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Congrats to Tim Ferriss for breaking from the "The Four-Hour..." title series! I was equally suspiscious and anxious that the next book might be some variant of "The Four-Hour Dad." Even more congrats for doing so with such a powerful, diverse, actionable book!
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Are you a non-listener of "The Tim Ferriss Show Podcast," or have you only heard a few episodes?
If yes -- read the book. Do it now! See the hundreds of other reviews for why.
One tip: you should read another book (or books) concurrently with this one. Why? Most Americans read far too little, and when we do read, we get into a "I-must-finish-this-book-before-I-start-another-book!" mindset. That makes reading far less pleasurable and it really nulls the effect of the information in this book. That's double true if you read the book too quickly. Read, say, a section or two a day, ingest it slowly, and take action on what you learn. After that section or so -- notes welcome! -- read something else, or take action based on what you read.
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Recommendation for all:
Even better, and perhaps coincidentally, the past few months I've been thinking I'd give up podcasts in 2017, including TED talks or other otherwise indulgent info- or curiosity-porn: sources of information that scratch our itch to learn something new without actually improving our lives. Podcasts have also taken away from my reading time, as I feel the new episodes "piling up" and exerting their pressure. Thus, in December 2017, I know I can easily search "best podcast episodes of ____ in 2017."
This book sealed the deal! I'm even more excited to review and take action on everything I've learned from this behemoth.
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For other listeners of the podcast:
I, too, have listened to the podcast since the first episode. Freakonomics and Paleo solution? Great. RadioLab and TED talks? I'll admit, I'm a drug addict. But even when I did take notes on random episodes of other podcasts, none compared with the frequency or quantity of notes I took based on Tim Ferriss' interviews over the past several years. I've even been reviewing my notes and bolding (then highlighting in color) important parts, just like I do with book highlights. That's a valuable podcast! And at points, I certainly had the attitude of, "dammit! another freaking 3 hours this week from this damn interview podcast!" Yet without fail, every time I browsed the show notes, flipped through an (or listened to an entire) episode, I'd take notes and learn valuable lessons.
Thus, I was skeptical about reading this book, especially when starting and seeing the table of contents. Wouldn't this just be rehashed information? Wouldn't I be better served reading other books and reviewing my podcast notes?
Hardly.
The book is an excellent supplement to the podcasts: not only with more information, but far better formatted, structured, and polished.
I read about 95% of the book in short period and highlighted perhaps 20-30% of it (damn you, Kindle DRM!). Now what? A daily plan where I'll spend 30-45 minutes reviewing my highlights, organizing their importance, and implementing their lessons into my life over the next few months. I don't know it all, but this book is such a massive glut of wisdom. Personally, I don't need to read much nonfiction for a while: I feel like my highlights, notes, and actions from this book will keep me busy for the better part of the new year.
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Here's to a better society as a result of this book's influence. With regard to life, here's hoping we can all just "enjoy it."
Thank you Tim Ferriss, and keep up the great work!
John
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