122 sats \ 5 replies \ @kr 5 May 2022 \ on: Hey stackers it's Paul from Sphinx & Stakwork, AMA bitcoin
Are there any books that have had a meaningful impact in shaping your view of the world?
I'm no longer religious, but I've read the bible 27 times before I left for college :)
I read "The Goal" by Eliyahu Goldratt in high school and it's amazing for redesigning processes. Adam Smith's less famous book on life "How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life". Guns Germs/Steel was an eye opener. I read lightly, but high volume.
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+1 for The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt!
The audiobook version is great too as it’s really well produced with different voice actors for each character.
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I've rarely met anyone who's even heard of this book. It was at my house for some reason and I read it over and over. It seems so obvious to apply outsized resources to remove bottlenecks, but that isn't practiced.
Stakwork could be the key unlock inefficiencies for all kinds of business processse by 'cloudsourcing' work.
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Wow, did you find yourself learning new ideas after each of the 27 reads? Or did your understanding of the bible taper off after a few reads?
Thanks for the book recos!
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We held a family bible study for 30-45 min in the morning and around an hour each night every day of the week. It had two benefits: I was trying to read stuff like "shadrach meshach and abednego" in preschool years and I was unknowingly learning a daily meditation practice sitting there every day.
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