Re: Authors - Who's cultish, who is not?

> I generally tend to pass on anything that sounds
> authoritative. LGATs and cult leaders are noted
> over and over to be very authoritarian. You can
> feel a definite contrast on exposure,
> especially if you have had experience with the
> ones that are not like that. You can
> usually tell just by cracking the book open in a
> few places and reading a few paragraphs. Theres a
> whole different "tone" to it. Then you can just
> avoid buying them in the first place. The books i
> like give information. Some of the information i
> like and accept, and other parts i might reject.
> The main point is that those books don't tell
> me what to do.

Good points--I immediately thought of a Tony Robbins book I borrowed from a friend years ago.

I've read books on another particular subject where it was easy to see who was just trying to sell something as a fake guru/sly businessperson, versus who knew what they were actually talking about.
>
> Go with your gut, and do what works for you.

Thanks for the important reminder for us all.