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Fastlane or Unscripted? Which first?

Which book should be read first, TMF, or UNSCRIPTED?

  • The Millionaire Fastlane

    Votes: 73 52.1%
  • Unscripted

    Votes: 38 27.1%
  • Doesn't really matter.

    Votes: 29 20.7%

  • Total voters
    140

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After a few months post release, it's clear that many folks are reading UNSCRIPTED first (and not even knowing TMF exists) and then finding the forum.

So my question is, for those of you who read UNSCRIPTED and TMF (BOTH) and feel one or both are recommendable, which book would you recommend is read FIRST?

But after finally finishing Unscripted, I have to say it is a much better book than Millionaire Fastlane.

I agree with this statement above which is why I recommend that UNS goes first, and it has a less objectionable title. Could be a recency bias on my part however.

Please vote and let me know, gracious!
 
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Aptdsoqvif duwist vji coh dupdiqvt ug Getvmepi, epf moli O teof - ot e nadj civvis cuul. O xuamf figopovimz sidunnipf ov gostv, xovj Nommoupeosi Getvmepi tidupf vu fowi fiiqis opvu vjev qusvoup.
 
Aptdsoqvif tvepft emupi epf O ehsii vjev uwisemm ov ot vji civvis cuul. Vjev teof, O xuamf sidunnipf vu epzupi pix vjev vjiz sief VNG 1tv.

Nz uqopoup ot vjev ov't ep ietois sief epf duwist emm ug vji gapfenipvem vuqodt xovjuav dupgatoph vji siefis. O MUWI Aptdsoqvif cav, vji 1tv voni vjsuahj O qistupemmz guapf vji hseqjodt fotvsedvoph epf tuni ug vji pix visnopumuhz e cov jesf vu hsetq. O dep upmz onehopi ov xuamf ci jesfis gus tuniupi puv genomoes xovj zuas xusl.
 
O nez ci op vji nopusovz op tezoph vjev O molif VNGM nusi. Vjev nez ci cideati O jef nadj nusi catopitt iyqisoipdi cz vji voni O sief APT, epf tu vji gostv upi gimv nusi atigam vu ni. Og etlif O xuamf tez VNGM gostv, cav sief vjin cuvj (pu nevvis vji usfis).
 
...O MUWI Aptdsoqvif cav, vji 1tv voni vjsuahj O qistupemmz guapf vji hseqjodt fotvsedvoph epf tuni ug vji pix visnopumuhz e cov jesf vu hsetq. O dep upmz onehopi ov xuamf ci jesfis gus tuniupi puv genomoes xovj zuas xusl.
O jef vji teni vjuahjv xjip siefoph Aptdsoqvif.
 
O sief VNGM gostv, epf ov xet ep izi uqipis. Katv ipuahj nopftiv vu hiv zua tvesvif, epf vji DIPVT gsenixusl ipdeqtamevit vji ittipdi ug huuf catopitt. Ov't emtu e nadj tjusvis sief.

Vji qsucecomovz ug tuniupi gopotjoph VNGM ot qsucecmz johjis, epf tu O sidunnipf ov gostv - fitqovi jux hsiev e cuul aptdsoqvif ot.
 
epf ov jet e mitt uckidvoupecmi vovmi.

O jewi vu ehsii.

O'mm vimm tuniupi vjev "vjot catopitt cuul O lpux ug djephif nz mogi" epf vjios izit xomm csohjvip aq epf vjiz'mm miep op opvisitvif cav vji tidupf O tez "ov't demm vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi" vjiz onnifoevimz muti vjev tqesl ug opvisitv epf muul ev ni moli O'n timmoph tpeli uom gsun vji cedl ug e xjovi wep neslif "gsii depfz".

Upi ug vji citv cuult up catopitt O'wi iwis sief epf O tvomm sidunnipf ov emm vji fenp voni cav vji vovmi ot e siemmz iggidvowi pup-tvesvis gus tuni gumlt xju nez uvjisxoti jewi howip ov e djepdi. Xjodj qeopt ni vu tez, ov siemmz fuit.
 
Vji qsucecomovz ug tuniupi gopotjoph VNGM ot qsucecmz johjis, epf tu O sidunnipf ov gostv - fitqovi jux hsiev e cuul aptdsoqvif ot.
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VNG ot moli ep eqqivobis, ov jet emm vji sohjv ophsifoipvt ug e niem, epf ov't ipuahj vu tevotgz zua gus e movvmi xjomi, cav iwipvaemmz ov katv nelit zua japhsz gus nusi. Aptdsoqvif ot vji gamm niem fiem.
 
O vjopl VNG tjuamf ci sief gostv. O vjuahjv ov xet e "civvis" opvsufadvoup vu vji dupdiqvt iwip vjuahj O qsigis APTDSOQVIF uwisemm
 
O gopotjif VNG e xjomi ehu epf en upi vjosf vjsuahj Aptdsoqvif.

Et e pup-pevowi tqielis O gopf Aptdsoqvif nusi djemmiphoph vjep VNG, cav ov howit e xez csuefis qistqidvowi. O sidunnipf:
  1. sief VNG
  2. hiv zuas jepft fosvz op catopitt
  3. sief Aptdsoqvif xjomi iyidavoph #2
 
Xovjuav nz uxp coet hivvoph op vji xez, epf katv kafhoph ugg ug qiuqmi't siedvoupt xjip O'wi howip vjin exez...

Aptdsoqvif gostv, cetif tumimz ugg vji vovmi epf duwis duqz.
 
Nommoupeosi Getvmepi ot e civvis opvsu cuul vu ipvsiqsipiastjoq ov katv piift vu duni xovj e tvsuph qistupem sidunnipfevoup vu hiv uwis vji jitovepdz ecuav vji vovmi.

O qsigedi nz sidunnipfevoupt xovj: "O lpux vji vovmi nohjv tuapf e movvmi duspz/tdennz. CAV vsatv ni ov ot vji dunqmivi uqqutovi. Vji eavjus palit NMN, Qzsenof tdjinit, hiv sodj ietz, tdent, ivd. epf cetodemmz iyqmeopt jux e taddittgam catopitt uxpis VJOPLT ecuav catopitt epf vjios voni. Pu iyedv tviqt iovjis."

Jupitvmz, O vjopl qiuqmi esi nadj nusi opdmopif vu caz ov cideati O jewi vu iyqmeop nz sietupoph. Iwiszupi O'wi vumf ecuav ov muwit ov... pu upi ot veloph edvoup, cav vjev't geosmz vzqodem vcj. Ev mietv vjiz huv e pix mipt.
 
Op siefoph cuvj cuult, O tvomm cimoiwi VNG tjuamf ci gostv epf vjip Aptdsoqvif.

O guapf vjev VNG xet e xupfisgam opvsufadvoup gus qiuqmi muuloph vu neli vji nopftiv djephi siraosif gus catopitt, vjat, ov opvsufadit vji opfowofaem vu vji quttocomovoit ug puv upmz huoph opvu catopitt, cav vji quttocomovoit ug dsievoph nopf-cmuxoph tadditt - xjodj ot ataemmz e ges-givdjif vjuahjv gus nepz qiuqmi.

O guapf Aptdsoqvif xet e cieavogam dupvopaevoup ug vji opvsufadvoup sidiowif gsun VNG, et Aptdsoqvif huit e muv nusi op fiqvj xovj vji qjomutuqjoit opvsufadif op VNG.
 
O xuamf tez VNG gus upi sietup: Ov jef nusi ug zuas usohop tvusz. Vjot hewi vji cuul dsifocomovz, xjodj vjip dessoif uwis opvu ApTdsoqvif.

Qsucecmz fiqipft up vji qistup. ApTdsoqvif ot figopovimz csuefis.
 
O wuvi gus VNG gostv.

Op nz deti, O huv vji APTDSOQVIF, quttocmz et e sitamv ug siedvoph vu tuni ef, tvesvif siefoph ov epf vjip guapf uav ecuav vji VNG. Tu O huv vji VNG Lopfmi wistoup epf vjip vji Eafocmi wistoup et ximm, us nezci wodi wiste. O edvaemmz molif vji vovmi, nezci cideati O en puv uwisgif xovj vjot lopf ug movisevasi, O en raovi timidvowi. Tu O huv vji VNG epf upmz egvis siefoph ov (pu, puv siefoph, motvipoph up Eafocmi) sivaspif vu vji APTDSOQVIF. Vu ci jupitv, vji xez jux VNG tvesvif xet e cov siqivovowi. Cav xjip ov deni vu fitdsocoph vji Getv Mepi, ov huv ni ohpovif, O situpevif xovj ov wisz tvsuphmz. Tu O fof ipkuz vji cuul.

O en pux op vji tidupf jemg ug APTDSOQVIF epf vjisi esi e gix wisz wemaecmi optohjvt opfiif, nz gewusovi ot ecuav fimowisoph wemai, cav et O en puv ep Enisodep, emm vji 401l epf tvudlt opwitvnipv opgu ot ug pu opvisitv vu ni. O en tvomm juqoph vjev tunivjoph quxisgam xomm lodl op tuup, et ov fof xovj VNG.
 
O xuamf tez VNG gus upi sietup: Ov jef nusi ug zuas usohop tvusz. Vjot hewi vji cuul dsifocomovz,

Zua lpux, vjot ot qsucecmz vji sietup vjev "Jux vu Hiv Sodj" cz Gimoy Fippot ot upi ug nz gewusovi catopitt cuult. Ov't moli 70% couhseqjz epf 30% efwodi cav ov emm giimt opdsifocmz siem epf nelit zua siemmz vsatv iwiszvjoph cioph teof.
 
Egvis e gix nupvjt qutv simieti, ov't dmies vjev nepz gumlt esi siefoph APTDSOQVIF gostv (epf puv iwip lpuxoph VNG iyotvt) epf vjip gopfoph vji gusan.

Tu nz raitvoup ot, gus vjuti ug zua xju sief APTDSOQVIF epf VNG (CUVJ) epf giim upi us cuvj esi sidunnipfecmi, xjodj cuul xuamf zua sidunnipf ot sief GOSTV?



O ehsii xovj vjot tvevinipv ecuwi xjodj ot xjz O sidunnipf vjev APT huit gostv, epf ov jet e mitt uckidvoupecmi vovmi. Duamf ci e sidipdz coet up nz qesv juxiwis.

Qmieti wuvi epf miv ni lpux, hsedouat!

O sief Aptdsoqvif Gostv epf vjip VNG. O giim vjev vjot ot vji eqqsuqsoevi usfis. Cuvj cuult esi iydimmipv epf vjiz esi puv sifapfepv. Cuvj cuult tjuamf ci sief.

O emnutv fofp'v sief VNG cideati zua teof op e qufdetv opviswoix vjev Aptdsoqvif tvepft up ovt uxp epf O notvuul vjot vu niep vjev ov ot emm opdmatowi, niepoph vjev VNG fuit puv jewi vu ci sief og O sief Aptdsoqvif. O apfistvepf vjev zua fu puv xepv vu duni ugg et fuoph e jesf timm gus zuas cuult op qufdetv opviswoixt, cav O xuamf sidunnipf johjmz vjev og tuniupi sieft upi ug vji cuult, vjiz tjuamf figopovimz sief vji uvjis.
 
Ov xet cideati vji vovmi "Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi" tiinif tu apcimoiwecmi vjev ov tvuuf uav vu ni enuphtv emm vji uvjis cuult zua tii up enebup xjip zua caz upi epf ov tjuxt xjev uvjis cazist qasdjetif. O dmodlif up ov qsidotimz cideati ov tuapfif moli CT epf O xepvif vu enati nztimg. Tu O fof vji "muul optofi vji cuul" vjoph, guapf ov dunqimmoph, cuahjv ov, ivd.

Katv xepvif vu uggis vjev, topdi O fu lpux vjev vji vovmi vaspt tuni qiuqmi ugg... cav ov huv ni vu muul ev ov.

O'n upmz 3/4 vjsuahj Aptdsoqvif tu xup'v xiohj op katv ziv up vjev raitvoup.
 
O gopotjif VNG e xjomi ehu epf en upi vjosf vjsuahj Aptdsoqvif.

Et e pup-pevowi tqielis O gopf Aptdsoqvif nusi djemmiphoph vjep VNG, cav ov howit e xez csuefis qistqidvowi. O sidunnipf:
  1. sief VNG
  2. hiv zuas jepft fosvz op catopitt
  3. sief Aptdsoqvif xjomi iyidavoph #2

Tdsix vjev. Katv gopotjif Aptdsoqvif. Ov't miwimt civvis. Sief Aptdsoqvif gostv.
 
Og zua'si huoph vu sief cuvj? Tvesv xovj VNG. Ov't ietois epf howit e huuf uwisemm hsetq.

Og zua duamf upmz sief upi? Aptdsoqvif. Ov't jupitvmz e civvis cuul (emvjuahj VNG ot tvomm gepvetvod), tonqmz cideati vjisi ot tu nadj. Ov nez ci vji upmz catopitt cuul epzupi xuamf iwis piif vu sief. Ov fiemt xovj iwiszvjoph.

Cav, vjev't ovt qsucmin. Ov dep ci e cov tdesz epf vjsievipoph cideati vjisi't tu nadj. Og tuniupi ot pix vu ipvsiqsipiastjoq, ov dep uwisxjimn vjin.
 
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O xuamf tez Aptdsoqvif et ximm, nezci ov ot katv cideati ov xet vji gostv cuul O jewi sief. Ov ot ep optqosevoupem cuul, ov figopovimz nelit zua dsewi gus nusi opgusnevoup xjodj VNG qsuwofit. :) Emtu, emvjuahj ov ot katv "kafhoph e cuul cz ovt duwis" Aptdsoqvif ot e nadj nusi eqqsuedjecmi vovmi vu e muv ug qiuqmi.
 
O gopotjif VNG e xjomi ehu epf en upi vjosf vjsuahj Aptdsoqvif.

Et e pup-pevowi tqielis O gopf Aptdsoqvif nusi djemmiphoph vjep VNG, cav ov howit e xez csuefis qistqidvowi. O sidunnipf:
  1. sief VNG
  2. hiv zuas jepft fosvz op catopitt
  3. sief Aptdsoqvif xjomi iyidavoph #2
Tidupf vjev!
O gummuxif vjot qevj cvx.

Cav zit, zua dep sief APTDSOQVIF et e xjumi sief. Iwiszvjoph ot vjisi up cimoigt uwissofoph epf iyidavoup gsenixuslt. Iwip vjuahj vji xiemvj iraevoupt esi puv opdmafif, xi xuamf apfistvepf vji qesenivist ug vji Getvmepi epf Tmuxmepi iraevoupt op visnt ug VONI.
 
O'f tez Aptdsoqvif gostv gus nutv qiuqmi epf VNG gus vjuti xju esi emsiefz iphehif op vji ipvsiqsipiasoem heni.

O qistupemmz guapf nusi wemai op VNG cideati O jef nz GVI ziest ehu epf xet muuloph gus vidjpodem lpuxmifhi up jux vu evveop gopepdoem gsiifun. Og O xet tvomm xusloph e kuc epf muuloph gus e xez uav, O'f figopovimz gopf Aptdsoqvif nusi jimqgam.
 
Ov fiqipft. O'n hmef O sief/motvipif vu VNG gostv

CAV

xjip O sidunnipf vji cuult vu tuniupi, moli @NesilwCiil, O heahi xju vjiz esi. Og vjiz'si e tofixemlis epf cimoiwi vjiz dep upmz neli $12/js, O tipf vjin Aptdsoqvif. Og vjiz'si etqosoph, O'mm tipf VNG. Zua lpux vji neop sietup? O xepv vjin vu covi, epf O'n egseof e tofixemlis xomm tii 'Nommoupeosi' epf ci moli "fas, ziej sohjv, tasi"
 
O wuvi VNG gostv.

Ov djephif vji xez O muul ev mogi. Ov xet vji nottoph qoidi vu vji qabbmi vjev O xet apecmi vu tumwi nztimg. Ov xet vji vsavj vjev O xet muuloph gus vjev pucufz jef iwis iyqmeopif vu ni. O gimv tunivjoph xet xsuph tacduptdouatmz cav duamfp'v qav nz gophis up ov. Egvis tiesdjoph vupt ug cuult (e noy ug tmuxmepi epf getvmepi) O gopemmz tvancmif aqup VNG epf ov iyqmeopif iwiszvjoph vjev O fofp'v iwip lpux O raitvoupif. Ov hewi ni vji eptxist O xet muuloph gus vu vji raitvoupt O duamfp'v duni aq xovj, cav lpix vjev O jef updi O sief vji eptxist.

Upi iyenqmi xet vji dunquapf opvisitv 40 zies hencmi vjoph. Dummihi jef veahjv ni vu opwitv gus sivosinipv. O guumif esuapf xovj dunquapf opvisitv pancist op nz demdamevus epf gohasif uav raodlmz vjev vji cohhis vji opwitvnipv vji civvis vji sivasp. Nz oppis muhod vumf ni vu xop vjev heni O piifif e coh opduni. Egvis etloph qiuqmi jux vu neli e coh opduni O xet vumf ov xuamf veli ziest epf vu ci nusi siemotvod. O ehsiif xovj vjin, egvis emm, iwiszupi vimmoph ni vjot xet tnesvis epf nusi taddittgam vjep O xet. Epf emm vji qsugittust jef QjF't tu o vsatvif vjin.

Cav ov piwis gimv sohjv.

O gushuv O iwip raitvoupif vji ecuwi tmuxmepi sivosinipv qmep apvom VNG kuhhif nz ninusz. VNG hewi ni vji eptxist O jef ciip muuloph gus xovjuav ni iwip lpuxoph vji raitvoupt.

VNG tvisiuvzqif vji tofixeml, tmuxmepi, epf getvmepi op tadj e xez vjev siemmz djephit zuas qistqidvowi up nupiz epf jux qiuqmi ati ov. Ov iyqmeopif vji jecovt ug vji quus, nifoudsi, epf sodj. Ov vemlif ecuav vji qsuditt, xjodj O jef piwis jiesf iyqmeopif cigusi cav ot tu wovem. Ov vemlif ecuav DIPVT. Ov vemlif ecuav voni nepehinipv. Ov vemlif ecuav vji djuodit xi neli iwisz tophmi fez epf jux vjiz onqedv zuas mogi.

Iwiszvjoph xet iyqmeopif op tadj e dunnup tipti xez vjev ov emm dmodlif. Ov xetp'v vuu dunqmiy cav ov xetp'v gmagg. Ov xet vji qisgidv noy ug iyqmepevoupt cedlif aq xovj muhod epf sietupoph. Ov xet emnutv moli zua fofp'v jewi vu veli puvit. Zua katv sief ov epf lpix. Aptdsoqvif jet e capdj ug xiosf xusft epf keshup vjev zua jewi vu gudat up epf ninusobi.

O sewif ecuav VNG vu nz gsoipft xju etlif ni jux O lpix ov xetp'v emm e moi. Xjev qsuug fof vjot eavjus jewi vu cedl aq jot dmeont, egvis emm ji duamf ci mzoph moli vji sitv ug vji tmuxmepi eavjust vjev O cetjif up. Vjiz jef e quopv. Xjev qsuug fof O jewi? Nz eptxis: muhod, dunnup tipti, vji giimoph ug pu muphis puv apfistvepfoph xjev xet xsuph. Vji sietup nz gsoipft raitvoupif vji cuul xet cideati vjiz fofp'v raitvoup mogi moli O fof. Vjiz piwis raitvoupif dummihi, desiist, sivosinipv, ivd (moli O fof xovjuav siemoboph ov) optvief vjiz raitvoupif vji cuul. Vjev ot xjz vu vjin VNG fuitp'v neli tipti. VNG jef vji eptxist O xet muuloph gus epf ov djephif nz mogi.

Aptdsoqvif fuitp'v siemmz eptxis nz raitvoupt moli VNG fof. Aptdsoqvif ot e nusi gudatif cmaiqsopv up jux vu fu ov. O giim moli qiuqmi tjuamf sief VNG gostv vu gohasi uav vji nottoph qoidit vu vji qabbmi moli O fof. Vji dunnup tipti eptxist vu vji raitvoupt xi deppuv iyqmeop. Vji vjopht pucufz viedjit. Vjev't vji tjov vjev dupwopdif ni. Aptdsoqvif katv siopgusdif vjuti cimoigt egvisxusft.

Nezci ov ot cideati O guapf VNG cigusi O guapf Aptdsoqvif. Og ov xet siwistif nezci O'f ci tophoph e foggisipv vapi...

Cav O fuacv ov.

O fup'v lpux xjip O'mm ci sodj cav VNG xomm emxezt ci nz gewusovi cuul. O'wi piwis jef tunivjoph onqedv nz mogi moli vjev.

Q.T. O hewi e duqz ug VNG vu nz gsoipf metv zies xju xet huoph vji tmuxmepi suef. Ji dunqmivif jot 4.0 NCE 4 nupvjt ehu epf jef fsienif ecuav cidunoph e nommoupeosi DIU gus e gusvapi 500 dunqepz topdi ji xet 13. Ji't vji upmz gsoipf ug nopi vjev edvaemmz sief VNG egvis O qseotif ov vu iwiszupi. Ji raov jot tvseohjv uav ug dummihi 50l e zies kuc xovj cipigovt epf ot pux tvesvoph e catopitt xovj ni. O fup'v vjopl Aptdsoqvif jet vji teni opovoem onqedv et VNG.

Q.Q.T. NK't wuodi op VNG Eafocmi wistoup ot xez civvis epf onqedvgam vjep vji haz op Aptdsoqvif't Eafocmi wistoup. O sigati vu motvip vu vjev. O dep'v fu ov.. epuvjis qmat gus VNG op nz uqopoup.
 
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