Badly written. A quarter of the book is a pompous attempt to sell the book itself. The rest is an attempt to structure the tools of thought that are natural to any educated person. By tools, I mean Occam's razor, inversion, and the like. The best there is some quotes from smart people.
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Sergey Machulskis wants to read Who says elephants can't dance? by Louis V. Gerstner
Drive : The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
From Daniel H. Pink, the author of the groundbreaking bestseller A Whole New Mind, comes his next big idea book: …
Sergey Machulskis wants to read Адекватность by Сергей Калиничев
Адекватность by Сергей Калиничев
- Книга-тренажер, которая помогает совместить высокую результативность с радостью жизни
- Автор — тренер по развитию эмоционального интеллекта для делового и личного …
Sergey Machulskis wants to read Truth about Employee Engagement by Patrick Lencioni
Sergey Machulskis started reading Leadership Is Language by L. David Marquet
Sergey Machulskis reviewed The Great Mental Models by Farnam Street
Did not like it
1 star
Sergey Machulskis finished reading The Great Mental Models by Farnam Street
Sergey Machulskis finished reading Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (Dune, #2)
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (Dune, #2)
Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the known …
Sergey Machulskis reviewed Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (Dune, #2)
Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. …
It was amazing
5 stars
The book about a man of unlimited power who had no choice but to remain alone in an infinite universe.
Sergey Machulskis reviewed The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama
Nearly every time you see him, he's laughing, or at least smiling. And he makes …
Liked it
5 stars
You can train your mind to be happy and this book tries to explain how to do it.
Sergey Machulskis started reading The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama
The Art of Happiness by Howard C. Cutler, Dalai Lama
Nearly every time you see him, he's laughing, or at least smiling. And he makes everyone else around him feel …
Sergey Machulskis reviewed The Tao of Programming by Geoffrey James
The Tao of Programming is a book written in 1987 by Geoffrey James. Written in …
Liked it
5 stars
This is a mimic of Tao Te Ching. Short and sweet.
Sergey Machulskis finished reading The Tao of Programming by Geoffrey James
The Tao of Programming by Geoffrey James
The Tao of Programming is a book written in 1987 by Geoffrey James. Written in a tongue-in-cheek style spoof of …
Do you want to build a software product that people want and are willing to …
It was amazing
5 stars
Do you know what net negative churn means? This is a very useful concept, and it's just one of many perfectly explained in this book.