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jaydeschizo · 01-22-2008, 10:12 AM

I am currently listening to the audio edition of the book, and yes, his claims are sometimes wild and often inconsistant, this doesn't bother me too much, if he had something to hide I'd think he'd do a better job of covering the blatent inconsistancies in the numbers he sometimes uses.

I believe that he believes his system works. It probably works best for him, because he's young, energetic, doesn't have anyone depending on him and isn't too fussed about the ethical implications.
So most of what he's peddling might not apply to say a guy working in a mailroom for the past 10 years, with a wife 3 kids and debt. But I can see this working for me, I'm young, relatively debt free, and nothing really depending on me. Plus I don't think I can be too fussed about paying someone in the developing world a local wage to do the stuff I don't want to spend time on.

The book has at least shown me several ways to create income which would not require a lot of my time. Made the option more real to me, I liked that.

I guess I kind of agree with the nay and yay-sayers, just that I can see this working for me, and give me the financial and physical freedom to then work on something that is worthwhile but might not sustain me.

Edit: I see his ideas as a means to an higher end, not an end itself, as an end itself it is rather shallow.

01-22-2008, 10:12 AM	#43 (permalink)
jaydeschizo Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 80	I am currently listening to the audio edition of the book, and yes, his claims are sometimes wild and often inconsistant, this doesn't bother me too much, if he had something to hide I'd think he'd do a better job of covering the blatent inconsistancies in the numbers he sometimes uses. I believe that he believes his system works. It probably works best for him, because he's young, energetic, doesn't have anyone depending on him and isn't too fussed about the ethical implications. So most of what he's peddling might not apply to say a guy working in a mailroom for the past 10 years, with a wife 3 kids and debt. But I can see this working for me, I'm young, relatively debt free, and nothing really depending on me. Plus I don't think I can be too fussed about paying someone in the developing world a local wage to do the stuff I don't want to spend time on. The book has at least shown me several ways to create income which would not require a lot of my time. Made the option more real to me, I liked that. I guess I kind of agree with the nay and yay-sayers, just that I can see this working for me, and give me the financial and physical freedom to then work on something that is worthwhile but might not sustain me. Edit: I see his ideas as a means to an higher end, not an end itself, as an end itself it is rather shallow.