How To Win Friends and Influence People

I started and stopped and restarted this book, admittedly only as a shortcut towards my annual reading goal.

But the decision served me well as the latter half of the book seemed easier to get through. I skimmed many of the examples and stories (just a lot of the same thing to make his point), but enjoyed each principle and found them all very helpful.

There were instances where I thought people in the modern era would be skeptical of such “sincere” approaches. But... He said it himself. These aren't hacks, they are ways to deal with people from the heart. And it might not always work, but at least it improves your chances!