An unfortunate consequence of publishing incentives is that someone with 20-80 pages worth of information has to condense it for a magazine or stretchAn unfortunate consequence of publishing incentives is that someone with 20-80 pages worth of information has to condense it for a magazine or stretch it for a book.
This feels like the latter case. The idea is interesting and worthwhile, but there's just not enough here....more
Like every other Gladwell book, it introduces new ideas that fascinate. I'm far from confident he's right about everything, but you'll probably find aLike every other Gladwell book, it introduces new ideas that fascinate. I'm far from confident he's right about everything, but you'll probably find at least a few new ways to look at things (big fish / small pond vs. small fish / big pond was a favorite for me)....more
Typos and repetition abound but this book contains more fresh advice and solid ideas per page than nearly any other strategy/idea book I've read.Typos and repetition abound but this book contains more fresh advice and solid ideas per page than nearly any other strategy/idea book I've read....more
One of my most frequent complaints about movies is that they don't make new ones. Every movie I see is just a remake of one I've seen before.
Books likOne of my most frequent complaints about movies is that they don't make new ones. Every movie I see is just a remake of one I've seen before.
Books like these ensure a parallel of that claim will never be uttered about their ilk. I've read my share of biographies. None like this one.
Twain records his autobiography in the style of a diary, content to hop from one subject to the next or tell a single story over many days. It's certainly not objective, but the result paints a clearer picture of the man than any other form I could imagine....more
I was quite excited to read this book after the Assange published the conversation between him and Schmidt (+ Cohen) on Wikileaks (I was quite excited to read this book after the Assange published the conversation between him and Schmidt (+ Cohen) on Wikileaks ().
Unfortunately, the book is a total disappointment -- few unique or new insights, overly biased towards status quo, and far too linear and straightforward in it's assumptions....more
Derbyshire does as admirable job conveying the complexity of the Reimann Hypothesis in a way that makes you feel like almost understand what the fuck Derbyshire does as admirable job conveying the complexity of the Reimann Hypothesis in a way that makes you feel like almost understand what the fuck he is talking about....more
Taleb can be smug, condescending, and, oddly for a man as obsessed with certainty as he, overconfident. Nonetheless, he's talking about ideas in a wayTaleb can be smug, condescending, and, oddly for a man as obsessed with certainty as he, overconfident. Nonetheless, he's talking about ideas in a way that no one else is. And he's probably right....more
Maybe this book oversimplifies, generalizes and tells overly pat stories. Maybe it's 100% on the money. Regardless, I don't care -- any book that alteMaybe this book oversimplifies, generalizes and tells overly pat stories. Maybe it's 100% on the money. Regardless, I don't care -- any book that alters or influences my understanding of reality as much as this one is amazing....more
Worth it for the lesson that success as CEO is more derived from capital allocation than charisma. A tad obsessed with Jack Welch as a benchmark. AlsoWorth it for the lesson that success as CEO is more derived from capital allocation than charisma. A tad obsessed with Jack Welch as a benchmark. Also, prone to survivorship bias. It seems almost axiomatic that those who achieved extraordinary successful were unconventional. That does not mean that being unconventional correlates with success, it just means that being unconventional is a requirement for stratospheric success....more
I would be shocked if anyone reads this book, considers the ideas inside, and doesn't come away with a changed view on moral relativism and absolutismI would be shocked if anyone reads this book, considers the ideas inside, and doesn't come away with a changed view on moral relativism and absolutism. ...more
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