Book Summary: Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen
This summary of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen explains how to […]
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Book Summary: Power by Jeffrey Pfeffer
In Power: Why Some People Have It — and Others Don’t, Jeffrey Pfeffer outlines a variety of practical suggestions on how to […]
The 48 Laws of Power vs The Prince
When it comes to books about power and strategy, two of the most famous are The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli and The […]
Criticisms of “Talking to Strangers” by Malcolm Gladwell
This post levies specific criticisms at Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Although the book is an entertaining read, it’s riddled with […]
Book Summary: McMindfulness by Ronald Purser
In this book summary of McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, I set out Ronald Purser’s key objections to McMindfulness […]
Book Summary: Range by David Epstein
In my book summary for Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, I explain how David Epstein pushes back against specialization […]
Podcast Summary: EconTalk – David McRaney on How Minds Change
The traditional information deficit hypothesis thought you could change people’s minds by giving them facts. That hypothesis turned out to be wrong.
The 48 Laws of Power is Not a “How To” Book
The 48 Laws of Power is written like a “how to” book, but should not be read as such. If read that way, it’s a terrible book. Not only does it encourage you to be an awful person, it doesn’t give much guidance on how to apply the laws in practice.
Should we even seek power?
A question that The 48 Laws of Power does not address is whether you should even seek power – and what lengths you should go to to seek it. Greene assumes that everyone wants power and that more is better. He’s wrong.
Book Summary: The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
This summary of The 48 Laws of Power outlines every law in Robert Greene’s book. Each chapter of the book establishes one […]