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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
The premise of the book is that anyone can achieve peak performance by following a "recipe" which is described in the book. Whether you agree or not, the advice provided are relevant and will definitely lead to finding purpose in life.
The latter part of the book seems to be mostly applicable to creative performance, which I found interesting but not as general as the first section of the book.
The latter part of the book seems to be mostly applicable to creative performance, which I found interesting but not as general as the first section of the book.
DNF - what an odd little book. Inadvertently picked this up and was reading my first self-help guide: had always wondered what some of those books were like and this didn't disappoint in its weirdness and cliches. It was like listening to Alex Jones try to sell you man milk or something.
I have mixed feelings about this book. It had its ups and downs, but maybe more downs than ups. Though at the end I was glad I read it.
This book focuses on "flow", a state of mind where one can be super productive, or be especially prone to achieving seemingly impossible feats (including sporting-related achievements).
The idea is interesting and realistic, and the book goes through many details on how to get into flow.
The part I didn't enjoy much is the heavy focus on physiology. Sure, some background can be illuminating, but the book spends too much time on it.
Another part I didn't enjoy as much is how it tries to cover too much.
Ultimately, I feel there are better books out there which go over these topics in a more engaging way.
That said, I almost gave this book four stars. And it had memorable points. Like the explanation on why books are the best form of knowledge acquisition (more dense), how you should run toward your fears because you're afraid not in spite of being afraid, and how a writer should write some bad sentences so their editor has something to do (otherwise the editor would ruin the good sentences, because everyone being paid to do a job will do the job even if they have to find work).
This book focuses on "flow", a state of mind where one can be super productive, or be especially prone to achieving seemingly impossible feats (including sporting-related achievements).
The idea is interesting and realistic, and the book goes through many details on how to get into flow.
The part I didn't enjoy much is the heavy focus on physiology. Sure, some background can be illuminating, but the book spends too much time on it.
Another part I didn't enjoy as much is how it tries to cover too much.
Ultimately, I feel there are better books out there which go over these topics in a more engaging way.
That said, I almost gave this book four stars. And it had memorable points. Like the explanation on why books are the best form of knowledge acquisition (more dense), how you should run toward your fears because you're afraid not in spite of being afraid, and how a writer should write some bad sentences so their editor has something to do (otherwise the editor would ruin the good sentences, because everyone being paid to do a job will do the job even if they have to find work).
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
A very good primer to understand what flow is and also techniques to attain flow. A very thorough research done by the author. Worth reading
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
informative
inspiring