Mitch Olson
not a very satisfying read. Would have been a better book if told in half the words
not a very satisfying read. Would have been a better book if told in half the words
Not sure who the audience for this book is as it goes into more detail about genes than I'm guessing most people care to know. Anyway it turns out than "cleaning" your genes is just the basics of good sleep, exercise & nutrition.
Not sure who the audience for this book is as it goes into more detail about genes than I'm guessing most people care to know. Anyway it turns out than "cleaning" your genes is just the basics of good sleep, exercise & nutrition.
A guy builds an audience. Someone suggests he writes a book to extract the most money possible from that asset. He looks for an angle to write that book from. This is it. More exploration than authentic or educational. Give it a wide berth. Feels exploitative.
A guy builds an audience. Someone suggests he writes a book to extract the most money possible from that asset. He looks for an angle to write that book from. This is it. More exploration than authentic or educational. Give it a wide berth. Feels exploitative.
Not an ounce of inspiration or insight.
Not an ounce of inspiration or insight.
I love his ideas but he plays too much the victim of what he doesn't agree with. And boy is he verbose.
I love his ideas but he plays too much the victim of what he doesn't agree with. And boy is he verbose.
I think grit is an important distinction but it would have significantly more utility if the concept were applied to smaller time scales rather than the multi-year time scale implicit in the authors framing of grit. Then it could be practised.
I think grit is an important distinction but it would have significantly more utility if the concept were applied to smaller time scales rather than the multi-year time scale implicit in the authors framing of grit. Then it could be practised.
I found much more interesting than the fare from your average "science writer". The self referential nature of cognition is something that is still not directly acknowledged by materialistic science but in the meantime we have the cognitive biases that behavioural economists speak to & this book about about expectation shapes our perception of reality. Worth a read
I found much more interesting than the fare from your average "science writer". The self referential nature of cognition is something that is still not directly acknowledged by materialistic science but in the meantime we have the cognitive biases that behavioural economists speak to & this book about about expectation shapes our perception of reality. Worth a read
The Laws of Connection
OMG! As dry as a bone. Having read & enjoyed the Expectation effect I was hoping for something useful but this book takes away the will to live, let alone connect.
OMG! As dry as a bone. Having read & enjoyed the Expectation effect I was hoping for something useful but this book takes away the will to live, let alone connect.
”Cutting people down” is what a samurai does apparently. That & a social code that is mired in social etiquette. I had hoped for some inspiration on living an honourable and disciplined life but there’s not much of that in here. Somewhat interesting as an account of the values of a particular people at a particular time.
”Cutting people down” is what a samurai does apparently. That & a social code that is mired in social etiquette. I had hoped for some inspiration on living an honourable and disciplined life but there’s not much of that in here. Somewhat interesting as an account of the values of a particular people at a particular time.
Meh. He’s got a great storytelling voice but the stories themselves are generally not particularly special.
Meh. He’s got a great storytelling voice but the stories themselves are generally not particularly special.
Boring and directionless. Nothing to do with scarcity, just the habit loop dressed up to look different.
Boring and directionless. Nothing to do with scarcity, just the habit loop dressed up to look different.