Why I don’t write about bad books and movies

There are authors who write – “Hmm, I didn’t like this book/movie/TV Series. Still, I will comment on it, so that you could consider avoiding it”.

Currently, I’m not a big fan of the methdod.

I prefer to focus on gems.

The main reason? I don’t necessarily get vocabulary, a certain state, or some emotions from a book. I most often look to gain some good insight from a book, and this generally doesn’t require the book to be good.

Same thing for a movie.

Thus, some books I like and some movies I like are not necessarily the same as others.

It might be a good movie that I don’t like, or it might be a poorly written book that I love.

I apply the same logic to others – if I didn’t like a book/movie, I think there could still be plenty of people who might like it.

On the other hand, I don’t like all the movies I see/books I read, so it’s actually easier to focus only on the ones I enjoy.

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On Reframe Your Brain: The User Interface for Happiness and Success – Scott Adams

Reframe Your Brain: The User Interface for Happiness and Success (The Scott Adams Success Series): Adams, Scott, Lisec, Joshua: 9798988534907: Amazon.com: Books https://www.amazon.com/Reframe-Your-Brain-Interface-Happiness/dp/B0CGC8LSS1

Some thoughts about “Reframe Your Brain: The User Interface for Happiness and Success” by Scott Adams?

It looks like a very simple book. I will try not to give you spoilers (can you actually provide spoilers to a business and personal development book?), but things look simple on the surface.

Going deeper, I think it could be a life-changing book.

I enjoyed it, and plan to reread it, one of the best books I’ve read. It might actually be the best book I’ve read.

Of course, it’s not for the literary style, but for the practical advantages of changing your brain.

I highly recommend it!

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On Atomic Habits book

Atomic Habits

I read “Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones”, by James Clear.

I liked this quote a lot:

I refer to this as the difference between being in motion and taking action. The two ideas sound similar, but they’re not the same. When you’re in motion, you’re planning and strategizing and learning. Those are all good things, but they don’t produce a result.

Action, on the other hand, is the type of behavior that will deliver an outcome. If I outline twenty ideas for articles I want to write, that’s motion. If I actually sit down and write an article, that’s action. If I search for a better diet plan and read a few books on the topic, that’s motion. If I actually eat a healthy meal, that’s action.

Sometimes motion is useful, but it will never produce an outcome by itself. It doesn’t matter how many times you go talk to the personal trainer, that motion will never get you in shape. Only the action of working out will get the result you’re looking to achieve.

Of course, you need to read things, prepare for a meeting, and do some exercise. But the actual action is using the learned knowledge/way of thinking, holding the meeting and running the marathon.

This is a very important piece of information – I sometimes get lost in preparing things, but the real focus should be on starting new things.

Quite a realization!

The book is great, I wholeheartedly recommend it!

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