A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
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Published Sept. 13, 2016 by Harpercollins, HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio.
A must-read for anyone interested in finding their own issues and getting on from them.
Not much help to find for depressed people, however, but it is great nonetheless.
A rehash of other popular self improvement books from the last decade with some personal anecdotes and snark.
The key word is Subtle.
The title is a little misleading but it does pull you in. The subtleties described with profanities are where this book shines. Sometimes I found myself needing to use this book's lessons in order to listen to the message without pre-judging too much. There are some (non-profane) word choices I would often disagree with. However, word choice doesn't really take away from the overall message. I think this is a good book. A fun romp of a self-help book at the very least.
First, the title tells all: If you have issues with the F-bomb peppering every other sentence, along with lots of other coarse language, this book will be unreadable for you.
Okay, still here?
Well, it started out gangbusters. Really good, interesting, different.
By the end, however, I was pretty weary of the guy, and I kept thinking, "Gosh, he is SO young." Things he breathlessly reveals about Life seem pretty obvious to me (at over sixty years in).
And I think they also would be to anyone who has ever had even a passing flirtation with Buddhism, especially Zen.
Still, his anecdotes, when not grating with a weirdly self-deprecating egotism ("Let me tell you some MORE ways that I used to be an asshole..") are fresh, sometimes surprising, and often instructive.
It especially might be of interest to people in the counseling or other therapeutic professions, since he does a β¦
First, the title tells all: If you have issues with the F-bomb peppering every other sentence, along with lots of other coarse language, this book will be unreadable for you.
Okay, still here?
Well, it started out gangbusters. Really good, interesting, different.
By the end, however, I was pretty weary of the guy, and I kept thinking, "Gosh, he is SO young." Things he breathlessly reveals about Life seem pretty obvious to me (at over sixty years in).
And I think they also would be to anyone who has ever had even a passing flirtation with Buddhism, especially Zen.
Still, his anecdotes, when not grating with a weirdly self-deprecating egotism ("Let me tell you some MORE ways that I used to be an asshole..") are fresh, sometimes surprising, and often instructive.
It especially might be of interest to people in the counseling or other therapeutic professions, since he does a wonderful job of shredding pop-culture self-help wisdom.
(Or you might want to secretly leave a copy on the doorstop of your favorite pity-party enthusiast).
Along those lines, I liked "If You Meet the Buddha On the Road, Kill Him," by Sheldon Kopp better. Or "Be Here Now," for that matter.
So, my take was that it's pretty good, but by the ending ("And Then You Die"), I rather felt the book had, too.
Definitely written by and for straight, white, entitled males. I have no fucks to give for this book or the author.
Changed my outlook. Immediately applicable.
Changed my outlook. Immediately applicable.
The right thoughts at the right time
Everyone should read this.
Gostei muito desta segunda "leitura". Havia lido este livro em 2018 e confesso que nΓ£o lembrava muito. Agora, acompanhando via audible, em inglΓͺs, me senti mais conectado ao conteΓΊdo. Adorei, principalmente do comeΓ§o atΓ© o meio do livro. Com certeza vale rever alguns pontos. Apesar de ter gostado muito, achei alguns trechos meio arrastados, entΓ£o mantenho minha nota anterior de 4/5. Recomendo bastante este livro!
