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dspacenine's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting book about the future of work in the era of AI and ML. It's a thought provoking overview of what you need to be thinking about in the future of work. Lots of follow-up suggestions if you want to dive deeper.
alex_ellermann's review
3.0
âHumility Is the New Smartâ posits that, with AI poised to eliminate millions and millions of jobs in the coming decades, âsmartâ isnât enough to succeed in todayâs or tomorrowâs career environment. In a world in which AI will be able to access and synthesize information much more rapidly than an human can, tomorrowâs premium will be placed on the people who can work well in teams, keep their egos separate from their ideas, and create.
As you may imagine, this book is geared toward people working in the knowledge economy: roofers may not be particularly worried about AI. Nevertheless, this book does offer a gloss on the contemporary business and leadership literary landscape, leaning particularly hard on Kahnemanâs âThinking Fast and Slow.â Even if you arenât a knowledge worker, even if you arenât particularly worried about AIâs impact on your field, you can learn some lessons from âHumility Is the New Smart.â
As you may imagine, this book is geared toward people working in the knowledge economy: roofers may not be particularly worried about AI. Nevertheless, this book does offer a gloss on the contemporary business and leadership literary landscape, leaning particularly hard on Kahnemanâs âThinking Fast and Slow.â Even if you arenât a knowledge worker, even if you arenât particularly worried about AIâs impact on your field, you can learn some lessons from âHumility Is the New Smart.â
ashtheviking's review
3.0
I'm torn about how to review this as I don't believe audio was the right way to consume this book. There's a lot of lists and self-assessment checklists that I definitely think it would be more beneficial to peruse physically. I thought this had some interesting ideas about the skills and mindsets that will be more prevalent in the "Smart Machine Age". When most jobs are automated where in the workforce will humans exist/thrive? What can we do now to prepare for those changes?
The book was constantly referencing the works of others: Creativity, Inc; Learn or Die, etc that reference the work cultures of major corporations that embody the 'new smart' ideals. It seemed more a study of those particular business leaders and how to be more like them rather than give practical advise to a worker.The latter half of the book was just general leadership advice: practice mindful meditation, control your emotions, learn how to effectively listen, care about your employees as people, and promote life-long learning-- the essential jist.
I first found it ironically amusing and then annoying the amount of time the phrase "I, Ed..." was used in the chapter about minimizing ego. I thought the personal example of the author's introduction to meditation was unnecessary and boring. Largely, saying he was skeptical too, it was hard at first, ended up changing his life. Also in 2021, no one is learning meditation from a book.
These businesses are referenced constantly: Google, Pixar, Bridgewater Associates, Starbucks, United Parcel Service, Sysco, W. L. Gore & Associates, IDEO, Southwest Airlines, and the US Marine Corps. And usually listed exactly like that but I believe they only go in depth about how Google, Pixar, and Bridgewater accomplish their objectives and largely by referencing books written by their CEOs. I imagine those books to be more useful to read on their own.
The book was constantly referencing the works of others: Creativity, Inc; Learn or Die, etc that reference the work cultures of major corporations that embody the 'new smart' ideals. It seemed more a study of those particular business leaders and how to be more like them rather than give practical advise to a worker.The latter half of the book was just general leadership advice: practice mindful meditation, control your emotions, learn how to effectively listen, care about your employees as people, and promote life-long learning-- the essential jist.
I first found it ironically amusing and then annoying the amount of time the phrase "I, Ed..." was used in the chapter about minimizing ego. I thought the personal example of the author's introduction to meditation was unnecessary and boring. Largely, saying he was skeptical too, it was hard at first, ended up changing his life. Also in 2021, no one is learning meditation from a book.
These businesses are referenced constantly: Google, Pixar, Bridgewater Associates, Starbucks, United Parcel Service, Sysco, W. L. Gore & Associates, IDEO, Southwest Airlines, and the US Marine Corps. And usually listed exactly like that but I believe they only go in depth about how Google, Pixar, and Bridgewater accomplish their objectives and largely by referencing books written by their CEOs. I imagine those books to be more useful to read on their own.
petezilla's review against another edition
2.0
I was really excited to read this book.... but it just didn't do anything for me. It felt like it tried to be a book on AI/Automation, business, and self-help - and didn't solidly land on any of those. It wasn't that it was bad, I just didn't find it all that useful and I won't be recommending it to anyone.
kst718's review against another edition
5.0
Good combo of easy skim and important life lessons. #themoreyouknow
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