I previously have posted in threads about Tim Ferriss, mostly in a negative light.
But after reading his material and watching some interviews, I've come around on him (a little bit).
Basically, I think Tim is the kind of author where genuinely good content and hype are mixed together in one place, and where you can get tons of value IF you're able to discern where he's being hypey.
But the good stuff, when you find it, is gold.
Example: THe "Everything Popular Is Wrong" chapter in the 4 hour workweek. This is a pretty brilliant way of summarizing the threads uniting seemingly unrelated self development systems that work simply because they go against the laziness and groupthink that most people succumb to.
Example: value investing vs. technical analysis. This isn't mentioned in the book but there's a reason value investors generally beat technicians; the former are contrarian, the later try to ride trends.
But after reading his material and watching some interviews, I've come around on him (a little bit).
Basically, I think Tim is the kind of author where genuinely good content and hype are mixed together in one place, and where you can get tons of value IF you're able to discern where he's being hypey.
But the good stuff, when you find it, is gold.
Example: THe "Everything Popular Is Wrong" chapter in the 4 hour workweek. This is a pretty brilliant way of summarizing the threads uniting seemingly unrelated self development systems that work simply because they go against the laziness and groupthink that most people succumb to.
Example: value investing vs. technical analysis. This isn't mentioned in the book but there's a reason value investors generally beat technicians; the former are contrarian, the later try to ride trends.