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Brainbu$ter Veteran user Indianapolis, IN 326 Posts |
Nobody said that the Ostin Clip is weak.
He simply said that it does not fall into the category of "mind reading," which is true. It's a prediction effect. Also, regarding the consecutive general +reviews from John's friends in PEA, in any other field it is considered professional to add full disclosure, e.g., "Before going into the merits of this book, I should mention I'm John Rigg's friend, but I still found X, Y, and Z helpful in his latest book." There is obviously a conflict of interest issue. A friend's review may be valuable (as long as it's not a trite "Yes, it's great."). But it is reasonable for someone to want to hear objective, unbiased reviews of the product before he invests in it. Also, if John has 50 friends in PEA (and this goes for any author), and 10 of them post "He's a swell guy. Buy it." and "His wife is great. Buy this book.", but the other 40 friends thought the book was weak, they will NOT post a negative review. This makes the review process lean towards positive reviews, and anyone who posts a negative review often gets attacked on this forum. This is why I really appreciate it when I encounter a rare negative review. I find it more credible. Also the aforementioned statistical problem of "survivorship bias" (where the friends who didn't like the book don't post their views) has made me jaded with this forum. |
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puppetboy New user Manhattan 28 Posts |
You do realize that your comment is regarding a six year old thread, right?
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Logan Five Inner circle Northern California 1434 Posts |
I use his Business Card Business quite a bit, it's easy to do.
Self concept is destiny..
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Rolyan Special user I'm fencing in my land; so far there are 590 Posts |
Just to help keep the 6 year old thread going.....
I met Bob Ostin years ago, saw him lecture, bought his book (signed of course), etc etc etc. Those that think his clip is either not very good, or cannot be used for mind reading, have missed out by not knowing and speaking to him. Experience tells me to question all reviews, and I mean ALL reviews, where I do not personally know the reviewer. The Internet with its instant access, YouTube stardom and anonymous fame has a lot to answer for. |
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WizzBang Regular user 125 Posts |
Still appreciated the post in 2021.
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