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Congrats for completing a book, it takes work. As an entrepreneur I read anything that could improve my business, but I find kindle Cloud or those services poo

Congrats for completing a book, it takes work. As an entrepreneur I read anything that could improve my business, but I find kindle Cloud or those services poor. I hate DRM, so normally I have to ask for the printed version with all the inconveniences and cost(I live outside US), for then cutting the sides(very fast with a power tool) and feeding the book to my fantastic Fujitsu Snapcan scanner. Then the pages are stored in a box in the loft. So obviously I prefer to buy a PDF which is not available here. Not having read the book, it seems to me like you are naturally inclined for achieving things by your own personality(the book is using lots of "how I...", I, I, I, me, me. The main question in business use to be how people that are different than you could express their best potential. I see lots of books or talks of how to improve the business and step number 1 is planning everything, of course the people giving the talk are planners, they love planning everything by nature, and people that attend are naturally plan haters by nature too. If you have dogs you see dogs like golden retrievers that love water, and others hate it, like some children love some toys and not others by nature. Usually "one size does not fit all", personality types have to be studied so you could see what could or could not be done with the people you have.

jasonshen 13y ago
Thanks for the comments. I respect your concerns around digital rights. There are obviously benefits to pushing through Amazon as well. If you buy the book via Amazon and then forward the receipt to winningisntnormal@gmail.com, I'm happy to provide a PDF. As for your point about "I" - also great and one I don't address enough. 1) I do cite ideas and thoughts by other people as well as research by peer reviewed journals in the book. 2) That said, most of the book is about my experience. Here is why: I am not in your head. I have not lived your life. I can only observe other people from a far distance - look at what they say and do, guess their intentions and understanding, etc. The only thing I can definitively say with certainty is what I have learned and what i have experienced. 3) I think self knowledge is extremely important and that you (and everyone) should seek to appreciate how you differ from other people. And this filter all advice through the lens of "I'm like this, they are like that, therefore I should modulate the advice in this way". If you read my book, you get a fairly good sense of how I think ans approach things. Only you know how to modulate my suggestions to your own life and your own goals. There few universal truths when it comes to getting shit done. What I hope to do is to illuminate ONE path, warts and all, in hopes that others can navigate their own journeys.

jasonshen 13y ago

Thanks for the comments. I respect your concerns around digital rights. There are obviously benefits to pushing through Amazon as well. If you buy the book via Amazon and then forward the receipt to winningisntnormal@gmail.com, I'm happy to provide a PDF. As for your point about "I" - also great and one I don't address enough. 1) I do cite ideas and thoughts by other people as well as research by peer reviewed journals in the book. 2) That said, most of the book is about my experience. Here is why: I am not in your head. I have not lived your life. I can only observe other people from a far distance - look at what they say and do, guess their intentions and understanding, etc. The only thing I can definitively say with certainty is what I have learned and what i have experienced. 3) I think self knowledge is extremely important and that you (and everyone) should seek to appreciate how you differ from other people. And this filter all advice through the lens of "I'm like this, they are like that, therefore I should modulate the advice in this way". If you read my book, you get a fairly good sense of how I think ans approach things. Only you know how to modulate my suggestions to your own life and your own goals. There few universal truths when it comes to getting shit done. What I hope to do is to illuminate ONE path, warts and all, in hopes that others can navigate their own journeys.