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A review by labbyreads
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
2.0
This is a short little book (or super quick listen on audiobook) that calls it's readers to live up to four basic principles. These are not complicated principles. I agree that these are things we should all work to be better at.
The author provides good evidence and analysis on society to support his claims. But at times, his analysis reaches over-explaination. This book could have easily have been a blog post (and a short one at that).
That being said, it's not a long book either. For the length of the book, this one is not a bad pick up. Especially if you're looking for easy listening fodder. I listened to the entire thing over two days of just doing chores around the house.
For me the biggest downfall was that it was overly religious. Prior to reading, I didn't know that it would have religious content and was taken aback by some of the scripture.
I can't argue with the truth of his statements. Ruiz is right even if I don't love his evidence or presentation; if you follow all of these agreements, I'd bet that you're a happy person.
The author provides good evidence and analysis on society to support his claims. But at times, his analysis reaches over-explaination. This book could have easily have been a blog post (and a short one at that).
That being said, it's not a long book either. For the length of the book, this one is not a bad pick up. Especially if you're looking for easy listening fodder. I listened to the entire thing over two days of just doing chores around the house.
For me the biggest downfall was that it was overly religious. Prior to reading, I didn't know that it would have religious content and was taken aback by some of the scripture.
I can't argue with the truth of his statements. Ruiz is right even if I don't love his evidence or presentation; if you follow all of these agreements, I'd bet that you're a happy person.