Good book. Lots of techniques to change the way you look at stress. If you are an anxious person, I think the techniques and information would really Good book. Lots of techniques to change the way you look at stress. If you are an anxious person, I think the techniques and information would really help.
If you don't feel like you are stressed, you could be right or you could be suppressing the feelings of stress. For people like that, most of the book won't help but there is a great chance that a few of the ideas would work well.
There are questionnaires to help you determine how stressed you are and personally, all showed that I was not stressed at all except one. That section of the book made the most sense and hopefully, will help the most. ...more
Good book. Biggest point that I took away was not to focus on what you can't do, but do what you can, however small. Good advice but not new. Nice remGood book. Biggest point that I took away was not to focus on what you can't do, but do what you can, however small. Good advice but not new. Nice reminder to put into action...more
Good short book. No great insights but that is, I suspect, due to being familiar with many of the topics from other books.
One that stands out is our Good short book. No great insights but that is, I suspect, due to being familiar with many of the topics from other books.
One that stands out is our focus on extrinsic factors when we are planning to do something (like how long it will take, what we will get paid, etc) and Intrinsic factors when doing the task/activity (like how we feel after exercising)...more
Much better than expected (title is not that great in my opinion). Tons of info on the philosophy behind martial arts, specifically Japanese. ApplicabMuch better than expected (title is not that great in my opinion). Tons of info on the philosophy behind martial arts, specifically Japanese. Applicable lessons in every day life....more
Short but good book. Similar to the other books I've read of hers (Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead). Seems like someone is always fighting againstShort but good book. Similar to the other books I've read of hers (Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead). Seems like someone is always fighting against the system. Interesting concept...more
Good book about how not to get caught in a variety of scams. It goes into great detail on the different actions you can take that will make you safer Good book about how not to get caught in a variety of scams. It goes into great detail on the different actions you can take that will make you safer overall...more
Interesting book that talked about money (currency specifically) and how economies developed from debt rather than from barter. Seems like most civiliInteresting book that talked about money (currency specifically) and how economies developed from debt rather than from barter. Seems like most civilization used common units of measure (cattle, slaves, coins, etc) as units of currency but did not trade in those units. For example, if you had a cow and someone else had a blanket you wanted, you would not give a fraction of the cow for the blanket, but you would "convert" the cow and the blankets to common units of measure (pecks of grain, etc) and go from there.
Makes you think about how common debt is and how odd it is when someone is without financial debt. Also, how important debt is when improving yourself through commerce....more
Tons of stories about how people in the past worked with trees to get the most out of them. It's amazing that they could selectively cut parts of the Tons of stories about how people in the past worked with trees to get the most out of them. It's amazing that they could selectively cut parts of the tree year after year (or in multi-year cycles) for building supplies, fire wood, etc, and have the trees sprout back. Makes you appreciate what people learned over generations and how to fit it into modern life...more
Pretty good book. Seems like a ton of information in it about focus to the exclusion of everything else. Strange mashup of older stories (early 1900'sPretty good book. Seems like a ton of information in it about focus to the exclusion of everything else. Strange mashup of older stories (early 1900's) and more recent stories (2014ish). Just goes to show that some ideas can stand the test of time....more
Good book. Hard for me to understand. Seemed to talk way too meta or something. Couldn't make a lot of concrete connections with real life but I'm betGood book. Hard for me to understand. Seemed to talk way too meta or something. Couldn't make a lot of concrete connections with real life but I'm betting it's me since the book was highly recommended.
The last line of the book seemed to shed light on the whole thing but you really needed to slog your way through the book to get the benefit I think. I'm hoping to let things marinade in my brain for a while then try to reread the book and get more out of it...more
Good book. Rambled a bunch near the end. Interesting experiment, to leave everything and go live in the woods for a few years, without anything (much)Good book. Rambled a bunch near the end. Interesting experiment, to leave everything and go live in the woods for a few years, without anything (much). Hard to do these days but the simplicity is really interesting...more
Good book. Expected a story and it was really just a collection of sayings (title explains it well, didn't notice it). Many/most/all of the aphorisms Good book. Expected a story and it was really just a collection of sayings (title explains it well, didn't notice it). Many/most/all of the aphorisms were really good. Seems like a good book to read slowly and ponder for a while...more
Good book. Spent the whole time explaining why being a generalist is good (as good as a specialist or better in certain instances). As a generalist, iGood book. Spent the whole time explaining why being a generalist is good (as good as a specialist or better in certain instances). As a generalist, it explains a lot as to some of the weird ideas and connections I've been able to make when solving problems...more
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