Tools

5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, and Willpower--And Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion

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Phil Stutz, Michels Barry: Tools (2013, Running Press)

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Published April 11, 2013 by Running Press.

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978-0-7624-5098-5
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The tools are basically well advertised ways to 'feel the cosmic power'.
I am not even joking, that's what they basically say.
Moreover, one of the authors claims to be atheist who had a difficult time to feel the cosmic love everyone else felt.

That's a fucking mystery to me.
There are 2 advices I found useful, not that those are new or revolutionary in any way - well known things addressed by Aurelius or Seneca, or even Gracian.
You take positive psychology, religion, exotic 'teachings' of the 60s, coaching and voila - find another sucker to fall for it.
I don't know what's worse - Robbins or Stutz. Both sell hope and, thanks to Jonah Hill, the entrapment worked, I actually bought 2 damned 'books' as they call them.

Don't waste your time.
Read Jack London.
Read Emerson.
Read Jung.
Read Peterson for fuck's sake.

Don't play with cosmic …

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Subjects

  • Self-actualization (psychology)
  • Motivation (psychology)