Comments on: The Joy of Reading http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/ On a Quest for Personal Freedom Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:01:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Matthew Cornell http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-60936 Matthew Cornell Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:59:48 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-60936 Thanks for the book notes. > [Tracy] He also states that you never lose a deal on price. I disagree. I'm firmly in the Alan Weiss/Value-based fees camp on this one. Weiss claims resistance to your proposal comes down to four things: 1 They don't trust you 2 They don't need you 3 They don't feel any urgency 4 They don't have the money to pay you His point: Money can always be found. I agree - people will find the money if they want something badly enough. Look at all the new cars being bought by people with credit card debt. Makes sense? No. So why do they do it? >> Because they want it.< [Rand's point] the state must not intervene in the intellectual and moral life of its citizens I think I agree, but not if it means slashing public schools, which some argue is a Bush priority. I think governments *should* do certain things that individuals can't on their own. Health insurance. Defense. Education. Thanks for the book notes.

> [Tracy] He also states that you never lose a deal on price. I disagree.

I’m firmly in the Alan Weiss/Value-based fees camp on this one. Weiss claims resistance to your proposal comes down to four things:

1 They don’t trust you
2 They don’t need you
3 They don’t feel any urgency
4 They don’t have the money to pay you

His point: Money can always be found. I agree - people will find the money if they want something badly enough. Look at all the new cars being bought by people with credit card debt. Makes sense? No. So why do they do it? >> Because they want it.< [Rand’s point] the state must not intervene in the intellectual and moral life of its citizens

I think I agree, but not if it means slashing public schools, which some argue is a Bush priority. I think governments *should* do certain things that individuals can’t on their own. Health insurance. Defense. Education.

]]> By: Neil http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-58776 Neil Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:40:02 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-58776 Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" altered my view of the world around me. Even now I'm awared of how closely our nation resembles the last half of the book. By design perhaps? Robert Pirsig's "Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance" caused me to reflect on my own desire to touch true "quality..excellence". I've had moments in music with others that touched ever so briefly on perfection...when the sum of the parts was oh so much closer to perfect than was expected. Magical, elusive, and truly satisfying leaving me aching to return to it. Good post. Thanks. Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” altered my view of the world around me. Even now I’m awared of how closely our nation resembles the last half of the book. By design perhaps? Robert Pirsig’s “Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance” caused me to reflect on my own desire to touch true “quality..excellence”. I’ve had moments in music with others that touched ever so briefly on perfection…when the sum of the parts was oh so much closer to perfect than was expected. Magical, elusive, and truly satisfying leaving me aching to return to it.
Good post. Thanks.

]]> By: Attack of the Bibliophiles — Creating a Better Life http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-58312 Attack of the Bibliophiles — Creating a Better Life Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:35:21 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-58312 [...] I know that at this point it’s no where near the number that others who have participated in this meme have. I’m going to guess that I’ve got about 50 or so physical books laying around [...] […] I know that at this point it’s no where near the number that others who have participated in this meme have. I’m going to guess that I’ve got about 50 or so physical books laying around […]

]]> By: Melanie Milletics http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-56824 Melanie Milletics Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:38:04 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-56824 Good Morning Steve! I came across your blog by chance, and found myself making notes based on your current (and past) reading selections, thanks! And, I'm with you, nothing beats holding a book! Good Morning Steve! I came across your blog by chance, and found myself making notes based on your current (and past) reading selections, thanks! And, I’m with you, nothing beats holding a book!

]]> By: Michael G.R. http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-56180 Michael G.R. Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:20:00 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-56180 btw, the Scoble book is okay, but if you want something a lot more useful, check out "Made to Stick" by the Heath brothers and "Founders at Work" by Jessica Livingston (interviews with startup founders). Good stuff in that genre. btw, the Scoble book is okay, but if you want something a lot more useful, check out “Made to Stick” by the Heath brothers and “Founders at Work” by Jessica Livingston (interviews with startup founders). Good stuff in that genre.

]]> By: Rick Cockrum http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-55649 Rick Cockrum Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:34:41 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-55649 Living in a bookstore is definitely a dream come true. We would have a tough time doing that here. Neither my wife nor I want to let go of a book once we have it. Definitely the drug of choice for both of us. Many of the memories of my childhood revolve around reading, too, both good and bad. I spent hours reading. On the other hand, when I was 7 or 8 I got extremely upset with my mother when she wouldn't replace a book I loved that my baby sister had colored in and ripped pages out of. One of the best things about starting school was the chance to use its library. I can see how we have a common base to talk. Many of your favorite authors are mine, too. Thank you for joining in. Living in a bookstore is definitely a dream come true. We would have a tough time doing that here. Neither my wife nor I want to let go of a book once we have it. Definitely the drug of choice for both of us.

Many of the memories of my childhood revolve around reading, too, both good and bad. I spent hours reading. On the other hand, when I was 7 or 8 I got extremely upset with my mother when she wouldn’t replace a book I loved that my baby sister had colored in and ripped pages out of. One of the best things about starting school was the chance to use its library.

I can see how we have a common base to talk. Many of your favorite authors are mine, too.

Thank you for joining in.

]]> By: Michael G.R. http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-55528 Michael G.R. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:14:54 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/the-joy-of-reading/#comment-55528 I'm pretty much a book-a-holic too. I started late with the serious reading, but it's never too late to do a good thing. I’m pretty much a book-a-holic too.

I started late with the serious reading, but it’s never too late to do a good thing.

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