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Pragmatic Thinking and Learning

Refactor Your Wetware

By Andy Hunt

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| Paperback | 9781934356050

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Pragmatic Self-Help

I must admit that while I am pretty wary when it comes to self-help stuff, I am also very tempted by the whole concept.
Wouldn't it be great if GTD really made me a superhuman? Wouldn't it be great if "The Zone Diet" transformed me in a Charlie Atlas? Wouldn't it be great if Agile Methodologies rea ... (continue)

I must admit that while I am pretty wary when it comes to self-help stuff, I am also very tempted by the whole concept.
Wouldn't it be great if GTD really made me a superhuman? Wouldn't it be great if "The Zone Diet" transformed me in a Charlie Atlas? Wouldn't it be great if Agile Methodologies really cured my baldness?
Most of the time I resist, and combat my urges by reading articles about the XP, and book reviews on Amazon to get a vague idea of what the latest fad is.
Considering I found The Pragmatic Programmer really good, I decided to see if the no-nonsense (but at the same time optimistic) spirit of the original work could make the difference.
I am happy to report that yes, the book is written in the same style, and most of it is interesting, well thought-out, and clearly and concisely explained. Even if you - like me - have already read a bit about most of the "tricks" (or tools) like Mind Maps, GTD, etc. the book as a whole still has merits. In fact, even if you already knew everything it will still prove valuable, because you can lend it to some colleague, or friend, and give them a glimpse to things they may be interested in learning.
I think this is the crux of the matter: this is not a book that everybody should buy. But I think that everyone should read it. So buy a copy, and lend it around...

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