You know how the book 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu feels like common sense now, even though it was considered profound when it was written? Because over time, those ideas became widely understood, and what was once seen as genius now feels like basic knowledge.
Well I want to know what are books today like that? Practical, real-world useful, that could give you an edge now to most people around you in society but in the future will probably just be common sense.
by bananaprincess1
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*Art of War* doesn’t feel like common sense. It feels like an outdated military manual, because that’s what it is. It has real application as foundational literature for military command, but outside that it’s pretty useless and has only gained the hype it has because some pretentious business CEOs started reading it as if it was something else and it became a fad of people trying to copy them chasing success that had nothing to do with the book.
There’s a lot of people willing to sell you and everyone else the secrets to success though. There’s a whole genre, it’s called “self help” books. They’re mostly a scam.
There’s no easy way (other than already being rich) to gain a leg up on everyone else. If there was, everyone would be doing it and you still wouldn’t have a leg up.