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The best advice I found was in 'Never Split the Difference'. The rest is me being honest and direct.
by 1a527dd5 2y ago
The best advice I found was in 'Never Split the Difference'. The rest is me being honest and direct.
- mizzao 2y agoYep, I've read a lot of negotiation books and that's the one that explains all the other ones. Everything else (including this article) is a specific case of the models described in that book.
- 3eb7988a1663 2y agoI bounced on that book pretty quickly, so maybe I need to give it another attempt. It started off so generic and, "Here are my expert qualifications and anecdotes".
- Seattle3503 2y agoYeah I rolled my eyes at that, but publishers basically require the front 10% of non-fiction be like that. It's for the people walking through book stores and picking up books to browse.
- ilrwbwrkhv 2y agoThats why we need disruption in the books publishing industry
- ghaff 2y agoYou have it. You can self-publish. Publishers are not actually idiots. By and large, they know what sells.
- ilrwbwrkhv 2y agoSelf publishing doesn't work because there is no filter for quality or editing.
- ghaff 2y agoI guess I'm not sure what you mean by "doesn't work." I've gone through publishers and self-published. They come with different tradeoffs including the complaints about how publishers want a book to flow as described upthread. Reviews are at least something of a filter.
- sharmi 2y ago[dead]
- Kerrick 2y agoAlso, Never Split The Difference is basically a negotiation-oriented, machismo-tinted version of Nonviolent Communication by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg. I highly recommend both books.
- mizzao 2y agoTotally agree! Other similar books using similar models: Connect, by David Bradford and Carole Robin (on business and personal relationships) How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk (on parenting) It's funny how at the end of the day, all interpersonal relationships work the same way, isn't it :-)