Matija

I feel like this is a book for people who don't read.

Characters are almost like caricatures, always trying to be ‘quirky'. They were quite insufferable most of the time, especially the interview scenes.

Very unrealistic and over the top, with a whole bunch of twists to keep the story going. Felt like watching a sitcom/romcom.

Of course, everything wraps up just perfectly for every single person in the story, they all fall in love and they live happily ever after.

Apart from Twitter part dragging out for far too long, I absolutely adored this audiobook. Interesting and engaging all throughout. Truly gives you an insight into a mind of this genius. My favorite work of Isaacson so far (Elon > Jobs > Einstein > da Vinci).


Elon is often perceived as an asshole, lacks empathy (he does have Asperger's), and exhibits somewhat of a multiple personality disorder. He continues to grapple with the scars of his childhood, largely shaped by the abusive behavior of his father, whose behavior he's known to portray. He has an addiction to taking risks and frequently acts on impulse, a habit that often leads him to inadvertently sabotage himself (Twitter, anyone?). However, I can't help but admire him for everything he has accomplished and has yet to achieve.


Would he accomplish all of this if he was any different? Probably not.


“As Shakespeare teaches us, all heroes have flaws, some tragic, some conquered, and those we cast as villains can be complex. Even the best people, he wrote, are ‘molded out of faults.' ”

Corey Wayne is the man. Listened to the audiobook religiously for a few months leading-to and post-breakup. Can't imagine what I'd be if I hadn't gotten to it.

I don't think it requires reading it 15+ times as he pushes readers to do. I think it's better to move on improving other areas of your life as you realize there is more to the living than just chasing not being alone. As for the breakup situation, get out of this whole space as soon as possible (as soon as you feel comfortable enough), and focus on improving yourself. Find your passion. Read. Meditate. Workout. It will all work out.

Absolutely awful cover tho, for the random person it looks like a book from a scummy pickup artist. Not the best title either, as the book focuses on living stress-free, being non-needy, decisive, taking responsibility, and on being happy with being yourself, in contrast to trying to ‘win some hearts'.

Truly a masterpiece.

Please don't let the mentions of God or Bitcoin in the title discourage you from reading. I'm not religious, so it took some convincing to check this out, but this book ended up having a profound influence on me.

Greatest “What is money” work of literature I've ever read. Very enjoyable read, it's concise, clear and straight to the point.

Bitcoin is only introduced in the last 2 chapters (out of 9 chapters), it truly ties everything together, and it gives us hope.

Gradually, then suddenly.

This book was a game-changer for me.

Ryan's short and modern explanations make Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus passages really easy to understand. It's a perfect introduction to Stoicism as jumping straight to Meditations could be overwhelming and possibly discouraging.

Type of book you can (and should) re-read many times.

For the majority I listened to the audiobook version of it. It definitely took me a while to get into it, the beginning was really confusing and cringy with all the unnecessary swearing.

Ideas presented are solid, but it's essentially just repacked stoicism, told in a ‘trendy' way.
Good introduction for someone new into it, but I recommend going straight to the source as soon as possible (Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca), starting with Ryan Holiday as a more obvious introduction to ideas of stoicism.
Still a fun listen, although I barely remember anything from it, the first half draws a total blank for me.

Manson is good and has a cool blog.