I listened to that episode of If Books Could Kill (podcast). It boils down to grifting, if I recall correctly (that’s usually the story of the books they cover).
It 100% is and the guy is clearly a douche bag, BUT it changed the way I look at work. At the end of the day success at most jobs is based on how effective people perceive you to be.
That’s literally all of capitalism. The existence of companies at all is dependent on their ability to sell products and services for more than the inputs that go into them. Profit is literally just bullshitting people into paying more for something than it is worth.
I listened to that episode of If Books Could Kill (podcast). It boils down to grifting, if I recall correctly (that’s usually the story of the books they cover).
It 100% is and the guy is clearly a douche bag, BUT it changed the way I look at work. At the end of the day success at most jobs is based on how effective people perceive you to be.
That’s literally all of capitalism. The existence of companies at all is dependent on their ability to sell products and services for more than the inputs that go into them. Profit is literally just bullshitting people into paying more for something than it is worth.