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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
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These are not essays. They’re more like a collection of Buzzfeed articles and lists. I actually enjoyed the repetitiveness of the points. Some excellent questions for self-reflection— will use them as prompts for journaling.
DNF, only got 30% done. I gave it a chance. I wanted to like it because there were so many ageist/sexist reviews but I just couldn’t. This book did not feel like essays to me, more like a therapy workbook, but I’m not sure if it’s more for readers or for the author…
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"...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"
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