On a whim, picked this off the new arrival shelf at the library, forcing myself to ignore the warning bells activated by the presence of a Dave Ramsey forward. I also only read the jacket blurb which is a mistake because the chill, collected description doesn't read anything like the book at all.

Instead, the book reads like an ADHD salesman pitching the most "for sure!" deal of the century. The first two chapters set off my anxiety, which was possibly an intentional move to make the subsequent reading feel affective. Short, punchy lines abound. On top of that, the author uses footnotes to put in further personal exposition, mostly trying to be witty or adding "color" but really it made it feel like that breathless guy who hasn't taken time to think something through, just shootin' from the hip. Trust me! I gotchu on this one, pal. Pew Pew, finger pistols, wink wink.

To be fair, I don't doubt his knowledge about the topic; you don't get through grad school completely ignorant of your field. A lot of what he's saying makes sense, and he does make the content accessible to the average reader, but he swung too far away from the academic and scientific standards. Because of the super salesman style, the book feels like a ploy to make money, not really help people. The author's picture plastered on the cover is another clue.