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Goggins' mental mastery is terrifying & profound.

Revisado: 11-17-19

We often need proof that intense reevaluation is required to become the person we want to be. Goggins' story, along with Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk, Nipsey Hussle, and others in this realm of rare actualizers of potential, has helped me visualize what I am (and most humans are) capable of at the limits of mental control and endurance.

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I'm more aware and less afraid of death because...

Revisado: 06-03-19

of this book. Get busy living. Our history is rich, and there's good yet to be done after/while learning as much as we can about the hell our ancestors have given their lives to help us avoid. Meaning is in how much of yourself you're willing to give this world.

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A long tale, but worth the profound ending.

Revisado: 03-27-18

The characters were rich and real and the frequent juxtaposition between viewpoints of Zorba and the narrator made for some compelling impetus to ponder how one should experience life in the ever-looming, encroaching shadow of death.

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Pleasantly concise and engaging, despite narrator.

Revisado: 01-30-18

I'm admittedly a fan of Peterson so the original detail specifically about his childhood and early academic life was very captivating for me. that alone was worth the $5 I paid. the second half of the book was also a nice summary of His political stance and future Direction since gaining so many years of the public.

All that praise aside, the narrator read this book like a first grade teacher would read a fairy tale. Almost to the point of absurdity. I guess the author is either related to her or didn't get a say in who narrated it. This was the only downside and the reason it didn't 5 stars.

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Read with conviction only JBP can deliver.

Revisado: 01-30-18

The chapter in the middle where he audibly starts breaking up emotionally, almost made me tear up. Absolutely no one else could've extracted as much meaning out the text as the author did. I'm glad for the wisdom of the mass for choosing this option on his twitter poll.

My one-sentence review is:
Say what you will, but what can't be denied is his sincereity and passion about his message to be self aware on the path to improving your life, so that maybe once you're competent there, you and 7 billion similarly competent others can co-operate (I mean that technically ;D) to establish a peaceful world full of civilized-monster patriarchs and graceful-wise matriarchs noble enough to raise and be worshipped by such men.

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emotionally inept narrator

Revisado: 12-17-17

this review requires 15 words at least so I am just speaking into my phone until I reach it.

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Recommended by Jordan Peterson. Very interesting.

Revisado: 08-31-17

If I can't find the motivation to do something really memorable with my life, I just take 59 seconds and reflect on my inevitable death.

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Fairly interesting book... slow/droning narrator

Revisado: 02-15-17

I don't know what came first, but this book is almost identical to the content (interview quotations and all) of the documentary series "Rise of the Nerds."

If you don't have time, I'd save your money and just watch that 3 part series. It has actual clips of the figures portrayed in the book like Moore, Gates, the creator of VisiCalc and the Homebrew organizer guy who all are much more interesting to listen to than this book's narrator (who's about as dry as a popcorn fart, and not as fast).

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A different side of history than what I remember.

Revisado: 12-14-16

This was a captivating read. Loewen backs up most of his perspectives and gives a refreshingly exposed version of events I had and hadnt heard of.

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Not as personal as I thought it would be.

Revisado: 09-29-16

This was more a political look at Jefferson than I wanted. the author himself stated that Jefferson's life was much more then just his politics. I wanted to get a more in-depth look at his science and philosophy and home life and this just really didn't do that.

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