Review of 'Piers of the Homeless Night' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Unable to finish this small piece by Kerouac. It just did not suit me, as I was flipping its pages and trying to grasp what he tried to say. I do not want to leave Kerouac forever, just because of this small piece, but his style of writing, at least in this one, requires one's drastic attention in order to comprehend the message.
From one of the world's leading thinkers and speakers on creativity and self-fulfillment, a breakthrough …
Review of 'The element' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
As much as I appreciate Ken Robinson's famous TED speech on education and what we could do to improve it, this book proves to be a bit too boring for my taste.
Look how they did it! Look, look!
It can just be summed down in a couple of words: Do what you like! Be good at it. Learn how to advertise yourself.
Probably one of the most emotional books I have read in the past year. Had to leave it down and think about something else after finishing the last page.
"Year after year, readers pulled me aside at events and said, "I've never had a …
Review of 'Finish' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
All of us might have had that moment of feeling like a complete loser, after making the wrong stepped in an overly-well-planned activity. I remember quitting guitar after injuring my finger a bit, thinking that in five years, I won't be able to perform on stage. Always looking so far ahead, always putting barriers between myself and the activity that I wanted to do, made me just start so much and leave as much unfinished.
Feeling bad about it? Probably not. If I had this book earlier in life, probably I still would have done the same. What the other excels at doing is explaining the reader why we should not feel bad when something goes as unplanned and how we should deal with that. The emphasis is put both on the starting point, which sometimes is impossible to reach (overthinking), but also on the finish one, which tends to …
All of us might have had that moment of feeling like a complete loser, after making the wrong stepped in an overly-well-planned activity. I remember quitting guitar after injuring my finger a bit, thinking that in five years, I won't be able to perform on stage. Always looking so far ahead, always putting barriers between myself and the activity that I wanted to do, made me just start so much and leave as much unfinished.
Feeling bad about it? Probably not. If I had this book earlier in life, probably I still would have done the same. What the other excels at doing is explaining the reader why we should not feel bad when something goes as unplanned and how we should deal with that. The emphasis is put both on the starting point, which sometimes is impossible to reach (overthinking), but also on the finish one, which tends to be ignored and left behind. Understanding ourselves and the way our mind works in this overly-perfectionist society gives us the tools to shape our behaviors in a healthier manner that will allow us to achieve what we have planned to do. Starting with small steps, as Jon says, and making sure that whenever you fall a bit behind, not allowing yourself to fall to the bottom. One step to the side, does not mean failure. One day of eating sweets, does not mean a lost diet. One day of not writing, does not mean a failed author.
To all my perfectionist friends, read it! When the project does not reach 1000 likes the first day, do not worry. Tomorrow there is another day to bring improvements to it.
