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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
Not what I was expecting and not what I wanted to read about.
Very personal to the author, and really dives into each new hobby and how to do it, but I was really looking for a social science book that will talk about the benefits of being a beginner, not how to begin at each skill.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
It's more memoir than I was expecting and less helpful than I was hoping. Still definitely worth the read for anyone who's discouraged at starting from the beginning. I think that's the true power of this book, normalizing being a beginner rather than providing concrete how-tos on anything.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Things to know...
- very well researched
- more a book about the author's experiences (and them come at great expense... both time and money) than a how-to
- chance of motivating you to be a beginner? 40/60, unless you live in NYC and have lots of money at your fingertips, then 60/40
- lots of what feels a little like "name dropping"
- very well researched
- more a book about the author's experiences (and them come at great expense... both time and money) than a how-to
- chance of motivating you to be a beginner? 40/60, unless you live in NYC and have lots of money at your fingertips, then 60/40
- lots of what feels a little like "name dropping"
Started strong and i liked the main conceit of the book. The last third of the book or so seemed much lighter on actual information and much heavier on funny stories of rich people this dude met at expensive retreats to learn random skills. I got a lot out of the first third, little out of the middle third, and was actively annoyed at the existence of the last third. I think this content would be better served as like a longform atlantic article than whole book.