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No, I've consumed most of his stuff, and the 'lightness/fakeness' of his approach really hit me when I started learning Spanish. learning a language is an inve
by ramblerman 10y ago
No, I've consumed most of his stuff, and the 'lightness/fakeness' of his approach really hit me when I started learning Spanish.
learning a language is an investment in time and effort. You can't do it in 4 hours no matter how clever this new trick is. And trust me I spent far too long trying to decipher his many blog posts on the issue, until I realised I was the sucker.
That being said, as a complete non cook, I was able to apply quite a lot from the 4 hour chef and it got me kickstarted into cooking.
- AstralStorm 10y agoBase ability matters a lot when learning any skill. Apparently you do not have any special ability for languages, but you do for cooking. (e.g. being meticulous, having physics and chemistry training and so on)
- tedmiston 10y agoIf you liked The 4-Hour Chef, you might find the O'Reilly cooking book interesting - Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Cooks, and Good Food [1]. [1] http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920041207.do http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920041207.do