Matija

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Corey Wayne is the man. Listened to the audiobook religiously for a few months leading-to and post-breakup. Can't imagine what I'd be if I hadn't gotten to it.

I don't think it requires reading it 15+ times as he pushes readers to do. I think it's better to move on improving other areas of your life as you realize there is more to the living than just chasing not being alone. As for the breakup situation, get out of this whole space as soon as possible (as soon as you feel comfortable enough), and focus on improving yourself. Find your passion. Read. Meditate. Workout. It will all work out.

Absolutely awful cover tho, for the random person it looks like a book from a scummy pickup artist. Not the best title either, as the book focuses on living stress-free, being non-needy, decisive, taking responsibility, and on being happy with being yourself, in contrast to trying to ‘win some hearts'.

4.5

“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”

Apart from Twitter part dragging out for far too long, I absolutely adored this audiobook. Interesting and engaging all throughout. Truly gives you an insight into a mind of this genius. My favorite work of Isaacson so far (Elon > Jobs > Einstein > da Vinci).


Elon is often perceived as an asshole, lacks empathy (he does have Asperger's), and exhibits somewhat of a multiple personality disorder. He continues to grapple with the scars of his childhood, largely shaped by the abusive behavior of his father, whose behavior he's known to portray. He has an addiction to taking risks and frequently acts on impulse, a habit that often leads him to inadvertently sabotage himself (Twitter, anyone?). However, I can't help but admire him for everything he has accomplished and has yet to achieve.


Would he accomplish all of this if he was any different? Probably not.


“As Shakespeare teaches us, all heroes have flaws, some tragic, some conquered, and those we cast as villains can be complex. Even the best people, he wrote, are ‘molded out of faults.' ”