I have six words for you...
01/12/09 20:55
In honor of the the book “Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six Word Memoirs” I’ll make my review of it six words (cliche, I know):
Funny, moving, compelling, good for bathroom.
I believe I first heard about this book reading Dan Pink’s paradigm changing book, “A Whole New Mind.” If you haven’t read it, then stop reading this drivel, go to amazon and buy it now. I’ll wait... What you don’t have 1-click turned on? Sigh... Ok, you won’t regret it. (As an aside, I actually worked with Dan many years ago on the Ferraro for Senate campaign in 1992.) What is it about? Well, I’ll sum it up with a story my brother told me:
In 1950 they asked the leading futurists (people who think about the future, I don’t know its my brother’s story) what the most important skill of the next 50 years will be, and they said information management. During the next 50 years, we saw the growth of information professions, doctors, lawyers and the like. In 2000 they asked the next group of leading futurists, what the most important skill of the next 50 years would be, and they said story-telling. The book basically looks at this transformation, goes into his theory of why it’s taking place, and talks about the important skills (empathy, story telling, design) people will need to get along in this world that’s overflowing with information and access. Its one of those books that I’m constantly bringing up in conversation and recommend without any hesitation.
I just bought a new copy of it because I lent my old one to a so called friend who never returned (you better know who you are because I can’t remember).
The Six Word Memoirs can also be check out at the Smith Magazine website.
Funny, moving, compelling, good for bathroom.
I believe I first heard about this book reading Dan Pink’s paradigm changing book, “A Whole New Mind.” If you haven’t read it, then stop reading this drivel, go to amazon and buy it now. I’ll wait... What you don’t have 1-click turned on? Sigh... Ok, you won’t regret it. (As an aside, I actually worked with Dan many years ago on the Ferraro for Senate campaign in 1992.) What is it about? Well, I’ll sum it up with a story my brother told me:
In 1950 they asked the leading futurists (people who think about the future, I don’t know its my brother’s story) what the most important skill of the next 50 years will be, and they said information management. During the next 50 years, we saw the growth of information professions, doctors, lawyers and the like. In 2000 they asked the next group of leading futurists, what the most important skill of the next 50 years would be, and they said story-telling. The book basically looks at this transformation, goes into his theory of why it’s taking place, and talks about the important skills (empathy, story telling, design) people will need to get along in this world that’s overflowing with information and access. Its one of those books that I’m constantly bringing up in conversation and recommend without any hesitation.
I just bought a new copy of it because I lent my old one to a so called friend who never returned (you better know who you are because I can’t remember).
The Six Word Memoirs can also be check out at the Smith Magazine website.