Ryan Deiss satirizes business book fans by rating them based on which productivity books they love. Read Atomic Habits? You're optimizing everything. Follow Donald Miller? You're obsessed with your personal brand. The books reveal who you are before you even finish them.
Here's what your favorite business book says about you. You either work for Keller Williams or you just geek out over productivity books because they're kind of a good excuse to not have to actually do anything. Solid idea. But most people just wind up with one thing and then 15 billion sub things. 4.2 out of 5 stars. You didn't read Atomic Habits. Come on, you read the summary, maybe the first chapter you atomic habited. Read Atomic Habits. 4.2 out of 5 stars. All right, this isn't a bad book. But if this is your favorite book, you type in all caps, you've 10x your cat and your dog, and you wear sunglasses indoors. 3.6 out of 5 stars. I don't think I can have any opinion on this book without getting canceled, so I'm leaning out on this one. 5 out of 5 stars. If this is a favorite, you got lists of lists. You've got apps for your apps. You've got a color coded filing system that can rival the Library of Congress. The problem is you're so busy organizing your tasks that you forgot to actually do any of them. 3.6 out of 5 stars. It's classic advice, but it's also classic overwhelm. If you like this book, then you're a total framework geek like me. And look, Donald Miller is a really good friend. And since I'm totally biased and always in favor of my friends. 4.9 out of 5 stars.
