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@hankg there's this 20 min documentary on youtube about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S06oMxdt40A Might be also interesting to watch, I found it complemented the book well

The thing is that I'm a complete beginner in this subject, but I found the book very interesting and novel. Definitely a lot of food for thought. And global economics are not so simple as I thought.

It's highly acclaimed, but I don't get it... the language is not that simple to follow. Which makes me not want to read it.

If you're into SF, you're going to like this book. Personally, I wasn't amazed by the story: the pace is pretty slow and I wasn't really surprised by the way the plot unfolded. Then again... after covid19 it would be hard to write a book about a pandemic that's surprising.

And how they can play out to create misunderstanding (which I've experienced firsthand in the workplace). While very insightful, I found it a bit too long and I missed a clear section of action points after each chapter. To keep things easy, I used a summary website to get the main points of the book.

Just like with all my books, I tried listening to the audiobook (from audible) and I stopped after listening for an hour. For me, the narrator sounds like a robot at times, which somehow annoys me (I was surprised to see that it's actually a person, not a robot). When it comes to the actual content, I found that the narrative style is awkward and offputting. The techniques themselves might be useful for a manager of managers, but I'm already getting that information from other sources.

I'm a casual reader of the author's blog and I find the pieces there thoughtful and reasonable. This book (v3) was ok, practical at points, but also polarizing/ranty at moments. I can understand the culture where the author is focused on release or die, but that's far from the reality of most companies and people. There are successful companies out there where life-work balance is encouraged and respected. It's not Silicon Valley or bust. Also, a business/practical book without a cheatsheet falls short from becoming actionable, therefore useful.

I enjoy the simplicity of the model: 4 types of teams with 3 types of behaviors. I suggest jumping to the conclusion and reading that and going into the chapters only if needed. (the book could have been shorter

When I went through the book, I was mildly impressed by the writing and by the information contained in the book. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't amazing. However, as I started doing the exercises and the meditations, things started to shift in me quite fundamentally. Definitely a great book to read and practice from.

I hoped I'd learn more about my relationship with money. This book is not that, although the subtitle promises it. It contains too many positive anecdotes and too few exercises. It feels salesy, like the author is trying to fundraise from me. Definitely not worth buying.

Overall, a good book because I enjoy SF and I was mentally stimulated by some of the ideas about social structures. The reason why I give it 3 stars and not 4 is that it seemed to me that the author was trying too hard to describe the philosophy at the cost of the SF aspect.