The most popular review says this book is only for liberal arts. I strongly disagree. I agree only in that the book has both good and bad (or fluff as they called it.) Granted the suggestions on how to improve skills are coming from what the author knows best, but the fact is these 10 skills are wanted in every field. In fact, the thinking that engineering/medicine/law majors don't need these skills is why I think everybody should read this book (again, with a grain of salt as not every section is relevant to every person, and some of the links and references may not be to anybody.) For example, you may think that an engineer may not need to learn to influence people, write well or communicate clearly. This is folly. You can come up with a brilliant design for a piece that will revolutionize the automotive industry, but if you can't convince your team/boss/company to implement it, then you've wasted your time. If you study medicine you may need the same skills when you find a cure for a disease and need to convince people to invest on its research. Perhaps you can find different methods of achieving the skills than those presented by the author, but identifying the needs is the key part. Adapting the method to your career and personality is something you should be doing anyway as not every school will have all the options presented (for example, you may be getting your college degree online.)
As an employer of both science and arts degree holders I can testify that every person that goes to college should invest in developing these skills. And people that don't plan to go to college should invest in developing these skills as well.
In all honesty the last section of the book is less relevant to me because I read this 15+ years after college. But now I give this book to every new employee for them to identify skills they can improve. Nobody I know is well rounded in all 10 skills. The book continues to be relevant throughout all stages of your adult life as some of the skills are important even if you don't work for a paycheck.
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