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This is a really great book. Here are some of the passages I liked best:
“What you tell yourself on a daily basis is more powerful than you know. Seemingly harmless jokes, over time, turn into seriously destructive beliefs. Our thoughts become our words, our words become our beliefs, our beliefs become our habits, and our habits become our realities.”
“Everynight before you go to bed, review your day and either write down or mentally note ten things you can be grateful for in your life. These can ...more
“What you tell yourself on a daily basis is more powerful than you know. Seemingly harmless jokes, over time, turn into seriously destructive beliefs. Our thoughts become our words, our words become our beliefs, our beliefs become our habits, and our habits become our realities.”
“Everynight before you go to bed, review your day and either write down or mentally note ten things you can be grateful for in your life. These can ...more
This is the second time I've read through this book, and it will not be the last.
Jen Sincero is very positive, engaging, and proof that "this shit works" (her words, not mine.) If you've read her other works, you can identify which points of the book she's referring to when she talks about her own life. The narrative is real.
Content-wise, it's your standard self-help fare: think positively, have a plan, take action, and fake it til you make it.
The reason why there are so many books that say the ...more
Jen Sincero is very positive, engaging, and proof that "this shit works" (her words, not mine.) If you've read her other works, you can identify which points of the book she's referring to when she talks about her own life. The narrative is real.
Content-wise, it's your standard self-help fare: think positively, have a plan, take action, and fake it til you make it.
The reason why there are so many books that say the ...more
I got through most of this. Just couldnt finish.
Plus: accessible CBT and funny.
Negative: its just rewritten CBT. Maybe I am the wrong audience.
Also, her she says that we stay stuck in some stories bc of benefits - true. However when she describes a depressed person she says we do it for attention or b/c we have an excuse not to be motivated, or can eat whatever we want etc. True in some cases. But in MANY cases its a chemical imbalance, or an environmental stressors. She talks about ways to co ...more
Plus: accessible CBT and funny.
Negative: its just rewritten CBT. Maybe I am the wrong audience.
Also, her she says that we stay stuck in some stories bc of benefits - true. However when she describes a depressed person she says we do it for attention or b/c we have an excuse not to be motivated, or can eat whatever we want etc. True in some cases. But in MANY cases its a chemical imbalance, or an environmental stressors. She talks about ways to co ...more
I’m either not a self-help book kind of person or not in the right frame of mind to read self-help. It wasn’t worth the overdue library fines, for me.
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