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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson (2016) – BR00186 (2020) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšชโšช

The PolyBlog
March 20 2020

Plot or Premise

This is a self-help guide to reducing your stress levels by choosing to care only about those things that are important to you.

What I Liked

I found this a very odd book to read. In almost every chapter, I found myself disagreeing with his evidence and examples, often thinking they proved the opposite of what he was trying to use them to prove, yet at the same time agreeing with some of the premises. It felt more like he had some solid ideas throughout, just not very well developed. Like, for instance, that we have limited bandwidth to care about things and therefore we should not care about a lot of unimportant stuff (hence the title), finding problems you like to solve (i.e., what you love), prioritizing better values for ourselves in line with what we love, and certainty being an enemy of growth (so you should risk failure more).

What I Didn’t Like

Most of his examples are Millenial-style rants, not actual evidence to support his arguments, and it is a lot of work to come to the familiar conclusion “don’t sweat the small stuff and it is all small stuff”, except with swearing.

The Bottom Line

Not worth reading but at least I got a reading badge for it.

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Reading Mark Manson’s “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”

The PolyBlog
March 19 2020

As part of PolyWoggโ€™s Reading Challenge 2020, I wanted to read the uber-popular “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” by Mark Manson. I frequently avoid pop psych stuff as the analytical side is rarely up to my standards, but it is subtitled a “Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life”, and I’m willing to give it a chance. So I started keeping notes as I read it. Chapter 1: Don’t try The basic premise is that most self-improvement efforts are too vague or too generic to be helpful. They are all about getting more, doing more, having more … Continue reading →

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Observer’s Handbook, 2019 by RASC (2018) – BR00142 (2019) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ

The PolyBlog
March 12 2019

This is the annual observer’s guide published by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

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Change: What Really Leads to Lasting Personal Transformation by Jeffrey A. Kottler (2013) – BR00118 (2018) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ

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December 17 2018

Plot or Premise Kottler reflects on literature and his personal experiences as a psychologist about the elements that lead people to not only make changes in their life but also sustain those changes over the long-term. What I Liked I had the pleasure of hearing Kottler speak as an honoured guest at my wife’s university graduation ceremony, and he intrigued me enough on the subject of “change” — what we know and what we don’t know — that I bought his book. It was the perfect book for me at this point in my life, as I’ve been wanting to … Continue reading →

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Observer’s Handbook, 2018 by RASC (2017) – BR00114 (2017) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช

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November 11 2017

This is the annual observer’s guide published by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

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