ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever by Fried, Jason -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Contents About the Book About the Authors Title Page Introduction First

The new reality

Takedowns

Ignore the real world Learning from mistakes is overrated Planning is guessing Why grow? Workaholism Enough with “entrepreneurs”

Make a dent in the universe Scratch your own itch Start making something No time is no excuse Draw a line in the sand Mission statement impossible Outside money is Plan Z You need less than you think Start a business, not a startup Building to flip is building to flop Less mass

Progress

Embrace constraints Build half a product, not a half-assed product Start at the epicenter Ignore the details early on Making the call is making progress Be a curator Throw less at the problem Focus on what won’t change Tone is in your fingers Sell your by-products Launch now

Productivity

Illusions of agreement Reasons to quit Interruption is the enemy of productivity Meetings are toxic Good enough is fine Quick wins Don’t be a hero Go to sleep Your estimates suck Long lists don’t get done Make tiny decisions

Competitors

Don’t copy Decommoditize your product Pick a fight Underdo your competition Who cares what they’re doing?

Evolution

Say no by default Let your customers outgrow you Don’t confuse enthusiasm with priority Be at-home good Don’t write it down

Promotion

Welcome obscurity Build an audience Out-teach your competition Emulate chefs Go behind the scenes Nobody likes plastic flowers Press releases are spam Forget about the Wall Street Journal Drug dealers get it right Marketing is not a department The myth of the overnight sensation

Hiring

Do it yourself first Hire when it hurts Pass on great people Strangers at a cocktail party Resumés are ridiculous Years of irrelevance Forget about formal education Everybody works Hire managers of one Hire great writers The best are everywhere Test-drive employees

Damage Control

Own your bad news Speed changes everything How to say you’re sorry Put everyone on the front lines Take a deep breath

Culture

You don’t create a culture Decisions are temporary Skip the rock stars They’re not thirteen Send people home at 5 Don’t scar on the first cut Sound like you Four-letter words ASAP is poison

Conclusion

Inspiration is perishable

Resources

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