Book Summary: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
In this detailed summary of Never Split the Difference, learn the negotiation techniques used by FBI hostage negotiators and how to apply them to your daily life.
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Criticisms of “Bullshit Jobs” by David Graeber
Graeber got 4 things wrong in his book, Bullshit Jobs. (1) That the rise of the information economy is bad. (2) That there has been a “bullshitization” of work. (3) That bullshit jobs are almost always demoralising. (4) The reasons for the inverse relationship between social value and economic value.
What I think Graeber got right in “Bullshit Jobs”
In this post I outline what I think David Graeber got right in his book, Bullshit Jobs. Other
My 7 categories of “bullshit jobs”
In the book Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber suggested 5 categories of bullshit jobs. However, I found it more useful to look at […]
Book Summary: Bullshit Jobs – A Theory by David Graeber
In 2013, David Graeber published an article On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: A Work Rant. The article went viral. It got a lot of attention in social media and the mainstream press. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, is Graeber’s attempt to flesh out some of the ideas in his 2013 article.
How to Reduce Noise and Objections to Reducing Noise
A summary of the methods for reducing noise, and common objections to doing so, in the book Noise by Kahneman, Sibony and Sunstein.
Book Summary: Noise by Kahneman, Sibony and Sunstein
There is noise in many areas, more than you think. This book explains the different types of noise, how to measure it, and how to reduce it. There are many examples with citations.