# Let's REWORK

> Curated quotes, actionable philosophies, and timeless work principles from the seminal business book *REWORK* by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson (founders of 37signals).

Let's REWORK (https://letsrework.com) is an open knowledge hub dedicated to redefining the way we work, build products, run businesses, and collaborate. It presents 100 essential quotes in both English and Chinese across all key chapters of *REWORK*.

## Authors & Origin
- **Authors**: Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)
- **Company**: 37signals (creators of Basecamp, HEY, and Ruby on Rails)
- **Book**: *REWORK* (Published in 2010 by Crown Business / Random House)
- **Official Book Page**: https://basecamp.com/books#rework
- **Wikipedia**: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rework_(book)

## Core Philosophies of REWORK
1. **Planning is Guessing**: Replace long-term strategic plans with short-term iterations and immediate decisions.
2. **Workaholism is Toxic**: Working 80-hour weeks doesn't make anyone a hero; it creates unnecessary complexity, burnout, and poor decision-making.
3. **Meetings are Toxic**: Meetings break momentum, cost exponential hours, and rarely yield concrete action. Prioritize asynchronous communication.
4. **Underdo the Competition**: Don't try to out-feature competitors. Solve simple, fundamental problems exceptionally well.
5. **Embrace Constraints**: Limited time, budget, and headcount are advantages that force creativity and focus.
6. **Say No by Default**: Protect your product and your focus by saying no to good ideas so you can focus on great ones.
7. **Build Half a Product, Not a Half-Assed Product**: Cut scope ruthlessly rather than diluting quality.

## Full Dataset & Feeds
- [Complete Bilingual Knowledge Corpus (100 Quotes)](https://letsrework.com/llms-full.txt): Full plain-text corpus of all 100 quotes with English & Chinese texts, chapter sources, and permalinks.
- [Sitemap](https://letsrework.com/sitemap.xml): Complete URL sitemap for indexing.

## Main Pages
- [Homepage (Chinese)](https://letsrework.com/): Chinese interactive catalog and curated quote browser.
- [Homepage (English)](https://letsrework.com/en/): English interactive catalog and curated quote browser.
- [About (Chinese)](https://letsrework.com/about/): Background, mission, and FAQ in Chinese.
- [About (English)](https://letsrework.com/en/about/): Background, mission, and FAQ in English.

## Highlighted Quotes & Landing Pages
- [Quote #1 - Workaholism](https://letsrework.com/quotes/1/): "Workaholics aren't heroes. They don't save the day, they just use it up."
- [Quote #2 - Planning](https://letsrework.com/quotes/2/): "Planning is guessing. Unless you're a clairvoyant, long-term business planning is a fantasy."
- [Quote #3 - Meetings](https://letsrework.com/quotes/3/): "Meetings are toxic. They break your work day into tiny, incoherent chunks."
- [Quote #7 - Constraints](https://letsrework.com/quotes/7/): "Embrace constraints. Limited resources force you to make do with what you've got."
- [Quote #14 - Competitors](https://letsrework.com/quotes/14/): "Underdo the competition. Don't out-feature your competitors; do less than them to beat them."
- [Quote #25 - Scope](https://letsrework.com/quotes/25/): "Build half a product, not a half-assed product."