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孬乇孬乇丞 賳賮爻賷丞: 賳爻賮 禺乇丕賮丕鬲 噩賷賱 丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲賷丞
賱賯丿 兀氐亘丨鬲 兀丿亘賷丕鬲 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲 賵丕賱賲丐賱賮丕鬲 賵賵乇卮 丕賱毓賲賱 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賯賷賲賴丕 賲噩丕賱 毓賲賱 賰亘賷乇 噩丿丕賸, 賵兀氐亘丨鬲 鬲丐孬乇 毓賱賶 丨賷丕鬲賳丕 鬲兀孬賷乇丕賸 賰亘賷乇丕賸, 爻賵丕亍賸 兀丿乇賰賳丕 賴匕丕 兀賲 賱賲 賳丿乇賰賴.
亘毓丿 毓卮乇丕鬲 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱賳賲賵 丕賱賲鬲賵丕氐賱 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘丕鬲 賵兀丿亘賷丕鬲 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲, 兀氐亘丨 賲毓馗賲 丕賱賳丕爻 賷毓鬲賯丿賵賳 丕毓鬲賯丕丿丕賸 乇丕爻禺丕賸 兀賳賴賲 賷賳亘睾賷 兀賳 賷賮毓賱賵丕 丕賱賲夭賷丿, 賵賷氐亘丨賵丕 兀賮囟賱 賲賲丕 賴賲 毓賱賷賴, 賵賷鬲賵賯毓賵丕 丕賱賲夭賷丿. 賵賲毓 匕賱賰, 賮丕賱亘卮乇 丨丕賱賷丕賸 兀賯賱 爻毓丕丿丞 賲賳 兀賷 賵賯鬲賺 賮賷 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺; 賵賴賵 賲丕 賷噩毓賱賳丕 賳鬲爻丕亍賱 廿賳 賰丕賳 賲噩丕賱 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲 賷丨賯賯 賲丕 賷毓丿 亘賴 賮毓賱丕賸 兀賲 賷氐賷亘賳丕 亘賳賯賷囟 賲丕 賷毓丿賳丕 亘賴. 賴賱 賰賱 賲丕 賮毓賱鬲賴 賰鬲亘 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲 賴賵 廿賮爻丕丿 毓賯賵賱賳丕責
賷亘丿賵 兀賳賳丕 賮賯丿賳丕 -禺賱丕賱 爻毓賷賳丕 賱鬲丨賯賷賯 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱孬賯丞 亘丕賱賳賮爻, 賵丕賱爻毓丕丿丞,賵丕賱孬乇賵丞, 賵丕賱噩丕匕亘賷丞,賵丕賱賳鬲噩丕丨- 賯丿乇鬲賳丕 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲賯賷賷賲 丕賱賳賯丿賷 賱賲丕 賷購賯丿賻賾賲 賱賳丕; 賮丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 兀賳 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 "丕賱丨賯丕卅賯 丕賱乇丕爻禺丞" 賮賷 賲噩丕賱 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲 賱丕 鬲賯賵賲 毓賱賶 乇賰丕卅夭 毓賱賲賷丞, 亘賱 廿賳 賴賳丕賰 賯丿乇丕賸 賲賳 丕賱兀丿賱丞 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 鬲丐賰丿 毓丿賲 噩丿賵丕賴丕.
賵賷丨丕賵賱 丕賱丿賰鬲賵乇 "爻鬲賷賮賳 亘乇丕賷乇夭" 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 -丕賱匕賷 賷賲孬賱 賵賯賮丞 賯賵賷丞 賱賱鬲賮賰賷乇- 廿賱賯丕亍 賳馗乇丞 賮丕丨氐丞 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲胤亘賷賯 丕賱丕毓鬲亘丕胤賷 賱毓賱賲 丕賱賳賮爻 毓賱賶 賲噩丕賱丕鬲 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賷賵賲賷丞, 毓丕乇囟丕賸 丕賱丨賯丕卅賯 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲噩丕賴賱鬲賴丕 兀丿亘賷丕鬲 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲, 賵賲鬲爻丕卅賱丕賸 廿賳 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賳氐丕卅丨 賵丕賱鬲賰鬲賷賰丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賯丿賲賴丕 賴匕賴 丕賱兀丿亘賷丕鬲 -賵賷購賮鬲乇囟 兀賳賴丕 鬲丨乇乇賳丕- 賴賷 賲丕 賷賮乇囟 丕賱賯賷賵丿 毓賱賶 丨賷丕鬲賳丕 賮毓賱丕賸.
賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷丨乇乇賳丕 賲賳 丕賱毓亘亍 丕賱孬賯賷賱 賱鬲賵賯毓丕鬲賳丕 睾賷乇 丕賱賵丕賯毓賷丞, 賵賷賵囟丨 賱賳丕 亘乇賮賯 兀賳 孬賲丞 兀卮賷丕亍 賱丕 賷賲賰賳賳丕 丕賱鬲禺賱氐 賲賳賴丕; 賵賱匕賱賰 毓賱賷賳丕 鬲丨賲賱賴丕, 廿賳賴 賷丨乇乇賳丕 亘鬲兀賰賷丿賴 兀賳賳丕 賰亘卮乇 -丿賵賳 賰鬲亘 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲- 賯丿 賳賰賵賳 噩賷丿賷賳 亘賲丕 賷賰賮賷.
亘毓丿 毓卮乇丕鬲 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱賳賲賵 丕賱賲鬲賵丕氐賱 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘丕鬲 賵兀丿亘賷丕鬲 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲, 兀氐亘丨 賲毓馗賲 丕賱賳丕爻 賷毓鬲賯丿賵賳 丕毓鬲賯丕丿丕賸 乇丕爻禺丕賸 兀賳賴賲 賷賳亘睾賷 兀賳 賷賮毓賱賵丕 丕賱賲夭賷丿, 賵賷氐亘丨賵丕 兀賮囟賱 賲賲丕 賴賲 毓賱賷賴, 賵賷鬲賵賯毓賵丕 丕賱賲夭賷丿. 賵賲毓 匕賱賰, 賮丕賱亘卮乇 丨丕賱賷丕賸 兀賯賱 爻毓丕丿丞 賲賳 兀賷 賵賯鬲賺 賮賷 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺; 賵賴賵 賲丕 賷噩毓賱賳丕 賳鬲爻丕亍賱 廿賳 賰丕賳 賲噩丕賱 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲 賷丨賯賯 賲丕 賷毓丿 亘賴 賮毓賱丕賸 兀賲 賷氐賷亘賳丕 亘賳賯賷囟 賲丕 賷毓丿賳丕 亘賴. 賴賱 賰賱 賲丕 賮毓賱鬲賴 賰鬲亘 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲 賴賵 廿賮爻丕丿 毓賯賵賱賳丕責
賷亘丿賵 兀賳賳丕 賮賯丿賳丕 -禺賱丕賱 爻毓賷賳丕 賱鬲丨賯賷賯 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱孬賯丞 亘丕賱賳賮爻, 賵丕賱爻毓丕丿丞,賵丕賱孬乇賵丞, 賵丕賱噩丕匕亘賷丞,賵丕賱賳鬲噩丕丨- 賯丿乇鬲賳丕 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲賯賷賷賲 丕賱賳賯丿賷 賱賲丕 賷購賯丿賻賾賲 賱賳丕; 賮丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 兀賳 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 "丕賱丨賯丕卅賯 丕賱乇丕爻禺丞" 賮賷 賲噩丕賱 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲 賱丕 鬲賯賵賲 毓賱賶 乇賰丕卅夭 毓賱賲賷丞, 亘賱 廿賳 賴賳丕賰 賯丿乇丕賸 賲賳 丕賱兀丿賱丞 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 鬲丐賰丿 毓丿賲 噩丿賵丕賴丕.
賵賷丨丕賵賱 丕賱丿賰鬲賵乇 "爻鬲賷賮賳 亘乇丕賷乇夭" 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 -丕賱匕賷 賷賲孬賱 賵賯賮丞 賯賵賷丞 賱賱鬲賮賰賷乇- 廿賱賯丕亍 賳馗乇丞 賮丕丨氐丞 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲胤亘賷賯 丕賱丕毓鬲亘丕胤賷 賱毓賱賲 丕賱賳賮爻 毓賱賶 賲噩丕賱丕鬲 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賷賵賲賷丞, 毓丕乇囟丕賸 丕賱丨賯丕卅賯 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲噩丕賴賱鬲賴丕 兀丿亘賷丕鬲 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲, 賵賲鬲爻丕卅賱丕賸 廿賳 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賳氐丕卅丨 賵丕賱鬲賰鬲賷賰丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賯丿賲賴丕 賴匕賴 丕賱兀丿亘賷丕鬲 -賵賷購賮鬲乇囟 兀賳賴丕 鬲丨乇乇賳丕- 賴賷 賲丕 賷賮乇囟 丕賱賯賷賵丿 毓賱賶 丨賷丕鬲賳丕 賮毓賱丕賸.
賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷丨乇乇賳丕 賲賳 丕賱毓亘亍 丕賱孬賯賷賱 賱鬲賵賯毓丕鬲賳丕 睾賷乇 丕賱賵丕賯毓賷丞, 賵賷賵囟丨 賱賳丕 亘乇賮賯 兀賳 孬賲丞 兀卮賷丕亍 賱丕 賷賲賰賳賳丕 丕賱鬲禺賱氐 賲賳賴丕; 賵賱匕賱賰 毓賱賷賳丕 鬲丨賲賱賴丕, 廿賳賴 賷丨乇乇賳丕 亘鬲兀賰賷丿賴 兀賳賳丕 賰亘卮乇 -丿賵賳 賰鬲亘 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲- 賯丿 賳賰賵賳 噩賷丿賷賳 亘賲丕 賷賰賮賷.
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March 4, 2014
Points out that lots of ideas about how to live optimally are mostly opinions.. but the author often fills out the gaps with his own opinions instead of 'hard science' (which might just not exist for most things in life).
September 9, 2014
"乇亘賲丕 丕爻鬲胤丕毓 毓賱賲 丕賱賳賮爻 鬲賯丿賷賲 '丕賯鬲乇丕丨丕鬲' 亘卮兀賳 賲丕 賷賳噩丨 賲毓 亘毓囟 丕賱賳丕爻 '賱亘毓囟 丕賱賵賯鬲'貙 賵賱賰賳賰 兀賳鬲 丕賱禺亘賷乇 丕賱賵丨賷丿 亘賰賷賮賷丞 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 毓賱賶 胤亘賷毓鬲賰. "
23 禺乇丕賮丞 -賰賲丕 賷爻賲賷賴丕 丿. 爻鬲賷賮賳 亘乇丕賷乇夭- 乇丕噩鬲 賵兀氐亘丨 丕賱賳丕爻 賷乇丿丿賵賳賴丕 賵賷睾賱賮賵賳賴丕 亘丕賱毓賱賲賷丞貙 賵賱賰賳賴丕 賮賷 賵丕賯毓 丕賱兀賲乇 鬲丨噩亘 毓賳 丕賱賳丕爻 丨賯丕卅賯 賲賴賲丞 賵鬲睾賮賱 毓賳 兀賲賵乇 噩賵賴乇賷丞貙 賵鬲賵噩賴 鬲乇賰賷夭 丕賱賳丕爻 鬲賵噩賷賴丕 兀丨丕丿賷丕 賷噩毓賱賴賲 賷丐賲賳賵賳 亘兀賳 賲孬賱 賴匕賴 丕賱賳氐丕卅丨 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 賴賷 亘賵氐賱丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賲孬丕賱賷丞 .. 賮賷賳卮睾賱賵賳 亘賴匕賴 丕賱亘賵氐賱丞 丕賱賲夭毓賵賲丞 賵賷賳爻賵賳 兀賳 賷亘氐乇賵丕 丕賱胤乇賷賯 兀賲丕賲賴賲 兀賵 賷賲鬲丨賳賵丕 丕賱亘賵氐賱丞 丕賱賮胤乇賷丞 賮賷 丿丕禺賱賴賲 !
23 禺乇丕賮丞 -賰賲丕 賷爻賲賷賴丕 丿. 爻鬲賷賮賳 亘乇丕賷乇夭- 乇丕噩鬲 賵兀氐亘丨 丕賱賳丕爻 賷乇丿丿賵賳賴丕 賵賷睾賱賮賵賳賴丕 亘丕賱毓賱賲賷丞貙 賵賱賰賳賴丕 賮賷 賵丕賯毓 丕賱兀賲乇 鬲丨噩亘 毓賳 丕賱賳丕爻 丨賯丕卅賯 賲賴賲丞 賵鬲睾賮賱 毓賳 兀賲賵乇 噩賵賴乇賷丞貙 賵鬲賵噩賴 鬲乇賰賷夭 丕賱賳丕爻 鬲賵噩賷賴丕 兀丨丕丿賷丕 賷噩毓賱賴賲 賷丐賲賳賵賳 亘兀賳 賲孬賱 賴匕賴 丕賱賳氐丕卅丨 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 賴賷 亘賵氐賱丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賲孬丕賱賷丞 .. 賮賷賳卮睾賱賵賳 亘賴匕賴 丕賱亘賵氐賱丞 丕賱賲夭毓賵賲丞 賵賷賳爻賵賳 兀賳 賷亘氐乇賵丕 丕賱胤乇賷賯 兀賲丕賲賴賲 兀賵 賷賲鬲丨賳賵丕 丕賱亘賵氐賱丞 丕賱賮胤乇賷丞 賮賷 丿丕禺賱賴賲 !
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" 鈥忊€庂呝� 丕乇賵毓 賰鬲亘 丕賱丨丿賷孬 丕賱賳賮爻賷
丕賳氐丨 丕賱賱賷 賷賮賰乇 賰孬賷乇 賵賷禺丕賮 賲賳 丕賱丕爻鬲乇爻丕賱 賮賷 丕賱丨丿賷孬 賲毓 丕卮禺丕氐 丕賵 賮賷 賲噩賱爻 賷賯乇兀賴 賲賮賷丿 噩丿丕賸 "
" 鈥忊€庂呝� 丕乇賵毓 賰鬲亘 丕賱丨丿賷孬 丕賱賳賮爻賷
丕賳氐丨 丕賱賱賷 賷賮賰乇 賰孬賷乇 賵賷禺丕賮 賲賳 丕賱丕爻鬲乇爻丕賱 賮賷 丕賱丨丿賷孬 賲毓 丕卮禺丕氐 丕賵 賮賷 賲噩賱爻 賷賯乇兀賴 賲賮賷丿 噩丿丕賸 "
January 9, 2021
Very agreeable content! Confirms my inner thoughts about a lot of the self-help/self-improvement industry. No doubt there's important knowledge in such fields but a lot of the books hold people back from actually doing things. Also a lot of pop-psych is replete with questionable studies and overly certain conclusions. Dr. Briers entreaty to look outside of ourselves, not be so serious, have fun and enjoy the moment seems very healthy advice.
April 10, 2023
Trudna to by艂a lektura i ostatnie 50% przeczyta艂am pobie偶nie. Autor od pocz膮tku ksi膮偶ki wydawa艂 si臋 bardzo poirytowany wszystkimi publikacjami o pozytywnej psychologii.
Przeczyta艂am kilka ksi膮偶ek tego typu i rzeczywi艣cie, nie wszystkie pozycje mi si臋 podoba艂y, nie wszystkie dla mnie mia艂y sens. Gdy czytam fragment, gdzie jest napisane, 偶e musz臋 powiedzie膰 wszech艣wiatowi, 偶e chcia艂abym pojecha膰 na fajne wakacje to nie czekam, a偶 wszech艣wiat wy艣le mnie na t臋 wycieczk臋 tylko bior臋 sprawy w swoje r臋ce. Autor m贸wi czytelnikom, 偶e potrzeba ci臋偶kej pracy, 偶eby osi膮gn膮膰 marzenia i 偶e czasem si臋 nie udaje mimo wszystko. Nie jest to dla mnie wielkie odkrycie. Ale warto pr贸bowa膰, je艣li chce si臋 co艣 zmieni膰. Warto w to wierzy膰.
Uwa偶am, 偶e ka偶dy kto czyta ksi膮偶ki o pozytywnej psychologii ma tyle rozumu, 偶eby nie bra膰 wszystkich rad dos艂ownie i nadal wie, 偶e s膮 pewne granice, kt贸rych nie przeskoczymy. Moim zdaniem dobrze jest przeczyta膰: 鈥濵o偶esz to zrobi膰! Jeste艣 warto艣ciowa! Zadbaj o siebie! 艢wiat stoi przed tob膮 otworem!鈥�
Przeczyta艂am kilka ksi膮偶ek tego typu i rzeczywi艣cie, nie wszystkie pozycje mi si臋 podoba艂y, nie wszystkie dla mnie mia艂y sens. Gdy czytam fragment, gdzie jest napisane, 偶e musz臋 powiedzie膰 wszech艣wiatowi, 偶e chcia艂abym pojecha膰 na fajne wakacje to nie czekam, a偶 wszech艣wiat wy艣le mnie na t臋 wycieczk臋 tylko bior臋 sprawy w swoje r臋ce. Autor m贸wi czytelnikom, 偶e potrzeba ci臋偶kej pracy, 偶eby osi膮gn膮膰 marzenia i 偶e czasem si臋 nie udaje mimo wszystko. Nie jest to dla mnie wielkie odkrycie. Ale warto pr贸bowa膰, je艣li chce si臋 co艣 zmieni膰. Warto w to wierzy膰.
Uwa偶am, 偶e ka偶dy kto czyta ksi膮偶ki o pozytywnej psychologii ma tyle rozumu, 偶eby nie bra膰 wszystkich rad dos艂ownie i nadal wie, 偶e s膮 pewne granice, kt贸rych nie przeskoczymy. Moim zdaniem dobrze jest przeczyta膰: 鈥濵o偶esz to zrobi膰! Jeste艣 warto艣ciowa! Zadbaj o siebie! 艢wiat stoi przed tob膮 otworem!鈥�
August 23, 2017
This book contains one clinical psychologist's perspective on 23 pervasive self-help sayings. For those who easily get hypnotized by the big promises the self-help genre makes, as I was, this book gives a more sobering approach to what we can really do to improve our lives. Through some scientific evidence, but mostly opinions, Briers makes compelling cases that show another side that I hadn't thought of myself.
For the cases of some of these 'myths', such as MYTH 13 (You'd better get yourself sorted) and MYTH 16 (There is no failure, only feedback), I strongly disagree. Not because I believe they're 'true', but because they are practical and empowering in a realistic way, which is what the self-help genre should provide one with.
Myths that were enlightening to me were MYTH 3 (Emotional intelligence is what really matters) and MYTH 11 (Your inner child needs a hug). In the case of myth 3 I bought into the idea that EQ is more important than IQ. Briers brought scientific evidence, or showed the lack thereof in Goleman's case, which made the point more nuanced to me. In the case of myth 11 I wasn't aware of the frame this saying puts one in. If you believe that there's an inner child that has been unavoidably hurt from childhood on there'll always be a rationalization that this is the root of any misery one is feeling at the moment.
All in all I liked the book. It serves as a self-help book disguised as an anti self-help book. It provided interesting tidbits of information only a professional mind-worker can know about.
For the cases of some of these 'myths', such as MYTH 13 (You'd better get yourself sorted) and MYTH 16 (There is no failure, only feedback), I strongly disagree. Not because I believe they're 'true', but because they are practical and empowering in a realistic way, which is what the self-help genre should provide one with.
Myths that were enlightening to me were MYTH 3 (Emotional intelligence is what really matters) and MYTH 11 (Your inner child needs a hug). In the case of myth 3 I bought into the idea that EQ is more important than IQ. Briers brought scientific evidence, or showed the lack thereof in Goleman's case, which made the point more nuanced to me. In the case of myth 11 I wasn't aware of the frame this saying puts one in. If you believe that there's an inner child that has been unavoidably hurt from childhood on there'll always be a rationalization that this is the root of any misery one is feeling at the moment.
All in all I liked the book. It serves as a self-help book disguised as an anti self-help book. It provided interesting tidbits of information only a professional mind-worker can know about.
May 24, 2021
賰鬲丕亘 噩賷賾丿 賮賷 亘丕亘賴 賵賰購鬲亘 亘賳賻賮爻 毓賱賲賷貙 賷購毓丕亘 毓賱賷賴 毓丿賲 鬲乇鬲賷亘 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 亘卮賰賱 鬲爻賱爻賱賷 賵丕囟丨
November 16, 2013
Offered new self-help after debunking the old - I wasn't sure whether to just blindly take this advice or see it as just as flawed as the old stuff - but it was a fascinating insight into how complicated our minds really are, and how ridiculously over-simplified the self-help industry has become. It helped me in a lot of ways I didn't expect: forge your own way, make mistakes, don't dwell on failures too much and good can become bad in excess. But obviously that's oversimplified...
April 9, 2013
Ironically, a book dismissing the myths of the self help industry that is probably the only self help book you need.
January 9, 2019
I understood a lot of this book and what it offers. While there is not a lot of scientific evidence to support Brier's claims, at least there is enough, at least in my opinion, scientific evidence being used and not the word of a big shot "self-help guru" who expects us to take his/her word for it. This book shows us that in life there are no shortcuts, not everything is sunshine and rainbows (perky is annoying as f*** anyway), and that even as a work in progress, you are where you need to be regardless of what wannabe "experts" (at least Briers has credentials) say or want us to do. To me, anything that makes you want to improve yourself is just another way of saying there is something wrong with you. And that is very damaging to the mind. I agree with Briers that the self-help craze needs to stop. If it really worked, we would all be billionares, now wouldn't we?
February 25, 2020
Very enjoyable read. I was already familiar with most of the counter arguments, but it was good to get a reminder.
I would recommend this to so many people... But I bet few will change their minds, because the allure of self-help, with its easy and straight forward solutions, offers a hard to give up on comfort.
Too bad life is not easy or straight forward.
I would recommend this to so many people... But I bet few will change their minds, because the allure of self-help, with its easy and straight forward solutions, offers a hard to give up on comfort.
Too bad life is not easy or straight forward.
November 1, 2018
The premise of book is shooting down various ideas and teaching in applied psychology. Well, criticising is a cheap entertainment, but at least this book is reasonably scientific. Don't expect to find answers here though, it's all about multiplying your questions.
April 9, 2021
While I agree with the basic thrust of the book, Briers is at times himself a bit pschobabbly, quoting studies whose findings seems questionable at best. In general, highlights the limits of self-help and the limits of psychology as a science.
February 25, 2024
Wa偶ne, 偶eby nie potraktowa膰 tej ksi膮偶ki, jako ostateczn膮 wyroczni臋, ale zawiera wiele cennych spostrze偶e艅. W popkulturze terapii, w kt贸rej tonie coraz wi臋cej os贸b, my艣l臋, 偶e to cenna przeciwwaga, cho膰 nie zawsze si臋 zgadzam z autorem :).
January 23, 2021
鬲賯乇賷亘丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲賴 氐丕丿賲丞
亘丕賱丕禺氐 丕賳賷 賰賳鬲 賰孬賷乇 丕鬲丕亘毓 賱賱賲乇卮丿賷賳 丕賱賳賮爻賷賷賳
賵丕賰鬲卮賮鬲 丕睾賱亘 丕賱賲毓鬲賯丿丕鬲 賲丕賴賷 丕賱丕 禺乇乇丕丕丕丕丕丕賮賴
毓噩賷賷賷賷亘 馃
亘丕賱丕禺氐 丕賳賷 賰賳鬲 賰孬賷乇 丕鬲丕亘毓 賱賱賲乇卮丿賷賳 丕賱賳賮爻賷賷賳
賵丕賰鬲卮賮鬲 丕睾賱亘 丕賱賲毓鬲賯丿丕鬲 賲丕賴賷 丕賱丕 禺乇乇丕丕丕丕丕丕賮賴
毓噩賷賷賷賷亘 馃
November 8, 2013
Dr Stephen Briers is a British clinical psychologist who has taken a good long hard look at the self help industry and blown it apart. His argument is that the various self help philosophies are making us anxious. Anxious that how we are now is just not good enough, that we should be striving for perfection, that if we just visualise things hard enough we can all be rich and famous and that we all have needs that 'need' to be met by our partners. Not only are these self help myths making us anxious and disappointed, for the most part there is no scientific evidence to back up their claims.
Briers urges us, in his very readable and entertaining book, to stop and think and that maybe we aren't that bad after all.
Briers urges us, in his very readable and entertaining book, to stop and think and that maybe we aren't that bad after all.
April 3, 2016
The self-help industry is a big business. This industry is exploitive, it usually overpromise and under deliver. The author does a good job debunking the myths of this industry.
We've all hear some stories about cancer patients who, by visualizing imploding malignant cells, find themselves tumor-free. However, according to studies, psychotherapy and meditation don't affect the disease progression or survival rates. Studies show that a patient's chances of recovery are completely unaffected by the mood or attitude.
"Positive thinking, while not inherently bad, isn't always healthy, helpful or rational. Sometimes it's the grumpy pessimist who is more realistic than all those Pollyannas (an excessively or blindly optimistic person) out there."
We've all hear some stories about cancer patients who, by visualizing imploding malignant cells, find themselves tumor-free. However, according to studies, psychotherapy and meditation don't affect the disease progression or survival rates. Studies show that a patient's chances of recovery are completely unaffected by the mood or attitude.
"Positive thinking, while not inherently bad, isn't always healthy, helpful or rational. Sometimes it's the grumpy pessimist who is more realistic than all those Pollyannas (an excessively or blindly optimistic person) out there."
January 7, 2021
兀丨鬲丕乇購 賮賷 鬲賯賷賷賲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱亘毓囟 丕賱乇鬲丕亘丞 賮賷 兀爻賱賵亘賴貙 賱賰賳賴 賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賰鬲丕亘 噩乇賷亍 賷毓丿丿 兀賱賲毓 丕賱毓賳丕賵賷賳 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲賳丕賵賱賴丕 賰鬲亘 鬲賳賲賷丞 丕賱匕丕鬲 賵賷丿丨囟賴丕 賵賷亘賷賾賳 夭賷賮賴丕.. 賵賴匕丕 賲丕 兀爻毓丿賳賷 丨賯丕賸 賵噩毓賱賳賷 兀毓賷丿 丕賱鬲兀賲賱 賮賷 賰賱 賲氐賷丿丞 賵賯毓賳丕 賮賷賴丕 爻賵丕亍賸 賮賷 賰鬲亘 兀賵 丿賵乇丕鬲 兀賵 丨鬲賶 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賲鬲丿丕賵賱丞 丨賵賱 丕賱匕丕鬲 賵兀爻乇丕乇賴丕 賵兀爻丕賱賷亘 鬲賳賲賷鬲賴丕 賵丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 賲毓 丕賱丌禺乇.
丕賱賮賰乇丞 丕賱兀賵囟丨 丕賱鬲賷 賵氐賱鬲賳賷 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賴賷 兀賳賻賾 賰鬲亘 丕賱匕丕鬲 鬲購囟禺賾賲 丕賱丌賲丕賱 賵鬲夭賷賳 丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱 賵鬲夭乇賰卮賴 兀賲丕賲 賴匕丕 丕賱胤丕賱亘 賵丕賱賲丨鬲丕噩 廿賱賶 廿乇卮丕丿 賵賲爻丕毓丿丞.. 賵丕賱賳鬲賷噩丞 賲丕 賴賷責 丕賱賵丕賯毓 兀氐毓亘 賵丕賱鬲丨丿賷丕鬲 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 賳氐丕卅丨 賳胤亘賯賴丕 賲賳 賰鬲丕亘 兀賵 噩賲賱 廿賷噩丕亘賷丞 賲賱賵賳丞 賵賲賰鬲賵亘丞 亘丕賱禺胤 丕賱毓乇賷囟.. 賮丕賱賳鬲賷噩丞 賴賷 丕賱廿丨亘丕胤 丕賱毓馗賷賲 賵丕賱賮卮賱 賵丕賱禺噩賱 賲賳 囟毓賮 丕賱匕丕鬲 兀賲丕賲 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲丨丿賷丕鬲
丕賱賮賰乇丞 丕賱兀賵囟丨 丕賱鬲賷 賵氐賱鬲賳賷 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賴賷 兀賳賻賾 賰鬲亘 丕賱匕丕鬲 鬲購囟禺賾賲 丕賱丌賲丕賱 賵鬲夭賷賳 丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱 賵鬲夭乇賰卮賴 兀賲丕賲 賴匕丕 丕賱胤丕賱亘 賵丕賱賲丨鬲丕噩 廿賱賶 廿乇卮丕丿 賵賲爻丕毓丿丞.. 賵丕賱賳鬲賷噩丞 賲丕 賴賷責 丕賱賵丕賯毓 兀氐毓亘 賵丕賱鬲丨丿賷丕鬲 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 賳氐丕卅丨 賳胤亘賯賴丕 賲賳 賰鬲丕亘 兀賵 噩賲賱 廿賷噩丕亘賷丞 賲賱賵賳丞 賵賲賰鬲賵亘丞 亘丕賱禺胤 丕賱毓乇賷囟.. 賮丕賱賳鬲賷噩丞 賴賷 丕賱廿丨亘丕胤 丕賱毓馗賷賲 賵丕賱賮卮賱 賵丕賱禺噩賱 賲賳 囟毓賮 丕賱匕丕鬲 兀賲丕賲 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲丨丿賷丕鬲
November 11, 2016
Snabbl盲st inf枚r eventuellt bokprat. Jag har l盲st den tidigare. Briers tar en massa popul盲rpsykologiska sanningar och motbevisar dom. Jag 盲r inte s盲rskilt bra p氓 k盲lllkritik s氓 jag vet inte om han har r盲tt, men boken ger mycket att fundera p氓. Liksom Sven Brinkmans bok St氓 Fast 盲r detta en anti sj盲lvhj盲lpsb枚cker, som dock trillar dit och blir just det. Problemet med Briers 盲r kanske att han tar bort en massa illusioner, eller kanske 盲r det bra. Men jag som l盲sare l盲mnas i sticket, vad ska jag g枚ra nu liksom?
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October 26, 2016丕噩鬲賲毓 賳丕丿賷 兀毓賲丕賯 毓賱賶 賲賳丕賯卮丞 賰鬲丕亘 " 孬乇孬乇丞 賳賮爻賷丞" "賳爻賮 禺乇丕賮丕鬲 噩賷賱 丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲賷賴 "
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲胤乇賯 賱賱卮毓丕乇丕鬲 賵丕賱賲賯賵賱丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲睾乇爻賴丕 賵鬲乇賵噩賴丕 兀丿亘賷丕鬲 賵賵乇卮 賵賲丐賱賮丕鬲 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲
賵賷毓胤賷 賱賱賯丕乇卅 賵賯賮丞 賱賱鬲賮賰賷乇 賵賲乇丕噩毓丞 賲丕 賷賲賱賶 毓賱賷賴
賵兀賳 亘毓囟賴丕 賷爻亘亘 賱賳丕 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱囟睾賵胤 賵丕賱兀毓亘丕亍 亘毓賰爻 賲丕 賷鬲賴賷兀 賱賳丕
賵兀賳 丕賱丨賯丕卅賯 丕賱乇丕爻禺丞 賮賷 賲噩丕賱 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲 賱丕 鬲賯賵賲 毓賱賶 丿乇丕爻丕鬲 賵乇賰丕卅夭 毓賱賲賷丞
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀孬丕乇 賳賯丕卮丕 賲孬賷乇丕 亘賷賳 兀毓囟丕亍 丕賱賳丕丿賷 賵賰丕賳鬲 賱賴賳 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賱丕丨馗丕鬲 毓賱賶 丕噩夭丕亍 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵亘丕賱鬲賳丕賯卮 鬲亘賷賳鬲 賵噩賴丕鬲 丕賱賳馗乇 亘卮賰賱 兀賰亘乇 ...
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲胤乇賯 賱賱卮毓丕乇丕鬲 賵丕賱賲賯賵賱丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲睾乇爻賴丕 賵鬲乇賵噩賴丕 兀丿亘賷丕鬲 賵賵乇卮 賵賲丐賱賮丕鬲 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲
賵賷毓胤賷 賱賱賯丕乇卅 賵賯賮丞 賱賱鬲賮賰賷乇 賵賲乇丕噩毓丞 賲丕 賷賲賱賶 毓賱賷賴
賵兀賳 亘毓囟賴丕 賷爻亘亘 賱賳丕 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱囟睾賵胤 賵丕賱兀毓亘丕亍 亘毓賰爻 賲丕 賷鬲賴賷兀 賱賳丕
賵兀賳 丕賱丨賯丕卅賯 丕賱乇丕爻禺丞 賮賷 賲噩丕賱 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱匕丕鬲 賱丕 鬲賯賵賲 毓賱賶 丿乇丕爻丕鬲 賵乇賰丕卅夭 毓賱賲賷丞
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀孬丕乇 賳賯丕卮丕 賲孬賷乇丕 亘賷賳 兀毓囟丕亍 丕賱賳丕丿賷 賵賰丕賳鬲 賱賴賳 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賱丕丨馗丕鬲 毓賱賶 丕噩夭丕亍 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵亘丕賱鬲賳丕賯卮 鬲亘賷賳鬲 賵噩賴丕鬲 丕賱賳馗乇 亘卮賰賱 兀賰亘乇 ...
May 7, 2021
賰鬲丕亘 噩賲賷賱 賷胤乇丨 亘毓囟賸丕 賲賳 賲賯鬲胤賮丕鬲 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賵賴賲 丕賱亘卮乇 亘爻賴賵賱丞 丨氐賵賱賴賲 毓賱賶 賰賱 卮賷亍 丨賷孬 賷賰鬲亘 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 乇兀賷賴 丕賱卮禺氐賷 亘毓丿 賰賱 賮賯乇丞 賲丐賰丿賸丕 毓賱賶 兀賳賳丕 亘卮乇 賵賱丕 賷賳亘睾賷 兀賳 賳爻賱賾賲 賱賰賱 賲丕 賷購賯丕賱. 賵賷禺亘乇賳丕 亘兀賳 賳賰賵賳 賯賳賵毓賷賳 兀賰孬乇 賵 賱賷爻 亘丕賱囟乇賵乇丞 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 丨賷丕鬲賳丕 賲孬丕賱賷丞 賵賱丕 賳丨鬲丕噩賴丕 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 亘賴匕賴 丕賱賲孬丕賱賷丞 丨鬲賶 賳毓賷卮 丨賷丕丞 爻毓賷丿丞.
March 16, 2016
A provoking and reassuring read at the same time. Far from perfect, I'm not even sure the point he is trying to make in some chapters actually gets through. Still, it is an interesting book to get back to when someone promise you shortcuts to understanding yourself or others.
December 4, 2024
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 乇丕卅毓 毓賱賶 賰賱 丕賱賲爻鬲賵賷丕鬲貙 鬲賰賱賲 毓賳 丕卮賷丕亍 賰孬賷乇丞 賳亘丕賱睾 亘賴丕 亘丿賵賳 賲丕 賳賱丕丨馗貙 毓賱賶 丕賳賷 丕禺鬲賱賮 賲毓賴 亘亘毓囟 丕賱賳賯丕胤 丕賱丕 丕賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 爻丕毓丿賳賷 賷賰賵賳 毓賳丿賷 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇 丕賵爻毓 賲賳 賯亘賱 賵 丕賮賴賲 丕賱氐賵乇丞 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 賱丕卮賷丕亍 丕賰孬乇
禺氐賵氐丕 丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱賱賷 鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴 毓賳 賱賵賲 丕賱丕賴賱 賰丕賳 賮氐賱 毓馗賷賲
禺氐賵氐丕 丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱賱賷 鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴 毓賳 賱賵賲 丕賱丕賴賱 賰丕賳 賮氐賱 毓馗賷賲
July 20, 2021
Damn, I just really like the takedown on Rhonda Bryne.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 9, 2013
Entertaining and quick read. It hardly "explodes" anything, and some of the chapters are slightly contradicting. I enjoyed the chapter on the "know yourself" myth.
October 29, 2013
Very liberating
December 23, 2013
Really an Eye-opener and makes you think. AWESOMEEEEEEE
But not really like fun unless u like psychology la.
But if you like psych you will love this book!!!!
But not really like fun unless u like psychology la.
But if you like psych you will love this book!!!!
June 7, 2016
賰鬲丕亘 賷賳馗乇 賱鬲胤賵賷乇 丕賱匕丕鬲 賲賳 夭丕賵賷丞 噩丿賷丿丞貙 賷賲賷賱 賱賱賵丕賯毓賷丞 賵賷亘鬲毓丿 毓賳 丕賱賲孬丕賱賷丞貙 兀賳氐丨 亘賯乇丕亍鬲賴...
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