merjet Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Article in Forbes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDS Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Nice work by Mr. Simpson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Nice work by Mr. Simpson!Precisely.The book has been criticized often in the five decades since it was published. Most frustrating for those of us who love it are critiques that misunderstand its essential points and end up attacking straw men. Rand, they often say, believed that only the strong should survive or that a man’s worth is measured by the size of his wallet. Writing in the Business Insider, Max Nisen does all this but adds a new twist. In “‘Atlas Shrugged’ is Full of Terrible Business Advice,” Nisen criticizes the book for not being a better version of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.Of course, Atlas Shrugged isn’t a business how-to manual. But it is full of powerful advice if you’re willing to consider what Rand actually says. Here are some of the real lessons in the novel that make it a favorite of so many productive, successful people.Again, precisely. The principles that are shouted from those pages have never failed me.Only when I rejected them did I have negative personal experiences.Sometimes, egoists need to accept certain discoveries by other egoists and adapt.A... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moralist Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Thanks for posting the article, Merlin. Money is the product of virtue.Hits the bullseye here. Of course, Atlas Shrugged isn’t a business how-to manual. Misses it here. Yes it is. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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