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Building from the core you can create the luck you need, the health you want, and find the wealth, success, and happiness you seek. This book describes the techniques I've used throughout my life to get the luck I needed to get through both the hard times and the great times.
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Mr. Altucher's perspectives and insights are so real and highly purposeful. They are based on personal experiences, not conforming with the maxim of, "do as I say, and not as I do." This book both teaches and entertains. Many important and essential lessons in life and, of course, business to be learned. The chapter titles are very clever and keep the reader engaged with the narrative. Highly recommended no matter what field you're in. You'll be glad you read it.
Entertaining guide on how to improve your life
If you've read James Altucher's blog you'll know what to expect - honest, entertaining and unique. Part self-help book, part memoir, James's ideas are unbelievably insightful. I read this book in one sitting, and I'm confident that you'll do the same.
According to the intro, "How to be the Luckiest Person Alive" is supposed to "unleash the core that will drive you from desire to ambition to meaning." Readers can be forgiven if they are still a confused. This book isn't The Secret and it's not going to help you figure out what your life means. It also won't talk about luck.
So what does the book actually cover? A lot. An awful lot. Everything from whether to buy a house, what to do when you're suddenly wealthy, why to avoid college, and how to fire employees. It's nominally about some very high-level generalities about running startup businesses.
The biggest problem is that everything is in lists. Long lists. Long lists with little supporting detail or emphasis. Any real points quickly get lost as he races from one bullet to the next, with no hint which is essential, which is a joke and which is just filler. In one classic chapter, he rattles off over 80 "rules" for a business. Some some like crucial, vital pieces of information like "get a customer" and "be profitable". These rules sound like they can make or break a business and should always be followed. Other rules sound like handy tips, like "have killer parties" and "at Christmas, donate money to every customer's favorite charity." By the time you've droned through ten pages, everything blurs and the really key ideas (whichever they were) are lost. And since it is just a long list of rules, most readers will forget them before the chapter is done.
After he goes through several anecdotes including an uncomfortable chapter when he seems fixated on how much sex and drugs he did in college, the useful content more or less fizzes out. There's no real conclusion and nothing to wrap it up. Instead, as if to ensure that we forget everything, we get almost 100 pages of direct reprints of various blog articles which are, you guessed it, more lists. And since they were blog posts, each chapter is disconnected from everything which came before and after.
He writes very well as a blogger. The list format is a natural fit and writing short, self-contained essays is a virtue. As a book however, it is a failure. My advice is to subscribe to his blog and skip the book.
So what does the book actually cover? A lot. An awful lot. Everything from whether to buy a house, what to do when you're suddenly wealthy, why to avoid college, and how to fire employees. It's nominally about some very high-level generalities about running startup businesses.
The biggest problem is that everything is in lists. Long lists. Long lists with little supporting detail or emphasis. Any real points quickly get lost as he races from one bullet to the next, with no hint which is essential, which is a joke and which is just filler. In one classic chapter, he rattles off over 80 "rules" for a business. Some some like crucial, vital pieces of information like "get a customer" and "be profitable". These rules sound like they can make or break a business and should always be followed. Other rules sound like handy tips, like "have killer parties" and "at Christmas, donate money to every customer's favorite charity." By the time you've droned through ten pages, everything blurs and the really key ideas (whichever they were) are lost. And since it is just a long list of rules, most readers will forget them before the chapter is done.
After he goes through several anecdotes including an uncomfortable chapter when he seems fixated on how much sex and drugs he did in college, the useful content more or less fizzes out. There's no real conclusion and nothing to wrap it up. Instead, as if to ensure that we forget everything, we get almost 100 pages of direct reprints of various blog articles which are, you guessed it, more lists. And since they were blog posts, each chapter is disconnected from everything which came before and after.
He writes very well as a blogger. The list format is a natural fit and writing short, self-contained essays is a virtue. As a book however, it is a failure. My advice is to subscribe to his blog and skip the book.
If you've ever read a self-help book before then you know what I mean when I say fluff. They usually just give you buzzwords and nice thoughts but no real practical advice. James Altucher's book is the exact opposite and dials in on what his audience is really looking for. Practical advice that comes from his past and present as a great business man and writer. I started reading his website about a week ago and was instantly hooked. When I saw this book came out I had to get it. He uses a no-nonsense approach when it comes to money and how money affects your life. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that might be looking to make a change in their career/life or is thinking of starting their own business.
A most effective guide to success.
James Altucher is one of the most daring, intelligent and inspiring authors you will read. I speculate in the financial markets and this is how I first learned of Altucher. Amongst my library of trading books, I rate Altucher's book "Trade like a hedge fund" as the pinnacle of my collection (together with Victor Niederhoffer's - Education of a speculator).
In the author's latest book, "How to be the luckiest person alive!", a central theme is what he describes as his "daily routine". The daily routine is a practice that focus on 4 different elements:
1. Physical: staying in shape and the importance of sleep;
2. Emotional: how people influence us and the need for honesty;
3. Mental: the daily practice of writing down ideas and the "idea muscle";
4. Spiritual: meditation, prayer, forgiveness and the discipline of study.
Altucher practice what he preaches, and it has worked for him - remarkably well.
I have been a customer of Amazon for a long time and this is my first review. I have decided to give Altucher's latest book my highest recommendation due to one fact: His advice works! How do I know this? Because I practice his principles myself and it has made a remarkable difference in my own life.
My full time role is as a consulting psychologist, and as such, I will be using some of the ideas in this book to help my own clients achieve the goals they want. Well done once again, James.
In the author's latest book, "How to be the luckiest person alive!", a central theme is what he describes as his "daily routine". The daily routine is a practice that focus on 4 different elements:
1. Physical: staying in shape and the importance of sleep;
2. Emotional: how people influence us and the need for honesty;
3. Mental: the daily practice of writing down ideas and the "idea muscle";
4. Spiritual: meditation, prayer, forgiveness and the discipline of study.
Altucher practice what he preaches, and it has worked for him - remarkably well.
I have been a customer of Amazon for a long time and this is my first review. I have decided to give Altucher's latest book my highest recommendation due to one fact: His advice works! How do I know this? Because I practice his principles myself and it has made a remarkable difference in my own life.
My full time role is as a consulting psychologist, and as such, I will be using some of the ideas in this book to help my own clients achieve the goals they want. Well done once again, James.
outstanding outside the box thinker
Jame's books and blog are very thought provoking.
His unique perspective on American culture is refreshing, funny, and spot on for the most part.
Great job James!
His unique perspective on American culture is refreshing, funny, and spot on for the most part.
Great job James!
James has a refreshing writing style that will grab your attention with the very first sentence. You can't help but be overwhelmed by the frankness and clarity that comes thru. Based on common sense and everyday life experiences, the articles provide new insights on how to live and be happy.
this book provides a very honest insight into "the nerd who became great"
he writes, "on a scale of happiness from 1-10 i am about a 9"
i only listen to empirical wisdom.
he writes, "on a scale of happiness from 1-10 i am about a 9"
i only listen to empirical wisdom.
Good Ideas But He Is Moderately Boring
If you have spent any time on his blog, you'll find that blog posts make up his book. Chapters are posts.
That said, if you don't want to spend any time on his blog, you should read this book. It's available on his website for free.
He is pretty funny and dynamic and if you want to hear about how he made a fortune and lost it, you can learn all about it in this book. It's basically his advice to other people, all of whom he wants to be entrepreneurs. You get information about his ex-wife and his daughters wrapped into insight in the life of a successful entrepreneur. If you like the kind of business book that is pretty rough but interesting, you should look into this book.
That said, if you don't want to spend any time on his blog, you should read this book. It's available on his website for free.
He is pretty funny and dynamic and if you want to hear about how he made a fortune and lost it, you can learn all about it in this book. It's basically his advice to other people, all of whom he wants to be entrepreneurs. You get information about his ex-wife and his daughters wrapped into insight in the life of a successful entrepreneur. If you like the kind of business book that is pretty rough but interesting, you should look into this book.
James Altucher is one of the best writers today on business and life
If you read The Altucher Confidential blog, then you already know that James is among the best of today's writers, either online or off. I know him as a business writer, but he's become much more than that - more of an essayist of modern culture.
The most gifted writers have the ability to bring alive a story about a topic you don't care about. That's why Calvin Trillin has long been one of my favorites. James shares that ability. If you read him regularly, you may have seen some of these essays already. But there are many here I've not previously read and am doing so now.
James also likes to experiment, and this self-published book is a great example. Read his blog for more details on that process.
The essays in How to Be the Luckiest Person Alive! are compelling and thought-provoking. Read them for advice or just to hear alternative views. But read them!
The most gifted writers have the ability to bring alive a story about a topic you don't care about. That's why Calvin Trillin has long been one of my favorites. James shares that ability. If you read him regularly, you may have seen some of these essays already. But there are many here I've not previously read and am doing so now.
James also likes to experiment, and this self-published book is a great example. Read his blog for more details on that process.
The essays in How to Be the Luckiest Person Alive! are compelling and thought-provoking. Read them for advice or just to hear alternative views. But read them!
This is a great book that talks about, and tries to give ideas on, thinking outside the box. It is entertaining, funny, sad, motivating, and scary depending on the chapter you are reading. I enjoyed how it kept you entertained with great stories, but the stories always had a point.
James is a great writer and thinker. He takes on all subjects and is not willing to accept this status quo without thought. He gives insight into his own life, and the things that have worked for him and others to help you become "The Luckiest Person Alive." Great read.
James is a great writer and thinker. He takes on all subjects and is not willing to accept this status quo without thought. He gives insight into his own life, and the things that have worked for him and others to help you become "The Luckiest Person Alive." Great read.
This is a diatribe by an arrogant loudmouth. The book spews repetitive points that are worthless to anyone in real life. Not even worth the 99 cent kindle version
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