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Underwhelming

Revisado: 11-03-24

Not as engaging as I'd hoped. There were interesting stories, but they weren't tied together very well.

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Lots of great tips spread throughout the book

Revisado: 04-15-24

Lots of great tips spread throughout the book most of the narrators were pretty good, though Tim Ferriss was an awkward narrator and should've had somebody talk for him better to reflect the high standards he's going for.

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Wanted to hear more about the science

Revisado: 09-25-23

Wanted to hear more about the science. The voice changed from time to time. Though I'm sure it is difficult narrating a book this long.

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Best audiobook ever.

Revisado: 03-31-22

Out of the 200 audiobooks I’ve listener to, this has been the most exciting. I’m literally on the edge of my seat.

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This book could’ve been way better.

Revisado: 11-30-21

Given the high level of success by the author, I was expecting more. Also, I don’t think it’s appropriate to use the N-word multiple times in a book. Even if you’re quoting a song. Oh another thing I didn’t like was the narrator changing dialect going from speaking normally to speaking like a gangster. It just didn’t make any sense to me.

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Most of the book is common knowledge.

Revisado: 10-04-21

Maybe this is good for somebody in their 60s 70s? this book didn’t get into any deep detail about smart learning or artificial intelligence. The majority of it is common knowledge. Really disappointed.

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Great concepts; though too charged for me.

Revisado: 09-04-21

What I liked:
Raised important issues and inequalities in society and the workplace.
Many heartbreaking stories. Good to have them exposed.
I am very glad a book like this exists.

What I disliked:
The angry sounding narrator in the audiobook. I felt like someone was going to pop out of my phone and mace me for being male.
The male stereotypes were sometimes too angry and I didn’t know what to do with them.

Other notes:
Both my mom and dad took time off work to be there for me when I most needed it. I didn’t get that sense from the author. She didn’t really share fun stories of being with her kids. I just can’t relate to that, so I connected with the book less.
I think the Making of a Manager is way more balanced and helpful for all genders.
In the future, I may read the physical version of this book. Maybe my experience will be different.

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Feel sorry for his ex-wives and child

Revisado: 02-18-20

David Goggins has accomplished amazing feats and is inspiring at many levels; however, I was hoping for a bit more intellectual content. The book was heavy on athletic story after athletic story. If I was an athlete I'm sure I'd feel differently. I would have preferred if he toned down the self-aggrandizing.

I didn't like that got married and divorced three times and he doesn’t appear close to his kid, possibly replicating the errors of his father. The real challenge is human relationships, in my opinion, not physical feats. I didn't like that the author used the word "p***y" as this is degrading to women - though I'm sure he didn't mean it that way.

The stories are well told with good use of the English language; however, when I hear David speak, it baffles me that he could have written this book. In the book he takes credit for writing the piece; however, it seems less likely to me.

Lastly, I thought his ego was a little too elevated. He stated in the book that "nobody does it like he does it". Indicating that he is special and asked you out to other people to make himself feel better. But this contradicts what he says several other places in the book. The book goes out of his way to show that Goggins is a “bad ass”, but this seems more of an attempt to beat down the ghost of his father, as if he was still fighting his 6-year old self.

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The Book of Not hing

Revisado: 09-09-19

Extremely verbose and wandering. After 18 hrs I walked away with little. I’m sure the author and narrator worked hard, so I feel bad writing this review. And it looks like many people loved it. Maybe I’m just not as smart as others here.

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Difficult to read/relate unless Christian

Revisado: 11-28-16

A Christian book full of mysticism. Hard for me to read as a scientist who has a Hindu background. If I put the God stuff aside, there were some really good quotes. Especially in the last two or three chapters. I thought the book was a fair price for the money. I could see how those following western religion would like this book. Narrator's voice didn't quite match the content; however, her performance was good.

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