16/06/2026
Y tu de que libro te arrepientes?
Reading is subjective
Depending on who you ask, they might've not finished the book or just pushed through (All though a few loved these books) and thats okay. Remember thats what book clubs are for so we can discuss and share our opinions.
The hard thing about the hard things
I so have a thing against Ben Horowitz, but first I must confess that I didn't finished the book so if I gets better at the end its not worth it. This book starts with the build up and crash of a tech company, all the time Ben knows, HE KNOWS, that the company its going to flop if they don't come with a breakthrough to compete with the other company's. And what does he do? nothing, he doesnt tell anyone because since Ben was so kind and such a great boss he gave company shares to every employee he hired, so he didint wanted to tell anyone about the situation because they will be pi**ed. Some assets could sense the situation and estimated that the company could flop so they went to him and pitch ideas to save the company and HE JUST SHUT THEM OFF because they didn't knew anything. Then when things come crashing down he was so baffled because they're going bankrupt... AMMM EXACTLY SIR!!! He so thought "Im the baller, I will save everything last minute" like in a movie, and he couldn't. This all could've been saved if his ego wasn't as big as Russia.
Good Arguments
This is a very passionate book. The narrative switches between detailed emotional stories the author lived and the technicalities of debate, I personally loved the way he told his stories, and I almost cried during the narration of his first debate. However, I think the technical aspects of debate created a difficult shift in the writing, and the book club agreed. (Some loved the narrative side, while others loved the technical side, but almost no one liked both.) Even the members who usually read ahead didn’t make it to the agreed chapter.
The 4 Hour work week
Tim Ferris wrote a book marketed for people who want to live more after work, and his answer for us was to wrok less. How is “set limits” your advice? It’s easy to say, “Just let everyone know, ‘I will only be answering emails from 12 PM until 2 PM.’” Sorry, am I supposed to email my manager, my boss, or the owner of the company and say that out of the eight hours they pay me for, I’ll only be available for two? His takes are out of touch, privileged and frat boy coded. Just not worth it.
