Some good tidbits, but mostly an homage to workaholism and perfectionism and other afflictions

I like the D’Agostino profile, the chapters on psychedelics, a few other profiles and tidbits, and some of Ferriss’ sleep hacks and routines. But it’s largely an homage to workaholism, perfectionism, hyper-ambition, aggressive careerism, wealth chasing, and incessant striving. Lot of n=1 advice being dispensed as a universal truth, just because the dispenser is “successful”. And not sure you want advice from people who stay up till 1 am looking at a computer, or go to the gym late at night, or compulsively start companies, or make exercise into some monstrous project. The breadth of info is a feature of the book, but also a detriment… it’s info overload and exhausting even thinking about trying to assimilate so much. What happened to living simply? It also seems to be a major vanity project for Ferriss. It is enjoyable to browse through, and I like the lists at the end, and the book feels good in the hand and is an appealing object.