What was your favorite recent book or article, and what did it inspire?
April 5th, 2023
@Hope
It was Nasario, it inspired me that we have to never give up.
intuitiveHuman5173
April 10th, 2023
I just read “so good they can’t ignore you” by cal Newport and I feel like it made me feel comfortable being lost in my 20s and being hopeful that even if I can’t put my finger at a specific “passion” to follow that I can get somewhere in my life regardless.
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@intuitiveHuman5173
What was the key takeaway from the book?
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April 11th, 2023
Hi @Hope
One of my recent favorite books is Small Is Beautiful by E. F. Schumacher. Some of the main points covered by this book are:
- Focusing on ecological balance, community development, and human well-being is necessary for sustainable economic growth.
- Sustainable company operations must put the needs of the environment, consumers, and employees first.
- It's crucial to have a "right-sized" strategy that promotes neighborhood communities and is appropriate for the local situation.
- It is important to create jobs that have prospects for advancement and fair remuneration.
- Prioritizing environmentally friendly activities is advisable, considering how corporate operations will affect society and the environment in the long run.
- Businesses should put a higher priority on principles like simplicity, humility, and compassion than they should on short-term profitability.
- A more integrated and sustainable approach to business can create value for shareholders, employees, customers, and the larger community.
It inspired a different approach to understand how teams could be managed. Standardization is great, but there's a right size for everything, bigger might not always be better, as there will always be sub-teams within big teams which show an overall craving for smallness.