Making it happen vs Speed thinking: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Creative ability in business, Self help
Making it happen
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The world is not short of ideas, but it is short of people who know how to carry them out. "Making It Happen" unravels the process of taking a good idea and turning it into a successful venture. Author Peter Sheahan…
Speed thinking
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Every day, business owners, managers and leaders are expected to deliver more and more with less and less. They have fewer people, smaller budgets and -crucially-less time. Lack of time to make decisions has become the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Speed thinking highest: Speed thinking 3.8 · Making it happen 3.6.
- Speed thinking is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Making it happen.
- Making it happen has the widest readership — 202 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Making it happen | Speed thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (202) | 4.0 (2) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Making it happen | Speed thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 202 | 2 |
| Editions | 5 | 3 |
| Want to read | — | 5 |
| Reading it now | — | 3 |
| Pages | 324 | 148 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Making it happen or Speed thinking?
Speed thinking has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Speed thinking 3.8/5, Making it happen 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Making it happen or Speed thinking?
Speed thinking is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Speed thinking (148 pages, ≈ 2 h 44 m); Making it happen (324 pages, ≈ 6 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Making it happen or Speed thinking?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Making it happen: Moderate; Speed thinking: Moderate.