Comments on: Timothy Ferriss: Real(er) Life Aleksey Vayner

By: forex robot

forex robot — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:28:14 +0000

Great read, you can always learn something new about forex!

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:09:32 +0000

“The guy is so self-deluded that he thinks a poem attached to a chain letter was written specifically to him.”

It might be helpful to read the book before criticizing it. Or, at least check the facts you post.

On page 284, it actually says, “Two years ago I was forwarded the following poem-originally written by child psychologist David L. Weatherford…”

By: Joel Lucibello

Joel Lucibello — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:31:28 +0000

You guys are all a bunch of jealous idiots. I love how the guy that started these comments didn’t even read the book yet he feels he has the right to critique it. The fundamental message in Tim’s book is that we’re all brainwashed to think that we’re supposed to work 50 and 60 hours a week and that our loved ones and children should come second. We’re the only country in the world that thinks this way. I don’t know about you but the last ten years of my life have gone by so fast I can’t even believe it. If the next ten years go by even faster I’m in trouble. His book goes all the way back to Ferris Bueller and his saying that Life Goes By Real Quick.. and That If You Don’t Slow Down and Take a Look At It Every Once In A While You Might Miss it.. And for what? You should all go back and re-read that poem. It’s life altering when you get it. When you’re all on your death bed.. All the hours you worked is not what you’re going to remember. It’s the quality time you spend with your friends and family. Those are the true tent poles. I give Tim Ferris enormous credit for making me remember that.

By: Coaching Köln

Coaching Köln — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:55:51 +0000

“Where Ferriss and Vayner diverge is that Ferriss has accomplished certain things in life. He actually did, or does own a company that sells (unregulated) nutritional supplements.” Thats kind of funny in my opinion.

By: Andreas Scherer

Andreas Scherer — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:32:41 +0000

Applying “questionable” (according to what standards?) tactics as described by Tim Ferriss for achieving his goals reminds me of the autobiography of british entrepreneur Richard Branson (“Losing my virginity”). There are quite a few tactics used by Branson in his startup phase that look rather questionable not only in retrospect, including loud-mouthing, outsourcing, impostering, etc. Quite a few similarities to TF, even the book titles have a strikingly similar tone (not to mention “Screw it, let’s do it”).

By: bleevrgg

bleevrgg — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:56:23 +0000

hmm… Kjup2, Thanks for sharing. I totally agree with your moral value that we should do nice things for others, especially if we can free up our time from being bogged down from long work hours.

But that’s not what the above criticisms are about at all. Most of their criticism is about how it CAN’T be done. Those are 2 very different issues. I was only addressing the envy and doubters and their jealous criticisms of his very well thought out and very well executed “simplification” of life.

It CAN be done. I’m moving closer and closer to it all the time – using many of his techniques, and many I’ve discovered on my own.

What we do with our new-found time is indeed a moral issue.
Again, thanks for sharing…

By: KJup2

KJup2 — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:17:03 +0000

I don’t think its envy, friend bleevrgg, these people have moral values and understand that the feeling of doing something good for other people, ie work, is what this man misses…

By: bleevrgg

bleevrgg — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:24:13 +0000

so much envy (and the convenient doubt that justifies it)…

hmm… how do i upload a pic of myself sitting here right now on a beach with most of my life outsourced (yes some to eastern world professionals at < $10/hour doing professional jobs I used to pay americans $100-$175/hour to do)?

Oh well, why bother, I’m probably making it all up.

By: Kyrsten

Kyrsten — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:16:53 +0000

I am so unquestionably glad that SOMEONE had the guts to write something realistic about this huckster and his “enchanting charismatic” BS.

I’ve been searching for some real-world critique of his book for hours today, because I smell something fishy, and still, six months after this post, it’s like the man owns the internet, and spends all his time sending review books to every a-list blog on the web, along with a free whatever to boost his status.

There are so many loopholes here.

The fact that he’s “working” much more than a 4-hour workweek, promoting, consulting and traveling in relation to the book (oh, but that’s not work, right?). The catchy title to grab the reader. All the immediate positive reviews with no real content from the book and what or how exactly it “changed their life forever”. The idea that his business plan can work for anyone but him. The bullying of his teachers growing up by demanding three hours of their time if they gave him a bad grade. Emotional terrorism, much? His automatic reply message. (yes, in the dot.com boom, there were similar auto-replies because of the volume of inane emails, but that doesn’t make it any less annoying). The outsourcing of his work to “virtual assistants”. All the crazy stats he comes up with about his past. The motorcycle rides and cage fighting and travels across the world. The cage fighting alone makes me question his cred. Cage fighter becomes millionaire.

No, charismatic “guru” studies SEO marketing and hires a mini-army to review his new book on amazon, with it’s catchy unrealistic title.

Just another unreachable goal for Americans to strive for and cannot attain. Notice the replies defending him don’t have any depth besides, “read the book! It’s gooood!”

I wonder what the next few years will do for his career.

I’m sure any hucksters against him are so soothed by his charisma when he invites them in for a warm cup of tea that they’re brainwashed upon exit of his presence.

Doesn’t stop those of us who know the fakes from the gems though to try and call his bluff.

By: Debra Tower

Debra Tower — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:59:37 +0000

I just read the book for a friend who paid me to read and summarize it for him because he didn’t have the time (Ferriss would be proud of the outsourcing). I am looking right now at page 284 at the “Slow Dance” poem you say Ferriss claims to have received from a “terminally-ill girl”. I see no mention of this. It clearly states in the second paragraph on page 284 that the poem was “written by child psychologist David L. Weatherford”. Was there a previous publication? I see nothing misleading here. Just curious.