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papidoc's review against another edition
3.0
57 Minutes is a short book of advice and insight for leading a more fulfilling life, one in the genre of "sustainable living" books. I dipped into it from time to time as I was exercising, or while sitting at red lights, or waiting in stores for my wife to finish. In fact, this is how I would recommend reading it...in short doses, with time in-between to reflect and apply as it moves you. While much of it is common sense, it doesn't hurt to be reminded now and again of what one should know. Some tidbits that seemed salient to me included:
1. Quitting is not the same as failing. For various reasons, quitting something before finishing might often be the wisest thing to do.
2. Having a "life list" could be an important part of getting the most out of your life. It helps you to define what success should like like for you, which you should not let others define for you. You should review it often to ensure that your actions are in alignment with what is most important to you. Again, though, as you progress through life, as your values and understandings evolve, there is nothing wrong with setting aside items from your life list that are no longer relevant or important to you.
3. Watch out for "inactivity traps."
4. Organize yourself...design for productive moments, and organize to create more of them.Some good examples for how to do that are found in the book.
5. Abandon the deferred life plan...life is for living now, not at some unspecified future date. "In the long run, experiences are much more satisfying than things."
6. Celebrate small wins. For most of us, the big wins only come once in a while, so don't wait to celebrate them...take joy in the small every day successes that ultimately lead to the great things. And celebrate them for others also!
7. Listen to your mother. Just be yourself...it's too hard to be someone else.
8. Reflect on, and learn from, your experiences. You can have twenty years of experience, or one year of experience repeated twenty times. It's your choice.
These were the bits of counsel that resonated most with me, but of course, YMMV. Read the book for yourself.
1. Quitting is not the same as failing. For various reasons, quitting something before finishing might often be the wisest thing to do.
2. Having a "life list" could be an important part of getting the most out of your life. It helps you to define what success should like like for you, which you should not let others define for you. You should review it often to ensure that your actions are in alignment with what is most important to you. Again, though, as you progress through life, as your values and understandings evolve, there is nothing wrong with setting aside items from your life list that are no longer relevant or important to you.
3. Watch out for "inactivity traps."
4. Organize yourself...design for productive moments, and organize to create more of them.Some good examples for how to do that are found in the book.
5. Abandon the deferred life plan...life is for living now, not at some unspecified future date. "In the long run, experiences are much more satisfying than things."
6. Celebrate small wins. For most of us, the big wins only come once in a while, so don't wait to celebrate them...take joy in the small every day successes that ultimately lead to the great things. And celebrate them for others also!
7. Listen to your mother. Just be yourself...it's too hard to be someone else.
8. Reflect on, and learn from, your experiences. You can have twenty years of experience, or one year of experience repeated twenty times. It's your choice.
These were the bits of counsel that resonated most with me, but of course, YMMV. Read the book for yourself.
papi's review against another edition
3.0
57 Minutes is a short book of advice and insight for leading a more fulfilling life, one in the genre of "sustainable living" books. I dipped into it from time to time as I was exercising, or while sitting at red lights, or waiting in stores for my wife to finish. In fact, this is how I would recommend reading it...in short doses, with time in-between to reflect and apply as it moves you. While much of it is common sense, it doesn't hurt to be reminded now and again of what one should know. Some tidbits that seemed salient to me included:
1. Quitting is not the same as failing. For various reasons, quitting something before finishing might often be the wisest thing to do.
2. Having a "life list" could be an important part of getting the most out of your life. It helps you to define what success should like like for you, which you should not let others define for you. You should review it often to ensure that your actions are in alignment with what is most important to you. Again, though, as you progress through life, as your values and understandings evolve, there is nothing wrong with setting aside items from your life list that are no longer relevant or important to you.
3. Watch out for "inactivity traps."
4. Organize yourself...design for productive moments, and organize to create more of them.Some good examples for how to do that are found in the book.
5. Abandon the deferred life plan...life is for living now, not at some unspecified future date. "In the long run, experiences are much more satisfying than things."
6. Celebrate small wins. For most of us, the big wins only come once in a while, so don't wait to celebrate them...take joy in the small every day successes that ultimately lead to the great things. And celebrate them for others also!
7. Listen to your mother. Just be yourself...it's too hard to be someone else.
8. Reflect on, and learn from, your experiences. You can have twenty years of experience, or one year of experience repeated twenty times. It's your choice.
These were the bits of counsel that resonated most with me, but of course, YMMV. Read the book for yourself.
1. Quitting is not the same as failing. For various reasons, quitting something before finishing might often be the wisest thing to do.
2. Having a "life list" could be an important part of getting the most out of your life. It helps you to define what success should like like for you, which you should not let others define for you. You should review it often to ensure that your actions are in alignment with what is most important to you. Again, though, as you progress through life, as your values and understandings evolve, there is nothing wrong with setting aside items from your life list that are no longer relevant or important to you.
3. Watch out for "inactivity traps."
4. Organize yourself...design for productive moments, and organize to create more of them.Some good examples for how to do that are found in the book.
5. Abandon the deferred life plan...life is for living now, not at some unspecified future date. "In the long run, experiences are much more satisfying than things."
6. Celebrate small wins. For most of us, the big wins only come once in a while, so don't wait to celebrate them...take joy in the small every day successes that ultimately lead to the great things. And celebrate them for others also!
7. Listen to your mother. Just be yourself...it's too hard to be someone else.
8. Reflect on, and learn from, your experiences. You can have twenty years of experience, or one year of experience repeated twenty times. It's your choice.
These were the bits of counsel that resonated most with me, but of course, YMMV. Read the book for yourself.
dasani's review against another edition
2.0
Lovely enough little read. Sweet, positive but absolutely nothing that wouldn't have been covered in a high school assembly. I'm not a big self help reader (actually I reckon this is the first one that I read more than the back of!) and this book won't exactly set me up for a lifetime of loving them. Nice little burst of positivity though.
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