Genre: Non-fiction/Self-Help
Description:
“We live in a society that is swimming in anger. We can see it in
news, politics and even at home. Anger can unconsciously ruin our health. It is
one of the most powerful and dangerous emotions. Moreover, you probably don't
see yourself as being an angry person. But your constant annoyance and
impatience are all anger based.
And that’s exactly what this book is all about. It'll help you with
not just the anger, but also with your irritation, annoyance and impatience
problems. The book is laced with stories and step by step techniques. You’ll
find there 3 powerful techniques which will surely help you to say goodbye to
all your anger problems forever.”
Author:
The author specializes in what he calls “mindfulness.” The short
explanation of this is realizing that the route to happiness is as much about
your perception as it is about what happens to you. For a longer, more
detailed, and probably more accurate explanation, visit his website.
Appraisal:
To say I have conflicting thoughts and opinions on this book would be
an understatement.
I’ll start with the issue I had that is easiest to explain. That is
there are a lot of issues with grammar. They’re all minor nitpicky things.
Sentences that I felt had an extra or missing word or the wrong form of a word
was used. Something like this … “To change your behavior, to be able to
reprogram your subconscious mind, you have to change your perception of an anger.”
What is “an anger”? Or saying, “They looks like …” rather than “they look like
…” If this kind of thing bothers you, you might want to stay clear. There is enough
of this here that I’d have noticed it in a book much longer, with an issue
every couple page turns on a Kindle.
Assuming you can overlook or work through the grammar issues for good
information, give it a read and see what you think. I’m torn on that as well.
The author’s advice makes a lot of sense, to a point. I don’t want to say too
much and steal his thunder (so this will be way more vague than you might
like). I believe that adjusting our thinking in the ways that he proposes will,
to a point, both improve our lives and focus our energies more productively.
However, I did say I was torn, right? I think at some point, applying
his advice in every situation, you might be going too far. Allowing yourself to
be taken advantage of to an extreme degree and then blaming yourself. I almost
wonder if the term Stockholm Syndrome wouldn’t apply at some point. The trick
is figuring out how far to take it and how to react when it goes too far.
Sorry for the vagueness. If you’re intrigued enough to grab yourself a
copy and give it a read, I’d be interested in hearing other opinions.
Format/Typo
Issues:
Way too many issues with grammar and proofing. Almost all are minor
nitpicky things, but the number I saw were bad enough I’d find it unacceptable
in a full-length novel many times longer than this short read.
Rating:
*** Three Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 12-13,000 words
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