The Let Them Theory

It was good - but I feel a tad over rated. A good general concept of letting people be who they are, act how they act, and to not let it get to you. Some good stories intertwined and examples of when it’s helpful to say “let them”. I struggled with being told “how much power you have” over the course of the book without actually putting that to example.

Might just be me - but I also thought after the first 50 pages that I wasn’t sure self help advice from Mel Robbins was gonna do it for me.

Worth a read if you struggle with comparison, or getting irritated by the everyday actions of people.

Some great chapters

Some pretty good advice here about taking ownership of your own happiness, especially in the chapters centered around not comparing yourself to others. But where she correctly suggests not being jealous of others because they were born with better genes, more money, etc., she ignores the societal and cultural issues that will always tip the tables away from people for factors outside their control. While she includes the opinion of several experts in psychology and biology to help explain how human emotions work, she omits any discussion of how some people's body chemistry is broken and needs to be put back in balance before any positive thinking can right the ship. The writing style is generally nice and crisp, and several points really land with the intended impact. But the author also repeats herself a lot, relying on redundancy to drive home some points in a way that grows more tiring each time you encounter it. No book can be the be-all, end-all for everyone, so as long as you don't carry those heavy expectations in to this book, "The Let Them Theory" is a good, fast read that will make you think.