Dreamline Calculator by Tim Ferriss

This step-by-step calculator helps you define your dreams and achieve your ideal lifestyle.

Al Chen

What is Dreamlining?

Dreamlining is an exercise developed by bestselling author and investor

Tim Ferriss⁠

to help you achieve your ideal lifestyle. The focus is on thinking big, defining steps, and applying timelines to your dreams.

It is one of the most popular exercises from Tim's bestselling book

The 4-Hour Workweek⁠

(“System Reset" chapter). No more wishing you could do or be X in five years; now is the time to be, as Tim says, unreasonable and unambiguous. You can also see Tim's

original blog post⁠

about Dreamlining on

his blog⁠

Here are the steps you will take to create your dreamline and ideal lifestyle:

Step 1:

Dreamline Calculator by Tim Ferriss

Select whether you want to build a 6- or 12-month dreamline or both!

Step 2:

Having

Identify the things you dream of having, including, but not limited to, material wants—house, car, clothing, etc.

Step 3:

Being

List jobs, occupations, etc., that you dream of being, such as a great cook or fluent in Chinese.

Step 4:

Doing

Name the things you dream of doing or the experiences you dream of having—for example: visiting Thailand, tracing your roots overseas, racing ostriches, etc.

Step 5: