The Teenager’s Guide to the Real World from Marshall Brain
June 23rd, 2008 by admin
In an earlier post, I presented a slide show from Marshall Brain on how to make a million dollars. Marshall originally founded the company HowStuffWorks, which grew to a valuation of $250 million. I just remembered that he also wrote a book called The Teenager’s Guide to the Real World. There are many excerpts from the book and free resources available here:
http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/tg2rwtoc.htm
I originally got the book as a gift when I was a teenager. I remember skimming through it once and then promptly ignoring it. Now, however, I recognize there are tons of excellent tips for adults as well. Of course, there is also plenty of material for people to disagree with.
My whole blog sometimes comes close to the logical fallacy of argumentam ad crumenam (the appeal to wealth, or in other words, concluding a statement is correct because it comes from a successful person). It’s important to keep in mind that just because a person is successful, they may not necessarily be correct about everything. On the other hand, I’ve read hundreds of books written by successful people. I’ve also read hundreds of books written by unsuccessful and unfulfilled people. In my experience, the advice from people who did something great (made tons of money/invented something awesome/saved the world/etc) tends to be of much higher quality.
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