I agree it implies wanting to be different from Tim Ferriss, but it doesn’t say in which direction. And things like
What is one thing he’s done you haven’t that probably you could do, and what is the explanation you invented to yourself for not having done it?
… makes me think SuspiciousTitForTat meant the not that far above you” interpretation. Though the fact that both you and wedrifid don’t makes me doubt.
SuspiciousTitForTat: if you have three people scratching their head and coming up with opposite interpretations of your opening sentence, you may need to make your writing clearer :)
(at this stage, this subthread is more interesting as a case study in unclear communication than as discussion of the article...)
Oh no, I agree that the post means what you think it means. I was guessing at why people interpreted it that way. I should have added that it’s not an interpretation that jumps as easily to mind when the first sentence alone is read out of context.
I agree it implies wanting to be different from Tim Ferriss, but it doesn’t say in which direction. And things like
… makes me think SuspiciousTitForTat meant the not that far above you” interpretation. Though the fact that both you and wedrifid don’t makes me doubt.
SuspiciousTitForTat: if you have three people scratching their head and coming up with opposite interpretations of your opening sentence, you may need to make your writing clearer :)
(at this stage, this subthread is more interesting as a case study in unclear communication than as discussion of the article...)
Oh no, I agree that the post means what you think it means. I was guessing at why people interpreted it that way. I should have added that it’s not an interpretation that jumps as easily to mind when the first sentence alone is read out of context.