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Slightly off the main topic - has Tim Ferriss actually created something of value that didn't exist before? It seems everything he is about is telling about how

by danr4 10y ago

Slightly off the main topic - has Tim Ferriss actually created something of value that didn't exist before? It seems everything he is about is telling about how other people create value.

toyg 10y ago
That's the literal definition of "media worker", I guess.
graeme 10y ago
What other single book has everything the four hour workweek has? His original business was a supplement product called brainquicken. He doesn't talk much about the specifics of that product. But, in the four hour workweek, most of his examples were from the backend of that business. That book was literally a lifechanger for me, and led to me leaving law school to create an automated business in the style of the ones he wrote about. His current venture, podcasts, is mostly about showing how others have created value. But that in itself is a thing of value - it's not that easy to get a bunch of influential people to talk candidly to the public.
gtirloni 10y ago
I learned about many things from Tim Ferris, so he created value for me. My math teacher didn't invent any theories. He didn't write any books. Yet, I learned math from him. Can we say he didn't create anything of value?
jonmb 10y ago
Is a well-curated collection of useful knowledge from other valuable people not valuable in of itself?
syassami 10y ago
i'm usually cynical about things like this, but there is a value in the aggregation itself imo.
josscrowcroft 10y ago
In 2008, his book "The Four Hour Workweek" helped me change absolutely everything in my life, and really to start living at all. Even if most of its contents could be found elsewhere, the book is something of value that didn't exist before. I've since moved on from where that book is coming from (as has he, from the sounds of things), but I still listen to the audio from time to time for inspiration and to reconnect with my 2008-self.

by danr4 10y ago

Slightly off the main topic - has Tim Ferriss actually created something of value that didn't exist before? It seems everything he is about is telling about how other people create value.

toyg 10y ago

That's the literal definition of "media worker", I guess.

graeme 10y ago

What other single book has everything the four hour workweek has? His original business was a supplement product called brainquicken. He doesn't talk much about the specifics of that product. But, in the four hour workweek, most of his examples were from the backend of that business. That book was literally a lifechanger for me, and led to me leaving law school to create an automated business in the style of the ones he wrote about. His current venture, podcasts, is mostly about showing how others have created value. But that in itself is a thing of value - it's not that easy to get a bunch of influential people to talk candidly to the public.

gtirloni 10y ago

I learned about many things from Tim Ferris, so he created value for me. My math teacher didn't invent any theories. He didn't write any books. Yet, I learned math from him. Can we say he didn't create anything of value?

jonmb 10y ago

Is a well-curated collection of useful knowledge from other valuable people not valuable in of itself?

syassami 10y ago

i'm usually cynical about things like this, but there is a value in the aggregation itself imo.

josscrowcroft 10y ago

In 2008, his book "The Four Hour Workweek" helped me change absolutely everything in my life, and really to start living at all. Even if most of its contents could be found elsewhere, the book is something of value that didn't exist before. I've since moved on from where that book is coming from (as has he, from the sounds of things), but I still listen to the audio from time to time for inspiration and to reconnect with my 2008-self.