I slogged all the way through this book to the end, page 474, and found on the last page has a quote by Alan Kay. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” The book I read on the plane back from Paris was ABOUT Alan Kay and, frankly, it was more interesting.

I like Tim Ferriss. I read all his books. I visit his websites. I have watched a real-time webinar with him. I saw him speak at WordCamp. But, I gotta tell you, this is the most self-absorbed guy I have seen in a long time. I typed in many of the web links he lists at the end of chapters and the ones that start with FourHourBody.com all seem to be affiliate links. That is, every one goes to a retail site where you can purchase the item he touted in a way that provides a financial kickback to Tim Ferriss. The book is a big affiliate marketing technique! I gotta hand it to him — this is a new one on me.

The information in the book was interesting but conflicting. He includes in an appendix a long essay on self-experimentation by Dr. Seth Roberts that recommends no breakfast and much saturated fat like bacon. The weight lifting diet he shows has no corn, beans, tomatoes or carrots. It is just dark green leafy vegetables (presumably for fiber and calcium) and lean protein. And the perfect posterior model does her exercises BEFORE breakfast contrary to the paleolithic diet he recommends. Well, I have been trying it for a few days and so far, it seems to trigger migraines.