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Nor is it just multinational corporations who can exploit time zone
differences, and you don’t have to hire a truck-load of typists in
Trincomalee to get the benefit of other people working around the clock for
you. In these days of remote and virtual working, it is even sometimes cost-
effective to outsource just an hour or two of work in a day to somebody
else, and there is a growing number of flexible workers (often retired
people or perhaps downshifters) who can be extremely useful—they are
highly qualified, time-rich and interested in taking on piece work at a
competitive price. If you have to do something like make routine calls or
catch up on your admin at unsociable hours, why not have these sort of
comparatively straightforward tasks fielded by outsourced early birds?
Particularly if those early birds have chosen to relocate eastwards on
retirement and have an hour or two advance on you in any case? Think
about that the next time you wake up and swear at your alarm clock.

HERE’S AN IDEA FOR YOU…
Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week, points out that almost
anyone can outsource and even claims to outsource his personal to-do
lists and email inbox to a virtual PA in India who organises his life
while he sleeps. Do some investigating for yourself.