Be Obsessed or Be Average
by Grant Cardone
Cardone argues that moderation is the enemy of achievement and that an all-consuming focus on a goal is a feature, not a flaw. It is loud, repetitive and occasionally reckless, and for a certain reader at a certain moment it is exactly the kick required. Nobody finishes this book unsure of what the author thinks.
Read it if…
you are stuck in polite, half-committed effort and need permission to go all in on one thing.
Skip it if…
you have family, health or sleep obligations the book waves away; its advice assumes a single-minded life.
Three things you will actually use
- Pick one target and starve the others.
- Treat criticism of your intensity as a signal you are on track.
- Work the goal daily, not when inspired.
Do this first
Choose the one goal you would pursue if you were allowed to be obsessed, and clear one hour a day for it.
Our verdict
A shot of adrenaline with no nutritional value; sometimes that is the right prescription.
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