Narrator Detracts from Excellent Book

A sharp, accessible exploration of our current economy and best future paths. Unfortunately, the narrator is overly performative, treating the book as if it were a novel. He also mispronounces words, including some that are key to the concepts discussed (for example, pronouncing “surrogation” as “serragation”). The overall effect significantly diminishes the impact of the author’s smart, important work.

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A few truths, stretched thin

I wanted to like it, I thought it might be something like From Good to Great. And I did enjoy the thoughtful criticism of the simple measures of success and imperfect, static models used by many economists. The advantages of competition in a shifting environment, the comparison of the economy to the Natural world, the value of slack in the system , the slide toward Pareto distributions of wealth -- all good.

He warns against data collected by others and encourages direct observation as a basis for belief. so when he fawns over a favorite restaurant, over a teacher he met, a particular university program, I suppose he's demonstrating that trust in anecdotes but it's a little embarrassing nonetheless. The narrator tries too hard to bring it all to life and as my interest in the author's personal views waned, the delivery became annoying. I got up to the last chapter then quit.

Must read, right up there with Principals

I would suggest any fans of Dalio’s Principals or Schmidt’s Trillion Dollar Coach to pick this book. Fantastic points of view on how to make the economy, businesses and the world better for everyone.