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I'm not sure I've read many books that equivocate more than this one. If the central question of the book is “How do you make timing decisions to optimize different parts of your life?” the answer the book provides is “It depends?”At multiple points in the book I got extremely frustrated with the author, as it felt like every section followed the format of “Conventional wisdom, and how I change my mind, but it's ok if that doesn't work for you.” Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, except no wait it's lunch, but it's ok if you still like breakfast. Naps are the worst thing you can do, except maybe they're actually great. So many examples of this.As a final complaint, this book falls under the category of “People who liked [b:Thinking, Fast and Slow 11468377 Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1317793965l/11468377.SX50.jpg 16402639] and repeated their favourite moments from it”, which is not a satisfying type of book to me. It's all well and good to have read countless studies in writing your book, but if they're mostly by one researcher (who's had issues with replicability) then it's really not terribly original as a book.

January 15, 2024