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Re:Ask HN: What book changed your life? by carabiner on Saturday March 19, 2022 @09:27PM (#30739161)
I liked PON but it did seem to fall under the "thanks I'm cured" or "happiness is a choice" school of personal development. It works for some people, maybe those who sometimes fall under a bad mood once in a while, but doesn't do much for real mental illness. It's like telling a lifelong alcoholic that drinking is a choice or an overweight person that eating is just a choice. How do you stay on that horse if you fall off it nearly every waking hour?
Re:Ask HN: What book changed your life? by StopDarkPattern on Saturday March 19, 2022 @11:08PM (#30739716)
How to tell someone is trying to trash something. Unnecessary abbreviations. Its literally everywhere. The Power of Now is a transformational book and is extremely enlightening. Everyone should read it.
Re:Ask HN: What book changed your life? by fastball on Sunday March 20, 2022 @12:35AM (#30740150)
Not sure I understand your comment? Are you criticizing that GC abbreviated the books as PON rather than spelling out Power of Now?