"How-To-Be-A-Millionaire" Books Are Bullshit

John wins the lottery. Playing tickets day after day was his thing. It finally paid off. Deep inside he knew that one day he would have succeeded. John really believed in himself you know. Four months after winning the lottery, he decides to write a book. He wants to help others to become as lucky as him. He believes that his dedication along with all his lifestyle rituals made a difference in becoming rich.

He was thinking that maybe it was his grit. Maybe it was his 6am push-up routine. Perhaps it was his weekly colon cleansing. Maybe it was the spiritual way he came to orgasm through the kamasutra book his girlfriend bought. The organic kale smoothie right before sleep on this slightly elevated natural-made mattress also helped. John was also certain that giving 20 cents every morning to the beggar at the park "aided his chakras" into attaining full luck.

John, much like the rest "how-to-make-lots-of-money-book-authors", is full of shit. Survivorship bias got him my the balls and everyone else that would be reading his book.

Have you ever tried to write a book about your successes? In all likelihood you are hesitant because you don't have much to show. Perhaps you do have something to show but you are too lazy. Maybe you look at those awesome books from awesome people like John and you realize that you suck way too much to even try.

The people who choose to write a book always do it after they have become successful. In other words, they describe themselves post-hoc. Something good happens in their life and then they create a narrative about how a series of events helped them to reach their goal. The same events could have resulted in grave injury or financial destruction and they wouldn't have written a book about how much all those strategies didn't work. Yet, they believe that they are unique snowflakes and that they should let everyone know about their awesomeness.

Personally, I would only take into consideration advice about becoming a millionaire from someone who started writing a book, completely broke lying half dead in a ditch. If, by the time they issue their 5th book, they are also sitting on a seven figure bank account, then I will take their advice into consideration.

Making lots of money in life has to do a lot with luck. I know you might be thinking that knowing business fundamentals, keeping a shiny attire and being a smooth talker helps. Unfortunately, it doesn't. Millions of others follow the same social memes and they accomplish nothing extraordinary.

The "millionaire ways" have become quite popular — from the books of all the "successful" people. Whoever ends up "succeeding" from the middle class is due to luck. There is only so much you can do.

People suck at statistics. Believing you will win the lottery or becoming a millionaire by following some strategy carries similar odds. There are so many events that take place around us that either one could be considered a bad or good omen. We always know which is which right after an event has taken place. Someone who has a pot landing on his head, rendering him braindead and someone who has a fat wallet landing on his feet carry the same statistical odds. They are both lucky, depending how one chooses to see things.

You could be a straight talker and end up alone and broke. You could use the same strategy but happen to talk to people who dig this kind of behavior and become a millionaire. We cannot know how the environment responds to us because it is ever changing.

In all likelihood you will never become a millionaire. In all likelihood all the books you read about becoming a millionaire will make you even more depressed than you currently are. Life is a curious game and the rules are not set in stone. There is no secret recipe or path one can take. There are no formulas and no books to guide you. You are better off reading a novel, watching a movie or scratching a lottery ticket.