Book · 2012 · Business
Clayton Christensen's "how Will You Measure Your Life?"
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Clay Christensen one of the great sort of Business Consultants of all time you know I don't I think there's a certain sweetness but also irony in that like the last thing he wrote was this book how to measure your life.
Ryan Holiday · The Daily Stoic · Dec 2022 Listen at 51:13 Why people recommend it
Clayton Christensen's How Will You Measure Your Life? is a reflective business and personal development book exploring how successful people find meaning, happiness, and integrity. The book has sparked thoughtful commentary on multiple podcasts. On The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday brought up the book to highlight the sweetness and irony of a legendary metrics-driven business consultant writing his final work about measuring life through softer, qualitative metrics rather than traditional corporate achievements. On the a16z Podcast, the host brought up Christensen’s book to discuss its massive personal impact, noting how it outlines theories and tactics to help people avoid divorce and professional pitfalls, and asked Christensen what motivated him to write it. In response, Clayton Christensen explained the personal motivations behind the book, reflecting on his experiences getting an MBA and starting a job with the Boston Consulting Group. Across these episodes, speakers examined the book as a poignant guide for balancing professional ambition with personal ethics, deep relationships, and lasting life satisfaction.
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Clayton Christensen So, I'll just give you one example, and but that's really what motivated my writing the book. So, when I go… 1
“So, I'll just give you one example, and but that's really what motivated my writing the book. So, when I got my MBA, I got a job with the Boston Consulting Group.”
Ryan Holiday Clay Christensen one of the great sort of Business Consultants of all time you know I don't I think there's… 1
“Clay Christensen one of the great sort of Business Consultants of all time you know I don't I think there's a certain sweetness but also irony in that like the last thing he wrote was this book how to measure your life”
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“Clay, a few years ago you wrote a book called How to Measure Your Life. Personally, it's had a huge impact on my life where it basically outlines the this theory and these tactics behind not getting divorced”
