> Everything he says is backed up by this premise: "Don't just accept this - try it! I'm only recommending it because I found it to work."
That statement only shows he only cares about selling his book. If the method fails you, it's your ($15) loss.
That statement only shows he only cares about selling his book. If the method fails you, it's your ($15) loss.
Also, note that the placebo effect is still an effect. Fifteen bucks to cure insomnia because you believe it will be cured rather than the ice bath having scientific backing? Sign me up!
Not all information is a sure thing, sometimes it pays to start looking at the "this guy is either a genius or a madman, but it is hard to tell" section.
(The only section I've carefully read is the sleep section. It's a strange mixture. On the one hand, the Zeo advice is good - I like my Zeo and expect a lot of utility from it. On the other hand, the polyphasic sleep parts read like he is making it up completely and has never actually done it. So...)
If anyone else thought that chapter sounded familiar, it's basically this web page with minimal editing. http://dustincurtis.com/sleep.html
Going back, I see Tim mentions using the "Everyman" schedule with "great success." If you were cynical, you could interpret that as 'I managed to do Everyman for a while, but the Uberman plan was impossible for me to adapt to long term.'
"It seems that all you really need to survive and feel rested is the REM phase, which is only a tiny portion of your actual sleep phases at night. "
When is this meme going to die? This data from the 1930s has been thoroughly disproven. Delta sleep is essential for memory formation.