dkai's review against another edition
4.0
Lots of good ideas inside for making a healthier workplace. It's most applicable to people in management positions for white collar jobs, but still has plenty of points to consider in the job search for lower level employees like me. If we can get past the stock market and the desire to please shareholders, work could be so much better. Wished it didn't dodge gender/race issues of expectations and overwork, but it keeps it succinct and other readings address that in more detail.
ob_ledbetter's review against another edition
4.0
SUCH a refreshing perspective. I was head nodding the whole book.
rangersarah's review against another edition
3.0
The authors did a good job of explaining how awesome their company is, but there is very little here to help the rest of us peons who don't own our own software company.
nakedsushi's review against another edition
3.0
Like parenting books, I take these business-type books with a grain of salt. That being said, there were a lot of things I agreed with in here. I can't help but think this book came about as a series of Medium posts, since some chapters were either repetitive with the point, or covered something an earlier chapter already mentioned. If the book was merely to serve as marketing/recruiting material to join the unicorn fantasyland of Basecamp, where all employees get 8 hours of sleep and plenty of time off, then it definitely succeeded.
kevinanderson's review against another edition
4.0
This book seems to be about common sense. But you question why so few companies operate like Basecamp.
andrewschreck's review against another edition
5.0
One of the best business books I’ve read. I think you need to be amenable to the idea that hustle culture and the cult of busy is total bs, but maybe if you’re not there yet but open you’ll see some truth in here.
It’s a quick read, I read it in a couple of hours.
It’s a quick read, I read it in a couple of hours.
jaranflaath's review against another edition
5.0
I guess asking me to review this is similar to asking a Christian to review the bible, or a teenager to review the latest song from Justin Bieber. I am as biased here as I can be, so you should not listen to me. Read the book yourself!
catninapark's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
servemethesky's review against another edition
4.0
This is a ridiculously quick read full of insights and gems. There's so much space on the pages, though, that you'll feel like you're just reading a collection of tweets from the authors rather than an actual book.
I'm totally on board with everything these Basecamp leaders advocate for. Yes to fewer meetings, yes to fewer disruptions, yes to getting deep work done. But of course, that's much easier said than done, especially when you're not in a leadership role at your company. It would have been nice to see more practical/in-depth suggestions for that type of situation.
I'm totally on board with everything these Basecamp leaders advocate for. Yes to fewer meetings, yes to fewer disruptions, yes to getting deep work done. But of course, that's much easier said than done, especially when you're not in a leadership role at your company. It would have been nice to see more practical/in-depth suggestions for that type of situation.