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A review by tw2025
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
1.0
While the physical copy of this book is very special to me for sentimental reasons---the content within its pages is disappointing to say the least. This book is a major "no" for me. It's The Secret before The Secret. It's a bunch of mumbly jumbly garbage. A collection of fancy words that when combined together don't really mean all that much. Cliche? Yes. Shallow? Yes. Inaccurate? Yes.
This book is only 57 pages long and even THAT is too long because this book has only one true message: Your thoughts determine your reality. I don't care how many fancy words you use to say it--that's just simply untrue. I can see why this book is important to many people. I can even see its occasional necessity as a source of a good attitude adjustment. Yes--optimism and positive psychology are great tools to have in the toolbox, but they are NOT the end all-be all.
So frustrating. I'll be talking more about this in my monthly wrap up. Please be ready for a slightly heated rant.
This book is only 57 pages long and even THAT is too long because this book has only one true message: Your thoughts determine your reality. I don't care how many fancy words you use to say it--that's just simply untrue. I can see why this book is important to many people. I can even see its occasional necessity as a source of a good attitude adjustment. Yes--optimism and positive psychology are great tools to have in the toolbox, but they are NOT the end all-be all.
So frustrating. I'll be talking more about this in my monthly wrap up. Please be ready for a slightly heated rant.