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It should be cautioned that this book gets killed by a lot of people who have done philosophy for various reasons. But Phil Jackson is apparently a fan, and any

It should be cautioned that this book gets killed by a lot of people who have done philosophy for various reasons. But Phil Jackson is apparently a fan, and anyone who wins 10 NBA championships and got the best out of MJ, Kobe, Shaq, and the Worm, and is a "Zen Christian" must know something interesting. And yeah, it's a book worth reading through, if grueling at times. I can't find the quote, but one of his points is that quality things have quality because their creators deeply cared about them and put that care into the product. It seemed very Jobsian (maybe not surprising given his own interests).

igk 10y ago
Interesting, do you have any links to stimulating critiques at hand?
- aaron-lebo 10y ago
  They may not be stimulating and Reddit search is not working at the moment, but if you'll search there, there's a lot of commentary at different times and across various subreddits on the book.
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revscat 10y ago
I have run into that before, as well, but I do not recall where. Philosophers of seem to hate this book for reasons that I'm not sure about. I thought it was an excellent read, and something I have kept a part of throughout my life after first reading it sometime in the mid 80s.
dugditches 10y ago
I try not to read to deeply into it as a 'Philosophical' text. And more on the concepts of 'Quality' and the thought process of an analytical person. The book starts with fairly simple real world examples I'm sure most people could agree or relate with(the author/character was an editor of 'Digital Computer Manuals') .
0x445442 10y ago
The book's investigation of quality and how quality relates to a meaningful life has occupied my mind off and on for decades now. But much more so the past few years. I remember going to Duke Chapel a number of years ago and looking at the stone work there and wondering if there was even enough masons of that caliber to build something like that today. Then I thought what it must be like, being able to bring your children and grand children there and say, "Pappy helped build this place with his hands". Perhaps it's a case of greener pastures but it sure seems having the ability to draw on those types of experiences would act as a warm blanket when the more cynical me started to develop a cold perspective.

igk 10y ago

Interesting, do you have any links to stimulating critiques at hand?

aaron-lebo 10y ago
They may not be stimulating and Reddit search is not working at the moment, but if you'll search there, there's a lot of commentary at different times and across various subreddits on the book.

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revscat 10y ago

I have run into that before, as well, but I do not recall where. Philosophers of seem to hate this book for reasons that I'm not sure about. I thought it was an excellent read, and something I have kept a part of throughout my life after first reading it sometime in the mid 80s.

dugditches 10y ago

I try not to read to deeply into it as a 'Philosophical' text. And more on the concepts of 'Quality' and the thought process of an analytical person. The book starts with fairly simple real world examples I'm sure most people could agree or relate with(the author/character was an editor of 'Digital Computer Manuals') .

0x445442 10y ago

The book's investigation of quality and how quality relates to a meaningful life has occupied my mind off and on for decades now. But much more so the past few years. I remember going to Duke Chapel a number of years ago and looking at the stone work there and wondering if there was even enough masons of that caliber to build something like that today. Then I thought what it must be like, being able to bring your children and grand children there and say, "Pappy helped build this place with his hands". Perhaps it's a case of greener pastures but it sure seems having the ability to draw on those types of experiences would act as a warm blanket when the more cynical me started to develop a cold perspective.