Summary: Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi with Tahl Raz

Re:Summary: Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi with Tahl Raz by serjester on Sunday June 13, 2021 @12:42PM (#27494046)

Personally I read the book years ago and found many pieces of actionable advice. For example after years of having very distinct friend groups, I started mixing them together and the result was great. Tons of small tips like that.

Yes you're right, this book isn't for a serious introvert. But Keith never claims it is? Writing a book for everyone leaves you with a book that's useful to no one.

If I write a book about compilers, maybe even mention my book will make someone a better programmer, I don't expect the frontend guys to complain it's not accessible to them. I honestly struggle to understand where this mindset comes from.

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Re:Summary: Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi with Tahl Raz by tedunangst on Sunday June 13, 2021 @12:55PM (#27494126)

The marketing for self help books rarely seems to indicate who the target audience is, other than everyone. I imagine the blurb for your compiler book would not be "The book everyone needs to read to understand how to use a computer better."

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Re:Summary: Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi with Tahl Raz by vladf on Sunday June 13, 2021 @01:12PM (#27494258)

Why would a publisher narrow its target purchasing demographic preemptively?

At the end of the day, the point is book sales, not to actually make you successful (even if that’s the effect for some small slice of the people who actually buy it).

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