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How to win friends and influence people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends

How to win friends and influence people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influen... I have to keep reminded myself to apply the rules, but very sound advice.

mywittyname 10y ago
I occasionally revisit this book every few years as a refresher. Every time I do, I end up making close, life-long friends by applying the techniques in this book. I'd say this is a must read for just about anyone.
- andreasklinger 10y ago
  i know people that had the habit of intentionally reading it once a month while founding their startup
  - walterbell 10y ago
    The Dale Carnegie Leadership course (based on this book) is worthwhile and available in many cities globally. Expensive but sometimes covered by corporate training allowance. You want the one that is extended over 8-12 weeks, one session per week. That allows time for weekly application of that week's lesson to your life, as homework assignment. The compressed (3-day version) does not give enough time to apply the principles and see real-world results. The material in the book is easy to read and very hard to apply.
- swah 10y ago
  The book actually tells you to read it 3 times ;)
  - mywittyname 10y ago
    The fact that I have read this book three times and don't remember this fact is a testament to the importance of this statement.
Gnarl 10y ago
If you need a book for that, I'd say you're in trouble
anotherevan 10y ago
I must admit, I've always found the title off-putting as it sounds very much like it is a manual written by Machiavelli. OTOH, both my kids are on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum and there are several auties that recommend it as really useful in helping them with inter-personal interaction. So there you go.
- Nomentatus 10y ago
  Some of it - John D. Rockefeller throwing dimes to kids for the good PR, for example, is Machiavellian in the bad sense. But much of it is trying to persuade people that even if they were purely selfish, they'd still benefit from being less utterly self-absorbed, and demonstrating that.
jgalt212 10y ago
Seconded. After reading this my poor B- social skills, immediately jumped to a B+. Not a pancea, but a great book to help you think about/observe how others think/feel and how that will in turn affect you.

mywittyname 10y ago

I occasionally revisit this book every few years as a refresher. Every time I do, I end up making close, life-long friends by applying the techniques in this book. I'd say this is a must read for just about anyone.

andreasklinger 10y ago
i know people that had the habit of intentionally reading it once a month while founding their startup
- walterbell 10y ago
  The Dale Carnegie Leadership course (based on this book) is worthwhile and available in many cities globally. Expensive but sometimes covered by corporate training allowance. You want the one that is extended over 8-12 weeks, one session per week. That allows time for weekly application of that week's lesson to your life, as homework assignment. The compressed (3-day version) does not give enough time to apply the principles and see real-world results. The material in the book is easy to read and very hard to apply.
swah 10y ago
The book actually tells you to read it 3 times ;)
- mywittyname 10y ago
  The fact that I have read this book three times and don't remember this fact is a testament to the importance of this statement.

Gnarl 10y ago

If you need a book for that, I'd say you're in trouble

anotherevan 10y ago

I must admit, I've always found the title off-putting as it sounds very much like it is a manual written by Machiavelli. OTOH, both my kids are on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum and there are several auties that recommend it as really useful in helping them with inter-personal interaction. So there you go.

Nomentatus 10y ago
Some of it - John D. Rockefeller throwing dimes to kids for the good PR, for example, is Machiavellian in the bad sense. But much of it is trying to persuade people that even if they were purely selfish, they'd still benefit from being less utterly self-absorbed, and demonstrating that.

jgalt212 10y ago

Seconded. After reading this my poor B- social skills, immediately jumped to a B+. Not a pancea, but a great book to help you think about/observe how others think/feel and how that will in turn affect you.