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iggymcmuffin's review
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TL;DR: Needed a better editor. Probably should have been a blog post. The whole middle section (all 6 chapters), could have been condensed to a single chapter. Reads like self-published schlock (is Career Press a self-publishing outfit?).
Chapter 1:
Not a promising start. A lot of left/right brain, feel it in your gut/crotch junk. Denigrates (and thereby stigmatizes) pharmaceutical interventions for a number of mental health conditions, including anxiety. His characterization of medication is as the easy way out. Claims to be the 12-steps for curing procrastination (but the evidence for the 12-step program is pretty slim). Says that people who are abused naturally attract abusers.
Chapter 2:
Better, but still some not great stuff. Neurotic perfectionists often wear glasses. Huh? Do they have worse eyesight than the general population? Less left/right brain garbage, but it's still there. On the whole... decent advice.
Chapter 3:
What's with these dumb cartoons? He seems to think organic food is healthier, but it isn't. More 12-steps business. Living out of your car in a Pizza Hut parking lot is a great character-building experience. Say what??
Chapter 4:
"Worry" is a hereditary condition, but then says "[w]e aren't born worriers". What?? Also, more dumb cartoons. More left / right brain garbage. Go see a chiropractor, even if you don't have back problems. Get X-Rayed monthly. Um... no. If you're an entrepreneur, your family probably thinks you're a flake.
Chapter 5:
These nonsense cartoons serve no purpose. Was there no editor? Also women (mothers) are often meak/week rebels (addicted to disappointment, overweight, focus on blaming others). Just a little sexist. Passive-aggressivity is genetic (citation please?). Expectations (Beliefs) become reality. What is this, "The Secret" for business people?
Chapter 6:
Just eye-rolling every time I see a stupid cartoon at this point. Drama addicts have a high rate of suicide. F*ck you. Being mentally ill does not make you a drama queen, nor vice versa. Just f*ck you. Don't write sh*t that sounds dismissive and I won't call you out on it. Also, you can choose to be rich and not a loser? Wtf man?
Chapter 7:
A decent amount of humble bragging and another dumb cartoon. This last type of procrastinator isn't really a procrastinator at all from the sounds of it (although they do have other issues). Ends with a blank list you should fill out yourself, just to pad out the page count.
Chapter 8:
12-Steps feature prominently again with repetition of the early chapters. The reason people don't hire me to coach them is that they're procrastinating, not because my prices are astronomical for normies (the real estate developer who also works as a full-time attendant [for fun] didn't see anything wrong with my prices). Insert plug for a 10-CD set you can buy off his website. Don't set unrealistic goals, but you too can have a 7 figure salary, an airplane, helicopter, multiple cars in multiple garages... you're not a loser. You're a winner. Oh, and there's actually the occasional good point in here, but it's buried in a lot of cruft about being an entrepreneur.
Chapter 9:
A Buzzfeed listicle. Literally repeats a whole paragraph in two different places. Where the hell was the editor?
Chapter 1:
Not a promising start. A lot of left/right brain, feel it in your gut/crotch junk. Denigrates (and thereby stigmatizes) pharmaceutical interventions for a number of mental health conditions, including anxiety. His characterization of medication is as the easy way out. Claims to be the 12-steps for curing procrastination (but the evidence for the 12-step program is pretty slim). Says that people who are abused naturally attract abusers.
Chapter 2:
Better, but still some not great stuff. Neurotic perfectionists often wear glasses. Huh? Do they have worse eyesight than the general population? Less left/right brain garbage, but it's still there. On the whole... decent advice.
Chapter 3:
What's with these dumb cartoons? He seems to think organic food is healthier, but it isn't. More 12-steps business. Living out of your car in a Pizza Hut parking lot is a great character-building experience. Say what??
Chapter 4:
"Worry" is a hereditary condition, but then says "[w]e aren't born worriers". What?? Also, more dumb cartoons. More left / right brain garbage. Go see a chiropractor, even if you don't have back problems. Get X-Rayed monthly. Um... no. If you're an entrepreneur, your family probably thinks you're a flake.
Chapter 5:
These nonsense cartoons serve no purpose. Was there no editor? Also women (mothers) are often meak/week rebels (addicted to disappointment, overweight, focus on blaming others). Just a little sexist. Passive-aggressivity is genetic (citation please?). Expectations (Beliefs) become reality. What is this, "The Secret" for business people?
Chapter 6:
Just eye-rolling every time I see a stupid cartoon at this point. Drama addicts have a high rate of suicide. F*ck you. Being mentally ill does not make you a drama queen, nor vice versa. Just f*ck you. Don't write sh*t that sounds dismissive and I won't call you out on it. Also, you can choose to be rich and not a loser? Wtf man?
Chapter 7:
A decent amount of humble bragging and another dumb cartoon. This last type of procrastinator isn't really a procrastinator at all from the sounds of it (although they do have other issues). Ends with a blank list you should fill out yourself, just to pad out the page count.
Chapter 8:
12-Steps feature prominently again with repetition of the early chapters. The reason people don't hire me to coach them is that they're procrastinating, not because my prices are astronomical for normies (the real estate developer who also works as a full-time attendant [for fun] didn't see anything wrong with my prices). Insert plug for a 10-CD set you can buy off his website. Don't set unrealistic goals, but you too can have a 7 figure salary, an airplane, helicopter, multiple cars in multiple garages... you're not a loser. You're a winner. Oh, and there's actually the occasional good point in here, but it's buried in a lot of cruft about being an entrepreneur.
Chapter 9:
A Buzzfeed listicle. Literally repeats a whole paragraph in two different places. Where the hell was the editor?
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