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Originally Posted by Angela  I distrust the author. His claims just don't smell right to me, and his aims in life seem very narcisistic to me; his actions seemed far more geared towards taking than giving. I gleaned no sense of inspiring purpose in his book that goes any further than satisfying his desires. |
Isn't that what life is all about? While maybe Tim is a little self-centered, it doesn't mean that the principles he offers have to be used for self gratifying purposes. The whole point of the book is minimizing the amount of things you are involved (and by that he means things that could be automated) in at work or in your business, to free up time to do what you want to do on a daily basis. If you are still completely involved in your job, and you love it, cool, but I am sure even the most highly purpose driven individuals have an amount of busywork that might be better off outsourced.
As for the desires, just because the Authors desires don't match yours, doesn't mean they are any less valid.
You were talking about projection to Johnathan, but its really hard to hear you up on that horse of yours.
THe book can be applied to anything. Say you want to go to Africa to help with AIDS awareness, and it only costs you 1000 a month, and you are making 2000 a month, well you have 1000 a month to philanthropize. Adapt it towards your goals. Even a thief could have an idea that you could adapt to your purpose.