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Your Erroneous Zones
If you are plagued by guilt or worry and find yourself unwittingly falling into the same old self-destructive patterns, then you have "erroneous zones"--whole facets of your approach to life that act as barriers to your success and happiness. Now Dr. Dyer teaches how to take charge of your emotions and control your worries.
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
December 5th 1993
by HarperTorch
(first published 1976)
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I read this book while in the midst of a nervous breakdown time in my life, I had alot of questions, without answers I began to suffer tremendously...Dr. Wayne Dyer helped me to understand the reasoning behind why I put my thoughts into play and how I can move to change the way I think without compromising myself. Amazing thought provoking writing and I read this book about once every three to four years, it is definitely therapeutic and insightful!
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This book just makes a lot of sense. It completely blew my mind! Herein, Dyer presents us with a completely different paradigm, a new lens from which to look at ourselves and the world. He introduces very many fundamental principles on right living, most of which we are already aware of, but unwilling to apply or fear the consequences of doing so - being that we live in a society wherein we are constantly bombarded on a daily basis with hundreds of cultural messages that encourages us to obey, t...more
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While I admit if you fostered every single piece of advice in this book you'd probably become a big fat smelly bore (or like cousin Larry when he took that self-help class on Perfect Strangers), I did find this book rather stimulating and honest. I haven't read any other self-help books that I can think of (other than maybe Quarterlife Crisis and Hero with a Thousand Faces) and I found Dyer's book surprisingly thoughtful, insightful, literary and incredibly not stupid. He is sometimes contradict...more
honestly, I don't know why it received a 3 star rating. This book changed my outlook! Dyre teaches us that Approval seeking is engrained in our culture. Some feel guilt and shame and are constantly seeking approval doubting themselves and not being able to decide or process their feelings to acheive compromise or a rational result. They value peoples opinions more than they value their own especially if those people they seek approval of are close and important to them. This develops at a very y...more
This is the very first "inspirational" or "personal growth" book I read. I read it when I was a senior at the University of Miami and I was taking an inter-personal communications course, and we were required to give a presentation on a book that may have changed our life in some way. I absolutely loved this book, and to this day I still love Wayne Dyer's philosophy. I think a lot of the information in this book may be outdated now (or maybe not), but Wayne has written so many books since this o...more
I love Wayne Dyer so when I was helping my MIL clear out and organize her huge book collection and found this old gem, I asked if I could have it. Let me tell you, it does not disappoint. Written in 1976 and his first book, it reads like he wrote it last week. Straight forward and real, this book will hit home for everyone! I'm going slow and learning, learning.
When I was young, I was arrogant and had lowly views about people reading "How to improve" books. The reasoning I had was, that people who had poor self-esteem or undergone mental depression would read these kind of material. Basically I stumbled upon this book, while I was trying to search another book of Dr. Wayne (" Pulling your own strings" ) as suggested by one of my friends and will be very grateful for that moment.
I realised many of my personal "erroneous zones" only after I read this boo...more
I realised many of my personal "erroneous zones" only after I read this boo...more
هذا الكتاب بلغته الأصليه وليس الترجمه ..
خرافي! لو أقدر أعطيه 10 نجوم من 5 عطيته ..
قرأته في 2006 ، تغيرت نفسيتي تماما وأذكر انيتخلصت من الكثير من المشاعر السلبيه اللي مالها سبب معين الا ترسبات قديمه .. جيد جدا لمن تكون في أسوأ مراحل حياتك النفسيه "2006" كانت بداية جيده بسبب هذا الكتاب.
كنت في أول سنه جامعيه والحياه متغيره لكن هذا الكتاب ساعدني اني أشوف وين المشكله وكيف احلها ..
أنصح فيه لأي أحد في أي عمر .. وأنصح بقرائته عدة مرات على حسب الحاجه :]
خرافي! لو أقدر أعطيه 10 نجوم من 5 عطيته ..
قرأته في 2006 ، تغيرت نفسيتي تماما وأذكر انيتخلصت من الكثير من المشاعر السلبيه اللي مالها سبب معين الا ترسبات قديمه .. جيد جدا لمن تكون في أسوأ مراحل حياتك النفسيه "2006" كانت بداية جيده بسبب هذا الكتاب.
كنت في أول سنه جامعيه والحياه متغيره لكن هذا الكتاب ساعدني اني أشوف وين المشكله وكيف احلها ..
أنصح فيه لأي أحد في أي عمر .. وأنصح بقرائته عدة مرات على حسب الحاجه :]
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مواطن الضعف كتاب يستحق الاحتفاظ به بعد الانتهاء من التعمق به .. اسلوب فكري راقي سلس، يشرح ما هي مواطن ضعف كل واحد على حدى و يساعدك لفهم مواطن ضعفك وكيفيةالتخلص منها...اعجبني ^_^
Este es el único libro que recuerdo, que cambió mi vida, en su momento.
Yo lo leí a los 18 años. Empecé a ver mis relaciones con los demás de manera diferente.
En ese tiempo estaba lejos de tener las experiencias y el conocimiento que tengo hoy, más aún, después de estudiar psicología, por eso ese libro en su momento me ayudó a abrir los ojos, a no caer en las trampas de los demas (que quizas crean sin intención), a no manejar culpas ni dejarmelas imponer, a no caer en manipulaciones, etc., etc.
Es...more
Yo lo leí a los 18 años. Empecé a ver mis relaciones con los demás de manera diferente.
En ese tiempo estaba lejos de tener las experiencias y el conocimiento que tengo hoy, más aún, después de estudiar psicología, por eso ese libro en su momento me ayudó a abrir los ojos, a no caer en las trampas de los demas (que quizas crean sin intención), a no manejar culpas ni dejarmelas imponer, a no caer en manipulaciones, etc., etc.
Es...more
"إنني أعتقد أن عناصر الحياة الفعالة هي خليط (متوازن) من العمل الجاد والتفكير السليم و وروح الفكاهة والثقة بالنفس "
كانت هذه العبارة في أوائل أوراق الكتاب .. وأعتقد أن د.واين كان يريد من قارئه أن تكون حياته متوازنه بعد قرائته للكتاب لأن تركيزه على الأغلب في العوامل المؤثرة على عناصر الخليط ..
صدقاً وبدون مباغة الكتاب غيّرني كثيراً رغم أنني لم أركز في قرائته لأنه ليس الكتب التي أحب أن أقرأها ، لكني وجدته ذات فراغ في مكتبة أخي فالتقطته وشرعت في قرائته ،
من المهم ذكره هنا أن بيئة الكاتب تختلف عن بيئاتن...more
كانت هذه العبارة في أوائل أوراق الكتاب .. وأعتقد أن د.واين كان يريد من قارئه أن تكون حياته متوازنه بعد قرائته للكتاب لأن تركيزه على الأغلب في العوامل المؤثرة على عناصر الخليط ..
صدقاً وبدون مباغة الكتاب غيّرني كثيراً رغم أنني لم أركز في قرائته لأنه ليس الكتب التي أحب أن أقرأها ، لكني وجدته ذات فراغ في مكتبة أخي فالتقطته وشرعت في قرائته ،
من المهم ذكره هنا أن بيئة الكاتب تختلف عن بيئاتن...more
I'm really sceptical when it comes to these kind of books and having read a lot of 'quality', I'm very critical. I got this book as a present from a friend during my depression. He said it really helped him and advised me reading it. The book really surprised me, it was an eye-opener. The power lays in its honest and direct approach. It's very practical and to the point without any spiritual nonsens. So this book is nothing like 'the secret' or these other kinds of bullshit books. I really recom...more
Eu já li e reli esse livro várias vezes. Eu literalmente faço terapia com ele. Eu vou lendo com um caderno do lado. Quando eu leio algo que me lembra a minha a vida, eu anoto e reflito sobre isso comigo mesma ou com a minha psicóloga. Isso me ajudou várias vezes e continua me ajudando.
Quando eu gosto muito de um livro, eu procuro ler todos os livros que são citados no livro. Neste caso, li apenas um dos livros referenciados ( A Morte de Ivan Ilitch, meu favorito).Mas segue a lista de todos os l...more
Quando eu gosto muito de um livro, eu procuro ler todos os livros que são citados no livro. Neste caso, li apenas um dos livros referenciados ( A Morte de Ivan Ilitch, meu favorito).Mas segue a lista de todos os l...more
Sep 24, 2008
wanderaven
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I have about 50 pages left to this book (for a 235 page book) and although I've enjoyed parts of it and find it useful, I still don't think I'll be finishing it. I like Dr. Dyer but also feel that he's come a long way since writing this book. The book was written in 1976 and is terribly dated, both in some of the psychological "counseling" and also in the cultural references he makes. I also think that it's very dated in that, while reading one chapter, I kept thinking that Dr. Dyer has since gr...more
Leave your copy near your nightstand, because this book is like the Mother of EVERY Self Help book. It's interesting that when he released it, was really controversial because his theories and statementes were soooooo out of the box that people weren't prepared for assumming 'em. Now you can see different books that are based in 1 (randomly) chapter of this work....I reccomend it more as a workshop than a reading.. ;-)
أذكر أنني قرأته قبل ثلاثة أعوام ..
وكان واحد من أفضل الكتب التي ساعدتني على فهم
بعض نقاطي السيئة ، ومواطن ضعفي ..
أعتبرته كتاب ملهم ، وساعدني في الحقيقة على إيجاد
الحلول الكثيرة ..
ومازلت حتى الآن أقوم بقراءة بعض إقتباساته بين فترة وآخرى ..
وكان واحد من أفضل الكتب التي ساعدتني على فهم
بعض نقاطي السيئة ، ومواطن ضعفي ..
أعتبرته كتاب ملهم ، وساعدني في الحقيقة على إيجاد
الحلول الكثيرة ..
ومازلت حتى الآن أقوم بقراءة بعض إقتباساته بين فترة وآخرى ..
الكتاب لطيف بالعموم يخبرك ببعض المشاكل اتي يتعرض لها الناس, كلامه كثير في أمور لا تستحق كثرة الكلام, أعجبني الجانب العملي فيه, بالنسبة لي .. كتب د.فيليب ماكجرو كانت أفضل وأعمق ؛ استراتيجيات الحياة و اهتم بذاتك :)
De los libros de autoayuda que he leído (y he leído un montón), siempre tengo lo mismo que decir: si lo lees en el momento indicado, te ayuda mucho; pero si lo lees cuando no te toca, mejor haber pasado ese tiempo cazando cangrejos en la playa. Con este en particular, me pasó lo segundo, pero no por causa del libro, sino porque yo ya no lo necesitaba en ese momento.
if one wants to come out of the society's given hang ups and all the so called 'taboos' which society, our parents, our teachers, has enforced on us,it would be vanished after reading the book. The book forces you to think rather than blindly follow whatever is told to you. if one implements what is return in this - he might be labelled as a rebel.
This book was recommended to me two times on different occasions and I finally bought it. It is so helpful to understand your mind and the negative traps you do to yourself without realizing it. The best part for me, is at the end of the chapters, Dr. Dyer gives recommendations on how to shift your thoughts and change the bad behaviors.
I read this book while Im so upset cuz of negative ppl around me. I start thinking about each question he asks .I took a long breath before answering a question cuz these questions are more closer to the situation I were. I love it , it opended many doors of thinking ahead to me. I felt Im really an adult and has power to change wat I want.
Great book! It made me take a serious look at my reactions to people and situations and realize that I am not a slave to my learned behaviors. You have the power to change at any time! Also no one can make you feel angry/sad/happy - you have control over your own thoughts and feelings. It definitely came along at the right time for me!
Non amo i saggi ma questo merita attenzione. Mette nero su bianco cose che tutti sappiamo in fondo al nostro cuore ma che a volte non abbiamo il coraggio di tirare fuori, leggerle aiuta a fare ordine e vederle con chiarezza. Una bella guida per la presa di coscienza e lo sviluppo della propria intelligenza emotiva
While I really wanted to enjoy this book because I like his later writings, so much of what's in here is too basic for me. If you're starting along the path of personal growth, this would be an excellent early choice, but if you've been journeying for a while, you'll find more value starting with Dyer's later books.
The author has written a dozen books. This is his first, it's pretty good, lots of great advice, he goes from this book to "outer space". Reincarnation, time traveling, etc. Back to this book; it's excellent! The author examines areas where you might make improvements, and he encourages you. It is a great read!
A book far ahead of its time. Something along the lines of Shakespeare's quote..."there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so,"
He can teach you to realise you are a victim of your own thoughts... change your thoughts and things will start to change for you.
Read this book in 1984... it opened my eyes. Highly recommended for people who
* Feel overwhelmed by their circumstances
* feel manipulated
* Find it difficult to get on with family members
I loved it
He can teach you to realise you are a victim of your own thoughts... change your thoughts and things will start to change for you.
Read this book in 1984... it opened my eyes. Highly recommended for people who
* Feel overwhelmed by their circumstances
* feel manipulated
* Find it difficult to get on with family members
I loved it
Right on the money Dr. Dyer. This book was a revelation to me. I was stuck in these zones and most times pointing the finger outwards. When I started looking at and into myself and weaning off bad habits I started living and ceased to exist. Not a good read but a great read!
Mar 14, 2008
Jake
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone with the courage to steadfastly decide how they choose to act.
This was a pretty decent through-going of a number of immobilizing emotions: description of the "erroneous zone" itself, the psychological "gain" from adhering to each, and the "fix."
I especially liked the last chapter, Ch. 12, wherein Dr. Dyer elucidates the type of life lived by the fully-self-actualized individual (not Maslowian, mind, but of Dyer's own definition).
All-in-all, time well spent, but I have a lingering suspicion that I would have gotten more out of it had I read it, oh, half a...more
I especially liked the last chapter, Ch. 12, wherein Dr. Dyer elucidates the type of life lived by the fully-self-actualized individual (not Maslowian, mind, but of Dyer's own definition).
All-in-all, time well spent, but I have a lingering suspicion that I would have gotten more out of it had I read it, oh, half a...more
The best book by Wayne Dyer. The book that made him famous. I have reread this book many times since first reading it over 35 years ago, and I still think it is the most practical advice I have ever read about how to take charge of your life.
The basics of life-management that we all know that we should know..but not courageous enough to realise and practice..and enjoy the beauty,simplicity and straight-forwardness of this book..a time-less classic..again don't just read it, own it !
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Wayne Walter Dyer is a popular American self-help advocate, author and lecturer. His 1976 book Your Erroneous Zones has sold over 30 million copies and is one of the best-selling books of all time. It is said to have "[brought] humanistic ideas to the masses".
He received his D.Ed. degree in counseling from Wayne State University. He was a guidance counselor in Detroit at the high school level and...more
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