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> buying what one would typically think of as a self help book. Screw that. Carnegie's book is just like any other hacking book, except the OS is humans, the
by jpdoctor 15y ago
> buying what one would typically think of as a self help book.
Screw that. Carnegie's book is just like any other hacking book, except the OS is humans, the API is social interactions. It's not a manual, and is more in the vein of The Art of Hacking.
Seriously, worth reading.
- mstump 15y agoAgree, I'm just being honest about my knee-jerk reaction. I'm not defending it as logical.
- farnsworth 15y agoI used to feel the same way. Then I read it. This is a self-help book from before self-help books were a scam. Or maybe they still were, but in any case it was a genuinely useful book and a really quick read too. I keep it around and review a chunk now and then.
- TYPE_FASTER 15y agoTotally agree, it's a technical skill. There are good self-help books and not so useful ones, just like there are the K&R C book and Learn C in 24hrs.