How to Win Friends and Influence People

Not Review, Personal notes

Be Considerate of others, value the view of the other side when trying to influence
Criticizing people does not work to get them to come around, neither does complaining
Everyone wants to feel important and appreciated
Sincerity is the most valuable component of persuasion
The best way to get someone to do something is to get them to want to do it, that is also the only way to get them to do something
Show Interest in others,...read more

I can definitely see why this is used as a timeless classic for building people skills. It uses relatable and easy reference examples to interpersonal relationship and communition skills. The author is good with setting the example, learning the lesson and giving the major take away. It is very motivational and easy to follow.

I avoided this book for a while despite numerous recommendations because I have friends and I wasn't particularly interested in manipulating people. However, I read a particularly good recommendation recently in another book and I decided to bite the bullet and read it.

Rather than being morally dubious as I suspected, I think the book gave a lot of good advice on how best to be a kind, considerate, thoughtful human being. Yes, it also gave advic...read more

This book's title is self explanatory. It gives a list of principles that you should abide by to build and improve your relationship and relationship skills. Lots of the stories shared are quite dated, but I could relate to them even in the year 2019.

Some might call this book a waste of time as the principles could be summarized on a single page. The stories helped me understand them much more though and made them stick more.