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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
I would’ve given it 4 stars if it wasn’t an audiobook. A lot of it is lists which is hard to take in when you’re listening to it rather than reading.
Despite the fact that I usually love a list, each essay contained a numbered sequence that was both hard to follow along with and increasingly repetitive of the lists that came before. On top of the fact that audio may not be the intended format for this one, I found myself disagreeing with some of the points the author made. So, I find it hard to believe I'd continue even if I'd been reading a physical copy.
"101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think" by Brianna Wiest is a thought-provoking book that promises to challenge your perspective and provide a fresh outlook on life. While the book does deliver on its promise, I found that the ideas presented were not entirely new or groundbreaking. Here are some key ideas I found most notable in the book:
- Take responsibility for your thoughts and feelings: feel the emotions that come along, and let them go.
- Create a daily routine: create your own routine by recognizing the small habits that keep your mind steady and calm, and do that every day. It will help you find safety, eliminate anxiety, and kill procrastination.
- Raise your happiness limit: practice gratitude, meditate, and let it expand.
- Let your creativity flow: find your own means of creative expression and work on it. It doesn't have to be understood or accepted by anyone else. Do it for your own sake, mindfully, repeatedly, until it becomes a habit and an intuition.
- Balance your passion and purpose: Passion may ignite a desire but will ebb as you make progress. The deliberate purpose will keep you focused.
- Learn to rest. Sleep well, reflect, and find the time to be idle. Being laser-focused all the time wears you down. It's often in the idle moments that your mind processes events and problems and finds solutions.
- Change your perspective: learn how to use the power of negative thinking to evaluate and improve your life. Manage your fear and let it become a motivator.
- Many of the ideas you assume are yours have been inherited from the dominant culture around you. To find your path, you need to block the notice and learn to think on your own.
Wiest's writing style is clear and concise, making it easy to follow along with her arguments. However, some of the essays seemed repetitive, and I found myself losing interest at times.
One aspect of the book that I did appreciate was the diversity of perspectives presented. Wiest draws on a variety of sources, from famous philosophers to contemporary thinkers, to provide a well-rounded and nuanced view on each topic. This helped to keep the book fresh and engaging.
Overall, I would recommend "101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think" to those who are new to self-improvement literature and looking for a comprehensive overview of the topic. However, for those who have already delved deeply into this genre, the ideas presented may not be entirely new or groundbreaking.
- Take responsibility for your thoughts and feelings: feel the emotions that come along, and let them go.
- Create a daily routine: create your own routine by recognizing the small habits that keep your mind steady and calm, and do that every day. It will help you find safety, eliminate anxiety, and kill procrastination.
- Raise your happiness limit: practice gratitude, meditate, and let it expand.
- Let your creativity flow: find your own means of creative expression and work on it. It doesn't have to be understood or accepted by anyone else. Do it for your own sake, mindfully, repeatedly, until it becomes a habit and an intuition.
- Balance your passion and purpose: Passion may ignite a desire but will ebb as you make progress. The deliberate purpose will keep you focused.
- Learn to rest. Sleep well, reflect, and find the time to be idle. Being laser-focused all the time wears you down. It's often in the idle moments that your mind processes events and problems and finds solutions.
- Change your perspective: learn how to use the power of negative thinking to evaluate and improve your life. Manage your fear and let it become a motivator.
- Many of the ideas you assume are yours have been inherited from the dominant culture around you. To find your path, you need to block the notice and learn to think on your own.
Wiest's writing style is clear and concise, making it easy to follow along with her arguments. However, some of the essays seemed repetitive, and I found myself losing interest at times.
One aspect of the book that I did appreciate was the diversity of perspectives presented. Wiest draws on a variety of sources, from famous philosophers to contemporary thinkers, to provide a well-rounded and nuanced view on each topic. This helped to keep the book fresh and engaging.
Overall, I would recommend "101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think" to those who are new to self-improvement literature and looking for a comprehensive overview of the topic. However, for those who have already delved deeply into this genre, the ideas presented may not be entirely new or groundbreaking.
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
First of all: it really do not have enough reasons to have 400 pages - repeat after me: this could have been an email.
Also, bruh, some of this is we’re DARK. „Some of you won’t make it through your 20s, some even won’t by the end of the year. Keep a skull on your desk” - excuse me???
DNF, some of those were simply annoying
Also, bruh, some of this is we’re DARK. „Some of you won’t make it through your 20s, some even won’t by the end of the year. Keep a skull on your desk” - excuse me???
DNF, some of those were simply annoying
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
This is not a book to breeze through. I read this in short intervals with my journal beside me, not to lose any noteworthy thoughts. There are so many great prompts here! Disagree with her take on passion though. This book also becomes repetitive. I’d consider it entry level to the reader in the self help space/genre.
"...human beings are the only species that have relationships with themselves through other people. That is: Our perceptions of other people’s mindsets largely dictate how we see ourselves." My favorite sentences in the whole book.
This is 101 short essays that focus on love, happiness, and emotions. These essays are largely lists. Example: 15 Ways to Deepen Your Relationship with Anyone. and they it lists and explains those 15 ways. The advice in the book is subtle differences to how we see things. Example: I have to pay bills (negative thought) I get to pay bills because those bills provide... (positive thought) And happiness in internal, not external.
Nothing in the books is new or revolutionary (unless you have never heard these things before), but it's presented in an easily understandable and digestible way. For me its worded in a deeper and more profound way than I have heard before. Instead of just stating these facts, Wiest also touches are why this is difficult and on external influences that pull us away from happiness (I translate her use of happiness as contentment)
My wife has told me that she has seen a change in me since reading this book. I asked how. She said, " you are better at dealing with negative emotions of yourself and others"
This is 101 short essays that focus on love, happiness, and emotions. These essays are largely lists. Example: 15 Ways to Deepen Your Relationship with Anyone. and they it lists and explains those 15 ways. The advice in the book is subtle differences to how we see things. Example: I have to pay bills (negative thought) I get to pay bills because those bills provide... (positive thought) And happiness in internal, not external.
Nothing in the books is new or revolutionary (unless you have never heard these things before), but it's presented in an easily understandable and digestible way. For me its worded in a deeper and more profound way than I have heard before. Instead of just stating these facts, Wiest also touches are why this is difficult and on external influences that pull us away from happiness (I translate her use of happiness as contentment)
My wife has told me that she has seen a change in me since reading this book. I asked how. She said, " you are better at dealing with negative emotions of yourself and others"