“House-husband, housewife, Fortune 500 CEO, cab driver, restaurateur, venture capitalist –
this is ‘the book for you,’ a book of true wisdom, business wisdom, life wisdom.
The clarity, even genius, of this book actually brought me to near-tears on several occasions.
Just bloody brilliant, that’s what!” -Tom Peters

“I want to buy a copy for everyone I know.” -Washington Post

“Stop reading the review. Buy the book.” -Seth Godin

How can one not buy a book when it receives so many raving reviews? I couldn’t resist when I saw more positive reviews in Amazon.

I bought it. Read it. All in one day!

You just can’t put it down. Instead of me writing another review, you can to go Amazon and read all about it. But be warned: If you’re not ready to throw away your conventional business wisdom and what you’ve learnt about business in school, don’t read this book. You can stop reading my post here.

Below is a review I shamelessly stole from *one of the reviewers who could write so much better than me. Here it is

I’m a small business owner who is always searching for ways to make my company more efficient, effective and prosperous. In my quest for knowledge I read REWORK by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson.

To sum-up the book, I would use the old acronym K.I.S.S. – keep it simple stupid.

The best advice I took from the book:

• • Planning is guessing. Make decisions right before you take action.
  • Workaholics are stupid. They waste your time and cause more harm than good. Send people home at 5.
  • Don’t ask for money from other people. It’s their money and therefore, they control your business.
  • Do a few simple things and do it well.
  • Don’t worry about the competition, worry about yourself.
  • Learn to love “no.” Saying “yes” can put you into a position you really don’t want to be in.
  • Make a product/service that is good at-home, not just in-store. Take the time while your business is small and new to go through a crash-test phase.
  • Stop fretting over an Ivy league education. More CEOs earned their undergraduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin than from Harvard.
  • Own your own mistakes. Customers would prefer it comes from you than the rumor mill.

I would recommend the book to those who are worried about pursing their dream of owning his own business.

REWORK is a quick, easy read. Most of the content of REWORK is common sense, but common sense is something we as a society are sadly lacking.

Here’s the name of the reviewer: Chastity