the exact dollar amount that lets you stop trading time for money entirely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e90-day implementation roadmap\u003c\/b\u003e with weekly action items, so you don't just read this book - you use it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is for you if: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou're an engineer, accountant, nurse, analyst, manager, or any salaried professional who can build leverage in your field but somehow not in your own life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou've optimized everything but the system that consumes 60% of your waking life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou've read every productivity book and you're still working sixty hours a week\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou suspect there's a better way, but everyone you know is on the same exhausted path\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is not for you if: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eYou're looking for side-hustle hype, manifestation, or thought-leadership fluff. Every framework here is a system, not a vibe.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's what nobody tells you: you don't have to change everything at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou change one thing. You automate one task. You reclaim one hour. Then you reinvest that hour into the next hack - and the momentum compounds. A free afternoon becomes a four-day week, then a life where your calendar finally belongs to you. The people in this book didn't blow up their careers or move to Bali. They started with a single hack on an ordinary Tuesday. Eighteen months later, their lives were unrecognizable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe retirement-at-65 model isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed - for someone other than you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStop trading time for money. Start engineering the life you actually want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHack your job before your job hacks you.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Brinkman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196146428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"David Brinkman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174120890623,"sku":"9798196146428","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22b64591-0b9a-4846-b66b-39e818ef6d17.jpg?v=1788957782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hack-your-job-david-brinkman-9798196146428","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}