I've read to interesting books during my summer holidays: Ignore Everybody by Hugh MacLeod and Free: The Future of Radical Price by Chris Anderson
And as I was clear and inspired on being creative after reading Ignore Everybody, I was confused after reading free. Hugh McLeod is fairly realistic about being creative, it doesn't come for free. It is paid with months of hard work, dedication, sacrifice and engagment while Chris Anderson writes about free that is part of gift econony but it is not free after all. After reading the last page I was pretty confused - is it free or not? What's the main thought of his? The confusion rose with every page and I felt many statements was rather contradictory. It was just like a collection of thoughts that weren't mature enough. There was something there, he touched upon it but haven't thought it yet. "Free" concept is rather difficult to work with as money are appearing always somewhere in the process. And when staff becomes free, only when money arent inolved? or are there any other forms of payments we should consider? Lot's of questions, few answers. And inspiration from Hugh MacLeod.
Read also Malcolm Gladwell's review and Chris Anderson reponse
