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Recommends Don't Think of an Elephant.

7 Jan 2024 Lenny's Podcast The engineering mindset | Will Larson (Carta, Stripe, Uber, Calm, Digg)

“So I talked about Thinking in Systems and Primer. I talked about Good Strategy, Bad Strategy, but I'll give you a third one, which is Don't Think of an Elephant by George Lakoff. It's a really interesting book about framing things in conversations that has really changed how I communicate.”

— Will Larson

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Will Larson
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7 Jan 2024
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Lenny's Podcast

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…What are two or three books you've recommended most to other people? So I talked about Thinking in Systems and Primer. I talked about Good Strategy, Bad Strategy, but I'll give you a third one, which is Don't Think of an Elephant by George Lakoff. It's a really interesting book about framing things in conversations that has really changed how I communicate. Amazing. Favorite recent movie or TV show you've really enjoyed?…

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