Is anyone willing to discuss their thoughts on this book

I think that many of his theories are valid in relation to psychology. I think the idea individualistic success of overrated in today's society

This about sums up my opinion of him, from the horses mouth: I am a story-teller, and I look to academic research … for ways of augmenting story-telling. The reason I don’t do things their way is because their way has a cost: it makes their writing inaccessible. If you are someone who has as their goal ... to reach a lay audience ...you can't do it their way.

 

He drastically oversimplifies issues just so he can spin a good yarn. Not a big fan.

Yeah, he's actually been caught falsifying some of his facts. It's great that he's bringing attention to advances in psychology and neurology, but there should be no need to falsify anything, with all of the data that is out there. Making quotes and facts up is just laziness.

 

Still, he does a good job of debunking the myth that anyone can become anything they want. Life is about taking advantage of the chances you get, rather than trying to force an outcome that will never happen.