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dharma130's review against another edition
3.0
This book was just OK. I sort of disagreed with some of the points he made, especially in the beginning, but then in later chapters he really gives out some good advice.
jonathan_burgos's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
yates9's review against another edition
1.0
I am sure the author is a very nice person but this is self-help fascism in the sense that what he offers is not a dorection to self actualisation but some sort of militaristic struggle to achieve with a capital A.
Commit to make 10x the money you made! This is the prime example of idiocy, firstly what if you made very very little then this is automatically achievable, secondly what if you made a huge amount because you are in a high paying job, is it even possible to earn 10x? And in any case how does that relate to self actualisation?
Some information is valuable, many of the experiments he recounts are inspiring but the overall philosophy of life seems sick to me.
Commit to make 10x the money you made! This is the prime example of idiocy, firstly what if you made very very little then this is automatically achievable, secondly what if you made a huge amount because you are in a high paying job, is it even possible to earn 10x? And in any case how does that relate to self actualisation?
Some information is valuable, many of the experiments he recounts are inspiring but the overall philosophy of life seems sick to me.
kimball_hansen's review against another edition
5.0
This may even be 6 stars. Awesome, awesome book. And I'm even a believer of Willpower. So that's saying something. The author quoted a cussword but he also used a few examples from General Conference. I liked that he brought up the idea of doing away with the 8 hour workday.
Let's dive into the notes:
People who know more about their family history have far greater control over their lives. Human organizations of any form whether families or companies fare best when they are connected with the story of origin.
Success isn't that difficult it mainly involves taking 20 steps in a single direction what most people do is take one step in 20 directions.
A crucial component of resetting your life is writing in your journal but before you write in your journal you need to be in the right mindset. You can prepare yourself with his mindset by listening to something inspiring talking to a friend or doing something good for 30 minutes. You want to put yourself in a peak State before you start writing. Working out, praying, or meditating can help your being have an elevated stage prior to a journal writing.
Your level of success can generally be directly measured by your level of investment. If you're not getting the results you want it's because you're not investing enough to get those results.
We are the casualties of rapidly changing environments. We need to create and control our environment.
If you want to be more motivated increase the stakes for both success and failures.
When you change your environment such as surrounding yourself with different people your thoughts and emotions change. These change your values and aspirations which require you to further alter your external environment. Thus it is by tweaking your conditions that you practically shape who you become. You design your worldview by proactively shaping your external inputs. Most people react to their environment thus leading into ineffective behavior and victim-hood. Your external shapes your internal.
When you shape your environment you have greater control over your thoughts and choices.
We over attach ourselves and identify ourselves with the titles we've been given at work but in reality we are just plain the parts of the roles or acting in roles.
You are not an addict, you're perpetually acting out a role life. Your addiction is a reflection of your environments and your relationships you allowed to be built around you.
The recovery process should always be longer than the laborious process. Most environments you must be conscious of what you're doing and that uses will power to act in desired ways. This is because most environments are optimized for distraction rather than high performance or recovery.
Your body can't grow while you're asleep if you haven't pushed it to its limits while you are awake. The same thing works with the mind if you haven't pushed yourself during those Peak moments, you won't be able to get those sudden Revelation type moments.
If you want a different life you must be a different person in the morning. Ritual triggers that Peak state. That state reminds you what you want to be and how you want to act. You then act from that state as that person for the remainder of the day.
In order to change your environment you need to lighten the load to exert enough Force to repel you out of your current bad environment.
Most people indulge themselves in momentary satisfactions at the expense of a better future. Like when you realize you have something to do or something is hard, you might take a break and check email or social media and allow that dopamine to feel good at the moment.
The fear of the choices you have to make, the more powerful your choices will be. I think I transcribed this one wrong. But it's close enough.
Addictions come from having ineffective default behavior set in place.
A core part of addiction is not being able to Bear what is present in your life. What are you doing to have meaningful relationships you desperately seek to fill that void somewhere else.
We eat half as many meals as we did 50 years ago with friends and family, which means we're half as connected with others.
A boost of confidence is far more long-lasting than a shot of dopamine.
Keeping your options open can set you up for paralysis of failure. It's better to remove options that you know are already potentially distracted or destructive.
Our shoulders grow to Bear the weight on them.
What you focus on expands.
The anticipation of the event is almost always a more emotionally-charged experience than the event itself. I've been saying this for years especially about Christmas.
Let's dive into the notes:
People who know more about their family history have far greater control over their lives. Human organizations of any form whether families or companies fare best when they are connected with the story of origin.
Success isn't that difficult it mainly involves taking 20 steps in a single direction what most people do is take one step in 20 directions.
A crucial component of resetting your life is writing in your journal but before you write in your journal you need to be in the right mindset. You can prepare yourself with his mindset by listening to something inspiring talking to a friend or doing something good for 30 minutes. You want to put yourself in a peak State before you start writing. Working out, praying, or meditating can help your being have an elevated stage prior to a journal writing.
Your level of success can generally be directly measured by your level of investment. If you're not getting the results you want it's because you're not investing enough to get those results.
We are the casualties of rapidly changing environments. We need to create and control our environment.
If you want to be more motivated increase the stakes for both success and failures.
When you change your environment such as surrounding yourself with different people your thoughts and emotions change. These change your values and aspirations which require you to further alter your external environment. Thus it is by tweaking your conditions that you practically shape who you become. You design your worldview by proactively shaping your external inputs. Most people react to their environment thus leading into ineffective behavior and victim-hood. Your external shapes your internal.
When you shape your environment you have greater control over your thoughts and choices.
We over attach ourselves and identify ourselves with the titles we've been given at work but in reality we are just plain the parts of the roles or acting in roles.
You are not an addict, you're perpetually acting out a role life. Your addiction is a reflection of your environments and your relationships you allowed to be built around you.
The recovery process should always be longer than the laborious process. Most environments you must be conscious of what you're doing and that uses will power to act in desired ways. This is because most environments are optimized for distraction rather than high performance or recovery.
Your body can't grow while you're asleep if you haven't pushed it to its limits while you are awake. The same thing works with the mind if you haven't pushed yourself during those Peak moments, you won't be able to get those sudden Revelation type moments.
If you want a different life you must be a different person in the morning. Ritual triggers that Peak state. That state reminds you what you want to be and how you want to act. You then act from that state as that person for the remainder of the day.
In order to change your environment you need to lighten the load to exert enough Force to repel you out of your current bad environment.
Most people indulge themselves in momentary satisfactions at the expense of a better future. Like when you realize you have something to do or something is hard, you might take a break and check email or social media and allow that dopamine to feel good at the moment.
The fear of the choices you have to make, the more powerful your choices will be. I think I transcribed this one wrong. But it's close enough.
Addictions come from having ineffective default behavior set in place.
A core part of addiction is not being able to Bear what is present in your life. What are you doing to have meaningful relationships you desperately seek to fill that void somewhere else.
We eat half as many meals as we did 50 years ago with friends and family, which means we're half as connected with others.
A boost of confidence is far more long-lasting than a shot of dopamine.
Keeping your options open can set you up for paralysis of failure. It's better to remove options that you know are already potentially distracted or destructive.
Our shoulders grow to Bear the weight on them.
What you focus on expands.
The anticipation of the event is almost always a more emotionally-charged experience than the event itself. I've been saying this for years especially about Christmas.
hettie_ethel's review against another edition
Was not in the right frame of mind to read.
lportx's review against another edition
3.0
This book had some real hits, and some real misses. Hardy was at his best when presenting the overall ideas about creating an environment that will foster creativity. He also brings up good points about the different ways people learn and how to use those to your advantage. It is worth reading for these ideas alone, especially if you engaged in an entrepreneurial or creative endeavor.
However, this book has little to say about willpower in the sense of not eating cookies at 10pm or getting in shape. It is mostly about professional output and achieving one's goals. For that reason, this book is not very useful for people in non-creative discplines. It seems to forget that those jobs exist.
That said, the biggest problem I had is that there was little or no distinction between the author's opinions and philosophies and hardcore science. This made it difficult to discern when reading if something was based in fact or bias. I mean, I looked for an endnotes / bibliography / reference / further reading section at the end of the book and there WASN'T ANY!
FYI there was too much promotion going on for my tastes- not only for the author himself but for the Genius Network.
However, this book has little to say about willpower in the sense of not eating cookies at 10pm or getting in shape. It is mostly about professional output and achieving one's goals. For that reason, this book is not very useful for people in non-creative discplines. It seems to forget that those jobs exist.
That said, the biggest problem I had is that there was little or no distinction between the author's opinions and philosophies and hardcore science. This made it difficult to discern when reading if something was based in fact or bias. I mean, I looked for an endnotes / bibliography / reference / further reading section at the end of the book and there WASN'T ANY!
FYI there was too much promotion going on for my tastes- not only for the author himself but for the Genius Network.
eharrison's review against another edition
3.0
A good look at factors that have more influence than willpower.
Much of the content is repeated and using environment is the main alternate suggestion. While this can be true to some extent a larger view of what specific to environment or other factors would have been appreciated.
Much of the content is repeated and using environment is the main alternate suggestion. While this can be true to some extent a larger view of what specific to environment or other factors would have been appreciated.
lizroseowl's review against another edition
1.0
I was disappointed in this book. For a book written by someone with a PhD is psychology, there was a stunning lack of empirical evidence.
dern7663's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Helpful book to think more about your environment and ideas for change.