Ferriss’s book, however, isn’t just “Hey, there are alternatives to 9-5, and you ignore them because you’re brainwashed” It’s “hey, there are alternatives to 9-5, and here’s why they’re better, and here’s a step-by-step for how to do it.”
He never used the word ‘brainwashed’ but the sentence would fit in Tim’s book. The main reason that ‘brainwashed’ seems remotely controversial is that we usually use that term to refer to indoctroniation by those who are not of our culture. The other divergent connotation is that the brain must be cleaned of what is already there. The first set of beliefs about how the world should be doesn’t require cleaning the brain of pre-existing dogma before instilling itself.
Ferriss’s book, however, isn’t just “Hey, there are alternatives to 9-5, and you ignore them because you’re brainwashed” It’s “hey, there are alternatives to 9-5, and here’s why they’re better, and here’s a step-by-step for how to do it.”
He never used the word ‘brainwashed’ but the sentence would fit in Tim’s book. The main reason that ‘brainwashed’ seems remotely controversial is that we usually use that term to refer to indoctroniation by those who are not of our culture. The other divergent connotation is that the brain must be cleaned of what is already there. The first set of beliefs about how the world should be doesn’t require cleaning the brain of pre-existing dogma before instilling itself.