This book is the second-best seller by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. I’ve already commented the first one. It was basically one of the most pleasant reading experience I had so far, in terms of presentation. Knowing that they have written a book about remote working, I had it in my reading list since a while. As a remote worker myself, I was sure to learn stuff, or at least to discover another pleasant book to read.
William Zinsser’s touch
Like for Rework, we feel the hard work in this book to write only essential things, in the most comprehensive way. From the writing style to the chapters patterns and the images to illustrate them, we feel that nothing was chosen by coincidence.
The result is again a delightful experience.
Content
Thanks to this writing style, clear and concise, the chapters follow each other with lots of takeaways. Short and actionable things you can do tomorrow, either as an employee or as a company, if you want to use and promote remote working.
There are also many arguments about why remote working makes sense, from a human and economical perspective. Including counter arguments to explain the challenges that arise with remote working.
Favourites takeaways
– You can work remotely just a few days per week, or even per month, it doesn’t need to be all or nothing
– Just staying in front of a computer is not working, the work is what matters wherever you are
– A demotivated remote employee is also demotivated on site
– On site or at home, we need a routine to perform
– It’s all about trust in the end
Should you read it?
If you are a remote worker or a company working with remote workers, this book will definitely be helpful. This is also true if you are interested by remote working, but don’t know where to start.
If you want to learn how to write a book which is a pleasure to read, this is a must read as well.
Have a good read!