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Product Details

  • Paperback: 60 pages
  • Publisher: Hay House; 5th edition (April 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1561705357
  • ISBN-13: 978-1561705351
  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.2 x 7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsKeep this book handy at all times.
By A Customer on May 2, 1999
Format: Paperback
Many of us were taught by parents and teachers that the only way we could be "good" was to struggle. We were taught that struggle is noble. Wilde debunks this widely held myth and helps us rid our minds of this tape running there. He compares struggle vs. effort and identifies struggle as effort laced with negative emotion. He posits that "going with the flow" is a much better approach. This may sound simplistic, but many of us forget this simple lesson in our day to day battles out in the fray. Keep this book handy. I have re-read mine many, many times and it helps me get re-centered and concentrate on what is truly important in my life. Also, you may want a couple for friends as you will begin to identify the patterns of struggle in others. Wilde asks us to teach others to forego their struggle, and ultimately live.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis book is a gem!
By Thomas H. DeRamus on December 17, 1999
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At the risk of sounding like a commercial, this booklet is a genuine bargain, so do yourself a favor by including it on your next order from Amazon. Unlike a lot of other writers, Stuart Wilde is terse. He certainly doesn't waste words in advancing his assertion that effort in life is natural, but struggle is stupid. He quickly identifies the major strugglers we all see around us and tells how to cease struggling by eliminating negative emotions.
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5.0 out of 5 starsIt helped change my life......and then some.......
By Andrew J. DiLiddo Jr. on August 27, 2010
Format: Paperback
I have little to add that the other POSITIVE reviewers have not already said. I also agree that if you purchase this book, purchase more than one because you may be able to "carry the message" to others who have not yet learned the lesson of this book. What I do have to add is merely a personal anecdote about the book. I stumbled upon the book in a gift shop on a small book rack in a tourist area. The title slapped me upside the head, like a brick hitting me. I was always taught in my family that I wasn't a "good" person unless I struggled and that struggle was noble (as other reviewers note). I too carried the book with me in my brief case and re-read it often. I also learned that I have had to un-learn many mindsets inculcated into my psyche by parents and others. One sad note though: I have largely removed struggle from life using resources beyond this book as well. However, its sad when I return to my family and see them struggling, not having learned the lesson(s) I have been blessed to learn.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA nice little gem from Stuart Wilde.
By Travis Stein VINE VOICE on August 7, 2008
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First off, I'd like to address most of the reviews here as laughable. Particularly the reviews from those bashing a book that's 50 pages long and disappointed that the solution to wonder hunger, famine, AIDS, and cancer isn't in a book of this size. Really now? At any rate. I've ACTUALLY READ the book and have come to a few conclusions about it. First, it is not a book that is going to change your life. I've found the nature of a lot of self-help/inspirational books is that you take a bit from everyone you read and begin to apply it to your life. Bashing a 50 page book for not being "deep enough" or "wonderfully insightful" is childish. That's not what Wilde is trying to do with this book. Wilde is trying to get the reader to question his or her basic assumptions about the world and to identify what areas of life they are struggling in. While Wilde's solutions aren't as in-depth as I would like, I realize at the same time that that's the entire point of this book. It's not meant to be one of those door-stoppers that is 400/500 pages long and breaks down problems chapter by chapter. Those books are nice to an extent, but books like these are exactly what I need sometimes when I don't feel like re-reading the more extensive books out there. Sometimes, I just need a quick reminder on an idea I read long ago or a quick reminder on how to identify/change some stressful areas in my life. I think in this sense, people are disappointed because they expect too much out of a book that barely cracks 45 pages.

Don't expect too much. Read this book for what it is - a nice, affordable, and well-written book that should serve as review material for a lot of people who can learn things from this book. For the cost of $4-5 with shipping, what have you really got to lose?

-Travis
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5.0 out of 5 starssmall book - BIG MESSAGE
By Elliot Malach VINE VOICE on September 23, 2008
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The book is only 48 pages long, and it is 3" X 5", but it has more meaningful information than some books I've read that are ten times that long.

I'd give Stuart Wilde 5 stars just for being concise, and getting his message across without wasting the readers' time.

It's funny, witty and the title pretty much says it all. There are only 5 chapters, with the fifth being a summation. Chapter 2 is the "Strugglers' Hall of Fame". It describes different categories of strugglers. It is very witty and right on target, and straight to the point.

Every time you get pissed off at someone or some situation, you need to pull out this book and re-read it.
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4.0 out of 5 starsConcise and Very Useful Advice--But Be Careful
By Rick Cibelli on August 14, 2013
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I bought the audio book first of this work and listened to it over and over, so that by the time I bought the book, I could hear Wilde's voice exhorting me through the text every time I read it. The advice is sound, especially the part about living your life in the "flow" rather than struggling in a "model of inefficiency". But the part about "looking for the exit" whenever a challenging idea comes into your mind rather than "setting yourself up for a glorious disaster" could serve to discourage you from taking a risk on anything. It's interesting to note that Wilde tours with Wayne Dyer, another motivational speaker, who has written the book, "Excuses Begone" which gives the exact opposite advice that Wilde does--to take large risks despite inner doubts. Maybe they wanted to cover all the bases. Wilde does advise to evaluate risk-taking from a practical perspective, and doesn't completely discourage it.
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