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248 reviews for:
The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness
Steve Peters
3.74 AVERAGE
248 reviews for:
The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness
Steve Peters
3.74 AVERAGE
informative
fast-paced
Когда я был юн, я проходил (мимо) множества прилагательных для химий, среди которых была (как тогда казалось) ужасающая физическая, скучноватая аналитическая и, конкретно стороной прошедшая коллоидная. Последняя была удивительна тем, что какой учебник не возьми (по крайней мере, тогда так было), авторы как будто изобретали мир заново, вводя свои базовые определения, свои буквы обозначения величин и вообще всё своё. Доходило до того, что преподаватели оглашали, по какому учебнику будет спрос. Я всё опасался, что у лектора и семинариста разойдутся мнения.
Ну вот и тут профессор изобрёл для психоаналитических Я и Оно новые прикольные термины, нарисовал корявые картинки и пошло дело, готов бестселлер.
Наверное, в этой серии нормальная книга только "Кровь, пот и пиксели" была.
Ну вот и тут профессор изобрёл для психоаналитических Я и Оно новые прикольные термины, нарисовал корявые картинки и пошло дело, готов бестселлер.
Наверное, в этой серии нормальная книга только "Кровь, пот и пиксели" была.
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Giving Physical Form to Our Emotions and Practical Advice on How to Manage Them
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Educational
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Mind-blowing
Patronising. Boring. I gave up about halfway through. I don’t understand the reviews at all.
I listened to this as an audiobook, and it was refreshing to hear a non-London accent!
I was intrigued by the chimp premise in the initial chapters but I think the book totally dropped the ball after that. The analogy became increasingly confusing and unhelpful in understanding complex issues. It started to come across extremely reductionist. There was even a bizarre section about psychopaths in the chapter about relating to others which felt extremely specific and irrelevant.
Can't help but feel lots of the topics were skimmed over without exploring any nuances at all. As a result I feel like the book took a really long time to just say "we should check our irrational thoughts".
The writing style was also very oversimplified and unengaging to me, and I was expecting a bit more humour! The examples provided were also quite bland and simple which made it difficult to work out what the real life applications would be.
I was intrigued by the chimp premise in the initial chapters but I think the book totally dropped the ball after that. The analogy became increasingly confusing and unhelpful in understanding complex issues. It started to come across extremely reductionist. There was even a bizarre section about psychopaths in the chapter about relating to others which felt extremely specific and irrelevant.
Can't help but feel lots of the topics were skimmed over without exploring any nuances at all. As a result I feel like the book took a really long time to just say "we should check our irrational thoughts".
The writing style was also very oversimplified and unengaging to me, and I was expecting a bit more humour! The examples provided were also quite bland and simple which made it difficult to work out what the real life applications would be.
2 stars, but only just. I’m really disappointed - after hearing about this book (and the raving reviews) from a colleague - I was really looking forward to this read and the potential insights it may provide. However, I found this to be over-simplification on almost every page, bordering on several occasions as patronising e.g. “you can sit back if it is too hard.” Spouting cliches such as “everything changes”, “nothing is black and white”. Maybe I’m cynical but I don’t think this is what most people are seeking/expecting when reading the blurb.
Although it’s important to reinforce the message that acting purely based on emotion isn’t effective or productive, this book repeated over and over - in a very bizarre, complicated entanglement of solar system and jungle metaphors - to essentially ignore emotion, and to note that they are catastrophic to everything we do. Which simply isn’t true.
There were some handy points that could be utilised in day to day life, but very few.
Although it’s important to reinforce the message that acting purely based on emotion isn’t effective or productive, this book repeated over and over - in a very bizarre, complicated entanglement of solar system and jungle metaphors - to essentially ignore emotion, and to note that they are catastrophic to everything we do. Which simply isn’t true.
There were some handy points that could be utilised in day to day life, but very few.
The Chimp Paradox taught me a lot of things I already knew, and at times often felt contrived. I did appreciate the 'Slate of Truth' concept.
If you're interested in the founding philosophies of this book, read Games People Play by Eric Berne M.D.
If you're interested in the founding philosophies of this book, read Games People Play by Eric Berne M.D.