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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Not very deep and repetitive. Bit disappointed. Couldn’t quite finish it completely.
Don't get me wrong, there were some good nuggets in this book, but the number of times that a chapter would include like 5 quotations basically as a list kind of had me rolling my eyes (that's how we all made word counts stretch in middle school, amiright?). Also, the author's interpretation of fact and what has been proven was a bit worrying (not to mention the lack of a bibliography given the number of studies he highlights in the book!). I think some of the ideas were good, and there were some insights there, but this other stuff just kind of erroded my confidence in the author and that things weren't being taken out of context or misrepresented to make a point.
This book was a quick, easy and fun read! The secrets the author shares are all not incredible and surprising but he writes them in a way that makes us think about how we know these things but we don’t use them in our daily lives. I’n definitely taking some great tips from this book and going to apply them to help my happiness skyrocket!
I got some interesting takeaways from this book, but I strongly disliked how it was written.
The chapters were divided into mini subchapters from half a page to a handful of pages long. Combined with the author's habit of using blog-post style, clickbaity chapter headings, the book read like a compilation of blog posts (although the content did flow together smoothly). I blog and love reading blogs, but I expect to read a book when I pick up a book. My reading expectations are different for print and online media.
The book used hand-drawn sharpie sketches & 'word art' to present some ideas, which to me felt like it was trying too hard to feel back of the napkin approachable. They annoyed me.
The chapters were divided into mini subchapters from half a page to a handful of pages long. Combined with the author's habit of using blog-post style, clickbaity chapter headings, the book read like a compilation of blog posts (although the content did flow together smoothly). I blog and love reading blogs, but I expect to read a book when I pick up a book. My reading expectations are different for print and online media.
The book used hand-drawn sharpie sketches & 'word art' to present some ideas, which to me felt like it was trying too hard to feel back of the napkin approachable. They annoyed me.
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inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
I really loved the ideas and tips in this book but idk if it's just me but all the talk about how he helped walmart make more money threw me off lol
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
I started to listen to the audiobook unabridged version of this book two weeks ago because I noticed and felt that I'm undergoing multiple 'slumps' (productivity and creativity wise) and so I realized I needed something that is easy to digest but deep in meaning. There's a lot of resources in it but the personal stories stood out for me. I loved how the author narrated this book in a way that was relaxing and comforting to the soul. I felt happy and realized a lot of things about myself.
More like 3 1/2 stars. I loved the concepts and there was new information in this, but when I got to the end, I couldn't remember much of the book! His one-liner summaries of each concept left me saying, "Wait, what is 'Remember the Lottery' again?" I wish I had taken some notes. A re-read will probably be necessary. It wasn't all new and some seemed obvious, but there was enough new that I found value in it.