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kself23's review against another edition
3.0
If I hadn’t worked with a therapist that was a practitioner of this approach, I probably wouldn’t have gotten as much out of this book. There are structure issues that bothered me in this book which took away from the message at times. I do think it is one of those approaches that sounds so “easy” like why doesn’t everyone use it?? But in practice it takes a bit to rewire thinking in this way. Overall, I buy in and will apply my takeaways in life.
jess_nel's review
1.0
Didn't get very far in this one since I could not get behind the "spiritual" part.
kirkw1972's review against another edition
2.0
I really struggled with this book and in the end couldn't finish it. It seemed really good in principle but the sheer amount of New Age consciousness and science just overwhelmed me and I found a lot of it repetitive. I don't like leaving low scores but this time it was just too heavy for me.
beyond3va's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the idea of it, I think it needed a bit more guidance before it became a book; but I like the approach and will probably try to delve more into it for my own self growth.
hainyh's review against another edition
4.0
The great thing about this book is that the teachings and ideology can be applied to a vast majority of situations and behaviours in life. Any habit that needs changing, be it a physical habit such as smoking, or an emotional habit such as self-criticism, can be modified with the help of this book.
The book is split into three sections, firstly understanding your habit, secondly ending your habit, and finally ensuring lasting change. Each section is split into chapters, breaking down habits into the bare bones, allowing you to understand your behaviours before working on them. It is so much easier to break a habit once you understand the whys and wherefores behind them, which is why I really enjoyed the first section in particular.
The book has a focus on the more spiritual side of things, which will work well for some people and not for others. I am more inclined to science and evidence-base rather than the less well-supported spiritual element to self-help teachings such as Johnson's book, but I truly believe this is a highly valuable self-help manual which most people can find use for. Given that there are so many chapters, this is a good book to dip into for a chapter at a time as and when you have enough time to do so. I can imagine this being very helpful for those trying to give up smoking, as it breaks down the myths as to why people feel they can't break the habit.
The book is split into three sections, firstly understanding your habit, secondly ending your habit, and finally ensuring lasting change. Each section is split into chapters, breaking down habits into the bare bones, allowing you to understand your behaviours before working on them. It is so much easier to break a habit once you understand the whys and wherefores behind them, which is why I really enjoyed the first section in particular.
The book has a focus on the more spiritual side of things, which will work well for some people and not for others. I am more inclined to science and evidence-base rather than the less well-supported spiritual element to self-help teachings such as Johnson's book, but I truly believe this is a highly valuable self-help manual which most people can find use for. Given that there are so many chapters, this is a good book to dip into for a chapter at a time as and when you have enough time to do so. I can imagine this being very helpful for those trying to give up smoking, as it breaks down the myths as to why people feel they can't break the habit.