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4 stars

Reviewed: 11-01-22

A lot of this is common sense stuff. Wake up early, put in the effort not just the work hours, treat others well. If you're in the mood for these reminders, and some of us are, then I highly recommend this book.

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Excellent Points

Reviewed: 10-21-22

I'll be honest, I thought this book was about something completely different and was pleasantly surprised. There are several good points he addresses and is worth listening to the entire audio.

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Full of actionable insghts

Reviewed: 03-18-22

The author really starts the book off with a graphic depiction of where habit forming started for him. After you get through the first chapter it's an action packed set of principals that really helped me uncover what I was doing wrong when building new habits.

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Great, Effective advice

Reviewed: 03-02-22

It is a quick series of easy to remember steps and lessons you can apply instantly to your life.

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Solid book

Reviewed: 02-17-22

When I create 10 or more bookmarks, it's a keeper. definitely worth a listen.

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Help or hurt?

Reviewed: 12-03-21

Our bookclub is small and we get through about two dozen books a year. This made our list to close out 2021. As a member of the male demographic, I would admit, many of these decisions in the world have been male biased. I get that. This dialog makes it appear that men don't get it "now" and no progress is being made. I reflect on specific areas of the world where that might be true but in the developed world, what country doesn't have a growing representation statistic where women are gaining ground? I love stats and numbers, so let's rewind the clock 100 years and ask how many women were in government? zero, ok, so that is our baseline. I don't mean to be disrespectful, but that's a fact.

The examples include a series of first world problems. Phones are too big for women's hands. Really? My hands aren't all that large for a man and I can safely say the iPhone standard model is almost too small for me, but perfect size for my elderly mother. In a free market, everyone can choose their phone size and they all perform effectively the same. Do they take pictures, check email and write texts at about the same speed? yes.
Im not sure I am in agreement with car safety. Cars have improved dramatically in safety over the last dozen years alone, with many models receiving 4 and 5 star crash ratings. Does it include 4ft 6in women, or those that are pregnant? How in the world do you expect to get an anatomically correct pregnant women and factor in all the possible collision impacts? You basically can't, and no automaker is willing to put any legal backing behind that because collisions are unpredictable. I have a friend who is 6'9", and I would conclude that when he gets into a car, it wasn't specifically designed for him, putting him at greater risk of injury too. The author chose to ignore the fact that a certain percentage of males are well over the 6ft6in mark. Do I wish every car was impervious to damage? absolutely. Rather than dragging the conversation down like men are the bad guys, could the author propose solutions or educated guesses on how to improve that? maybe.

A small point was made that women are better at negotiating peace deals. I remember reading how Chamberlin negotiated with Hitler prior to WW2. Failed. Are we then to assume a woman would have done a better job at negotiating against one of the most evil people in history? Or does it only apply for women v. women? Because I will tell you, evil knows no bounds. I hate to think what the world would be like today (especially for women) had America not stepped in. and even then, we will never know how close we came to losing. Chaos and violence is an unpredictable, unnegotiable factor regardless of which gender thinks they can negotiate better statistically. We all lost something in WW2.

Another point of contention was towards the end of the chapters, an example of a catastrophe that leveled thousands of homes after an earthquake. Those silly, bad men put a plan together to rebuild them and its not like you say, "we're going to take our sweet time" while you wallow in the streets. She argues that men forgot to put kitchens in the houses. Yes, while true, the author failed to mention there were community centered cooking areas that they shared. Silly Men, that's a terrible idea.. Why? It's not like they could walk down to the local Best Buy and order 4,000 new ovens, microwaves and have them delivered in 2 months. Does that suck? Yes. Is it men's fault? no. A better understanding of construction and practical economics would benefit us all.

The last thing I want to sound like is just another dude with a male biased critique on women. I have all sisters and essentially all female cousins. I heard about these serious issues my whole life and realize some of it is unfair, but some of it is just complaining. Can we all agree that women need men just as much as men need women? We are meant to balance each other out and this book does a lovely job of pitting men and women against each other. It was aggravating to get through, and one of the very few books I considered not finishing. All that being said, I did learn a bunch and reading this in a book club helped me learn even more about how to act in a modern world. Happy to discuss further.

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Great book for rethinking

Reviewed: 05-04-21

The stories, teachings, learning space and thoughts this book provides is so similar to what they teach in architecture college. the ability to rethink problems, solutions, take criticism are incredibly valuable.

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Good stories

Reviewed: 11-29-20

Great examples for leadership and many lessons that are applicable to today's world. Recommended for sure.

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Great mesage

Reviewed: 11-27-20

not all the book is about AI and data. worth a listen/read and understanding. Great message at the end.

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For Architects too

Reviewed: 11-12-20

Alot of the stories remind me of how to design and construct a building. So many similar analogies, its quite complex. the stories are captivating and short enough to stay engaged.

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