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lynn_senior's review against another edition
3.0
Some pretty intriguing thoughts and well-crafted sentences. Def recommend it on tape, though, Kona dry for a sit down
rscearcy's review against another edition
3.0
I’m intrigued by the idea of teleology vs etiology and the ability to discern the functional implications of each. I plan to dig into this more on my own and in my work. I also think there are some interesting sound bites around relationships, choice, acceptance of not being special, community, self-esteem, the earnest dance of here and now as a series of moments vs some linear mountain to climb.
teibrich's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of the first philosophy books that I have read - and I really enjoyed it. Adler's thoughts carry a lot of wisdom and the dialogue form of writing made it easy for me to relate to the content.
Some key phrases I enjoyed were:
- "It's not what one is born with, but what use one makes of that equipment"
- "All problems are interpersonal relationship problems"
- the concept of separation of tasks
- the idea of building horizontal relationships instead of vertical ones
- Happyness as the feeling of contributing to the wider community
- the clear focus on the here and now
... and probably many others. This book definitely has a lot of things to think about!
Some key phrases I enjoyed were:
- "It's not what one is born with, but what use one makes of that equipment"
- "All problems are interpersonal relationship problems"
- the concept of separation of tasks
- the idea of building horizontal relationships instead of vertical ones
- Happyness as the feeling of contributing to the wider community
- the clear focus on the here and now
... and probably many others. This book definitely has a lot of things to think about!
smartturtle18's review against another edition
1.0
I had to DNF this book. Personally I am not a fan of self-help books but I tried reading this for a grad school class of mine. This book oversimplified and negated people’s trauma, physical disabilities, mental health, and struggles in life. While there were occasional good points made, it would be defended with some obscene or insensitive comment that made the book unworthy of finishing because it was so frustrating.
daddymike's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
girtreadingyes's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
pili_pala's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this, but I couldn't get past the 'conversation' format or the clunky writing.
I found some of the ideas challenging, but would have been prepared to explore this more if the book had been more nuanced. This was like being hit over the head with a brick. I'll look for another exploration of Adler's psychology.
I found some of the ideas challenging, but would have been prepared to explore this more if the book had been more nuanced. This was like being hit over the head with a brick. I'll look for another exploration of Adler's psychology.