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This article by Miles Mathis critiques Tim Ferriss, GQ, and GetPocket.com, suggesting that their promotion of Ferriss is orchestrated by the CIA. Mathis argues that Ferriss’s success is not due to his skills but to his name, wealth, and connections, likening his life story to that of Elon Musk. He claims Ferriss is a “spook” due to his investment in and promotion of psychedelic drugs, his show on the History Channel (which Mathis labels a CIA front), and his donations to consciousness research at Johns Hopkins and Imperial College. Mathis contends that Ferriss’s book, “The 4-Hour Workweek,” promoted by the New York Times, is a scam for the already wealthy, and that the bestseller list is manufactured.

Mathis dismisses Ferriss’s recent shift in focus from productivity to “going inside” and being comfortable with oneself as a CIA-backed project to distract from real-world issues like financial theft and governmental overreach. He criticizes Ferriss’s apparent surprise at still suffering after achieving external success, arguing that “chasing external markers” is inherently problematic. Mathis suggests Ferriss’s own issues stem from his family background, which he has not disassociated himself from.

The article also scrutinizes Tara Brach’s book “Radical Acceptance,” published by Random House, and her association with Insight Meditation Society (IMS) and Kripalu. Mathis asserts that Brach’s teachings, like Ferriss’s, are designed to keep people focused internally rather than addressing external injustices and that they promote a passive acceptance of a corrupt world. He contrasts this with his own philosophy, which advocates for externalizing negatives and actively fighting against external problems rather than internalizing blame.

Mathis concludes by advising readers to reject self-help books and gurus like Ferriss and Brach, and instead to critically examine individuals’ backgrounds and motivations. He emphasizes the importance of pushing back against external negativity and, in extreme cases, suggests drastic measures like moving and starting over to escape corrupting influences. He argues that true self-improvement comes from external action and confronting external problems, not from introspection guided by those he believes are part of a manipulative system.

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