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I'll preface this review by saying that I've read one other book by Tim Ferris, [b:The 4-Hour Workweek|368593|The 4-Hour Workweek|Timothy Ferriss|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442957271s/368593.jpg|1885647], and I didn't particularly care for it. I was hopeful that I would like this book slightly more than the last one, since it's mostly excerpts from Ferriss' interviews with major figures in various industries (rather than Ferris himself), but sadly that wasn't the case.
Most of the "insights" in this book either weren't applicable to my life, or weren't that insightful. Even the profiles for people that I already liked and respected just fell flat and didn't offer than much beyond what I knew before. Half the time this book was just Ferriss offering commentary on what his interview subjects said, rather than letting them speak for themselves, which to me defeats the whole premise of this book.
In particular, the health section offers dubious advice at best, and sometimes it seemed downright dangerous (psychedelics for health benefits, anyone?!). You know that corner of the gym where all the dudebros hang out, hogging machines, talking about gainz, and one-upping each other's protein powders? The health section read like that, plus as if all those dudebros had WAY too much time and money to spend on their weird, trendy exercise routines and supplements. 99.9% of the population will find this section almost entirely unusable.
The other two sections, wealthy and wise, improved on the first one marginally, but not enough to make me like this book. I did enjoy a few of the interviews, but they didn't redeem the rest of the 670+ page book, or the nearly two weeks of my life I gave to reading it. Tim Ferris appeals to a very narrow demographic — 18 to 34 year old white, affluent male, who is simultaneously nerdy/techy and obsessed with his physical fitness and how he looks — which is a category that I fundamentally do NOT fall into. This book was just not for me on every level, and the only thing I gained by reading it was the knowledge that The Four-Hour Work Week was not a fluke, and I can avoid all of Tim Ferriss in the future without any FOMO.
Most of the "insights" in this book either weren't applicable to my life, or weren't that insightful. Even the profiles for people that I already liked and respected just fell flat and didn't offer than much beyond what I knew before. Half the time this book was just Ferriss offering commentary on what his interview subjects said, rather than letting them speak for themselves, which to me defeats the whole premise of this book.
In particular, the health section offers dubious advice at best, and sometimes it seemed downright dangerous (psychedelics for health benefits, anyone?!). You know that corner of the gym where all the dudebros hang out, hogging machines, talking about gainz, and one-upping each other's protein powders? The health section read like that, plus as if all those dudebros had WAY too much time and money to spend on their weird, trendy exercise routines and supplements. 99.9% of the population will find this section almost entirely unusable.
The other two sections, wealthy and wise, improved on the first one marginally, but not enough to make me like this book. I did enjoy a few of the interviews, but they didn't redeem the rest of the 670+ page book, or the nearly two weeks of my life I gave to reading it. Tim Ferris appeals to a very narrow demographic — 18 to 34 year old white, affluent male, who is simultaneously nerdy/techy and obsessed with his physical fitness and how he looks — which is a category that I fundamentally do NOT fall into. This book was just not for me on every level, and the only thing I gained by reading it was the knowledge that The Four-Hour Work Week was not a fluke, and I can avoid all of Tim Ferriss in the future without any FOMO.