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Felix Dennis - "How To Get Rich" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1837402.How_to_Get_Rich https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1837402.How_to_Get_Rich
by petecooper 4y ago
Felix Dennis - "How To Get Rich"
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1837402.How_to_Get_Rich https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1837402.How_to_Get_Rich
- rjrodger 4y agoSalty, but a true classic. Having read easily several hundred "business" books, this one is my desert island book.
- dmos62 4y ago> a South London lad who became rich virtually by accident I think I'll read this, considering others' praise, but I find it funny that the abstract introduces the "expert" at getting rich as someone who did it by accident: doesn't that imply that he didn't know how to do it?
- peepee1982 4y agoI read that book coming to the conclusion getting rich is not worth it and subject to luck and a lack of mental health. Which I think is pretty much what Felix Dennis intended. I bought the book expecting practical advice (I was young and had no love for myself), but was surprised by a rather poignant read. It's been a long time, though. I remember mostly the part about hookers and drugs ruining his health.
- WJW 4y agoI think it technically only implies that at the time when he first became rich, he didn't understand why. It's possible that he has since discovered what exactly happened. As a sibling comment already implied, the core message of the book is that the price of getting rich is often not worth it. I personally also enjoy the "Rich but not famous" essay by Tim Ferriss at https://tim.blog/2020/02/02/reasons-to-not-become-famous/ https://tim.blog/2020/02/02/reasons-to-not-become-famous/ which has a lot of vivid descriptions of the downsides of fame.