It is another boring, superficial self-help in annoying dialogue form. But it was kinda ok in the audiobook x2 speed for the background noise when theIt is another boring, superficial self-help in annoying dialogue form. But it was kinda ok in the audiobook x2 speed for the background noise when there's a lack of choice in audiobooks....more
Brief overviews of different ideas from meditation & enlightenment to psychology & researches. Nothing new for me, as I was familiar with almost all thBrief overviews of different ideas from meditation & enlightenment to psychology & researches. Nothing new for me, as I was familiar with almost all those theories/authors/methods before....more
The author is trying to cover all kinds of common topics through the prism of system thinking (mostly with feedback loops) quite chaotically and I finThe author is trying to cover all kinds of common topics through the prism of system thinking (mostly with feedback loops) quite chaotically and I find his explanation a bit primitive. But there is some interesting stuff to think about & it might be useful as an introduction to system thinking. ...more
Just a typical self-help book. Well-structured and short. Readable in a one day. I have expected more that obvious 'blog' advices.Just a typical self-help book. Well-structured and short. Readable in a one day. I have expected more that obvious 'blog' advices....more
It's almost fine. I' ve read it for fun & relax reading. Quite average for this type of books. Easy reading, short. Simple & self-helpish. Full of jokesIt's almost fine. I' ve read it for fun & relax reading. Quite average for this type of books. Easy reading, short. Simple & self-helpish. Full of jokes & examples that are nice at the beginning, but annoying at the end. But still it is a good poke of wtf you are doing (or not doing) with your life helping to remind yourself to concentrate on what is really valuable & stop avoiding it....more
This book is a nice switcher from a Local - 'myself'-thinking to the Global - altruistic one. How can I positively impact the World? I have some questiThis book is a nice switcher from a Local - 'myself'-thinking to the Global - altruistic one. How can I positively impact the World? I have some questions & disagrees for some ideas, but I find this book worth reading anyway, as It's more a short guide, consists of specific steps & ideas, readable in one day, that might affect somehow life priorities, especially for students, who are somewhere in the middle of plenty career choices in our Information Age....more