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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Lots of controversy has been floating around the author but I feel like that should not discredit his work, if you resonate with something it should not matter who said it. I said I was done reading self help books but my friend recommended this one to me, and I didn’t really enjoy the first 240 pages or so, all the advice was good and sound but felt like stuff I knew from podcasts, youtube videos, therapy, blah blah, they weren’t new ideas. It’s always good to be reminded of these things though! I loved the final chapter though, the one about loving everyone in your life the same way you loved people closest to you. I wish he would explore more the power of heartbreak and how it can be a tool to connect you with others. I love the idea of community, something that is rarely touched in the wellness and self help community. There is a lot of focus on you and the people around you but not on the whole earth as one community. The idea that loving a partner is just practice or a stepping stone to how you should love everyone in your life seemed very beautiful to me.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
lido. leitura intensa que me deu muito conhecimento. bastante alargado a várias culturas (ponto bastante favorável). mostra uma visão de várias partes do amor bastante importante e tem base científica para sustentar o que é dito.
emotional
informative
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
reflective
medium-paced
If I could give this book 10 start I would. Still too speechless to write anything else
I enjoyed this book even if some of the ideas are not new. Jay Shetty has an intensely personal and relatable writing style that keeps the reader wanting to read more. I appreciated the various lessons in the book and loved even more that there are activities to go alongside every chapter to improve love in our lives.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone wanting to improve the way they communicate and think about love.
I thought the chapter on breaking up was oddly placed in the book. I had done all this reading about investing and building relationships and then he just pops “Break Up” in to break the flow of the reading. This was my least favourite chapter. It is a necessary chapter, but felt it could be placed elsewhere in the book. Additionally, I feel the book lacks a lot of intersectional thinking around many of the ideas, especially around couple’s pursuing their passions and purpose. So many people are just struggling to survive and do not have time to do this. I felt Jay missed an opportunity to talk about the simpler ways we can think about our purpose without grandiosity. Not all of us have the capacity to pursue a big hobby or start a small business. He does recognize this, but he neglects to go into detail on how people that are of lesser means might implement some of the ideas. Finally, the book can be repetitive. While it is not a major detriment to the book as a whole, some revisions and cutting down on this could make the book better.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone wanting to improve the way they communicate and think about love.
I thought the chapter on breaking up was oddly placed in the book. I had done all this reading about investing and building relationships and then he just pops “Break Up” in to break the flow of the reading. This was my least favourite chapter. It is a necessary chapter, but felt it could be placed elsewhere in the book. Additionally, I feel the book lacks a lot of intersectional thinking around many of the ideas, especially around couple’s pursuing their passions and purpose. So many people are just struggling to survive and do not have time to do this. I felt Jay missed an opportunity to talk about the simpler ways we can think about our purpose without grandiosity. Not all of us have the capacity to pursue a big hobby or start a small business. He does recognize this, but he neglects to go into detail on how people that are of lesser means might implement some of the ideas. Finally, the book can be repetitive. While it is not a major detriment to the book as a whole, some revisions and cutting down on this could make the book better.
It was such a struggle to get through this book; every page turned felt like a waste of time. Nothing particularly groundbreaking in this book, but I'm sure it'll appeal to some people.