PeterB reviewed Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss
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3 stars
Another year, another Tim Ferriss tome. At first, you may think this book is the same thing as last year's [b:Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers|31823677|Tools of Titans The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers|Timothy Ferriss|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472831109s/31823677.jpg|52480873]. At least, I did.
However, there's a major difference. Tools of Titans contains condensed versions of hour long interviews with some top performers (as Tim likes to call them). Even if they are condensed, every person gets at least 10+ pages. Tribe of Mentors asks the same questions to hundreds of people and publishes their answers, sometimes with very little background information. Every one gets at most 5 pages for their answers.
Many times, I read an answer and was stuck wondering "why?", "I need more info". But there was no more info. This is the major issue I had with the …
Another year, another Tim Ferriss tome. At first, you may think this book is the same thing as last year's [b:Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers|31823677|Tools of Titans The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers|Timothy Ferriss|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472831109s/31823677.jpg|52480873]. At least, I did.
However, there's a major difference. Tools of Titans contains condensed versions of hour long interviews with some top performers (as Tim likes to call them). Even if they are condensed, every person gets at least 10+ pages. Tribe of Mentors asks the same questions to hundreds of people and publishes their answers, sometimes with very little background information. Every one gets at most 5 pages for their answers.
Many times, I read an answer and was stuck wondering "why?", "I need more info". But there was no more info. This is the major issue I had with the book. There's just not much depth. It's a bunch of quotes that are easy to read, but do not offer much insight.
The good thing is that you get a lot of them. A whole lot. So, unlike Tools of Titans, where you may be tempted to skip certain parts, this one you can just read through. One page later, you'll be in an entirely different world.
Overall, this is still an ok book. But if you can't decide between Tools of Titans or Tribe of Mentors, you should go for Tools. It offers much more in depth information which was, to me, much more satisfying.