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What an awful book. With Tim there is this status quo that you must say "wow" on everything he does, because he is very enthusiastic and controversial, but to be honest its not the case here.I found out that people feel liberal and sophisticated and modern because they listen to Tim.This is why he is going to get "best seller New York Times" from "sophisticated" wannabes .Basically the book is like surfing the web and read about eclectic products with ads.The ads are cross promotions Tim does to...
(Throwback Review) There is no need to write any introduction about Timothy Ferriss as most of you will be already familiar with him due to his books and his podcasts. This book contains interviews he did for his podcasts. You should be able to pick up the ideas that will help you from the plethora of information in this book. If you are a person who doesn't have this ability, there is a probability that it might confuse you as some of the interviewees are giving contrasting information in t
standard Tim. many interesting things, many not so much... If I learned one thing from this book it's that it is very easy to write a book.
@ 58%, Did not finish. This isn't a book about the routines and personalities of celebrities, billionaires and world-beaters, it's a book about Tim Ferriss.Tim is the kind of man who wants you to know that he is on the Self-Actualisation level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Having to endure the constant interjections, the claims of how successful the author is just wore me down until I gave up and switched to something a little less self-centered.Perhaps Tim could fund his next start up venture...
"Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" by Benjamin FranklinThe content of this book follows this format. Tim Ferriss, the author, concocted tools/principles by many successful people in various domains and categorized them into 3 sections, health, wealth and wisdom.The book is inspiring and motivating to take action, you would find different perspectives and definitions of success. It includes suggestions, advice and their routines of celebrities, athletes and e...
I introduced myself to Tim Ferriss last year when I randomly found a post on his blog in which he had interviewed Maria Popova. Actually, I was searching for Brain Picking’s Maria Popova’s interviews as she is such an inspiring blogging personality, the way she curate the content for every post is amazing and seems an example of a creative process, just right out of her imagination.You must check out Brain Pickings. Moreover, scan through Tim Ferriss’ blog which is called FourHourWorkWeek.com an...
Despite the fact that this book is so American that the title should have been “Tools of American Titans”, I did like it. A better version of this book would be to interview some iconic and non-American citizens by cutting off quite a few people whose content is already limited to one page. Lesser content from more people, in my view, decreases signal over noise ratio. But that’s just my opinion. However, I do think a great deal of personalities interviewed for the book are not relatable to read...
I'm the kind of person who laps up inspirational books like this one. I greatly enjoyed Tools of Titans, but I have to deduct a star because what kind of message does it send when out of the 114 people the author profiles for nuggets of greatness, insight, and wisdom, only 12 are women? (Yes, I counted.)
It is difficult to be exceptional.When I say "exceptional," I don't mean many of other adjectives people often use as synonyms: "gifted" or "genius." I mean quite simply, it is difficult to be an exception. A person who does not prove the rule. A person who experiences any part of the world differently than the majority. Everyone is exceptional in some department of their life. They have more or less aptitude for a skill. They have more or less eye sight, more or less focus, more or less physica...
American author, public speaker Timothy Ferriss has compiled a book perfect for the generation obsessed with famous people. Apparently, the famous have some infinite wisdom/quotes which will elevate the rest of us peasants to success. First problem. The foreward is done by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Someone who cheats on his wife with a woman who works for the family and has a child with her is no role model for anyone. At over 600 pages this hardcover book would be a useful tool to hit someone over...
Ugh. Tim Ferriss. First of all, you blew your credibility with me years ago in your debut "Four Hour Work Week" book - when you touted someone who quit their job to open a great surf camp in Brazil and I knew this person and it was a huge failure and that person is now back at a desk job.So another one. Tough to get through and then some life changing gem of a sentence pops up amongst the B.S. so you keep pushing through the nonsense. The health and work out advice up front from various "experts...
In short: Tim Ferris at his most stereotypical: engaging, informative, and accessible. Tools of Titans is extremely readable and really smart. Ferris' curiosity about other people's habits is contagious. It's also the first book in a while that I couldn't put down-- and was personally helpful as someone on the cusp of college graduation to help vet some important decisions in my life. (I.E. If a career/personal decision isn't an automatic "HELL YES!", it's an automatic "No".)If you're-- as anoth...
I just finished reading the book “Tools of Titans” by Tim Ferriss. In this 673-page compendium of successful individuals, Ferriss proposes two outcomes: (1) “Success, however you define it, is achievable if you collect the right field-tested beliefs and habits” and (2) “the superheroes you have in your mind (idols, icons, titans, billionaires, etc.) are nearly all walking flaws who’ve maximized 1 or 2 strengths.”The book is organized around the themes of healthy, wealthy, and wise. There are pat...
Amazing. This book is a compilation of gems and jewels from iconic and world-class achievers. There is soooo much wisdom to digest and absorb. This book is the result of Tim Ferris Show podcast in which he interviews with ultra-successful figures. The material is divided in three section: Health, Wealth, and Happiness after Benjamin Franklin's famous quote:Early to bed, early to rise, keeps a man healthy, wealthy and wise.I strongly recommend this book to anyone. Not every page are gonna be usef...
Mediocre at best. This is a collection of interviews from billionaires, athletes, and people in the top of their field. I enjoyed reading some of the interviews, and learning stories of how people overcame failures is always inspiring.However, the premise of this book seems to be a formula: "Read this, and you will learn to be successful". Even after reading a few interviews in this book, it's very clear that there is no one formula at all. In fact, habits of one of the interviewees may have hav...
Who else is hyped for the December release?!?!
This is a completely ridiculous book. I mean that in a good way. A book so long and labyrinthine that you’re not supposed to read it. But I read every word. Tools of Titans is essentially a collection of notes from Tim Ferriss’s podcast taken from the best bits of interviews with people ranging from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ariana Huffington to some random knob jockey that you’ve never heard of but has made a lot of money. It’s split into three sections — Healthy, Wealthy and Wise. For about wh...
A meta-reading experience because, having read 150-200 books per year for the past few years and taking notes/insights on all of them, this entire book looks like what my annual book logs look like. Hence, I was highlighting all over the book (195 highlights apparently, since Kindle now integrates highlights into Goodreads). Tim Ferriss produced a book from his podcasts like I produce learnings and notes from the books I read, so this book was well-suited to my style.
This is an EXCEPTIONAL book. Part philosophy, part business, and part story, Ferriss distills some of the most important lessons he has learned through his own experiments with life and work, as well as from the dozens of successful people from all walks of life he has befriended or interviewed for his podcast and writings. I have tried several times to read the book from the beginning, but have found it impossible because he will cover something that inspires me to jump to another part of the b...
If I could give no stars I wouldA very overrated book and one I couldn't bear to keep reading. I rarely stop a book if I started it but I only struggled through half of this one. Literally just notes in typed form. Format is inconsistent and scattered. Definitely would NOT recommend.