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The original Carnegie classic "How to to Win Friends and Influence People" is a 10 out of 10 of classic books. "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" was a pick me up I read when I was 23, and influenced me greatly.So why the low score here. Well, the big thing that is missing is the Carnegie voice. The stories here are more relevant to our era - rival directors at a fortune 100 company, using the King's Speech as a movie to reference overcoming struggle...but it doesn't ring as authentic or in...
Most of this is common sense, but that's not to say that everyone practices common sense (especially in 'the digital age') so it definitely has its use. I love that all the points made in the original book still apply today, because at the end of the day it's about people - not the form of communication. I haven't read the original, but from what I understand this version isn't really any different other than the examples being set on social media and email. While most people could still read th...
This book is absolutely fantastic. You have to read it. Since there are a great too many things to say, I will try to summarize those most important quotes / advices / teachings in short phrases so that you can have a general idea of it. For me, the most important lessons from Dale's revealing book are:(1) "NOBODY IS EVER GUILTY; NOT EVEN SERIAL KILLERS", so, don´t expect self-condemnation from anyone. If you need to call someone's attention for some wrong doing, and bring the person to your sid...
I needed to read this. Everyone should. Very good advice.
Theres some minority of good data with mostly filler words to surround them. I guess the original book is much better, the one without the digital age.
I loved the focus on valuing people. So much to think about and great things to consider in day to day interactions. My one complaint is just that there were a lot of examples given for each point that didn't always feel totally necessary. But highly recommend this book.
Picked this up after hearing a positive review from a friend to see if this book has any insight I could use in my social media interactions. While I agree with and appreciate the principles in this book, it is full of stories and examples that drive home WHY certain tactics work or don't work, but it lacks practical advice on HOW to implement most of the strategies. It's like "look at all this research and these people who prove that X is the right thing to do! Now go do it!" when in many cases...
It was a great book a lot had to do with the classic book that Dale Carnegie wrote. Refreshing.
great advice for, not only business, but also for private life. it just shows you how to care more, be friendly and non-judmental with its consequences, i.e. when people react to the affirmative and sincere you.
Simple advice: Listen. Remember people's names. Smile. And yet, I forget. My only criticism: I would have liked more examples that related to the digital realm. If I'd read the original "How to Win Friends", I may not have found enough new information to be satisfied. Favorite TidbitsYou can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you. The two highest levels of influence are achieved when (1) peop...
I find the wording and perspective interesting on, essentially, the same thing that the book written by Dale Carnegie shared. Here is an overview of this book's Contents:Part OneEssentials of Engagement1. Bury Your Boomerangs2. Affirm What's Good3. Connect with Core DesiresPart TwoSix Ways to Make a Lasting Impression1. Take Interest in Others' Interests2. Smile3. Reign with Names4. Listen Longer5. Discuss What Matters to Them6. Leave Others a Little BetterPart ThreeHow to Merit and Maintain Oth...
This is the classic information. Even though it claims to be updated for the digital age- It isn't.The contents tells the story:essentials of engagement:bury your boomerangsaffirm what's goodconnect with core desires6 ways to make a lasting impression"take interest in others' interestssmilereign with the nameslisten longerdiscuss what matters to themleave others a little bit betterto merit and maintain trust:never say: you are wrongadmit faults quickly and emphaticallybegin in a friendly wayacce...
Very repetitive to the ideas presented in the actual "How to Win Friends and Influence People" Book. Further, only 20% or less of this book actually discusses anything about Digital age. This felt more like a desperate attempt to make the original book relevant in the Digital Age.
Interesting and useful.
The original may have been good, I don't know as I haven't read it. But this version seems to be the transcript a business training company uses to teach the principles of Carnegie's original work, not a book written by a book author. The tone of the book flops back and forth between what I think are Carnegie quotes and the modern lecturer's language. Anecdotes are all over the place and far too often raise questions that are unrelated to the point the author is trying to make. And, just as ofte...
The book How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age is a modern take on Dale Carnegie's original work of the same title. It provides advice on how to become a more influential person in your life, whether in business ventures, on social media, or personal interactions. The book is also riddled with anecdotes that help clarify how to implement these tips in one's day-to-day lives.The most important takeaway of the book is that influence comes from valuing people and giving them th...
This book does have a lot of good, practical advice about how to deal with people: be genuine, smile, know people's names, start with praise, criticize in private, etc.But it also lacks depth in several areas. For example, it claims it's for the digital age, but it doesn't actually give much practical advice about how to use these skills on the internet. I also lacks practical advice for when things go wrong despite your best intentions. And this is advice for white men, it doesn't talk about ho...
This is my first / favorite book..😍 and a must read book for everyone..❤
After reading Carnegie's original, I was hoping to see a considerable update in this book - digital age applications. Maybe because it's already 6 years old and we've moved so beyond even 2011 technology, it didn't have the level of how to I was expecting.Like the original, a whole lot of "old boys club" references and not enough modern-era anecdotes for my liking.
Mayyybeee 1.5 stars. Which isn't to say that I really enjoyed this at all, but the different examples/anecdotes made some of it slightly easier to get through. This book feels more like an essay compilation than a book. Not only that, but the essays feel like the result of a class of students all needing to turn in an essay on leadership. Only one of them actually wrote the essay, but was kind enough to distribute it to everyone else under the stipulation that they "change it a little." That's i...