Comments on: Pragmatic Thinking & Learning Reviewed http://facility9.com/2009/10/08/pragmatic-thinking-learning-reviewed Jeremiah Peschka's ruminations on sql, ruby, c# and other things Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:22:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aaron Stemen http://facility9.com/2009/10/08/pragmatic-thinking-learning-reviewed#comment-822 Aaron Stemen Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:38:30 +0000 http://facility9.com/?p=979#comment-822 I read this earlier this year. I thought it was okay, but I don't think I got as much out of it as you did. There are a handful of things that I took away that I try to do everyday now. There are several things that I try to do now. I have a note on my monitor that says "Consider the Context". It's a good reminder and helps me think of the bigger picture. I also carry around a small moleskine notebook (lined instead of unlined) that I write ideas and thoughts into when they come up. Or I try to act on the thought quickly before I forget. I also attempt to plan things using the SMART objectives. I also liked reading about the concept of the two kinds of thought processes. Aside from that though...meh. I'm glad that you liked it, and I wish that I liked it more than I do. I don't go out of my way recommending the book as a result, and reading your review it sounds like others may get value out of it that I didn't. I read this earlier this year. I thought it was okay, but I don’t think I got as much out of it as you did. There are a handful of things that I took away that I try to do everyday now.

There are several things that I try to do now. I have a note on my monitor that says “Consider the Context”. It’s a good reminder and helps me think of the bigger picture.

I also carry around a small moleskine notebook (lined instead of unlined) that I write ideas and thoughts into when they come up. Or I try to act on the thought quickly before I forget.

I also attempt to plan things using the SMART objectives.

I also liked reading about the concept of the two kinds of thought processes.

Aside from that though…meh. I’m glad that you liked it, and I wish that I liked it more than I do. I don’t go out of my way recommending the book as a result, and reading your review it sounds like others may get value out of it that I didn’t.

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