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You're Addicted to You: Why It's So Hard to Change - And What You Can Do about It

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It is difficult to have important conversations with yourself that are constructive. Noah Blumenthal with his book 'You're Addicted to You' makes it easier and more effectual. Acting as a guide 'You're Addicted to You' poses important questions, guides personal exploration and helps you to address what may be acting as obstacles to your personal success and happiness. This has been an important book for me to find and read as I explore my well-being in my midlife.

Whether you're looking to keep up an exercise program, speak up when you've never done it before, or adhere to a schedule that promotes better work-life balance, this book offers a solution. "You're Addicted to You" provides a clear, practical, step-by-step process that really is do-able. (I know, cuz I tried it. And it worked.) The personal anecdotes that the author sprinkles thoughout the book are funny - which helps along the process, too.

Noah's book is a good tool for many areas of your life. It can be applied to personal as well as professional aspects of anyone's life. The book makes you think specifically about what you need to change and helps you outline steps to actually make the change happen. Noah helps you move from thoughts to actions.

This book is truly a change manual and takes accomplishing change to a whole new level. I quickly read it when I received it, then went back and did a deep read and next will start to apply the principles in the Circles of Strength. I think this is just the thing for individuals and companies in transition.

At first I was skeptical, but after reading the book once, then re-reading and working through it reflectively, all skepticism left. This is a must read for anybody wanting to improve your interpersonal relationships.

The writing is clear and concise; presented in a direct fashion that is easy to understand. The entire process is easy to follow with excellent reminders to keep on working on improvements.

I highly recommend this book!

Though there is not a lot of new material here, Noah Blumenthal manages to combine diverse ideas and create an extremely practical guide to personal change. He takes in two valuable elements. First, he is clear and methodical. Some books on change hurl readers into the process, but his multistep plan walks readers through every stage of building awareness and making changes. He demystifies the change process, suggesting small, manageable steps. Second, he insists on the importance of the larger context in determining behavior. Blumenthal gets readers to scour their past, present, future and surroundings for the factors that trigger, reward or support their bad behaviors. Likewise, he insists that readers get feedback from those around them and ask for considerable support. The result is an immediately applicable book. However, the advice might seem somewhat uncomfortable, as it exposes one's efforts to the (supportive) scrutiny of an entire community. getAbstract recommends it to readers who accept the author's call for emotional honesty and are seriously committed to change.