One Minute Book Review

Aun Abdi
One Minute Book Review

Providing short One Minute Book Reviews aiming to give you a brief description of the book to decide whether you should or should not read it.

  1. 2020-10-21

    Essentialism by Greg McKeown | One Minute Book Review

    💬 What is an ‘essentialist’?   An essentialist is someone who can decipher the difference between what is truly important and what is not. Often in life we focus on the things that are not important, substituting them for the things that are. 🤔   This is usually not because we choose to. But rather than we have not been trained to think as essentialists. Becoming an essentialists, whether at home, school or work, is an active choice we make daily. It is making the decision to only do the things that give YOU the most value. 😊   My personal journey to becoming more of an essentialist started when I read this book a couple of years ago. Since then I have been actively making choices to choose the things that give me the most value. I still fail from time to time, but the self-awareness of actively asking yourself these questions transforms your life. 💯   This is the value of re-reading books. The ideas remain true but provide more value as you spend more time acting out the principles in your life. 👍📚   Thank you to @greg for sending me his book and I can’t wait to discuss it more next week on @book podcast.  Thank you for watching this video. If you would like to join the #OMBRClub for exclusive content such as our Weekly Newsletter.   Sign Up here - https://www.oneminutebookreview.com/ombrclub Website - https://www.oneminutebookreview.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/oneminutebookreview/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/oneminutebookreview/ iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/one-minute-book-review/id1231950538?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7cMGOYMqPNKrt4P67MEAOH

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  2. 2020-10-21

    Think Like A Monk by Jay Shetty | One Minute Book Review

    💬 Are you a @jayshetty fan?   Confession, I never really knew who Jay was prior to reading his book. I had seen some clips but didn’t know much about his philosophy. So as soon as his book came out I was intrigued to read his thoughts on life and specifically on being a monk. 🤔   In short, the book didn’t provide that much value for me. However, it is full of wonderful insights. 👍   I particularly enjoyed the section on detachment as I believe we could all be a lot more fulfilled if we detached from this world. Specifically he quotes Imam Ali which made me appreciate his research when writing this book. But this was also the reason why it didn’t provide much value for me. 🙏   When you have an existing religious and spiritual framework that encapsulates how to live properly, it’s difficult for anyone to write something that can add anything more onto it. That’s how I felt reading this book. The points were wonderful and clear, it was thought provoking and definitely can change many people’s lives. However, for anyone who has studied religion they will know most of these principles. 📚   Who is this book for? Well, I think it’s for those that are looking for a framework for how to live that don’t already have one. I am a big believer in religion and spiritually so this book could lead people down that path. For anyone who is already made that commitment this could be an interesting read, but I can’t see it providing too much additional value. ❤️   My assessment of @jayshetty is that I like the message he is presenting and commend him for the work he has done. But, it’s diffcult to encapsulate so much into one book while making it detailed. Nevertheless, it’s valuable for a certain demographic. 👍📚   💬 Comment below if you have read this book or if you’re planning to read it!  Thank you for watching this video. If you would like to join the #OMBRClub for exclusive content such as our Weekly Newsletter.   Sign Up here - https://www.oneminutebookreview.com/ombrclub Website - https://www.oneminutebookreview.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/oneminutebookreview/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/oneminutebookreview/ iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/one-minute-book-review/id1231950538?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7cMGOYMqPNKrt4P67MEAOH

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