Take a photo of a barcode or cover
335 reviews for:
This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life
Annie Grace
3.99 AVERAGE
335 reviews for:
This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life
Annie Grace
3.99 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Loved all the facts but couldn’t get on board with the writers voice which made it hard for me to read and why it took me so long
Creo que no existe el «alcohólico social».
La gran mayoría de los seres humanos beben alcohol con regularidad y creo que es incorrecto. No hay ningún beneficio de beber, y al contrario, hay muchos negativos de hacerlo.
Interesante libro que analiza las causas del consumo de alcohol en los seres humanos.
La gran mayoría de los seres humanos beben alcohol con regularidad y creo que es incorrecto. No hay ningún beneficio de beber, y al contrario, hay muchos negativos de hacerlo.
Interesante libro que analiza las causas del consumo de alcohol en los seres humanos.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
The review written by readwithmaleah says so much of what I think about this book.
May it meet you where you are and needs to find you.
May it meet you where you are and needs to find you.
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Not a perfect book, but very helpful as I start to rethink the role of alcohol in my life. Helped solidify two crucial points: 1) alcohol is an addictive carcinogen and 2) it doesn’t actually do the things it promises to do.
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
In month 5 of sobriety this was a good push to keep going. The data shared was eye opening and stuff I hadn’t heard before. The author provided good rebuffs to common defenses for alcohol. Didn’t like the SA portion.
A really insightful book about why we can live healthier and happier lives without alcohol. A friend bought me this book after I said I was going to try to not drink for 100 days to see what it was like and that I’d really struggled at a party, and felt self conscious. All of this is explained in the book and how we live in such an alcohol dependent society. Some really fascinating explanations and tips to keep avoiding alcohol. It only lost a star for me personally due to some parts feeling less relevant, and that it’s based on American society, no offence intended, but this is the second American‘self-help’ book I’ve read recently and am surprised at how different our cultures and ways of thinking are. Basically “remember how much fun school socials were without alcohol, keep this in mind and try to get that feeling again”. Er…no- that’s definitely not a British memory, we were sneaking drinks in for as long as can remember! We have no pre-drink social memories
I liked how this book helped me reframe my thinking of alcohol. However, one point off because the author says repeatedly she’s not judgement or self-righteous but she definitely is. I also found some of her statistics on the dangers of legal and illicit drugs questionable given the current opioid epidemic, but I’m sure she was just using the statistics that supported her thesis
informative
reflective
slow-paced
At the beginning of the book, Grace makes the huge claim that this book will transform your mind and kill your appetite for alcohol. I rolled my eyes at this and thought this woman has no idea how much I love sparkling wine. While I do still think that was a wee bit presumptuous, there is some truth to that statement. When I finished the book, I was 18 days dry, feeling great, and my desire to drink had significantly decreased.
Grace talks about alcohol in a new way. She stops defending it and calls it what it is - an addictive poison. She exposes the lies we’ve been conditioned to believe (thank you, advertising industry) - we need alcohol to relax, to have fun, to be at ease in social situations, etc.
Two-thirds through the book, Grace changes her tune from I’m not telling you to never drink again to gotcha! don’t ever drink again.
I was expecting the book would be more science and research-based and less anecdotal but I still gained a lot from it. If you are struggling with controlling your alcohol intake, I would recommend giving this book a read.
Grace talks about alcohol in a new way. She stops defending it and calls it what it is - an addictive poison. She exposes the lies we’ve been conditioned to believe (thank you, advertising industry) - we need alcohol to relax, to have fun, to be at ease in social situations, etc.
Two-thirds through the book, Grace changes her tune from I’m not telling you to never drink again to gotcha! don’t ever drink again.
I was expecting the book would be more science and research-based and less anecdotal but I still gained a lot from it. If you are struggling with controlling your alcohol intake, I would recommend giving this book a read.