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Free registration at the forum removes this block.Thanks! I took it from your discomfort club books. And I’m loving it. So much wisdom.How are you liking it so far?
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What was interesting to me in this book is that there were also many businesses that weren't making alot of money relative to their revenue. One wasn't even profitable because they spent so much money on getting customers.View attachment 43466
Just finished reading. It features some interesting stories of solopreneurs and/or small businesses that make a lot of money without working a lot. @biophase is also featured in this book.
Main pros: some unique examples of cool businesses and honest experiences including both successes and failures
Main cons: C19 was mentioned on almost every single page - how it affected each business, how it sucked, how they had to adapt, how people's behavior changed, how to protect your business from another C19 blah blah blah. It was so tedious that this book was pretty much destined to fail commercially as it has zero longevity.
What was interesting to me in this book is that there were also many businesses that weren't making alot of money relative to their revenue. One wasn't even profitable because they spent so much money on getting customers.
The shocking one to me was the girl running the high end Airbnb. I think she had 14 homes and did $15 million in revenue!
I like the author but this books is hard to follow when listening while driving. It’s convoluted and requires attention that I can’t provide while focusing on the road. And maybe that’s why I’m finding it boring and quitting on chapter 3. Life’s too short. Can’t do it.
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Thanks to @MTF discomfort club, another excellent book highly recommend to any athlete. Great story but also useful and practical info on resilience. Love it and I’m 80% through so far View attachment 43479
Yes. Smart guys but hard to enjoy their material.I once tried reading his other book and couldn't read it, either. Nassim Taleb has a similar unbearable pseudo-intellectual style.
latest addition - looking forward to this one:Glad to hear that you're enjoying it! I loved this story and it's one of my favorite genres (combining a narrative with how-to lessons).
His Joe Rogan episode is great you should listen to it, he speaks so well, so slow and confident and we’ll thought out, I may have to read this book.
Jordan Peterson uses so many words and says so little. He sounds smart while you’re listening to him and then you go away and you can’t remember or use a single thing he said because it was just nonsense.I like the author but this books is hard to follow when listening while driving. It’s convoluted and requires attention that I can’t provide while focusing on the road. And maybe that’s why I’m finding it boring and quitting on chapter 3. Life’s too short. Can’t do it.
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I have a very hard time listening to his books as well. I finished his first book but his latest book I am on chapter 3 and not looking forward to putting it back on.Jordan Peterson uses so many words and says so little. He sounds smart while you’re listening to him and then you go away and you can’t remember or use a single thing he said because it was just nonsense.
I'd recommend not listening to it. Sit down in a quiet place and read it. But of course it's not everybody's cup of tea.I like the author but this books is hard to follow when listening while driving. It’s convoluted and requires attention that I can’t provide while focusing on the road. And maybe that’s why I’m finding it boring and quitting on chapter 3. Life’s too short. Can’t do it.
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Want to feel really stupid?I like the author but this books is hard to follow when listening while driving. It’s convoluted and requires attention that I can’t provide while focusing on the road. And maybe that’s why I’m finding it boring and quitting on chapter 3. Life’s too short. Can’t do it.
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When I listen to something I don’t understand, I don’t feel stupid. I feel the author sucks at explaining.Want to feel really stupid?
Listen to a Frederick Hayek audiobook.
That’s how I felt throughout the entirety of “A Brief History Of Time.”When I listen to something I don’t understand, I don’t feel stupid. I feel the author sucks at explaining.
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