“The power of your subconscious mind” by Joseph Murphy

“The only path by which another person can upset you is through your own thought.”
– Joseph Murphy, The power of your subconscious mind
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The power of your subconscious mind, as is clear from the title, dwells on the importance of one’s consciousness and its power to heal, create and make one’s life better. The power of positive affirmations and optimal thinking, and how it can work wonders in practical life where one might find themselves going through hard times on more occasions than once.
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The books present various examples of people from different walks of life, who have tapped into the power of the subconscious and found themselves a better life, some who have even cured themselves of diseases.
True, if one puts their heart and soul in a task and overcome a mental block wherein one can see beyond the fear and focus on just reaching the goal, victory is sure to come.
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The writing is easy to read but the examples seemed redundant and sometimes outright unsubstantiated.
I am all for the power of the mind but propagating an idea that a disease can be cured just by constantly thinking about a healthy life over and over again, seems a bit outlandish. Apart from the lack of evidence about the claims that the book makes, I found the underlying idea of cutting off the negative thoughts and focus on the task at hand, really sound.
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Genre: #selfhelp, #nonfiction, #psychology
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5
Reading difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐/5

“The subtle art of not giving a f*ck” by Mark Manson

“Who you are is defined by what you’re willing to struggle”
                                                               -Mark Manson, The subtle art of not giving a f*ck”

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In this time of sugar-coated advices and when self help books just talks about smiling more, being sweet all the time and trying to let go, etc., this one comes as a pleasant refresher.

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“The subtle art of not giving a f*ck” by Mark Manson is a self-help guide at its core, but is so different from your run-of-the-mill personality development books. In its essence, the book talks about how to stop focusing on being “positive” all the time and learn to accept the negative experiences also.

“Don’t lose out, workout!” by Rujuta Diwekar

“What you do for 23 hours of your day will always have a greater bearing than what you do for 1 hour in the day”

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“Don’t lose out, workout!” by Rujuta Diwekar talks about the cropping culture of gyms, fitness centres, and yoga studios and the kind of fads associated with them. Even after having so many options around and having spent so much money, time and effort, how the lack of understanding of exercise can lead to injuries and disillusionment of not getting results.