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Hot Off The Press
The Highly Sensitive Person by Dr. Elaine Aron
If you're the kind of person who needs plenty of alone time, has a strong imagination, and is easily overwhelmed by the noise of modern-day life, this 1997 classic might open your eyes. Perhaps, you're a highly sensitive person, or HSP, as Aron calls them. A powerful book for introverts, soft souls, and those who think they might be either one. Full of self-assessments, practical tips, and tools for thriving as an HSP, this book will help you better navigate the world.
"Whatever the times, suffering eventually touches every life. How we live with it, and help others to, is one of the great creative and ethical opportunities."
— Dr. Elaine Aron
The Big 3 From the Book
1. A Highly Sensitive Person (or HSP) has 4 characteristic traits.
2. Overstimulation is the one big, recurring problem HSPs experience.
3. To better navigate social situations as an HSP, come up with a persona.
Released within one month of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and thus firmly riding the coattails of the "let's put swear words into self-help book titles" trend of 2016, Unfu*k Yourself takes a different approach to getting you out of your head and back into reality.
"I am willing." "I am wired to win." "I got this." "I am not my thoughts; I am what I do." "I am relentless." With chapter-titles like these, the book will inspire you to stop postponing your happiness, root out self-sabotaging thoughts, and take charge of your life with positivity and realism.
If you feel like you're treading water, as if life is lacking color and you're met with closed doors wherever you go, watch this video.
The Deal
Reading book summaries is a great way to learn more in less time. That's other people doing the hard work of filtering for you. But you know what's the best "getting smarter hack" you could ever use? Upgrading how you read.
Ultimately, your eyes, your brain, and your consciousness are the filters everything you read passes through. Improve that reading process, and every bit of information you consume will yield a better result. The best way to do that is to use a reliable reading system.
When I first started writing, I also coached people in changing their habits. Some 300 of them. During that work, I developed a reading framework that will help you learn faster, remember better, and tell what's important from what's not.
Be able to tell the sources that contain important information from those that don't
Have a complete system you can use to move through, analyze, and summarize every book or long text you read
Remember what you learn from reading in more specific ways and for a much longer time than you currently do
You'll learn how memories are created in your brain, which two questions you should ask before reading anything, how to take notes, remember an entire book's line of thought, and even how to breathe while reading.
If you enjoy what we do here at Four Minute Books, this guide will help you get the absolute most out of every summary you read on our site — and everything else you read as well.
This was one of the first and most powerful self-help books I've read. Hal has overcome tremendous adversity. He's also an incredibly positive, goofy, and spirited person. His dead-simple, 6-step morning routine is the best place for anyone to start establishing such a practice. The 1-minute versions are doable for anyone, and you can build from there. Always worth a revisit!
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That's all for this round! Have a wonderful last April weekend!
Happy reading, -Nik
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