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The Path of No Resistance: Why Overcoming is Simpler than You Think
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A FRESH TAKE ON THE INBORN CHARACTERISTIC OF RESILIENCE
Most people are convinced that the key to rising above a perceived problem is to think about it, analyze all angles, and try hard to solve it. But the fact is: Problems in the world are mounting. War, famine, and strife exist at alarming rates. Not to mention that the level of respect within our families and communiti ...more
Most people are convinced that the key to rising above a perceived problem is to think about it, analyze all angles, and try hard to solve it. But the fact is: Problems in the world are mounting. War, famine, and strife exist at alarming rates. Not to mention that the level of respect within our families and communiti ...more
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Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
July 7th 2015
by Greenleaf Book Group Press
(first published May 1st 2014)
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This was such a pleasant and necessary read. The author uses practical sports references to make his message relatable. The premise in this book is everything we feel is a result of our own thoughts. Further, thinking is always in flux so our feelings are always fleeting. Thoughts are just thoughts until we give energy to them and outside circumstances mean nothing. In order to succeed we must allow ourselves, and our thoughts, to just be.
While reading this book I felt like I was talking to an o ...more
The Path of No Resistance purports to hold the key to achieving a more successful, productive, and satisfying life. To Garrett Kramer the one thing that you must do in order to be successful is to stop thinking. If you can quiet your mind, you'll be more in tune with your emotions, and if you're more in tune with your emotions than your mind will automatically reset any negative feelings you have. That's the essence of the book.
While I think that he has a good point when it comes to clearing a ...more
While I think that he has a good point when it comes to clearing a ...more
The more self-help books I read, the firmer I hold the conclusion that the Stoic philosophers and cognitive psychologists had it right: you are what you think. Your own thoughts have an immediacy that makes you believe them and act on them. But they're rarely clear, accurate or complete.
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This book is not particularly easy to read, I’d even say it’s not written too well. Examples seem forced and arbitrary at times, for example. 3 stars, maybe 4.
But this book contains one clear and highly practical idea about using one’s own intuition, and this has already proven useful to me. Which makes this book better than 99% other books and it deserves at least 6 or 7 stars.
Hence 5 stars, average of the two dimensions.
But this book contains one clear and highly practical idea about using one’s own intuition, and this has already proven useful to me. Which makes this book better than 99% other books and it deserves at least 6 or 7 stars.
Hence 5 stars, average of the two dimensions.
A good book that offers a counterintuitive path to success in sports and life. The ideas presented in the book are life changing. However, for some reason, the book itself didn't "grip" me or interest me as much as others, thus the three-star review. It was very repetitive. I do recommend reading it, particularly if you are an athlete or coach looking to create a breakthrough for yourself or others.
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A very well written book on a topic vital to us all to understand our thought-feeling connections. Garret Kramer does a great job of clearly laying out the simplicity found in understanding our the connection between our thoughts and our feelings and the lack of impact our circumstances have.
I particularly loved his application for leaders and recommend this book for all leaders, coaches and parents.
I particularly loved his application for leaders and recommend this book for all leaders, coaches and parents.
Aug 12, 2014
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This book seemed to be a somewhat fuzzy compendium of anecdotal evidence, mindfulness based cognitive therapy, meditation lite and a bit of neuroscience. I didn't love the author's writing style, and I think that the idea that your 'thoughts/feelings are your own fault' line of inquiry can be dangerous for those who are truly depressed or find themselves in the middle of a severe depression. Telling someone with suicidal thoughts that they just need to change their thinking won't help, and can,
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There's a lot of self-help books out there and I admit it, I find them fascinating, who knows, maybe I'm looking for answers so when I saw this book available, for free, from Netgalley, just a honest review as payment, I thought, another chance to find answers. The author doesn't have a lot of new stuff to say, but he does have an intriguing way of explaining things. Adversity hits everyone at one time or another, some more than others, but it's not about what hits you, but how you overcome what
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A self-help book that espouses the philosophy that looking from within is more important than living your life according to outside criterion. It’s intriguing when he notes “There is no connection between performance and positive thinking,” which will no doubt set some people howling. There are examples from sports as well as real life, things everyone can relate to. Plenty to think about here—though that’s exactly what he doesn’t want you to do—with some ideas that might work, but I’m not convi
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A most interesting book to read about living on the feeling of thinking and how in all situations life changes. about the principles of mind, consciousness and thought, about retaining inner peace, looking within, stripping away outside influences and reprogramming yourself back to inner wisdom and principles and the truth;
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Garret Kramer is the founder and managing partner of Inner Sports, LLC. A former collegiate ice hockey player, Garret is credited with bringing the principles of mind, consciousness, and thought to the athletic community at large. He has worked iwth hundreds of athletes and coaches, including Olympians, the NHL and NFL, and collegiate players across a multitude of sports. His work has been feature
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