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Business books are entertainment, not strategic tools

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593 points ZeroTalent | 1 comments | 09 May 25 20:51 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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abetaha ◴[10 May 25 00:49 UTC] No.43942334[source]▶
I am always amazed how most business book authors take a simple idea that could be described in one page, and turn it into a 200+ page book with popularizing narrative. What's more amazing is that the ideas are usually commonsense, but due to human nature are seldom practiced.
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tomrod ◴[10 May 25 03:26 UTC] No.43942986[source]▶
How to win friends and influence people remains one of the better ones. Most of its chapters are only a handful of pages.
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hammock ◴[10 May 25 04:33 UTC] No.43943262[source]▶
That is not a business book
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1. levocardia ◴[10 May 25 05:31 UTC] No.43943446{3}[source]▶
Yes it is, almost all of the examples in the book are about business situations!