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I'd concur that the book was a huge eye-opener for me. Earlier, I used to think that I only needed to be right (for e.g., while making technical design decision

I'd concur that the book was a huge eye-opener for me. Earlier, I used to think that I only needed to be right (for e.g., while making technical design decisions) and just say it out when I disagreed. This book taught me that the way you put forward your thoughts also matters. You can be right without being a dick and without screwing up your relationships with others. I followed up this book with Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. That was another fantastic book for me. For me, these two books fit right into the category of those that literally changed my life.

matwood 8y ago
Agreed. Relationships are how we get things done in life. Reaching consensus, asking for help, motivation - all based around relationships with others. Since How to Win Friends is already mentioned, I'll add Musashi here. There are so many lessons it's hard to pick them all out, plus I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
wnissen 8y ago
7 Habits made me think about certain things differently, but I had many people tell me that it really changed their life. Didn't do that for me, but "change your life" is a really high bar. Definitely How to Win Friends did.