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Love how you can skip around and get tidbits on people that fit your vision but also stumble upon those you never thought would.
Good, very dense but a lot of great insights from a lot of influential people. A hard copy may have been better since I could hilight and skim through much easier.
Thought I was sitting down to a healthy, hearty big meal of a book. But I found myself having eaten a child's fast food meal. Walked away from the book still hungry. I found very few little nuggets in the chapters of rambling. Disappointing to have so many people and so little useful information.
Can't get past all the f-bombs. Why would writers do this? You don't have to use expletives to sell books. In fact, you'll actually narrow your audience instead of widening it.
Also, I'm pretty sure billionaires, icons, and world-class performers didn't get to be who they were by using foul language.
Also, I'm pretty sure billionaires, icons, and world-class performers didn't get to be who they were by using foul language.
Excellent book. Really enjoyed the lessons throughout this book.
So many (impressive) sources of excellence in this book.
The source that most spoke to me would be that of Samy Kamkar - some really resourceful InfoSec tips.
Would recommend for readers who like big books and a varied amount of tips.
4.6/5
So many (impressive) sources of excellence in this book.
The source that most spoke to me would be that of Samy Kamkar - some really resourceful InfoSec tips.
Would recommend for readers who like big books and a varied amount of tips.
4.6/5
Excellent. Read this book. I am certain there is something in here for everyone.
In the middle of reading this book, I applied it to my life and I moved a week later. The book implored me to identify the one thing making me most unhappy. My initial superficial assessment was a woman at work. But it wasn't that, it was feeling trapped in my career. Why did I feel trapped? Because my living expenses were high. Because I'd rented an expensive apartment to show the world (and most importantly, myself) that I was a success. It was all bullshit. It was getting me down. I downsized. Into a charming apartment I could comfortably afford but I never compromised, not once.
I wanted:
1. Only one bedroom, the excess room in the old apartment just got full of mess and made me depressed.
2. A bath. My single favourite free thing to do that I'd missed out on for 18 consecutive months since all the new places in Sydney ripped out the baths in favour of space.
3. No dining room. I prefer restaurants or eating on the couch and the dining table just became a dumping ground.
Defining these requirements freed me. I was no longer living the life of someone I was hoping to one day become. I was accepting myself and the way I live my life. No apologies. No plans to change.
Since that move I've learned so much more from this book. It is one I plan to never truly shelve. Tomorrow, I'll start with lesson one that I highlighted. I'll focus on it for a new days, I'll test it, see what good shit sticks. This book has lit the fire up under my arse that I needed.
Unbeknownst to some of the people closest to me lately the best way to describe how I generally feel between more moving moods is miserable. I'm miserable because I feel stuck. I'm not sure what's next and if I'm honest I haven't been sure for a few years. A year ago I hit what I thought was the pinnacle of my career at my current organisation and I fucking flat lined. I fell out of love and I lost my self-worth along with it. I feel like the ideas shared in this book have given me some gentle nudges, some new perspective, some new hope. I fucking needed it.
I think I'm going to take some time off to get out of my head (as counter-intuitive as that may seem) but you know what? For the first time in what feels like the longest time I'm fucking excited about the next chapter. I'm not sure what it is exactly but I feel it brewing and I know not all is lost. This isn't the endgame. Thanks Tim.
In the middle of reading this book, I applied it to my life and I moved a week later. The book implored me to identify the one thing making me most unhappy. My initial superficial assessment was a woman at work. But it wasn't that, it was feeling trapped in my career. Why did I feel trapped? Because my living expenses were high. Because I'd rented an expensive apartment to show the world (and most importantly, myself) that I was a success. It was all bullshit. It was getting me down. I downsized. Into a charming apartment I could comfortably afford but I never compromised, not once.
I wanted:
1. Only one bedroom, the excess room in the old apartment just got full of mess and made me depressed.
2. A bath. My single favourite free thing to do that I'd missed out on for 18 consecutive months since all the new places in Sydney ripped out the baths in favour of space.
3. No dining room. I prefer restaurants or eating on the couch and the dining table just became a dumping ground.
Defining these requirements freed me. I was no longer living the life of someone I was hoping to one day become. I was accepting myself and the way I live my life. No apologies. No plans to change.
Since that move I've learned so much more from this book. It is one I plan to never truly shelve. Tomorrow, I'll start with lesson one that I highlighted. I'll focus on it for a new days, I'll test it, see what good shit sticks. This book has lit the fire up under my arse that I needed.
Unbeknownst to some of the people closest to me lately the best way to describe how I generally feel between more moving moods is miserable. I'm miserable because I feel stuck. I'm not sure what's next and if I'm honest I haven't been sure for a few years. A year ago I hit what I thought was the pinnacle of my career at my current organisation and I fucking flat lined. I fell out of love and I lost my self-worth along with it. I feel like the ideas shared in this book have given me some gentle nudges, some new perspective, some new hope. I fucking needed it.
I think I'm going to take some time off to get out of my head (as counter-intuitive as that may seem) but you know what? For the first time in what feels like the longest time I'm fucking excited about the next chapter. I'm not sure what it is exactly but I feel it brewing and I know not all is lost. This isn't the endgame. Thanks Tim.
I'm not a man or an entrepreneur, and I don't invest in anything more exciting than mutual funds, so I skimmed about 75% of this book. That aside, I found the sections on health and exercise interesting, and there were some practical tips I'm finding useful. I picked this up out of curiosity -- I like reading about quantified selfers and such -- and liked it much more than I thought I would. It's a manly book and I rolled my eyes frequently, but it's worth flipping through for the bits that are relevant.
Skip the first section on health but after that the rest is gold
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Some good insights but too much information that some of it just goes over our heads, is repeated, or is unnecessary. Too long.