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11 reviews for:
The 1% Rule: How to Fall in Love with the Process and Achieve Your Wildest Dreams
Tommy Baker
3.72 AVERAGE
11 reviews for:
The 1% Rule: How to Fall in Love with the Process and Achieve Your Wildest Dreams
Tommy Baker
3.72 AVERAGE
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Duped again by a Kindle bargain.
This started off promising for a book in this genre: do something small every day (the 1%) to keep forward momentum toward your goals. I can get behind that. Then, typical for the genre, it got hella preachy with the "no excuses" rhetoric. Tommy boy, chronic illness is in fact a valid reason to maybe take a day off. Great that the author still managed to live his life while battling an illness, but that is not chronic nor the experience of most suffering from medical issues. And enough with the fatphobic nonsense that people are only overweight because they lack the willpower to not eat shitty foods. Too many over-simplifications and if I hadn't been stuck in a waiting room with nothing to read, this would have ended up as a dnf.
This started off promising for a book in this genre: do something small every day (the 1%) to keep forward momentum toward your goals. I can get behind that. Then, typical for the genre, it got hella preachy with the "no excuses" rhetoric. Tommy boy, chronic illness is in fact a valid reason to maybe take a day off. Great that the author still managed to live his life while battling an illness, but that is not chronic nor the experience of most suffering from medical issues. And enough with the fatphobic nonsense that people are only overweight because they lack the willpower to not eat shitty foods. Too many over-simplifications and if I hadn't been stuck in a waiting room with nothing to read, this would have ended up as a dnf.
I won this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways. Thank to you Goodreads, Tommy Baker, and Archangel Ink for a copy of the book. As always, an honest review.
The 1% Rule is all about the process of achieving your goals, your big dreams, the wildest possibilities. First of all the author is very motivational, which you want in a business self help type book. He truly inspired me to start making more positive changes in my life. But even better, most of the book centers around practical steps to make your big dreams a possibility.
I loved that he focused on breaking everything down into small daily steps to hold yourself accountable. It will be different for each person, since each person's goal and process is unique. The emphasis is on putting in the mundane, necessary hard work each day. Over time the results will at least add up, if not compound on each other. The process makes absolute sense yet many books don't focus on this. I also appreciated the focus on doing what works for you and not worrying what other people think. I also loved the little trick the author uses to keep motivated. Makes complete sense and is incredibly helpful when you get in a slump.
Even with all these amazing aspects, at times it felt a bit much. It's definitely a book for highly motivated people who will stop at nothing to make their dreams a reality. I prefer, and actually require, a bit more balance and calmness in my life.
However, I've already implemented changes in my daily routine based on the author's suggestions in the book. Keeping myself accountable and putting in consistent daily work towards my book blog. And I've already seen small improvements. The 1% Rule is a self help book geared towards business that might actually help you get where you want to go.
The 1% Rule is all about the process of achieving your goals, your big dreams, the wildest possibilities. First of all the author is very motivational, which you want in a business self help type book. He truly inspired me to start making more positive changes in my life. But even better, most of the book centers around practical steps to make your big dreams a possibility.
I loved that he focused on breaking everything down into small daily steps to hold yourself accountable. It will be different for each person, since each person's goal and process is unique. The emphasis is on putting in the mundane, necessary hard work each day. Over time the results will at least add up, if not compound on each other. The process makes absolute sense yet many books don't focus on this. I also appreciated the focus on doing what works for you and not worrying what other people think. I also loved the little trick the author uses to keep motivated. Makes complete sense and is incredibly helpful when you get in a slump.
Even with all these amazing aspects, at times it felt a bit much. It's definitely a book for highly motivated people who will stop at nothing to make their dreams a reality. I prefer, and actually require, a bit more balance and calmness in my life.
However, I've already implemented changes in my daily routine based on the author's suggestions in the book. Keeping myself accountable and putting in consistent daily work towards my book blog. And I've already seen small improvements. The 1% Rule is a self help book geared towards business that might actually help you get where you want to go.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
An amazing book about how to not to work harder, but smarter and create the live
you want.
Because if you increase your life 1% at a time, that makes 365% in a year.
I will defintly try a few hacks ;)
you want.
Because if you increase your life 1% at a time, that makes 365% in a year.
I will defintly try a few hacks ;)
Easy read book, not particularly groundbreaking but definitely enjoyable.
If you've read a decent amount of self-help books, this one probably isn't necessary. Nothing new, too long, and repetitive.
Lots of good information but a bit too long
This book provides lots of good information, tips and so on. But sometimes it felt a bit stretched because same things were mentioned more times than in was necessary.
This book provides lots of good information, tips and so on. But sometimes it felt a bit stretched because same things were mentioned more times than in was necessary.
informative
reflective
medium-paced