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The Laws of Subtraction: 6 Simple Rules for Winning in the Age of Excess Everything
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The Laws of Subtraction: 6 Simple Rules for Winning in the Age of Excess Everything

by Matthew E. May
October 2012
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
6h 10m
English
McGraw-Hill
Content preview from The Laws of Subtraction: 6 Simple Rules for Winning in the Age of Excess Everything

 

PROBLEM EXCESS EVERYTHINGWHY SUBTRACTION?

 

To attain knowledge, add things every day.To attain wisdom, subtract things every day.

Lao Tzu

I’m sure you have a story like this. In preparing for our annual family camping trip, I perform the obligatory equipment check. Of course, all the flashlights need new D-cell batteries. Off to the local hardware store I go, since we don’t stockpile batteries in the refrigerator the way some folks do. When I return home, the fun begins. I’m not talking about the camping trip. I’m talking about trying to get the batteries open. The plastic packaging is super heavy-duty, slick and hard to grasp. It’s deceiving, because it looks like it should easily pull apart. It doesn’t, and for the life of me, I can’t get ...

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ISBN: 9780071795616