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A review by bookfairy99
The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win by Jeff Haden
2.0
Haden's premise for this entire book boils down to this: "Work harder, you lazy ass. How do you expect success if you don't work your ass off?" THE MOTIVATION MYTH plays right into the myth of hustle culture. "It's not about talent; it's about hard work." The more effort you put in, the closer you'll get to the top, where success is guaranteed. The problem is that this "hustle harder" theory has been disproven time and time again. Yet, Haden repeats it as though we would all be wildly successful if we weren't so damned lazy, without considering physical, mental and social impediments that also play a factor.
The writing style is cringe-worthy, and Haden's frequent parenthetical asides to his name-dropped friends (aw, shucks, Tim Ferriss) are beyond annoying. Nevertheless, I'm giving this two stars because the first couple of chapters are somewhat intriguing before the book degenerates into terrible advice and a summary of ideas from other texts. Maybe I just need to admit that I'm not going to find what I'm looking for in these rehashed, generic self-help tomes and stop reading them.
The writing style is cringe-worthy, and Haden's frequent parenthetical asides to his name-dropped friends (aw, shucks, Tim Ferriss) are beyond annoying. Nevertheless, I'm giving this two stars because the first couple of chapters are somewhat intriguing before the book degenerates into terrible advice and a summary of ideas from other texts. Maybe I just need to admit that I'm not going to find what I'm looking for in these rehashed, generic self-help tomes and stop reading them.