Against my better judgement. I ended up reading the book.
Yeah, a lot of people have mixed feelings about the book.
Some find Manson's style kind of refreshing with all the profanity and no-nonsense attitude, but others think it comes off as too simplistic or even a bit juvenile.
There’s also this contradiction where he tells you to focus on what really matters, but it sometimes feels like he's glossing over the fact that some things in life do require a lot of attention.
It’s like he's offering a quick fix without diving into the deeper complexities of life.
Some also feel that, in critiquing the typical self-help books, he’s kind of just doing the same thing but with a more cynical spin.
It’s definitely a hit or miss depending on what you're looking for in personal development.
Maybe it’s just me, but I really struggle with poorly constructed books. I find myself spending more time subconsciously “editing” it so makes it a difficult read besides the fact that I find it all so cliche.
I consider these books the same as the quick get rich or weight loss schemes.
I kind of feel crazy by the sheer amount of people that love recommending these
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I started this, but it reminded me too much of *Assholes: a Theory* to continue. These books use “bad” words and shock factor to grab attention and attempt humor, but they only hold my interest for a few pages.
I just see it as trendy and edgy so people buy it. The message of that book has been written 1000x in many different ways by way better authors. Just my take. Not for me
Self help definitely has a readership, and a big one. But for me personally, nope. You’d have to pay me well to read them. The title is just clickbait.
I suspect this book is successful because of good market fit. The title appeals to immature and superficial people, and those are exactly the kind of people who benefit from reading it. So most people who buy it end up happy.
That particular book was bad, i didnt get very far in.
I read this book. I can’t say it’s had a great effect on my life. I did see one of my children reading it probably because of the title and maybe it could get teenagers thinking about their thoughts in a different way?
I have the audiobook version of this. And it’s been a long time since I listened to it, so I don’t really remember it much. But I do remember feeling kinda duped. I remember feeling like it just kept repeating itself, without giving any useful advice. But then again I feel this way with the few other books I’ve read like this.
I read it because it was on a celebrity’s reading list. I almost didn’t finish it after the first chapter (a roadmap of the book’s content) which is a sophomoric “look how many times I can get away with using the F-bomb”.
The writing is repetitious, the author’s use of personal (including his family’s) anecdotes is cringe, and its tone is bombastic and full of bluster. The book had one redeeming concept (for me) when it discussed the metrics of personal values. It’s the only reason I forced myself to finish.
I flipped through a few pages. It was trite.
Not my kind of book. IMO I didn’t want to spend my time in something like that.
i personally don’t read any books like this because i am a therapist. i’d like to think i wouldn’t even if i had become like an accountant or something lol.