How Will You Measure Your Life?

govmarley reviewed How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen

Review of 'How Will You Measure Your Life?' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Quick read about the goals you set for your life and how you can apply them in all areas. I especially enjoyed the section called, "What Makes Us Tick". It was all about motivation, for both yourself and others. Some of his thoughts for job satisfaction that really resonated with me:

Is this job meaningful to me?
Is this job going to give me a chance to develop?
Am I going to learn new things?
Will I have an opportunity for recognition and achievement?
Am I going to be given responsibility?

Good thoughts around parenting, work, and life. Three stars.

vin_aigre reviewed How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen

None

1 star

Sometimes, I don’t mind the obvious being stated. But the way this author puts it makes me question my sanity. The ‘theories’ he claims to advance are nothing short of preposterous and self-evident in all conventional measures. The fact that every idea must have its echoing in business is mental straining for a guy like me. Not to mention the wannabe distillate that purpose is a process of “likeness, commitment, and metrics”. “Companies that aspire to positive impact must never leave their purpose to chance.” Hear that companies? Or was the distillate the last paragraph of the book underneath the not so humble title: “The Most Important Thing You’ll Ever Learn” in which the author blabbers about cancer and some students of his that discovered ‘life’s purpose’? Side note: I would not be shocked if these are the same people that find The Alchemist awe-inspiring.
In the end, not even …

Sometimes, I don’t mind the obvious being stated. But the way this author puts it makes me question my sanity. The ‘theories’ he claims to advance are nothing short of preposterous and self-evident in all conventional measures. The fact that every idea must have its echoing in business is mental straining for a guy like me. Not to mention the wannabe distillate that purpose is a process of “likeness, commitment, and metrics”. “Companies that aspire to positive impact must never leave their purpose to chance.” Hear that companies? Or was the distillate the last paragraph of the book underneath the not so humble title: “The Most Important Thing You’ll Ever Learn” in which the author blabbers about cancer and some students of his that discovered ‘life’s purpose’? Side note: I would not be shocked if these are the same people that find The Alchemist awe-inspiring.
In the end, not even the ischemic stroke salvaged this work from half a star except the whole-star system rating on here.

John B reviewed How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen

Review of 'How Will You Measure Your Life?' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Wish this was the kind of thing they taught in school when I was there. Glad to have it now to share with my kids as they grow old enough to understand these lessons and messages.