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Hi there. I am Daniel, the author. The post wasn't intended to be a slight at Tim Ferriss or the 4 Hour Work Week. I think Tim, is an interesting guy and he imm

Hi there. I am Daniel, the author. The post wasn't intended to be a slight at Tim Ferriss or the 4 Hour Work Week. I think Tim, is an interesting guy and he immerses himself in his craft, which underlies why he is as successful as he is. As other comments have suggested and what the post tries to make explicit is that the mindset of shortcuts and silver bullets is what is really what I found objectionable.

mch82 9y ago
Hi Daniel, thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate your view that shortcuts and silver bullets aren’t a recipe for success, and probably agree with you. However, I don’t recall anything in 4HWW promoting shortcuts or silverbullets, and I would have found your essay on craftsmanship stronger if you’d left 4HWW out of it. Edit: Also, you sparked an interesting discussion & reached the front page of HN, so that’s pretty cool!