Why people recommend it
How will you measure your life? by Clayton M. Christensen is a profound business and self-help guide that prompts readers to evaluate their personal achievements beyond corporate success and career milestones. The host of the Founders podcast mentioned Clayton Christensen's book as a potential future episode topic, acknowledging its impact and origin. Furthermore, Ryan Holiday discussed the publication on The Daily Stoic alongside guest David Gelles, reflecting on the profound sweetness and irony embedded in the work. Holiday pointed out that Christensen, widely recognized as one of the greatest business consultants in history whose entire career focused on measuring corporate success and operational metrics, ultimately shifted his perspective. At the end of his life and career, Christensen imparted wisdom to Harvard Master of Business Administration graduates, arguing that traditional business metrics do not matter in the ultimate reckoning and that individuals must measure their lives through entirely different, more meaningful criteria. The discussion underscores the book's vital message about prioritizing personal integrity, relationships, and purpose over professional accolades.
Who recommended it
- Ryan Holiday Discussed
Ryan Holiday — 2 mentions
“you know 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”
“Clay Christensen, one of the great business consultants of all time, wrote a book on how to measure your life. His whole career was about measuring success in business, but in the end, he tells Harvard MBAs that none of that matters; you have to measure your life by other things.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
“I think that came from his book, like How You Will Measure Your Life, which also will probably be a future episode of Founders one day.”