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Loved this book! First book to read from Ferriss and I really enjoyed it. Such great helpful tips and ways to live.
Essentially a reference book of habits of highly competent people. Quite a few interesting bits (Scott Adams, Shaun White, Rogen&Goldberg, Naval Ravikant) and then hundreds of pages of exercise recommendations, what to eat for breakfast, which wifi router to go for, how to approach education etc.
It's too much to read the whole book in one go, but to pick random pages and take it from there.
It's too much to read the whole book in one go, but to pick random pages and take it from there.
too long, lack of editing and pretty elitist. don't get me wrong, great collection of interviews and knowing the sheer access Tim Ferris has to influencers speaks for itself yet a lot of interviews represented a bubble, one that pops up only at retrospects even though that might not be how the interviewees came to be what they have become. This book is a by product book, not genuinely intended to be written I'd assume; as it doesn't edit anything. 3 stars nevertheless as Tim warns us in the beginning and also sets a take it or leave it proposition on the table. some very interesting perspectives in there around being healtjy, wealthy and wise.
This is not necessary a bad book, but it's the same premise as Tribe of Mentors except Tribe is much better formatted and the questions are better. So read that one not this one.
Every single person needs a copy of this to dip in and out of, and at some point consume in its entirety. There is so much incredible wisdom, technique and beauty in this.
Really good read (or listen, in my case). I'll buy the kindle version purely so I can easily find the book recommendations, because that was the most valuable part of this book for me, the book recommendations from everyone. (I immediately started The War of Art after finishing this.)
Excellent book.
This is my second book of Tim Ferris, previously I read his four hour work week, which was a great read too.
Tools of Titans is a complete book, it consists on three parts, which are Healthy, wealthy and Wise, inspired from that famous quote of Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealth and Wise.
The book is kind of a buffet, as the author said, you just start reading the book from where ever you want, and whatever doesn't interest you just leave, no need to read, the book is your own adventure.
50/25/10, Tim said that like the 50 percent of the book, love the 25 percent of the book, and never forget the 10%.. and this varies from person to person.
The book is a mixture of the interviews of the great acheiveiers, millionaire, authors, mentors,speakers, gurus etc, and Tim distill the wisdom and knowledge of each experts in its particular field, from their morning routines to their success formula, to their favorite books and authors, to their advice in their field of experrtise. So you are in here for a great treat, lots of recommendation and guidance you will get from this book.
So the book will help you and guide you through each stage of Health, wealth and wisdom, you will get to know the recommendations and advices such as Amelia Boone, Christopher sommer, Jason nemer in health section, and from wealthy part, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Robbins, Seth Godin, Ramit Sethi and others will guide you, and in the section of wisdom, the intellectual such as Sam Harris, Alain de Botton, Paulo cohelo, Malcolm gladwell, Jamie Foxx and other will enlighten you and make a genius out of you..
I will highly rate this book, the format of the book is excellent, there are lots of advices, quotes, recommendations, guidance up for grab, besides the Interviews of great personalities, in each section there are lots of chapters from authors own mind that helps in simplyfing certain things relating to the health, wealth and wisdom, and it pretty much helps in connecting the dots.
This is my second book of Tim Ferris, previously I read his four hour work week, which was a great read too.
Tools of Titans is a complete book, it consists on three parts, which are Healthy, wealthy and Wise, inspired from that famous quote of Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealth and Wise.
The book is kind of a buffet, as the author said, you just start reading the book from where ever you want, and whatever doesn't interest you just leave, no need to read, the book is your own adventure.
50/25/10, Tim said that like the 50 percent of the book, love the 25 percent of the book, and never forget the 10%.. and this varies from person to person.
The book is a mixture of the interviews of the great acheiveiers, millionaire, authors, mentors,speakers, gurus etc, and Tim distill the wisdom and knowledge of each experts in its particular field, from their morning routines to their success formula, to their favorite books and authors, to their advice in their field of experrtise. So you are in here for a great treat, lots of recommendation and guidance you will get from this book.
So the book will help you and guide you through each stage of Health, wealth and wisdom, you will get to know the recommendations and advices such as Amelia Boone, Christopher sommer, Jason nemer in health section, and from wealthy part, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Robbins, Seth Godin, Ramit Sethi and others will guide you, and in the section of wisdom, the intellectual such as Sam Harris, Alain de Botton, Paulo cohelo, Malcolm gladwell, Jamie Foxx and other will enlighten you and make a genius out of you..
I will highly rate this book, the format of the book is excellent, there are lots of advices, quotes, recommendations, guidance up for grab, besides the Interviews of great personalities, in each section there are lots of chapters from authors own mind that helps in simplyfing certain things relating to the health, wealth and wisdom, and it pretty much helps in connecting the dots.
Well, the only reason I chose to read this is that I got the book for free on Audible. I'm not someone who understands these types of books. However, it had proved attractive.
Never before have a read a disclaimer in a book. The book seemed to give a candid view of what gives meaning and motivation in peoples lives. Some it's their passions, some its health. Again, it's real, raw, and I found it fascinating.
There is one significant criticism of this book, and that is that there is nearly enough female representation. It's not a book I would choose to buy or read again.
Never before have a read a disclaimer in a book. The book seemed to give a candid view of what gives meaning and motivation in peoples lives. Some it's their passions, some its health. Again, it's real, raw, and I found it fascinating.
There is one significant criticism of this book, and that is that there is nearly enough female representation. It's not a book I would choose to buy or read again.
Tools of Titans is a book I read snippets of when needing motivation.
Some sections I haven't read yet, some I have read multiple times - it's that kind of book. I relate to some of the sections, and some are completely over my head (think, super excercisey-macro-counting kJ discussions and weights). Endurance exercise and mental toughness I love, but the peak physical condition stuff challenges me.
I love reading about the backgrounds, successes, learning and development suggestions provided in this book. It's a book to hang on to forever. It will be interesting to look back on some of these attitudes and ideas in ten years.
Some sections I haven't read yet, some I have read multiple times - it's that kind of book. I relate to some of the sections, and some are completely over my head (think, super excercisey-macro-counting kJ discussions and weights). Endurance exercise and mental toughness I love, but the peak physical condition stuff challenges me.
I love reading about the backgrounds, successes, learning and development suggestions provided in this book. It's a book to hang on to forever. It will be interesting to look back on some of these attitudes and ideas in ten years.
I don't give many books only one star, so let me explain my rating system. I reserve the one star rating for books which could or will actually hurt somebody. I know, I know, there's a disclaimer in the front of the book; but there's more that's harmful in here than the things some of the individuals recommend.
I also would like to start with the disclaimer that I tend to be relatively immune to self-help books. I'm very happy with my life, I'm a top performer in my hobbies and at work, and I have a very detailed system for how I do things already.
I started this book reading the intro and enjoying it, and looking forward to the nuggets of wisdom. This book was recommended to me by a trusted friend and mentor, and it seems to me that I like Ferriss' writing style and have some things in common with him regarding how we approach life.
That said, let me tell you what this book is. It is summarized blurbs from episodes of Ferriss' podcast. Normally that would sound like a great bathroom book or a daily journaling guide. In this case, it took me about 10 hours to read this book, and I only felt about 10 minutes of that gave me actionable information. The author's stated target is that he wants 50% to be useful to you, 25% to be taken to heart and 10% to be unforgettable and life-changing. Sorry, Tim, I'm sitting at about 1% useful.
I'll take a brief moment to list out the things I felt were harmful. This book is overwhelmingly full of perspective from white, male, cis, and het people, and it shows. The author asked every guest what their spirit animal was. At best, this won't age well since it is very insensitive to indigenous cultures. One guest said the person with the most punchable face was President Obama. Addressing content; nearly every person in this book was a huge proponent of the keto diet (or other low-carb diets) which can be deadly to some. Many claims were made about the keto diet potentially reducing cancer risk. Use of halluncinogens was also highly recommended. This book is definitely coming from an ableist and fatphobic perspective so CW for that.
I found that most chapters that weren't explicitly harmful fell into one of two categories.
1. Duh
2. Why do I care about what this person has to say?
In the case of item 2, this book has perspective from a lot of celebrities that often do not share my values, do not seem happy to me, or both. I don't feel the author makes a good case for why we should listen to the person he's about to quote. He lists the credentials but many of these people seem like they lead fear-driven, miserable lives. It isn't until the "Wise" section of this book that you get perspective on that, and I would say "Wise" directly contradicts the previous two sections "Healthy" and "Wealthy."
All in all, this book did not have a unified voice and I can't in good conscience recommend it to anyone.
I also would like to start with the disclaimer that I tend to be relatively immune to self-help books. I'm very happy with my life, I'm a top performer in my hobbies and at work, and I have a very detailed system for how I do things already.
I started this book reading the intro and enjoying it, and looking forward to the nuggets of wisdom. This book was recommended to me by a trusted friend and mentor, and it seems to me that I like Ferriss' writing style and have some things in common with him regarding how we approach life.
That said, let me tell you what this book is. It is summarized blurbs from episodes of Ferriss' podcast. Normally that would sound like a great bathroom book or a daily journaling guide. In this case, it took me about 10 hours to read this book, and I only felt about 10 minutes of that gave me actionable information. The author's stated target is that he wants 50% to be useful to you, 25% to be taken to heart and 10% to be unforgettable and life-changing. Sorry, Tim, I'm sitting at about 1% useful.
I'll take a brief moment to list out the things I felt were harmful. This book is overwhelmingly full of perspective from white, male, cis, and het people, and it shows. The author asked every guest what their spirit animal was. At best, this won't age well since it is very insensitive to indigenous cultures. One guest said the person with the most punchable face was President Obama. Addressing content; nearly every person in this book was a huge proponent of the keto diet (or other low-carb diets) which can be deadly to some. Many claims were made about the keto diet potentially reducing cancer risk. Use of halluncinogens was also highly recommended. This book is definitely coming from an ableist and fatphobic perspective so CW for that.
I found that most chapters that weren't explicitly harmful fell into one of two categories.
1. Duh
2. Why do I care about what this person has to say?
In the case of item 2, this book has perspective from a lot of celebrities that often do not share my values, do not seem happy to me, or both. I don't feel the author makes a good case for why we should listen to the person he's about to quote. He lists the credentials but many of these people seem like they lead fear-driven, miserable lives. It isn't until the "Wise" section of this book that you get perspective on that, and I would say "Wise" directly contradicts the previous two sections "Healthy" and "Wealthy."
All in all, this book did not have a unified voice and I can't in good conscience recommend it to anyone.