10 Dumbest Mistakes Smart People Make and How To Avoid Them: Simple and Sure Techniques for Gaining Greater Control of Your Life (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Everybody makes mistakes..." (more)
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ARE YOU A MISTAKE MAKER?

Have you ever thought: "I'd better not try, I could be embarrassed"?

Does it bother you to see someone you know get ahead -- of you?

Have you ever thought: "Its my responsibility to make sure my loved ones are happy"?

Is your motto "Anything worth doing must be done absolutely right"?

Do you tend to qualify your responses?

That is, do you find yourself saying: "Yes, its good, but..."?

Have you ever concluded: "Everybody thinks I messed up"?

Have you ever thought: "I just can't lose.

Let's face it, when you've got it, you've got it"?

You, just like everybody else in the world, may be prone to one or many of the ten dumbest mistakes smart people make. Now, Dr. Arthur Freeman and Rose DeWolf offer clear, practical advice and concrete techniques to help you combat selfdefeating thinking and gain greater control of your life, work, and personal relationships. Arm yourself with this one right away.

About the Author

Dr. Arthur Freeman is a senior faculty member of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden. He is also a member of the Department of Psychiatry at Cooper Hospital -- University Medical Center in Camden, New Jersey.

Rose DeWolf is a Philadelphia journalist, TV personality, and lecturer. Freeman and DeWolf coauthored Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (April 28, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060921994
• ISBN-13: 978-0060921996
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #465,995 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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44 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will greatly improve your life, November 1, 1999

By	W. Rashed (Jabriya, KUWAIT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one of the most helpful books I have ever read. It lets you recognise patterns of thinking that leads to unhappiness and lost potential. It then gives simple and practical techniques to alternative ways of thinking that will greatly improve the quality of your life.From the way it is written , it shows that the authors have a lot of experience .Most people will have at least one of these mistakes, and I'm sure this book will be a turning point in their lifes.Very highly recommended.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-written and well worth reading, December 10, 1998

By A Customer

This book tells how you can use cognitive therapy in your day-to-day life to be happier. It is in the same vein as Burns' "Feeling Good"--it helps you recognize the types of thinking traps that you fall into, and helps you learn how to get out of them. The self-assessment quiz is a quick way to determine which traps you fall into most often. This book is a balanced approach--and I found it very valuable.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for defining problem, minimal for helping with it, September 27, 2001

By	Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The ten items listed as the dumbest mistakes were interesting as was the discussion as to how the authors chose those particular mistakes and why. The primary value to the book is if you find one or two of the mistakes that you make on a regular basis. Unfortunately they are then followed by several paragraphs of how to deal with that problem. There are several full length books available on how to deal with just one of these problems. It appears that these authors think that in a few paragraphs they can resolve problems that others take a whole book to deal with. That being said, this book does have a value. I don't think that I would recommend it to someone who makes one or more of these mistakes on a regular basis and wishes to do something about it. For them I would suggest a book that deals more directly with their problem. However, it is an enlightening book for people who might read through it and find something that describes them. That information and the techniques described to help with the situation might be just what they need to go further and seek more thorough help. It is a good book to help you more clearly define a problem so that you can seek out other appropriate book to treat the problem.