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Survivorship bias - yes; but I think it's still better than getting recommendations about books and productivity systems from people who do nothing but peddle a
by kkoncevicius 4y ago
Survivorship bias - yes; but I think it's still better than getting recommendations about books and productivity systems from people who do nothing but peddle advice.
- cinntaile 4y agoThis is a false dichotomy. And it is also not clear that these books had any effect on the company outcome.
- wyem 4y agoNo. If you see the quotes of the founders in the same article, a few have clearly discussed how the books had an impact on their business strategy. This is what I truly found insightful.
- readthenotes1 4y agoGiven the apparent lack of consistency (no book suggested by more than 3/100), the results seem pretty random. Not sure you wouldn't have done as well asking the advice peddlers for recommendations of other author's books.
- upen946 4y agoYeah, that's the core point.