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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Okay you guys know that I barely ever add books to my hall-of-fame unless it’s for a VERY good reason. Honestly, this book gave me a lot o think about —especially regarding my spiritual health and the constant fear I carry in my daily life. One think that he said that stuck with me is how all negative emotions are ruled by fear… more deeply, the basis of fear… is pride. As a 19 year old I college, this rocked my world. Lately I’ve been thinking about what exactly I want to do with my life that doesn’t involve other people’s opinions. Ultimately, I’ve always wanted to be a doctor. —a pediatrician or a psychiatrist more specifically. However, I’ve always made myself feel small and stupid for ever thinking I could achieve such a feat. —As a result, I always encounter people that reinforce the inner beliefs that I lack the intelligence and the capabilities to do something truly great. But let’s back up for a moment, and do some introspection… the end really made me question myself:
“Why do you don’t you want to pursue what you actually care about?”
Because I’m concerned that I’ll fail. If I drop out of this, I would’ve wasted thousands of dollars.
“Why are you concerned about failure?”
Because I’m scared, and essentially I have too much pride to fail at something I tried so hard to pursue.
It was at that moment in my thought process that I realized that if I wanted to conjure up the courage to pursue my dreams… I would have to detach myself from the desire of becoming a doctor itself, and accept the fact that I’m taking a big risk. —As well as that there will always be a chance that I’ll fail, and I can’t change that. However, what I can change is my outlook and how I perceive myself and the situations life puts me in. It’s imperative that I remind myself that I have the option to let go. I have the option to collectively detach myself from the idea that I need a certain desire, thing, object, or person to be fulfilled and enjoy life. I can’t change the curveballs life throws at me but I’ll always be able to change how I react and whether or not I choose to let go of those negative emotions.
“Why do you don’t you want to pursue what you actually care about?”
Because I’m concerned that I’ll fail. If I drop out of this, I would’ve wasted thousands of dollars.
“Why are you concerned about failure?”
Because I’m scared, and essentially I have too much pride to fail at something I tried so hard to pursue.
It was at that moment in my thought process that I realized that if I wanted to conjure up the courage to pursue my dreams… I would have to detach myself from the desire of becoming a doctor itself, and accept the fact that I’m taking a big risk. —As well as that there will always be a chance that I’ll fail, and I can’t change that. However, what I can change is my outlook and how I perceive myself and the situations life puts me in. It’s imperative that I remind myself that I have the option to let go. I have the option to collectively detach myself from the idea that I need a certain desire, thing, object, or person to be fulfilled and enjoy life. I can’t change the curveballs life throws at me but I’ll always be able to change how I react and whether or not I choose to let go of those negative emotions.
No li puc donar estrelles, no és un llibre per puntuar.
Tinc tants sentiments i pensaments sobre aquest llibre, segurament els hauria de "deixar anar". En general diria que m'ha canviat com ha persona i no m'enganyo si ho dic. Però no només per els beneficis que m'ha aportat sinó per allò que no m'ha agradat del llibre. M'he vist capaç de ser crítica amb allò que llegeixo i entenc. Crec que, per a mi, aquest llibre te un 50% de coneixement molt important sobretot a la societat en la que vivim i en general per entendre l'espècie humana, i un 50% d'imprecisió i contradiccions. El recomanaria només ha gent que està preparada per analitzar, aplicar i rebutjar allò que li serveix i allò que no.
El que si que puc dir segur és que és un dels llibres que més m'ha impactat i influenciat la meva manera de veure les coses i m'ha ajudat en la formació de una ment crítica i racional amb la que se que puc confiar i respectar.
Al final del llibre a la secció de notes parlo en més detall del llibre.
Tinc tants sentiments i pensaments sobre aquest llibre, segurament els hauria de "deixar anar". En general diria que m'ha canviat com ha persona i no m'enganyo si ho dic. Però no només per els beneficis que m'ha aportat sinó per allò que no m'ha agradat del llibre. M'he vist capaç de ser crítica amb allò que llegeixo i entenc. Crec que, per a mi, aquest llibre te un 50% de coneixement molt important sobretot a la societat en la que vivim i en general per entendre l'espècie humana, i un 50% d'imprecisió i contradiccions. El recomanaria només ha gent que està preparada per analitzar, aplicar i rebutjar allò que li serveix i allò que no.
El que si que puc dir segur és que és un dels llibres que més m'ha impactat i influenciat la meva manera de veure les coses i m'ha ajudat en la formació de una ment crítica i racional amb la que se que puc confiar i respectar.
Al final del llibre a la secció de notes parlo en més detall del llibre.
I loved the beginning of this book. There is so much wisdom in it. I gave it 3 stars because I think the book is way too long. To me, it was not worth finishing.
Utter garbage. He takes ideas like not resisting emotions common in Buddhism and elsewhere and somehow turns everything into your fault. Like, poor people have lots of negative thoughts, that's why they are poor. UGH!
And clearly my eyes are bad because I don't want to see bad enough. That's definitely it.
He's a quack, avoid at all costs. I wish I remembered what led me to request this book.
And clearly my eyes are bad because I don't want to see bad enough. That's definitely it.
He's a quack, avoid at all costs. I wish I remembered what led me to request this book.
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
fast-paced
Whoa! How did I get here?
This book started out fine. Actually inspirational. And then really quickly switched lanes from science to fiction.
I wish he stuck with the psychology but he really needed to entertain the psychic world (with zero evidence btw) for some weird reason.
Im honestly appalled that a physician would write some of the things in this book (the chapter on health particularly)
Honestly, dont read it. The little bit of goodness is not worth the whole lot of weirdness.
This book started out fine. Actually inspirational. And then really quickly switched lanes from science to fiction.
I wish he stuck with the psychology but he really needed to entertain the psychic world (with zero evidence btw) for some weird reason.
Im honestly appalled that a physician would write some of the things in this book (the chapter on health particularly)
Honestly, dont read it. The little bit of goodness is not worth the whole lot of weirdness.
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
I legitimately thought this guy was a scam artist after reading this book. Incredible that someone so delusioned can make money writing books. If there is ANY merit to the idea of "letting go" (which I actually believe there is), the author has spat in our faces by writing this absolutely asinine piece of shit.
Some things the author claims (there is SO much more in the book, trust me):
Some things the author claims (there is SO much more in the book, trust me):
- You can train yourself to see peoples auras (colored vibrations around their heads)
- Some guy owed me money for years, I let go of my resentment and suddenly within 48hrs he had paid me back
- As soon as I let go of my desire for an affordable 1BR apartment on fifth avenue in NYC I drove over to my dream location and turns out they just happened to have an opening which hadn’t even been made public yet
- When I thought of butter or coffee my waiter brought it over immediately without me saying a word
- You can get the negative “weakening effect” of artificial sweeteners by placing “in the hand” or “on the top of the head” instead of in the mouthms man! You discuss the kinesiological testing with the muscle strength variable but never cite anything!
- “thoughts and feelings can be read by expert psychics, even from the other side of the world”
- A man breathes lungfuls of insecticides after letting go of the belief it is toxic to him and thus has no negative effects (no citation)
- The author needs trifocals but drove home without glasses (and convinced others to do the same) because he felt he could let go of his disease of poor eyesight
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced