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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
informative
medium-paced
This is one of those books that feels perfect when you’re ready for it—you’ll be 100% grateful you picked it up. Unlike a typical self-help book you can breeze through, this one asks you to take your time. The practical exercises are the heart of it, so if you want to get the most out of it, be prepared to engage fully and put in the work. While that might frustrate readers expecting a quick read, the exercises truly deliver on the promise to help you design your life. In many ways, this feels more like a reference book—something to keep on your shelf and revisit anytime you’re considering a new path or idea. With its tangible, practical tools for moving forward, it’s invaluable for anyone searching for a way to create meaningful change.
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Really enjoyed this, was a good reminder to be creative with how I’m thinking about problems
funny
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Had some good perspective, but this is one of those books that feels like its meaningful points could be condensed in to a 3-5 minute YouTube video. (Although to be fair, that is my opinion of most self help books.) One of the authors is clearly an Apple fan boy who touts Apple products as the pinnacle of design, which I found to be the funniest part. Book also smells of Stanford elitism. But they had some good points so they get 3 stars.
Well done, full of practical real-world hints and experiences.
Many apparently believe that it is based on impractical "privileged status" of both the teachers involved, as well as their students. What's interesting about that to me: before reading this book, I have been inadvertently living it in my work around the world... and I've seen the principles implemented by all kinds of people, in all kinds of sociocultural and economic contexts.
AFAIK, anybody can learn to listen. Anybody can ask others to tell their stories. Anybody can try *something* for a while and see what can be learned. You're not stuck with 100% of everything in your life.
Even oppressed poorest-of-the-poor people can try things... and some of those things can help them escape their oppression and poverty!
Many apparently believe that it is based on impractical "privileged status" of both the teachers involved, as well as their students. What's interesting about that to me: before reading this book, I have been inadvertently living it in my work around the world... and I've seen the principles implemented by all kinds of people, in all kinds of sociocultural and economic contexts.
AFAIK, anybody can learn to listen. Anybody can ask others to tell their stories. Anybody can try *something* for a while and see what can be learned. You're not stuck with 100% of everything in your life.
Even oppressed poorest-of-the-poor people can try things... and some of those things can help them escape their oppression and poverty!
Better than most self-help books but the last couple chapters felt useless
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced