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Great explanation of “why it happens”, a little light on “overcoming”

Revisado: 10-27-21

The author did a great job explaining the things that cause procrastination in general.

If procrastination is a big issue for you, I’d recommend this as a great starting point to a longer journey.

I would have liked a deeper dive into CHRONIC procrastination in this book though, since that’s a more complex subject and the reason picked up the book.

Likewise, the book does a good job with high-level guidance, but it’s up to the reader to extrapolate that and figure out how to apply it to their own lives.

It would have been nice to have one more lecture here that gives some practical tools for people that are severely impacted by chronic procrastination.

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Great early history

Revisado: 05-03-21

Having read “In the Plex” as an outsider and again as an employee, Mr Levy does a fantastic job chronicling Google’s story from inception to the passing of the C.E.O torch from Eric Schmidt to Larry Page.

I originally bought this book a few months after it was published, when I started interviewing for a job at Google. I knew of Google and used some of their products, but working there was never on my radar, and I wanted to understand the company better.

I wasn’t at Google for any of the events covered in the book, but none of the first (or second, or third) hand accounts I’ve heard in my years with the company have contradicted Mr. Levy.

Overall, the book paints Google in a positive light, but Mr. Levy doesn’t shy away from criticism. The author maintains the tone of a seasoned, unbiased, journalist throughout.

The company has changed significantly (both internally and externally) since the publication of this book. However, I still consider “In the Plex” the best single resource for understanding how Google, as a company and the individual employees at large, thinks and works.

My only criticism of "In the Plex" comes from insight as a Google employee. Mr. Levy only scratches the surface of how central the user, their needs, and their feedback are to the day-in, day-out work at every level. For example, the APM trip is characterized as the bright young minds going on a spring break-like world tour. It is, to be sure, but almost every second is focused on truly understanding the people in the communities they visit. With only a rare exception, Googlers care deeply about making products that help people. I’m not writing this to promote Google or it’s products, or to claim it's employees are anything other than human beings. I only add it in my review here because it’s one of the primary reasons people join the company and a fundamental driver of life on the inside, and I didn't think that came through in the book.

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Good content, rough read.

Revisado: 01-29-21

The writing is solid and a good, impartial, summary of complex presidents, in complex times.

The performance sounded like the narrator didn’t take the time to read the manuscript through first before recording. Lots of mispronunciation of relatively common words, and awkward delivery.

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Solid biography, utilitarian performance.

Revisado: 07-10-20

Thorough biography, and the author does a pretty good job of presenting facts in an unbiased manner.

The narration felt more like a briefing than the telling of a tale. It was straightforward and very unadorned.

It’s great if you are looking for a “just give me the facts” listen.

Personally, it was hard to follow without a lot of concentration. I prefer a more conversational style like that of Edward Herrmann and Grover Gardener on long biographies like this.

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Cookie-cutter teen romance drama.

Revisado: 11-05-16

It is essentially a Friends highlight reel of all the Rachel/Ross relationship drama, with Star Wars episodes 4, 5, and 6 playing in the backround.

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