First off all, this is a visually beautiful book. It's a beast in size (600+) pages and is filled with beautiful photography and eye-catching visuals. Second, the book is true to the "Tim Ferriss" brand. You will find all kinds of weird tips (hat are interesting but won't really add much to your ...
Ok, I enjoy reading books like this. Even though it's heavy on the marketing and some of the protocols are absolutely unproven (cold showers increase testosterone? Show me the proof) there are gems to be found within the pages. One thing this book excels at is pointing you in the right direction ...
Mind. Blown. This is the first "4-Hour" book that I've read, but definitely not the last!Timothy Ferriss said that it was a book not so much about cooking, but what you learn *through* cooking. And, of course, he's right. :)I already knew how to cook before picking up this book, I'd taken a few c...
page 39 | location 594-598 | Added on Sunday, 13 July 2014 15:59:31It brought to light the most important lesson of language learning: what you study is more important than how you study. Students are subordinate to materials, much like novice cooks are subordinate to recipes. If you select the w...
There's some useful material in this book, but the book is overstuffed with information that just makes the book bloated. The information on learning things quickly is very informative and well organized. Most of the book is just a series of recipes that is not greatly organized. The book woul...
I don't know how else to put it. Timothy Ferris is a douche. There is, in fact, an entire genre of blog literature that explains why Timothy Ferriss is a douche. Even New York Times columnist Frank Bruni got in on the action. Since I already heard Ferriss' insecure egocentricity on full display d...