A superbly delivered simple message to escape your toxic thoughts.
Nguyen offers us nothing new in the fields of contemporary self-help, Stoicism and CA superbly delivered simple message to escape your toxic thoughts.
Nguyen offers us nothing new in the fields of contemporary self-help, Stoicism and CBT he draws from, yet manages to repackage these key lessons in a straightforward and bombastic way.
As he promises at the start, I am not the same person I was when I started this book and the PAUSE method will make a big difference in my life.
This is another bittersweet and raw depiction of love by Nichols, who continues to write of love in a manner no other modern British author can match.This is another bittersweet and raw depiction of love by Nichols, who continues to write of love in a manner no other modern British author can match.
The tale of Michael and Marnie is one that is sure to resonate well with all of us who have loved, lost, then loved again. ...more
The facts are there for all to see that socialism has never worked and will never work, and Orwell’s seminA timeless and powerful rebuke of socialism.
The facts are there for all to see that socialism has never worked and will never work, and Orwell’s seminal satire sets out why.
This is a book for the ages and one that still resonates many years later....more
This book is a product of its time and its author- published in 2006 and written by a man who, by his own aRefreshingly honest, but outdated and grim.
This book is a product of its time and its author- published in 2006 and written by a man who, by his own admission, is somewhat unhappy and unhealthy.
There is plenty of good advice, yet I was left with the feeling I’d much rather not be rich of it sees me ending up like poor old Felix....more
Solid advice for a better life (without the waffle).
Most self-help books have A LOT of filler. From personal anecdotes about the author, to their upseSolid advice for a better life (without the waffle).
Most self-help books have A LOT of filler. From personal anecdotes about the author, to their upsells for further products or unnecessary scene setting, there’s a often a great deal of fluff and a little bit of wisdom.
This book turns that old maxim on its head and is all the better for it.
Short, sharp and practical chapters each setting out a new routine or activity that might just help make things better. There’s a lot to love there....more
I’ve read a lot of books about Stoicism and this one crams more into its pages than any other.
A superb piece of work and excellent insight into the woI’ve read a lot of books about Stoicism and this one crams more into its pages than any other.
A superb piece of work and excellent insight into the workings of stoicism plus, more importantly, have to live by them in person....more
An interesting book that doesn’t quite know its place.
This isn’t a book about how to be right, but rather one on how to be left- and JOB’s kind of lefAn interesting book that doesn’t quite know its place.
This isn’t a book about how to be right, but rather one on how to be left- and JOB’s kind of left to be precise.
That being said, it is insightful and persuasive and well worth a read.
Just don’t go thinking this book is anything other than JOB’s takes on a handful of topical matters from 2018....more