Book Review: Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson

Rework is an unconventional business book that will force the readers to rethink how business can be conducted.

Jason Fried is co-founder and president of 37signals and David Heinemeier Hansson is the creator of the popular web development framework Ruby on Rails and partner at 37signals. The authors have compiled the learnings from their own experiences running businesses. Software Products offered by 37signals are designed to be simple, likewise, the book is also written in a simple manner.

Jason and David have explained their point in relatable ways with simple images and headlines. The best part of the book is that every topic is only a few pages long. Rework need not be read in sequence. The reader can open any page and start reading the topic at hand and feel inspired and enlightened. It is an excellent resource for new-age businesses.

Most businesses focus on planning with much detail, but one of the key lessons of the book is that all Plans are Guesses. Since no one can predict the future, we should consider our business plans as business guesses, our financial plans as financial guesses, and likewise. So, do not over-plan, we will have to anyways update the plans on the go.

My second takeaway from the book is that workaholism doesn’t always lead to productivity. As a workaholic myself, I found this to be quite true. A workaholic will get exhausted and eventually be unproductive. We all need to invent systems and mechanisms to save time and be efficient.

It is a must-read book for everyone doing business or thinking of starting one. The book is short but the lessons in it are invaluable for new-age business persons.

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