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242 reviews for:
The Resilience Project: Finding Happiness through Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness
Hugh van Cuylenburg
4.13 AVERAGE
242 reviews for:
The Resilience Project: Finding Happiness through Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness
Hugh van Cuylenburg
4.13 AVERAGE
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very easy to read. I think Hugh had the right idea with the book but screams toxic positivity at times.
While the idea of building resilience through gratitude, empathy and mindfulness is wonderful, it is not what this book is about.
If you are interested in learning about the author himself, this book is for you. The book is part autobiography and part reflection on the inception and growth of The Resilience Project as an organisation.
I was hoping to learn more about the GEM principles, and strategies for incorporating them into my life. However they are largely mentioned as the topic of presentations long ago given, embedded within several very similar stories about the authors impact on sporting figures.
I would love to read this book over with a detailed explanation of the concepts and the evidence behind the project (which I believe exists and underpins the talks). Rather than the brief mention of stats to justify the project itself. The tone is also rather self-congratulatory as the author tells us time and again how voluntarism changed him, and he in turn has changed the lives of many notable public (sport) figures who’s names are dropped liberally throughout.
I also hesitate at the way mental illness is depicted in this book. It’s icky at times. And I left feeling like this book was supposed to be a vaccine or antidote for mental illness, not a tool to improve your wellbeing available to all.
If you are interested in learning about the author himself, this book is for you. The book is part autobiography and part reflection on the inception and growth of The Resilience Project as an organisation.
I was hoping to learn more about the GEM principles, and strategies for incorporating them into my life. However they are largely mentioned as the topic of presentations long ago given, embedded within several very similar stories about the authors impact on sporting figures.
I would love to read this book over with a detailed explanation of the concepts and the evidence behind the project (which I believe exists and underpins the talks). Rather than the brief mention of stats to justify the project itself. The tone is also rather self-congratulatory as the author tells us time and again how voluntarism changed him, and he in turn has changed the lives of many notable public (sport) figures who’s names are dropped liberally throughout.
I also hesitate at the way mental illness is depicted in this book. It’s icky at times. And I left feeling like this book was supposed to be a vaccine or antidote for mental illness, not a tool to improve your wellbeing available to all.
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emotional
informative
inspiring
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medium-paced
Very good lesson, and he is a good storyteller. Although it did get a bit redundant at times, this book could have been an email. But maybe the stories are part of the learning experience!
inspiring
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hopeful
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inspiring
reflective
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