Renowned sports psychology expert W. Timothy Gallwey teams up with two esteemed physicians to offer a unique and empowering guide to mental health ...
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May 07, 2010
Lisa
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Listen, I want Goodreads to know I am neither a yes-man nor a naysayer. I didn't like this book. You can keep sending me free books or not, but it's like That.
I would easily have chucked the entire first half of this book; the practical exercises and any usefulness at all come in the second half.
His writing is unoriginal and derivative; he steals wholeheartedly from Buddhism yet never mentions or credits it as a spiritual discipline. He even pokes fun at Zen.
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I would easily have chucked the entire first half of this book; the practical exercises and any usefulness at all come in the second half.
His writing is unoriginal and derivative; he steals wholeheartedly from Buddhism yet never mentions or credits it as a spiritual discipline. He even pokes fun at Zen.
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Aug 30, 2009
Scott
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(Full disclosure: I know the authors of this book.)
This book helped me deepen my perception of the existence and effects of stress on others and myself. Just as importantly, it helped me understand how to deal with stress consciously, intelligently and effectively.
Speaking to the heart of Tim Gallwey’s Inner Game approach to problems, the book explores challenges we all face—both inner and outer. Gallwey brings a background of many years contemplation on the subject.
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This book helped me deepen my perception of the existence and effects of stress on others and myself. Just as importantly, it helped me understand how to deal with stress consciously, intelligently and effectively.
Speaking to the heart of Tim Gallwey’s Inner Game approach to problems, the book explores challenges we all face—both inner and outer. Gallwey brings a background of many years contemplation on the subject.
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Aug 06, 2009
Gwen
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This is the latest offering from best-selling author Tim Gallwey. It's easy to read, enjoyable, well illustrated and full of anecdotes. He wrote it together with two good friends who are MDs, so it contains a lot of information about the biological aspects of stress, written in a way that everybody can understand. The crux of the book is the underlying philosophy that living in chronic stress should not be an option for our lives, and that in order to live lives that aren't marred by stress w
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Jan 14, 2010
Bhumi
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I received this book from the First Reads giveaway.
A good book. It was really inspiring, and I enjoyed reading the real-life examples, which were easy to relate to. I especially liked the Patient Files. For the most part, the techniques introduced in the book were practical, except for the parts when the reader was told to write things down and make a list. However, overall, it was still a very interesting book that I enjoyed reading.
A good book. It was really inspiring, and I enjoyed reading the real-life examples, which were easy to relate to. I especially liked the Patient Files. For the most part, the techniques introduced in the book were practical, except for the parts when the reader was told to write things down and make a list. However, overall, it was still a very interesting book that I enjoyed reading.
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Aug 10, 2009
Sara
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I don't know if I would have read this book if I had not received it for free, but I did enjoy it quite a bit. I've never read another book dealing with how to eliminate and/or reduce stress in your life, and I think this book did an excellent job explaining ways that stress manifests itself in our bodies, techniques we can employ to reduce our stress levels, and ways to gauge our progress.
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Aug 11, 2009
Rose
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I received this book from Goodreads and I really enjoyed it. I found I was already using some of their tools form the toolbox portion of the book and I found at least 2 more tools that I will use in the future.
The best thing about this book is it does not read like a textbook or a paper. It's like having a conversation with the author. I also enjoyed reading the examples from the two doctors who contributed to the book. Real life examples really hit home.
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The best thing about this book is it does not read like a textbook or a paper. It's like having a conversation with the author. I also enjoyed reading the examples from the two doctors who contributed to the book. Real life examples really hit home.
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Aug 20, 2009
Laura
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Let me begin by saying I'm not a big fan of self help books. I think most of them say what we already know, and are therefore a waste of money; however, this book may help you realize what you don't know, or believe what you do.
Every morning when I come to work, my stomach starts to ache and rumble and becomes bloated. I told one of my closest friends and he suggested I go see a gastroenterologist, which I've been saying I would do but never had a chance to. My mother, on the other h More...
Every morning when I come to work, my stomach starts to ache and rumble and becomes bloated. I told one of my closest friends and he suggested I go see a gastroenterologist, which I've been saying I would do but never had a chance to. My mother, on the other h More...
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Oct 16, 2009
Emily
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I enjoy Gallway's sports/life balance comparison and found the inner book of tennis to be an invaluable book to deal with body/mind/spirit connections, not just on the court.
So I read this one on my kindle in between running round teaching classes. True to his basic premise in all of his inner-game books this one didn't surprise, but I found the tools to be well-delivered and with many positive, inspiring examples of people making changes to their stress levels and benefiting on all More...
So I read this one on my kindle in between running round teaching classes. True to his basic premise in all of his inner-game books this one didn't surprise, but I found the tools to be well-delivered and with many positive, inspiring examples of people making changes to their stress levels and benefiting on all More...
Mar 06, 2010
Lacie
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This is a great self-help book that does not wallow in the trials and tribulations of life but rather points the reader forward toward a life that manages stress so that you can fulfill your greatest potential. Stocked full of great ideas and exercises to make you the CEO of your own life, Gallwey's book is extremely inspiring and helpful if you're having problems managing the stress that comes from too many demands on your time or even if you just need a few tips to better manage already well
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Aug 14, 2010
Elizabeth
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An interesting look at stress using a sports coaching approach to deconstructing stress and reconstructing a persons ability (resilence) in dealing with it. many practical perspectives and approaches to reframing one's thoughts and feelings re: stress into thoughts about our inner resources and stability to bear stressful situations.
Aug 18, 2009
Kacey
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I realized while I read this book that I don't have a very stressful life. The thing that stresses me out the most is my kids, so maybe I need to read some parenting books. It was a good book though. I liked that at the end of each section, there were exercises so you could practice the technique or idea they just talked about. There were some really good ideas that I would definitely use in a stressful situation.
Aug 10, 2009
Amy
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I won this book from Goodreads. It is a very practical and easy read with ideas that are easily applied to every day life. I know one reader didn't like it because it didn't attribute some of the techniques to Buddhism, yet I liked the book. It is not normally the type of book I would have picked up off of the shelves at a bookstore. I will re-read it, though, and will also recommend to family, friends, and coworkers.
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Jan 03, 2010
Katie
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I read The Inner Game of Tennis at the recommendation of my tennis coach several years back. I remember enjoying it so I was excited to receive this book from a giveaway here at GoodReads. I wasn't disappointed. I read this book in just a few days and completed the exercises along the way. It never felt like work, but I still felt like I learned a lot about myself and about stress. The writing was never technical, but the case studies and medical information were a great compliment to the theori
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