Weekly Book Review: How to Win Friends & Influence People

Or, why you should stop being a jerk and start treating people right.

I’m reading a book about business, entrepreneurship, and mindset every week of 2022. You can read about why I decided to here. My goal for this project is twofold:

1. See how much life is transformed as I consistently learn new skills and apply them to my life.
2. To provide as much value as I can with others.

That’s why I’m providing a write up after each book: to hold myself accountable to applying these lessons and to provide insights to anyone who wants them.

If you have book recommendations, interesting applications, or have any questions, please leave a comment!

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📘 Why this book

My very first book in this series is How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

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I decided to start with How to Win Friends & Influence People because it’s a classic — I’ve been hearing about it for years. This one guy in grad school would go on and on about what an…