The 5 Most OVERHYPED Books — That Aren’t Worth It

Luís Próspero
3 min readOct 16, 2023
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𝐈 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐇 — ⭐⭐

I was pretty disappointed.

The title promises a lot, but the content? Full of basic financial advice that you can easily find online for free.

And some of the strategies just seem like common sense repackaged with fancy jargon.

I expected unique perspectives, but instead, I got generic advice that felt like it was targeted at complete financial novices. And to be fair, it probably is.

The whole time I was reading it, I couldn’t shake the feeling that it was just another attempt to cash in on the self-help trend.

If you’re looking for a transformative financial guide, this ain’t it.

Save your time and money.

𝐒𝐎 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐂𝐀𝐍’𝐓 𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 — ⭐⭐

The book’s core message of valuing skills over sheer passion is an interesting one. However, I felt it lacked depth in places where it mattered.

Newport’s insistence on the “Craftsman Mindset” felt a bit one-dimensional, and I couldn’t help but think there are numerous paths to career satisfaction beyond just skill acquisition. The real-world…

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Luís Próspero

I have a very long list of universities from which I've dropped out. I've learned a lot just by being thrown around by life.