Imagine a day in which you wake up, get out of bed, and go about your daily business without a single "should" getting in the way of how you feel about yourself, your appearance, other people, or the world around you. Absolutely Should-less invites you into such a fascinating world, and offers you seven proven steps toward a much happier and peaceful living. If you have ever experienced any stress or sadness from looking in the mirror and telling yourself you should lose weight, make more money, think smarter, look better, or be any different from who you are today, then you are suffering the consequences of devastating "shoulds," and this is the right book for you. It may not change every aspect of your life, but it will change your mind about every aspect of your life.
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About the Author
Damon L. Jacobs is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist in New York and California. His work in group settings has allowed him to develop comprehensive and effective tools for reducing stress and depression while increasing peace and happiness. His ideas uniquely combine psychological principles, social theories, spiritual perspectives, and media critiques. His writing brings these elements together in fresh ways in order to challenge and eliminate harmful "shoulds." He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Nelson Aspen
Format:Paperback
What a wonderful gift this little book is! If you're uptight and Type A, serving many masters...this is an excellent source for helping you take a step back, breathe and recognize (as the author says) "life doesn't have to be that hard."
Interesting vignettes of patient/therapist dialogue help demonstrate Jacobs' techniques for realizing self-destructive behavior and offers new ways to look at the challenges we all face.
Well worth the read and perspective it inspires.
Interesting vignettes of patient/therapist dialogue help demonstrate Jacobs' techniques for realizing self-destructive behavior and offers new ways to look at the challenges we all face.
Well worth the read and perspective it inspires.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book last Spring and it helped me to re-evaluate many things in my life - some that were working and others that weren't. I realized other people were placing "shoulds" on me and I was putting most of them on myself. Thanks to Damon L. Jacobs and "Absolutely Shouldless" I began living a shouldless, and much happier, life.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Wondermatic
Format:Paperback
Damon Jacobs has written a great little gem of a book. I found the takeaway messages from this book to be helpful as well as easy to understand and implement in everyday life. And while my life may not be "stress-free," it is better for having read this book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Singularly the most helpful self-help book I've ever read
I've never read a self-help book that was so easy to read, so easy to absorb, and which so singularly identified the cultural/social expectations by which people operate and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Christopher Caswell
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a wonderful book.
I met Damon in DC on April 7, 2013. We became facebook friends and I saw where he wrote this book and I decided to purchase it to see what it was about. Read more
Published 1 month ago by John Watson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Change your thinking with this book!
A very useful guide to help start the new year with resolutions for a more stressless life.this book really helps.
Published 4 months ago by Eileen J. Jacobs
5.0 out of 5 stars
Start questioning assumptions.
A book that leads you to question 'shoulds' in every walk of life. I highly recommend this for anyone trying to think for themselves and to push beyond what society expects of you. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mychael A Solis-Wheeler
5.0 out of 5 stars
One golden take-away
There is a lot of insights in this well written and accessible book, and my golden takeaway is that, now, every single time I use the word "should," I am prompted to re-evaluate my... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Emmee
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a worthwhile purchase...
What a smart, accessible, helpful book. In these times when we all get twisted into pretzels by the daily "shoulds" Damon's words were thought provoking and comforting. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Jill Lorie Hurst
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must reading for looking at your life!
Fantastic book to help you discover yourself and how to live your life more enjoyably and with less stress. I Highly recommend it!! Great tips for how to's!!
Published on May 20, 2011 by Dr. Howard Leifman
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's a great book!
This book can be fun, enjoyable and very good for anyone to read who wants to live a better life. I first got the book over a year ago and I still have it handy just to read and... Read more
Published on May 6, 2011 by truett vaigneur
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely Should-Less: The Secret to Living the Stress-Free Life You...
This is a fabulous book. It's given me a new perspective on the word should. There is no should.. it's want, or choose. Great read as well as reference. Read more
Published on April 26, 2011 by maxine gratz
1.0 out of 5 stars
A COMPLETE rip off of Burns and Beck's work
This guy has taken the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques of Beck and Burns and reworded it as his own. Read more
Published on September 27, 2010 by chachi in philly
