Fantastic. I was debating whether to add this to the TBR list but was hesitant based on the title. Your review has firmed up my thinking. Thanks for sharing. It's why I read.
That’s great, Joseph. I bet you’ll enjoy it. It’s the kind of book you dip in and out of and find some thing interesting every time. I also bet it would make a great quick read before bed. Pick it up and read a few pages at random. When you hit on something great, down goes the book, off goes the light. And then your subconscious will somehow ruminate on that bit all night. What would be cool is if some percentage of the time, it connected to some problem you’ve been trying to solve and the combination, fermenting overnight, produced the answer.
Took your advice, bought a copy. Just read it. It was excellent. I've often thought how nice it would be to have a book of short pithy words of wisdom/advice/rules/maxims to read/review and refresh myself with. Not a perfect compendium but as you said in your review, plenty to ponder and to turn back to and ruminate on. Thanks again for the review. I enjoy your work immensely.
I think there’s a lot of truth there. I think when we say, “That’ll never work” about something, we’re sometimes betraying an assumption that it actually could—like we’re compensating for our lack of belief by stating it emphatically. So when that pops up, it’s like a tell that there could actually be something there. The impossible is usually just a framing problem.
Great stuff. I’m a sucker for books of aphorisms.
It’s a great collection.
Fantastic. I was debating whether to add this to the TBR list but was hesitant based on the title. Your review has firmed up my thinking. Thanks for sharing. It's why I read.
That’s great, Joseph. I bet you’ll enjoy it. It’s the kind of book you dip in and out of and find some thing interesting every time. I also bet it would make a great quick read before bed. Pick it up and read a few pages at random. When you hit on something great, down goes the book, off goes the light. And then your subconscious will somehow ruminate on that bit all night. What would be cool is if some percentage of the time, it connected to some problem you’ve been trying to solve and the combination, fermenting overnight, produced the answer.
Took your advice, bought a copy. Just read it. It was excellent. I've often thought how nice it would be to have a book of short pithy words of wisdom/advice/rules/maxims to read/review and refresh myself with. Not a perfect compendium but as you said in your review, plenty to ponder and to turn back to and ruminate on. Thanks again for the review. I enjoy your work immensely.
Pretty amazing thinker/worker. What did you think of number 10?
I think there’s a lot of truth there. I think when we say, “That’ll never work” about something, we’re sometimes betraying an assumption that it actually could—like we’re compensating for our lack of belief by stating it emphatically. So when that pops up, it’s like a tell that there could actually be something there. The impossible is usually just a framing problem.
Love this summary. I just got mine in the mail today! You’re really good at number 8.
Thank you. That’s a great compliment!
Great summary - I can't wait to read the book. I was already half through his talk with Tim Ferris but those can get very long.
It’s fun. I bet you’ll enjoy it. His recent conversation wtih Tyler Cowen is great. I just listened last night. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-with-tyler/id983795625?i=1000611589305
Just ordered this on your recommendation! Thank you, Joel!
Chad, I think you’ll like it! That 90% observation is true about writing books :)
No doubt!