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Nobody sits us down and teaches us how to love. So we’re often thrown into relationships with nothing but romance movies and pop culture to help us muddle through. Until now. Similarly, Jay also talks about many novel concepts like the cancers of the mind, the quadrants of potential, the circle of love, double-edged ego, chariot of the mind, etc. I have been one of Jay’s defenders online when seeing people throw him hate about plagiarism and being a sleazy salesman, and now I understand where they are coming from.
The book reads like a conversation, and there is an instant connection that the reader feels with the author. Given the subject, the book doesn’t feel preachy at all. A generous number of examples, personal anecdotes, some illustrations and diagrams, practical tips, and implementable tools and techniques, make the book an interesting and deeply engaging read. There are indeed many haters for the author, and there are some accusations of plagiarism against him. But I think I am not eligible enough to comment on it as I don't know the author personally and don't follow him on social media.While I found this book interesting, I can't say I read any advice that I haven't personally read or heard before. I think this is the sort of self-help book that would befit someone who is new to introspection or self-exploration more than someone who has already discussed or reflected on these topics at length (through faith, therapy, or other avenues) The handwritten charts in the book also disrupted the flow at times, in my opinion, and made the book feel less professional, detracting from the overall benefits of the messages being delivered. Cancellers, who take a compliment and spin it: “You look good today” becomes “You mean I looked bad yesterday?” Bestselling Books Week Ended September 19". The Wall Street Journal. 24 September 2020 . Retrieved 30 September 2020. Broadly divided into three sections – Let Go (Identity, Negativity, Fear, and Intention), Grow (Purpose, Routine, The Mind, and Ego) and Give (Gratitude, Relationships, and Service), the book effectively charts out a course for living a more peaceful and content life.
Jay Shetty is the narrator of Think Like a Monk and it truly feels like we are having a conversation in my living room. Shetty shares many personal stories of his three years spent training as a monk in an ashram in India. He shares the way a monk thinks (monk mind) and the ancient techniques still used today to have a more joyful, peaceful, purposeful life. I didn't think I wouldn’t be able to do any of this in my own life because I don’t have the years of experience Shetty has, but through Shetty’s masterful story-telling, he gives you everyday examples and “try this” exercises that you can do easily with practice. As Shetty says, “You don’t have to be a monk to think like a monk!!” If you go to a networking event every day and have to tell people what you do for a living, it’s hard to step away from that reduction of who you are. If you watch Real Housewives every night, you start to think that throwing glasses of wine in your friends’ faces is routine behavior.The very first aphorisms Shetty gives is if you want to learn something new, read an old book, I concur. That gives me a chance to recommend a bunch of old books that do way better than Shetty does. Though, I want to be kind to Shetty because he really does write a good book for some people who haven’t yet had a chance to read the old books. I want to emphasize that this book definitely can appeal to a host of others. I would say that if you thought in terms of negative response to the challenge ‘describe an undeserving experience’, and if you have not read much on this topic previously, and if you just don’t have the time to read those older better books, this book would be worthwhile if you are in need of a self-help book. While the monk mind is single-task focused, looks for meaning and genuine solutions, controls and engages energy wisely, is enthusiastic, determined, and patient, seeks long term gains, and is compassionate, caring, and collaborative. Giving – “looking to the world beyond ourselves, expanding and sharing our sense of gratitude, and deepening our relationships.” Jay has a very soothing voice and I looked forward to the hour or two of "me time” with Jay!!! Yes, we are on a first name basis now!! I also found that when I had to miss a day of listening, I felt a little off. I’ll be listening to the audio again many times in the future.
In 1902, the sociologist Charles Horton Cooley wrote: “I am not what I think I am, and I am not what you think I am. I am what I think you think I am. (c) Stanford psychologists took 104 subjects and assigned them to one of two groups—one told to write a short essay about a time they were bored, and the other to write about a time when life seemed unfair or when they felt “wronged or slighted by someone.” Afterward, the participants were asked if they wanted to help the researchers with an easy task. Those who’d written about a time they’d been wronged were 26 percent less likely to help the researchers. In a similar study, participants who identified with a victim mindset were not only more likely to express selfish attitudes afterward, they were also more likely to leave behind trash and even take the experimenters’ pens! (c)Studies have found that only 2 percent of us can multitask effectively; most of us are terrible at it, especially when one of those tasks requires a lot of focus. When we think we’re multitasking, what’s usually happening is that we’re shifting rapidly among several different things, or “serial tasking.” (c) I’ve read many books in this genre and was very excited about this book when I learned about the author and his transformative journey. I thought that the story would be focused on his life, his journey, and his transformation. Instead, it turns out to be a pretty technical book at times, which involves subjects that were discussed in many other books. The part that pertains to the author is the most interesting part. Then all parts are divided into further subchapters. Talking about fear, pain, ego, purpose, etc. all those emotional words you can say. a b " 'I'm living my highest purpose': mogul monk Jay Shetty on free market teachings". The Guardian. 12 September 2020 . Retrieved 30 September 2020.
Influencer Jay Shetty says successful people share 3 traits". Yahoo! Finance . Retrieved 30 September 2020. Complainers, like the friend on the phone, who complain endlessly without looking for solutions. Life is a problem that will be hard if not impossible to solve. Casualties, who think the world is against them and blame their problems on others.Critics, who judge others for either having a different opinion or not having one, for any choices they’ve made that are different from what the critic would have done. Am zis destule, nu? Nu știu ce altceva aș mai avea de zis, dar poate, dacă mai las nițel aceste idei să dospească, cine știe, poate iese și de-un articol.A] refreshing look at love as a daily practice…Shetty combines spiritual wisdom and down-to-earth guidance in a surprisingly seamless way, making for lessons that have real staying power. Those looking to start or strengthen relationships will find this well worth a look." — Publisher's Weekly E drept că sunt ele multe, cum e drept și că sunt de acord cu majoritatea, dacă stau să mă gândesc mai bine, dar lucrul care îi iese cel mai bine lui Jay Shetty, fost londonez cu o potențială lume la picioare plecat să facă foamea și să îndure frigul și lipsurile într-un ashram aflat la dracu-n praznic în India, fost călugăr, și actual influencer cu milioane de adepți care se simt fericiți dacă-i urmează cu sfințenie sfaturile (cu condiția să le și respecte pe termen lung) este o sistematizare a aproape tuturor lucrurilor care ne fac grea viața de zi cu zi, pe care, dacă le-am evita, iar Shetty ne oferă câteva alternative interesante, poate că n-am mai fi at��t de stresați, de încruntați, de obosiți și de sictiriți de viața asta petrecută mereu pe fugă.
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