Constantin
Full of gems for anyone, a bit boring at times though. I liked that it summarised nicely many books I have read long ago, so it was good refresher. One of the books that definitely leaves you with some food for thought. In my case, it was the thought experiment, where if a god would make me live this life again and again endlessly, without the ability of changing a thing, would I think of it as a blessing or a curse?
The book is more of a journal with notes that are useful for people in a depression or coming out of one. It's well-written and it's full of good tips on how to take care of yourself, maybe except for some ‘recipes' that would not only increase your happiness levels, but also your BMI.
If you have a friend or a loved one suffering of depression, this book can be a good gift.
Felt a bit surreal reading a book that describes very vividly a bloody war and half-way through it an actual bloody fucking war starts. The book itself is interesting, but I guess there was nothing new in it. It was the same as reading the 7th book about Holocaust. After a point, you've already read about all there is to know.
Mi-a l??sat un gust dulce-amar cartea, dar ??in s??-i mul??umesc lui Dinu pentru c?? a pus pe foaie lucruri demult uitate. C??t m?? bucur c?? acele timpuri au r??mas ??n urm?? ??i c?? genera??iile care au urmat n-au trecut prin aceste experien??e idioate.
Eram cu 2 ani t??n??r ca protagoni??tii acestei c??r??i, dar am fost cumva mereu ??n anturajul unora din ei.
Un aspect important de men??ionat este c?? pentru cei mai mici, ei erau un soi de model de urmat. Cum trebuie s?? fii c??nd ajungi mare. Toni era un exemplu oarecum bun de urmat, ??ns?? mul??i au preferat s??-l urmeze pe Mafiotu Zaicik, din p??cate.
Toni a fost cel care m-a motivat s?? m?? apuc de box ca s?? m?? pot ap??ra. Tot el mi-a dat primul kastet (pumnal) ??i tot el m-a sc??pat de o b??taie sor?? cu moartea c??nd un alt pui de mafiot venise la strelk?? (b??taie organizat??) acompaniat de gorilele proaspat ie??ite din pu??c??rie care lucrau pentru agen??ia de securitate a lui tat'su. Gorilele venise s?? bat?? ni??te muco??i de-a 10-a. Faine vremuri, cum ziceam.
Vlada era sora-mea de pe mIRC. Cea care m?? f??cea s?? m?? simt c?? apar??in unui grup, c?? degeaba sunt complexat de tenul meu ??i c?? fetele mai mari nu ??in cont de asta. Datorit?? (par??ial) ei, am avut parte de o adolescen???? mai ok dec??t ar fi fost dac?? ??mi petreceam timpul doar cu cei de v??rsta mea.
Ce ??ine de carte, mi-au pl??cut c??teva aspecte ??n mod deosebit: paginile din autobiografia Dariei care-mi aduc aminte de gradina de sticl?? a Tatianei ??ibuleac. Apoi fragmentul ??n care autorul este acuzat c?? este f????arnic ??i scrie cartea pentru a se da bine la rom??ni. Recunosc c?? e un g??nd care mi-a trecut ??i mie prin cap la ??nceputul acestei lecturi.
??i Dinu, pluralul pentru poneatie este poneatii, nu poniate
Liked: Very straightforward and easy to read. Good to see it's not just me who didn't get the whole Eckhart Tolle or Deepak Chopra fascination.
Didn't like: I only see this book useful for those unfamiliar with meditation. I didn't take anything new from it, apart from a small reminder of a few Buddhist principles.
Good entertainer, as always. I found it was rather too light in the beginning, like Paulo Coelho's Alchemist being his first book and him being so overwhelmed by it..
It got better. To a point where he shares some quite deep reflections and discoveries towards the end.
As with other good biographies, it doesn't lack authenticity or good humour.
2.5*
This is the last thing ever I read from Jordan Peterson. I still don't know what made me give him another chance in the first place.
While it has some good ideas, it also has lots of idiotic mumble jumble and his preaching tone is getting on your nerves from time to time.
This man has been through a lot of suffering, but his life lessons are not for me. The only good ones are about being a good person and finding gratefulness despite adversity.
Having lived in Dublin for half a decade by now, I felt like I was in a dark corner of a pub on a rainy day, with a few pints of Guinness between us, hearing this auld lad with a coarse voice pouring his heart out. A story that is so common in Ireland, so tragic, yet full of life. A story of abuse, of struggle, of unexpressed love and alienation, of great success that goes unappreciated. As many other readers and his fans, I was taken aback by his quest to be authentic. Granted, it's a trait worth pursuing, but if he's lacking authenticity then I don't know what hope is left there for the rest of us.
Good one, found some nice similarities between her values and mine and also where all of this was coming from. The one thing I noticed is that her solution to her rather addictive personality is an all-or-nothing type of resolution. I wish the emphasis was more on mindful buying, drinking, eating, watching. But then again, whatever makes her sleep at night.
