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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
This book was eye opening and allowed me to have moments of reflection and gratitude.
Seeing other reviews - I wasn't bothered by her name dropping but felt that she went and connected with others to do research on this book by qualified professionals. If I wanted advice and quotes from random everyday people Id ask them.
Yes this author lives a life many of us may dream of weekend homes and such but she still struggles to feel unfulfilled and lacking gratitude. I feel that says something that gratitude has no boundaries and isn't determined by money.
This book made me look into her other books and I will be picking up The Genius of Women.
Seeing other reviews - I wasn't bothered by her name dropping but felt that she went and connected with others to do research on this book by qualified professionals. If I wanted advice and quotes from random everyday people Id ask them.
Yes this author lives a life many of us may dream of weekend homes and such but she still struggles to feel unfulfilled and lacking gratitude. I feel that says something that gratitude has no boundaries and isn't determined by money.
This book made me look into her other books and I will be picking up The Genius of Women.
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
“Instead of being masterful at misery, we can become experts at gratitude.”
I liked that everything wasn’t always rainbows and roses, and that being naturally pessimistic was acknowledged. There’s always something to work on. And always something to be grateful for.
I liked that everything wasn’t always rainbows and roses, and that being naturally pessimistic was acknowledged. There’s always something to work on. And always something to be grateful for.
I absolutely loved this book. I read a couple of reviews upset with the privileges she has in life, but to me they come across as a bit bitter. If you’re reading this book and focusing on the glamorous parts of her life, you have completely missed the point. Money does not buy happiness or we wouldn’t have so many famous/wealthy people in rehabs, jails, or divorce courts. I’ve always practiced finding areas of gratitude when things go wrong, but they usually focus on things outside of a particular problem. I had never thought to find an attitude of gratitude based on the problem I’m experiencing at the moment. A bit of a twist on the “could be worse” mentality with a much more positive outlook. Gratitude is for everyone and everyone can benefit from it.
Of course there is nothing new in the idea of gratitude improving every aspect of your life, but this is a well-written and quick read that reminds the soul all the same. Made me dust off my gratitude journal and re-commit to finding the good and being grateful in everything.
funny
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informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Some good points on developing gratitude in life but it's hard to take from someone who name drops celebrities and displays such privilege. Humbly boastful and disingenuous. But that's just my opinion
Good information.... a bit "over the top' at times... individual chapters were well worth reading
In general I like books where the author sets out to work on something over the course of a year and then writes about it (Happiness Project, Julia and Me, etc) and this was no exception. While not totally new information, it was great to have lots of tools for gratitude and research all in one place. This is certainly something I'll use to increase wellness in my patients! I was also inspired to start gratitude journals with my kids. It has provided a nice way for us to connect before bed and talk about the day.
As many have mentioned, this book has some genuinely good ideas about the transformative power of gratitude (in the first few chapters). However, there are two reasons I am setting it aside after the third chapter of the audio book. One, I don't care for the author's voice in a literal sense. I admit I am particular about narrators on audio; the author has a nasal quality and pacing/timing I don't care for. Two, I am turned off by the author's voice in the figurative sense. She is a privileged woman talking about gratitude. It is difficult to empathize with/relate to that "voice."