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clarahd's review
informative
3.5
Ikke sådan crazy revolutionizing, men alligevel Nice nogle gange at blive mindet om måder at calme Down på når man er en lidt anxious gal som mig + very easy to read hvilket nok bidrager meget til ratingen
lisampru's review against another edition
1.0
I stopped reading this book after 3 chapters...it is so full of pretentious privilege and complete narcissism. This guy is clueless as to what really causes people stress, things like actual mental illness, economic distress, substance use and more. This was especially difficult to swallow during covid...I checked it out because it was recommended on Libby, shame on them for promoting this psycho dribble. I wish I could give it zero stars.
calanthera's review against another edition
3.0
Audiobook
Przyjemnie się słuchało, ale od połowy książki pojawiło się zbyt wzmianek o tym, ze autor jest ojcem. Nie wniosła jakoś dużo, ale jako audio do gotowania idealne
Przyjemnie się słuchało, ale od połowy książki pojawiło się zbyt wzmianek o tym, ze autor jest ojcem. Nie wniosła jakoś dużo, ale jako audio do gotowania idealne
dogcentral's review
1.0
This book was self aggrandizing and was written for the Caucasian middle and upper class majority who are stressed by not being able to find the correct vacation rental or a bad day on the road. I am a social worker and to read that someone describes themselves as “homeless” and qualify it with “my parents would have welcomed me back any time” and that the person could sleep in the college study hall or at a friends. Sorry that is not stress but a teenager struggling with personal angst and rules. This book does not address real issues that people face that cannot be addressed by “being positive”. Many people are dealing with sick children, job loss, poverty, limited support and a car that will not start with no money to fix it. Smacks of entitlement and platitudes.
queencleo's review against another edition
2.0
Picked up as this year's Big Library Read.
Not my usual jam, I found it neither funny nor self-helpful.
Do people really need to be told this stuff? Does it change their lives? It's basic stuff. Don't stress about traffic, you're not going to die from it and you can't change it. The end.
Not my usual jam, I found it neither funny nor self-helpful.
Do people really need to be told this stuff? Does it change their lives? It's basic stuff. Don't stress about traffic, you're not going to die from it and you can't change it. The end.
cpalisa's review
3.0
This had some good bits of info and I liked the parts that talked about the science of the brain and ways to reduce the stress levels in your body in a physical way, but sooooo very repetitive about how is optimistic, resilient, etc. Way too many times! But I appreciate the stress relieving tips!
rosyred15's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.75
Interesting book about no sweating the small stuff in life like traffic, it's not like a bear is after you.
aiyaivy's review
2.0
Started off strong but got repetitive and generic fast
Writing is also lacking
Quotes
- Ultimately overcoming stress and managing its impact on our lives depends on this basic realization: most of our stress is from perceived threats, not clear and present threats.
-But what if there is nothing you can do about it, what is the point of allowing yourself to get stressed?
-And that's the thing about worrying, it does nothing to prevent bad things from happening. Worrying does not affect the outcome of a situation, it doesn't make adverse events less likely to occur, it just makes our life less great.
-...optimistic people have pessimistic thoughts all the time. The most optimistic people among us are still plagued by negative thoughts, the difference is that they don't dwell on them or ruminate.
Writing is also lacking
Quotes
- Ultimately overcoming stress and managing its impact on our lives depends on this basic realization: most of our stress is from perceived threats, not clear and present threats.
-But what if there is nothing you can do about it, what is the point of allowing yourself to get stressed?
-And that's the thing about worrying, it does nothing to prevent bad things from happening. Worrying does not affect the outcome of a situation, it doesn't make adverse events less likely to occur, it just makes our life less great.
-...optimistic people have pessimistic thoughts all the time. The most optimistic people among us are still plagued by negative thoughts, the difference is that they don't dwell on them or ruminate.
shrrl's review against another edition
2.0
I did not finish this one. The tips I got through made sense but I didn't care for the stories or the humor. It seemed like he wanted to write a memoir then noticed this low stress, self-help angle and ran with it. I wanted to give up once he said how resilient and great LEOs are at handling stress. I pushed for a bit after that but the interview with the paratrooper just... It was enough. I stopped caring. At the end of each section he writes a little summary for skimmers. I searched for the word skimmer in the book and read the last tips. Left a bit to be desired. Stressed about money? He says you should save. Thanks.
zarajakob's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0