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A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink

December 7, 2020 by octothorp Leave a Comment

UGH DAMMIT. I just bought an interesting looking book from the remainder pile at my local bookstore. The name sounded familiar and I misattributed it to another author’s reputation, but it’s another Daniel Pink book. That’s not to say that this book was miserable, but I didn’t feel like I learned anything from it either. It has that tone that so many management books have (I’m looking in your direction Thomas Friedman) where the author is so in love with their own work that they […]

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octothorp's CBR12 Review No:125 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Daniel Pink ·
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Drive by Daniel Pink

August 23, 2019 by octothorp Leave a Comment

I like economics books in the “economics is the study of human behavior” vein as opposed to the “effect of capital gains tax on gross domestic product” or the like (proven by that second example making no sense whatsoever), so I sometimes end up in the business section of the bookstore, which is dangerous. I took a few business classes in college and the books were written for people who don’t read.  I’ve read picture books to my toddler that were more complex. It’s sometimes […]

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octothorp's CBR11 Review No:64 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Daniel Pink, Drive ·
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