Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win by Jeff Haden

1 review

zeldam's review against another edition

informative inspiring fast-paced

3.0

There are definitely some interesting points in this book - and there is clearly a good deal of research put into the writing process. The writing is relatively funny at times, making the book more enjoyable to read. However, I would not recommend it to people experiencing mental health issues (especially depression and anxiety) looking to find practical ways to overcome their lack of motivation. This book has a very "type A, American financial guy" and some of the tips are likely to make those readers more anxious and/or guilty for their own lack of motivation. I personally really did not like the frequent mention of how "losing weight is necessarily a good thing" as it is a very triggering topic, which ultimately promotes a harmful diet culture. Finally, I found that the author made some over-simplifications and did not account for structural issues (racism/misogyny/ homophobia/ poverty etc...) that act as huge bars to what he considers as "successes" necessarily achievable if you really put your mind to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia