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I liked it but somehow I think its because this advice sounds more like things I would like to believe to be true.

• TomOfTTB 16y ago
  I'd argue that's what makes this type of thing insidious. Take one piece of advice he gives... "Create your own demand. People are always on the lookout for the good. People seek out winners. Therefore be a winner all the time." Now if I were giving advice on this sort of thing I'd say just the opposite. Here would be my advice. "It's not enough to be good at what you do. George Washington was turned down when he requested a commission in the British army. Abraham Lincoln lost 2 elections before becoming President. Einstein was 40 before anyone recognized him as a leading scientist. So it is not enough to be a winner you must also work to get people to notice how good you are and that can take time." Now if I'm right than his advice is irresponsible because he's setting people up for disappointment. People taking his advice will expect the world to form a line to their door. When that line doesn't form they'll have to assume they just aren't good enough and that's not the desired result.
  • igrekel 16y ago
    Yes you picked one of the pieces that made me feel that way the most. Others are Do not try hard -> for things to be easy (or look effortless) you have to try hard first for quite a while. Do not ever work -> interest always fades at some point, some times permanently and other times temporarily, but sticking to it is often necessary and not doing it sounds like a recipe for a path littered with unfinished things.