Why has nobody told me this before?
This was a light read. I keep telling myself I want to dive into denser books, but my reading list is never-ending ahhhh! I’ve considered listening to audiobooks, but honestly, it feels like it defeats the purpose. I'm not reading just to cross titles off a list; I'm reading to fully engage my mind memory, comprehension, critical thinking and to nurture my imagination in all its whimsical glory. So, am I done with it? Have I worked out my mental knots? I’m not sure. Lately, I feel like those people who get a bunch of tattoos when they’re young and then remove them in their mid-30s because they no longer feel like "them." That’s kind of how I feel about self-help books now—they just don’t hold the same value for me anymore. Still, I won't let this read go to waste. The book offers useful tools many of which are similar to what you'd learn in therapy but the author made it clear: these aren't therapy skills. To summarize a book that touches on multiple su...