Summary: How to Win Friends and Influence People - by Dale Carnegie

Written by EssentialInsight Summaries

Narrated by Bob Palmer

"It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it" – Dale Carnegie

 

Summary of How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

 

Human interaction denotes one of the most complex skills to master. Dale Carnegie compiles some of the most effective principles he curated to achieve this skill. He spent many years studying human interactions from all walks of life and presents the strategies for how to master human communications.

 

What to take from this book?

This book teaches how to improve interactions with others and influence their actions in your favor. As humans, we have a tendency to focus on our self-interests, but this book teaches how to best achieve those interests by simply becoming more interested in others.

 

Who is this book for?

This book can aid people from all cultures, races, socioeconomic groups, educational levels, genders, and areas of diversity because it is about interacting with other people, which is fundamental and avoidable. It is highly recommended for:

• Persons who want to improve how they interact with others.
• Leaders who want to achieve greater influence on their teams.
• People who want to gain insight into how some of the most influential persons in history retained their influence.

 

Added-value of this summary:

• Ascertaining a concise overview of each principle with examples.
• Learning how to influence others.
• Saving time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: EssentialInsight Summaries
• Release date: Dec 5, 2019
• ISBN: 9798868734342