Robot-Proof Yourself: How to Survive the Robocalypse and Benefit from Robots and Automation

by Jason Schenker

Are you afraid robots will take all the jobs - including yours? Robot-Proof yourself offers practical tips and recommendations to prepare for the automation age, so you can benefit when robots and automation are more frequently deployed in the workforce. This book will help you prepare for the risks - and reap the rewards of the automation age!

32 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 9, 2017

Reviews

[David Styles · Rating 3 out of 5]

First be clear: this is a concise book. 32 pages, of which, a large portion is the author biography

Cover 1 page, Front matter 3 pages, Intro 5 pages, Robot-proof your career 12 pages , End notes 1 page, About the author 3 pages, About the publisher 2 pages, Ad for upcoming books 1 page, Ad for author’s project 2 pages, End matter 1 page.

Total, 31 pages. Apparently I have font size set lower than standard, but yes, 12 pages out of 31 are the actual content of the book, so maybe 13 pages if you have bigger writing than I do.

I say all this not to put anyone off the book; on the contrary, I love concise books and there are many books that could have been great if they were this size but got padded out ridiculously instead. Take for example the famous “I’m OK; you’re OK” book that could have been one page, or maybe a 12 page article at most, but instead is 269 pages of needless reiteration.

As for the content of those 12 pages, is it of value? Yes, I’d say so; it’s in large part a well-distilled summary of the author’s earlier book “Jobs for Robots: Between Robocalypse and Robotopia”, albeit omitting the section on UBI (which section I criticised, while praising the rest of that book strongly). So making that cut was a great call, in my opinion.

So yes, for all its brevity, this book has great content, though definitely check out his other work mentioned above, as you may prefer the broader overview (caveat about that UBI section still applies, though). I gave his larger work four stars.

[Pegboard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I find Robot-Proof Yourself: How to Survive the Robocalype and Benefit from Robots and Automation to be a very informative short read. Jason Schenker has provided a plan to find employment for those who are being weeded out of their jobs because of robots. The general agreement among the younger generation is assuming that the since a few great men had become successful in life without a higher education, that this would be the key to making millions in life, not taking into account the micro-entrepreneurs still need above average skill sets.

The author stresses that any industry where you need person-to-person contact will always be in demand and health care will generally remain one of the top professions. The quote “if you do not like the apples in the barrel, goes pick one off the tree”, is a perfect summary of this book. The opportunities to connect to a global market are opening significantly opportunities, allowing a larger clientele worldwide. But at one point you need to realize you will also be competing with the whole world and mediocre will not work.

[Julius Blitzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

There was a time when technology was considered a privilege, ‘technology’ was considered to be a computer in your room with access to internet, games and local, national or worldwide news. Now, the world is currently moving at a unexpected fast pace and even technology is an important part of everyone’s lives, but now we need to robot-proof ourselves!
This book stands up to what could possibly be our future, but fear not, its only goal is to clear our minds and those who are still oblivious by these high-tech times, the perfect aim for cooperation will be to find the perfect balance between what could be automatized and what should be. One point I highly agree was the education and how it can be affected and improved by technology. The book is short, but the amount of information provided it’s amazing, I highly recommend it to anyone who is both intrigued and cautious in what holds for us in the near future.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Robot-proof Yourself: How to Survive the Robocalypse and Benefit from Robots and Automation by Jason Schenker is a short read but informative on what to do in a world where robots and automatives are becoming a more familiar sight in our everyday life.

It's quite informative, although short, it's been thoroughly researched with good advice that's beneficial for anyone to read. As each day passes more and more technology is being developed and we become used to it being part of our everyday life, however some won't accept this or realise robotics, artificial intelligence and automation is among us and won't be leaving.

However as technology develops, less jobs will be needed to be operated by humans and so robotics will take over. This book explains what people will need to know to robot proof themselves with extra knowledge, skills and become adaptive with the rate of technology growth.

Although short it's a interesting read, recommend to all.

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read that gives you a way to continue on with the changes in the work force. This was a quick read that only took me about 30 minutes to complete. The author does a wonderful job of providing details and giving facts. I did feel that he was pushing his first book and his new program a little heavily throughout the book. It was definitely well researched and provided for an interesting read. Would recommend reading his first book before reading this book, there was a lot of reference to the first book throughout. There was some very good advice about what jobs one should choose and about looking to the future. This book did give me a lot to think about in regards to my job choice and where I might go in the future. The author does give a great way to look at the changes in our future from a positive aspect.