Miscellaneous notes

I’m immediately struck with the fun subtitle “How to Win Business and Influence Friends”, a clear parody of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People”. I discovered this from a reddit post claiming it was largely about developing the skill of reading.

Then you need to read “Love is the Killer App” which, contrary to title, is how to read a book.

Which I thought was a little odd considering “How to Read a Book” by Mortimer Adler is itself a very good resource on the subject. Nevertheless, it piqued my interest enough to pick it up.

I’m getting the sense early(As early as the title if I’m being honest) on that this is a book with it’s pathos oriented toward the businessman. It argues for things like being well-read as a useful tool for success in business, rather than an important thing in it’s own right.