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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
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Some good info but overall just a book that inspired the modern day grifter. It diverges from reality a bit much.
Inspiring but too unbearable to finish. Here's why:
I can't count how many times I have heard of this book mentioned among entrepreneurs and successful people in general, a lot of them my own friends and role models, but alas, I did not care for Think and Grow Rich. I gave this book more than its fair shake and here's my reaction.
It starts out really strong, and delivers home a great, great message - about creating your own destiny with intense desire and singular focus about what you want and making the ultimate decision that you will make it happen, come hell or high water.
OK, I am with you so far, Mr. Hill, and I am willing to come along.
But then the book goes into story after story, and every time the author makes a point, he has to go into CAPITAL LETTER mode to shout it at me. WHY? I am not deaf - I can hear you even if you say it without all that intensity. Once or twice, I get it but the writing voice just becomes more annoying and almost belligerent to the point that I just couldn't read it. In fact, for a while, I was reading it and staying detached, just to see what else I could gather without getting emotionally connected with the author ... And listen, there are some great points in this book IF you can stand the writer's voice, the repetition of the same bloody points over and over, and the occasional degrading way he talks to you about how you WILL FAIL if you do such and such ....
Just couldn't finish the book. I read about 30% and I have a strong feeling the remaining 70% might have covered pretty much the same thing.
Maybe I am not in a place in my life to appreciate this book but I thought I am in the perfect place - I have changed the course of my career and my life 360 degrees, I LIVE and breathe the principles that the author talks about and I am starving for more but alas, I could simply not finish this book for the life of me. What I read, I will use and I will continue to appreciate the concepts. Hope this helps you decide what you might do about the book.
I can't count how many times I have heard of this book mentioned among entrepreneurs and successful people in general, a lot of them my own friends and role models, but alas, I did not care for Think and Grow Rich. I gave this book more than its fair shake and here's my reaction.
It starts out really strong, and delivers home a great, great message - about creating your own destiny with intense desire and singular focus about what you want and making the ultimate decision that you will make it happen, come hell or high water.
OK, I am with you so far, Mr. Hill, and I am willing to come along.
But then the book goes into story after story, and every time the author makes a point, he has to go into CAPITAL LETTER mode to shout it at me. WHY? I am not deaf - I can hear you even if you say it without all that intensity. Once or twice, I get it but the writing voice just becomes more annoying and almost belligerent to the point that I just couldn't read it. In fact, for a while, I was reading it and staying detached, just to see what else I could gather without getting emotionally connected with the author ... And listen, there are some great points in this book IF you can stand the writer's voice, the repetition of the same bloody points over and over, and the occasional degrading way he talks to you about how you WILL FAIL if you do such and such ....
Just couldn't finish the book. I read about 30% and I have a strong feeling the remaining 70% might have covered pretty much the same thing.
Maybe I am not in a place in my life to appreciate this book but I thought I am in the perfect place - I have changed the course of my career and my life 360 degrees, I LIVE and breathe the principles that the author talks about and I am starving for more but alas, I could simply not finish this book for the life of me. What I read, I will use and I will continue to appreciate the concepts. Hope this helps you decide what you might do about the book.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
A classic, but a bit outdated, naturally. I think a lot of the principles outlined are very useful in practice and I definitely learned about the power of persistence and determination through reading this book. There were several quotes and chapters where I did not necessarily agree/the way things were said could have been better, but I think that is simply due to the different times we are in nowadays.
I think this is the only thing from this book we can all agree on:
"Close friends and relatives, while not meaning to do so, often handicap one through
"opinions" and sometimes through ridicule, which is meant to be humorous. Thousands of
men and women carry inferiority complexes with them all through life, because some wellmeaning,
but ignorant person destroyed their confidence through "opinions" or ridicule."
"Close friends and relatives, while not meaning to do so, often handicap one through
"opinions" and sometimes through ridicule, which is meant to be humorous. Thousands of
men and women carry inferiority complexes with them all through life, because some wellmeaning,
but ignorant person destroyed their confidence through "opinions" or ridicule."
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Woooo for Doods 😅. Some parts of this do not translate due to how the world has progressed which is good. I know JP Morgan was into woo too! They be trying to make you think its crazy but these capitalists are using it!
informative
inspiring
۲۰ شهریور ۱۴۰۳
من حس میکنم این کتاب رو با توجه به جامعه ایی که نویسنده راجبش صحبت میکنه بررسی کرد.
طبیعتا فرصت های مالی که در کتاب های این چنینی مطرح میشه به دلیل شرایط ایران قابل درک نیست.
من حس میکنم این کتاب رو با توجه به جامعه ایی که نویسنده راجبش صحبت میکنه بررسی کرد.
طبیعتا فرصت های مالی که در کتاب های این چنینی مطرح میشه به دلیل شرایط ایران قابل درک نیست.
Hours of my life I won’t get back but made me realize I still have the preamble to the declaration of independence memorized