"Why you should write a book even if you don’t intend to publish?"
summary
A 2020 book, Buddha in Testing (2020), demonstrates the core claim: writing a book—even if you write but don't publish—forces simplification, creates a holistic mental model, and triggers interviews with peers that uncover hidden career stories. Content is prototyped on LinkedIn and blogs, formatted as bullet points, produced without expert review or ISBN, and shared as a few printed copies or self-published editions. Observations come from hundreds of testers inside one company and from lessons learned while collecting career-decision anecdotes.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:40Why do smart people need help
- 1:58Breaking stereotypes
- 2:15Myth 1 You have to be an expert
- 2:28Myth 2 You have to selfpublish
- 2:42Myth 3 No experts review
- 3:39Why write a book
- 4:01Simplify your understanding
- 4:41Publish or not
- 7:20Conclusion
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