Category Soft Skills

There are books that after reading you consider them as “must-read” and you’re asking yourself why you didn’t read it before. Today is the day when I read the “Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World” by Cal Newport for the second time. I don’t regret it.

In COVID times, we very often work remotely. It changed a lot in our life as well as in the world. Working from home is cool but, on the other hand, very distracting. Being focused is important. I think we know that but do you know how much?

I always had problems with negotiations. To be precise - it’s still a problem for me but I think that “Never split a difference” by Chris Voss will help me with this. Here are some things I took down I remember from the book the most.

The first thing is the mood. When we feel safe and in control, we are more problem-solvers. A smile makes as more open and ready for negotiation instead of fight and resist. That sounds reasonable but the next thing surpassed me.