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Great but would rather read paper book

Revisado: 04-17-25

Very very useful book for managers. My first dive into managering books and I'm glad I did some homework. I'd say 90% of managers don't know how to do any of this or how to manage people. My only comment is I would never suggest this book in audio format. I bought on eBay and highly suggest in that format. Easier to think and process and write notes you need to follow up on

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Not happy, book is just describing poker games lol

Revisado: 02-28-25

Nothing as advertised, just talking poker games. My goodness it's bad. Won't buy any more of his books.

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Good until he went into liberal ideology in Ch 7

Revisado: 02-11-25

Premise is good. He tries to be objective when discussing the science of screen time and it's impact on adults and mostly a focus on kids (he uses his own a lot as an example). Mostly well read and well cited, like I expect from a PhD (I also have a PhD and still linked to academia). I liked it up until Chapter 7, he went on this liberal tirade about how only blacks and minorities are attacked on platforms like Facebook. I've seen the opposite, they had to shut it down because 90%+ of the hate was directed at white people, it's just the the left doesn't see a problem with "white privilege" or other racist sayings, they only see race as a one way street and only see what they want to see. You can't say anything as a white person anymore or be successful because racists like him will tear us down for being successful with ideology. He doesn't cite one single fact during his nonsense, just the same liberal garbage as always you hear from the left. There is no equality anymore, just one has to be better than others to be equal now.. Sad to see this but they have to use their platform to indoctrinate readers.

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Sensationalizes a lot but I think he gets to the right conclusion anyway

Revisado: 07-29-24

So he seems very biased compared to most PhDs. I don't really respect him as a PhD and can't even find a Google scholar on him so I'm not even sure he has a PhD but does seem like he reads literature. My only concern is how biased he is. I don't think he comes at this with an open mind but I do think there is plenty of research to back his claims. Every one I tried to dispel did hold some water if not a lot. I did state reading Why we get sick by Ben Bikman. It's way better but doesn't cover cholesterol as much. I'd still suggest but would also suggest doing your own reading and not listening to all the stuff this guy says.

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Worth a read

Revisado: 07-10-24

I just really enjoy his core message. Just that you need to stop being a victim and take control of your life. You can do anything you set your mind to mindset. More people today need this and are very weak. The details are interesting and it's a cool story but not relatable to the average person. Most people don't even exercise. But the broad story and message is and I think we can all do better.

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Really fantastic book describing how politics and economics interact

Revisado: 06-28-24

This book really carefully goes through how politics and economics interact. The case is made that freedom and capitalism go hand in hand. The case is very well made as we can't have full gov control and control our own lives individually.

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Should be required at all levels

Revisado: 02-16-24

High school, college, advanced degrees and beyond should read this book. Very profound book on decision making.

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Just amazing. Read a book about my life

Revisado: 05-27-23

Hits on all the major parts with out being repetitive. Amazing book. I've realized I have it but also my dad. And why we don't get along.

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Could have been a 10 min read

Revisado: 04-19-23

Very repetitive. Just could have read this all in an article in maybe 10 min. Or at most a 1 hr podcast. Just repeats the same stuff over and over. I mean his 4 rules literally could have been a bullet list. The ideas are fine. Unpractical for most everyone but I get the point. The most helpful is to learn to live without a phone. Either turn it off or I put it in the other room or up on a shelf in my work office. Professors have the ability to say F the world. I work for a company but oddly work in a university as an adjunct. They don't answer to anyone. They don't even have a boss. So they can delete all on their inbox and nothing happens. This is not business. Totally think you can only check email maybe 2x per day. I try more to check first thing and last thing in the day. But you can't just turn yourself off. So I'd say it's super extreme. I have a PhD and I can say the general idea is correct.

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Unbelievable how good it is

Revisado: 04-13-23

Thomas cuts through all the nonsense we hear in the media and through politics and gets to the heart of the issues. I can't recommend it enough, especially for younger generations. We don't teach even basic economics in schools like we should. I would buy a copy for anyone you care about.

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