Ethan
Fascinating story, well chosen details. Something I new NOTHING about going in. The title is very apt.
Reiterates all the basics of FI: avoid paying mutual fund management fees, save as much as possible, compounding matters more than you think.
As straightforward and approachable and useful of a guide to buying a house as I've found.
Very clearly explains one company's iteration upon classic scrum development methodology. Not a process I can apply to my own work environment but still contained useful insights and was interesting.
Great guy, unnecessary book. I felt that How To Solve It by George Polya covered similar info in a more practicable way. But I'm a programmer. So maybe if you're a comedian this book is a better fit dunno.
Pleasant book, very well written. At this point it is a standard denunciation of PC culture without much new to add. Easy for me to agree with almost everything in here. Nice to see someone presenting these ideas so clearly, because I sure wouldn't want to, nor would I be able to say it so eloquently.
Boring and corny. Reminded me of a bad religious sermon. Lacked depth and poignancy.
Really enjoyed the author's life philosophy with respect to finances and being realistic about one's personal expectations. He encouraged me to take a cold hard look at what I'm doing with my career and finances in the long term, and suggested relevant tweaks and improvements.
Really enjoy the narrative approach to the book. Maybe too much narrative in this one though. Relatable. Recommended.
Feels like this is the book where I finally understood what an architect's role in the company is. However the more technical content of the book was pretty shallow and un-insightful.
When I do guided yoga, they get me into the pose bit-by-bit and I don't really have the time to really ensure that every muscle in my body is doing exactly what it should do to really do the pose with proper form. In the beginning, sure, the vocal guidance is plenty good-enough. However, since I want to unleash the full magic of each of the poses, this book serves as an amazing guide. It says for each pose, for each muscle in the body, should it be stretching or pushing. Turns out muscles I didn't realize were supposed to be engaged at all are an important part of most poses. This format works much better to me than the list of vocal cues with photos of models that other books I've seen have.
Didn't find it valuable enough to finish working through it. I love the lore of how this book has been life changing for some people, but for me it seems kind of irrelevant and antiquated.
True I was able to “read” this book in under 2 hrs. But that's because it was extremely wordy. The techniques work great on a book like this where if you miss something you're not really missing anything. That said I highly appreciated the reminder to read faster and not get bogged down in the sentence-by-sentence level of the book and remain cognizant of WHY I'm actually reading this thing in the first place; because there's something I want to know, which may be slightly different from what the author is trying to teach me, hence the usefulness of speed reading.
Really enjoyable friendly writing with sharp insights about business and software. Didn't always agree with his long winded arguments for lisp, since it uses too many parentheses for me. But yeah macros would be nice to be able to use. Maybe he could try scala.
I enjoy basketball but am not a huge watcher. For me reading the book, it was very interesting to hear how one of the greatest coaches of all time thinks about his job and career. This book would be even more exciting for a basketball fanatic who remembers the classic games he discusses.
At least it's short. I got WAY more value out of reading the author's other books. I was expecting something a bit deeper and profound, like the other books. But if all you need is a pep talk (and who doesn't), then this is a decent one.
Not very insightful. Most of these are lessons that were learned industry-wide a long time ago and no longer need to be taught.
Compelling description of life in WWII concentration camp. Didn't find the psychological analysis all that compelling, though it's not something I'm knowledgeable about. I liked the idea that meaning is more important than happiness, though it seems to me a matter of opinion.
The book is not exactly bad but I've read a lot in this genre and this is not in my top 5, when judging by simplicity, clarity, completeness, and correctness. I would refer potential readers to Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins instead as a starting point.