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It'll take you plenty more than five minutes to read this book. But luckily it's organized so that you can pick it up and set it down and pick it up when you have the chance. Plus, you'll keep coming across little things you can do that can make profound changes in your life. Quick exercises you can do anywhere. Quick decisions you can make to lower stress or become more alert. Quick coping strategies for difficult moments.
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From Publishers Weekly
"All across America we're getting trapped," Bloomfield and Cooper announce sinisterly. "Trapped in a maze of well-intentioned but often unsuccessful 'self-help' programs. Hit from all sides by fragmented advice." Their book seeks to reverse that trend and rejuvenate us, urging readers to reinvent their lives (mental and physical) with regular, revolutionary attitude adjustments organized around the demands of our increasingly busy lives. Five minutes-or in some cases, five seconds-are all that's required, the authors insist, for losers, dabblers and dreamers who are mired off-track in various sorts of trouble to assess their problems and begin heading back to the main road. Chapters on energy management, dieting, exercise and "mental cross-training" share space in the book with others on "positive posture," the uses of optimism and "everyday spirituality." Sidebars and bitty text inserts (e.g., quotes from Goethe) jazz up conversationally high-speed advice throughout. Maybe frenetic self-improvement is the perfect idea right now for survival. Yet the theme, spun out here with a manic esprit, makes life sound like the hobby of an aerobic robot. 175,000 first printing; author tour; serial rights to McCall's, Men's Health and Self magazines.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Measures up to all it says,
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This review is from: Power of Five (Paperback)
This is one of the greatest resource books I have ever run across. It is amazing how much you can change your life, your body, your relationships in just 5 minute (or less) increments. Anyone who says they "don't have time" needs to read this book. It gives you time. It gives you permission to do the things you want to do and you can no longer say you don't have time. It tells you how and has all the back-up to support what it says. It is laid-out well, with easy to read chapters, plus extra "information boxes" on a variety of subjects. Pick this book up and turn to any page. You will find something that you were looking for. From food prep, to muscle exercises, to meditation, to love, its all in there. Just check out the rave reviews on the book and who wrote them if you don't believe me.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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"The Power of 5" is very informative!,
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This review is from: Power of Five (Paperback)
I originally purchased "The Power of 5" as a guide to stress relief and weight management. I got much more than I bargained for! It contains great little tips to improve just about every aspect of your life; none of which take more than a few minutes to implement. I would definitely recommend this book to my friends!
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This book is so 90s,
This review is from: Power of Five (Paperback)
I bought this book for 99 cents at a Goodwill because I had remembered seeing it in the self-help section of bookstores back when it was published. I paid too much. I thought the concept looked intriguing but was sorely disappointed at the content. The book is a jumbled mess of mostly useless advice on different parts of your life and is chock full of quotes and references from numerous "experts" in mental and physical health. One ridiculous example is in the chapter dealing with the transition from work to home each day. It actually recommends that you try to limit your first comment to your family to 25 words or less. It gives reasons for this but come on, who's counting the words in the sentences they use and why 25? In addition to this, every other sentence in the book tells you to eat a low-fat this or a non-fat that. Oh, and don't forget to drink a gallon of ice water a day using rubber bands around your sports bottle to keep track of the quantity. Insane! You would think from all the testimonials on the book jacket that this was some sort of self-help bible that is the last reference you'll ever need on how to live your life. Please save your money. Even if it's 99 cents.
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