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A review by niniane
Happy at Any Cost: The Revolutionary Vision and Fatal Quest of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh by Kirsten Grind, Katherine Sayre
4.0
I met Tony once, years ago. The news of his death in 2020 was surprising and sad. This book describes how his mental state declined after he started taking ketamine.
Before the pandemic, he was already feeling immense pressure. Amazon gave Zappos deadlines to achieve growth metrics and Tony reduced his sleeping to 4 hours per night in order to brainstorm new business ideas.
When the pandemic started, Tony's longtime friends were quarantining. He became surrounded by new friends who were willing to exploit him and keep him on more drugs even as the drugs led to psychotic episodes.
It seems like Tony, his family, and his longtime friends were all loving and well-intentioned. But the last year was tragic, even before the pandemic started.
Before the pandemic, he was already feeling immense pressure. Amazon gave Zappos deadlines to achieve growth metrics and Tony reduced his sleeping to 4 hours per night in order to brainstorm new business ideas.
When the pandemic started, Tony's longtime friends were quarantining. He became surrounded by new friends who were willing to exploit him and keep him on more drugs even as the drugs led to psychotic episodes.
It seems like Tony, his family, and his longtime friends were all loving and well-intentioned. But the last year was tragic, even before the pandemic started.